Notre Dame (3-0) went on the road and handled its business, beat NC State (1-1) 45-24 in a game that was delayed for over an hour due to weather. The Irish defense carried the day until the offense woke up in the second half, and it was the defense that played the biggest role in putting the game away.
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Name an ACC team during this recent Irish run. Doesn’t matter who it is; Notre Dame has gotten ‘em all. Clemson? Check. Florida State? Check. Virginia Tech and Enter Sandman? A sham, man. Add North Carolina State to that hit list after Notre Dame’s first visit to Raleigh since the hurricane game in 2016. So of course, the weather early on was rotten, yet the M.O of this ACC opponent was familiar — long on desire, short on success.
Like midway through the third quarter, when this became an uh-oh moment. Midway through the third quarter the first two weeks, the second- and third-teamers and walk-ons for the Irish were getting ready to get a snap or a series or two. Not Saturday. This would require some heavy lifting.
Hurricane Matthew rolled through North Carolina in 2016, the last time Notre Dame came to Raleigh to face the Wolfpack. NC State earned a 10-3 win that afternoon at Carter-Finley Stadium.
Having a sixth-year quarterback in Sam Hartman, who is making his third career trip to face the Wolfpack on the road, should help negotiate center snaps from Zeke Correll.
“Is it under center? Is it in the gun?” Freeman said. “How can we make sure we have a chance to execute and not hurt ourselves because we don’t have a plan for the elements that could be there on Saturday.”
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