SOUTH BEND, Ind. — There was no rain delay, only sunshine and clear skies. No goal-line carry resulted in a dramatic end-to-end fumble return, only Notre Dame rushing touchdown after Notre Dame rushing touchdown. Coronavirus absences did not yield defensive lapses, only another vintage performance from Irish defensive coordinator Clark Lea’s unit.
Calling No. 7 Notre Dame’s 52-0 win against South Florida a game leans too heavily on euphemism. More accurately, the mauling featured the Irish as the bulls and South Florida as the flailing matador failing miserably to execute a Veronica maneuver, instead getting run over again and again and again.