Notre Dame overcame a shaky start as Ian Book cranked up the offense to lead the Fighting Irish over Boston College by 45-31 on Saturday. Book hit Ben Skowronek for three scores and ran for one more in one of his most impressive performances to date. Notre Dame did not need to punt all afternoon and racked up 557 yards of real estate. The Irish move to 8-0 on the season and will take a well deserved week off next Saturday.
The domination by the Irish offense overshadowed a soft performance by the secondary. Phil Jurkovec threw for 272 yards, often to wide open receivers.