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Notre Dame beats No. 1 Miami 31-24 to keep its playoff hopes alive

Plus, a Florida company eyes 33 acres in South Bend for a data center

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Notre Dame beat No. 1 Miami 31-⁠24 and kept its playoff hopes alive

Notre Dame beat Miami 31-⁠24 on Saturday night

  • Miami24
    Notre Dame31
    FinalNotre Dame never trailed

Sources: WNDU, The Journal Gazette

If you slept through it: Notre Dame beat No. 1 Miami 31-24 Saturday night at Notre Dame Stadium, and the Irish (8-1) never trailed. They led 24-3 early in the third quarter before Miami (8-1) came back within a touchdown. CJ Carr completed 29 of 40 passes for 319 yards and three touchdowns, two of them to Micah Gilbert.

The play of the night came with 3:36 left. On fourth-and-6, Miami's Darian Mensah threw to Elija Lofton in the end zone, and safety Luke Talich, a former walk-on, knocked the ball away. Officials ruled Lofton hadn't completed the catch. Miami coach Mario Cristobal said he was "beyond upset".

“This is as a good of a win as I've ever been a part of.”

Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame coach
  • Next up: Boston College, next Saturday at 3:30 p.m. on WNDU
  • First win over a No. 1 team since Nov. 7, 2020
  • Unbeaten teams left: Utah and UCLA, both 9-0
  • committee's first rankings: Notre Dame at No. 11

CJ Carr threw for 319 yards and three touchdowns

319
passing yards for Carr
3
touchdown passes by Carr
29 of 40
passes Carr completed
21
point lead Notre Dame built before Miami's rally

Sources: The Journal Gazette, New York Post

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Injuries

Linebacker and captain Drayk Bowen was ruled out with a right ankle injury from the Navy game. Defensive tackles Jason Onye and Francis Brewu were ruled out in the pregame announcement. Miami's Malachi Toney was reportedly expected to miss the game with a high ankle sprain. WNDUSixers WireABC57

Holtz tribute

Notre Dame, the Holtz's Heroes Foundation and 's family partnered on a "Holtz Collection" of new gear, and wristbands on seats were set to sync for a light show. Jerome Bettis reflected on Holtz's lasting lessons ahead of the tribute. ABC57WNDU

Data center

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The proposed data center site would cover 33 acres

Area of the proposed site, beside places you know

The proposed site33 acres27 acres for data center
A football field1.3 acresend zones included
A Walmart Supercenterabout 4.1 acres

25 football fields would fit inside the proposed site

Sources: WNDU, WSBT

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The proposed site33 acres (27 acres for data center)
A football field1.3 acres (end zones included)
A Walmart Supercenterabout 4.1 acres

Women's hoops

No. 13 Notre Dame women rolled past Stonehill 123-40 Friday night. Hannah Hidalgo scored 27 points with 10 steals for the Irish (2-0), and Leah Macy added 24 points on 12-of-14 shooting. The Journal Gazette

Girls in Tech

Amazon hosted its first Girls in Tech Day in Indiana at New Prairie High School in New Carlisle on Friday. More than 100 sixth and seventh graders built dancing robots with LEGO computer science and AI kits, and tried 3D printing and made DNA bracelets. Amazon says women make up 30% of the STEM workforce. WNDUABC57

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Softballs are flying at South Bend's newly renovated Byers Sports Complex this weekend. The 15th annual Wings Etc. Toys for Tots Softball Tournament sold out with 53 teams, and a record 28 coed teams take the field today. Swing away.

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Past issues

  1. Sat., Nov. 14Notre Dame hosts Boston College today as NBC mourns Dan Hicks
  2. Fri., Nov. 13Dan Hicks dies at 64; Irish host Boston College Saturday
  3. Thurs., Nov. 12Notre Dame jumps six spots to No. 5 in the CFP rankings
  4. Wed., Nov. 11Notre Dame jumps to No. 5 in the CFP rankings
  5. Tues., Nov. 10Amazon's data center is about half built, and Notre Dame beat No. 1 Miami
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Notre Dame beats No. 1 Miami 31-24 to keep its playoff hopes alive

Plus, a Florida company eyes 33 acres in South Bend for a data center

The TLDR

  1. Notre Dame beat No. 1 Miami 31-24 and never trailed
  2. Luke Talich's fourth-down breakup helped seal the win
  3. Key defenders were out for the Irish against Miami
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