Notre Dame returned to the win column on Saturday thanks to a Herculean effort from their defense in the second half. After Bryce Perkins lit them up for over 200 yards in the first half, the defense came alive in the second and harassed Virginia into turnover after turnover. The Irish offense wasn’t quite on the same level today, but Notre Dame didn’t need them to be to beat #18 Virginia 35-20 to improve to 3-1 on the season.
There was a lot to like and a lot to not like about this one – those two columns will be fun to write.