The Notre Dame Fighting Irish put together their most impressive performance of the season with a 41-24 road victory over the 16th-ranked Syracuse Orangemen. The win gives the Irish their second victory in a row and again showed off the potential of the team’s running game.
Notre Dame scored in every quarter and managed to do most of their damage in the second and fourth periods. They also cleaned up some sloppy first-quarter play that led to five penalties totaling 51 yards early on. Whether or not this win helps maintain momentum for the regular season’s final month remains to be seen.