Notre Dame beat Central Michigan by 24 points on Saturday, but they led by just seven in a game that they were favored to win by 35. It was an uneven performance from the Irish, who had the classic look of a team who knew they had a big game next week and let their minds wander from the task at hand. Marcus Freeman preached all week the Irish would be focused on the moment, but it was clear the Irish weren’t as locked in as we’ve seen them this season.
Notre Dame played sloppy for a large portion of the game
Notre Dame won the game and racked up over 500 yards of offense.