Considering No. 5 Notre Dame (6-0) has won each of its last three games by at least three possessions, it may be odd to hear talk of the Irish needing to put their opponents away more definitively. It was a common theme for head coach Brian Kelly early in the year, and one not entirely done away with yet despite averaging 46.3 points the lsat three weeks.
It lingers in a different form, though, one of needing to play well for four full quarters, not spurts and starts.
Notre Dame’s offense was outscored 13-0 in the second quarter last weekend at Virginia Tech.