Notre Dame will attempt to get again to .500 and hold two ACC streaks alive Saturday vs. North Carolina. The Irish (1-2) play the Tar Heels (3-0, 0-0 ACC) in search of their twenty fifth straight common season win vs. ACC groups and eleventh in a row on the highway. A victory would even be the primary away from Notre Dame Stadium for head coach Marcus Freeman.

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First quarter

• Notre Dame gained the toss and deferred to the second half. North Carolina will begin with the ball.

• North Carolina’s first play was a 28-yard cross. The Tar Heels had first-and-goal on the 1-yard line, however Notre Dame’s protection held and compelled a fourth-and-goal from the 4-yard line. North Carolina went for it on fourth down and scored on a Josh Downs 4-yard landing catch.

Rating: North Carolina 7, Notre Dame 0

• The Irish went three-and-out on their first possession, and two of Drew Pyne’s passes had been batted down on the line.

• A Rylie Mills sack led to a North Carolina three-and-out on the Tar Heels’ second possession.

• Notre Dame started its second possession on North Carolina’s 43-yard line, however a sack pushed it into second-and-17 and Blake Grupe’s 44-yard subject aim try was no good.

• Notre Dame freshman linebackers Prince Kollie and Junior Tuihalamaka every noticed motion within the first quarter. Kollie’s deal with for loss on North Carolina working again Omarion Hampton (when Hampton slipped) helped the Irish get off the sector after giving up one first down. The Irish are enjoying with out linebacker JD Bertrand for the primary half on account of Bertrand’s focusing on penalty Sept. 17 vs. California. His absence opened the door for the underclassmen.

Second quarter

• Nice play design from Notre Dame utilizing tight finish Michael Mayer to take up consideration/compromise a defender and free working again Logan Diggs for lots of YAC. Three straight Chris Tyree runs arrange a play motion cross, which fooled North Carolina’s linebackers and left Mayer huge open for a 10-yard landing cross from Pyne.

Rating: Notre Dame 7, North Carolina 7

• North Carolina goes three-and-out once more, with Jack Kiser wrapping up Maye on a third-down scramble. The Tar Heels’ final three drives have totaled 11 yards on 11 performs.

• Notre Dame takes the lead on three performs: A Mayer 7-yard completion that was mainly a jet sweep rush, an Audric Estime 29-yard run (the longest by an Irish working again this 12 months) and Pyne’s first deep-shot completion of the 12 months – to Lorenzo Kinds for a 30-yard landing.

Rating: Notre Dame 14, North Carolina 7

• North Carolina ties the sport on a 3-yard Downs landing catch on a choose play. J.J. Jones’ 43-yard catch on third-and-3 with freshman Jaden Mickey in protection set it up.

Rating: Notre Dame 14, North Carolina 14

• A Tyree 19-yard run and a Diggs 17-yard run put Notre Dame within the pink zone and arrange a play-action throw to Mayer, which will get 19 yards and results in a first-and-goal on the 2. Estime scores on a 1-yard landing.

Rating: Notre Dame 21, North Carolina 14

• Cornerback Cam Hart breaks up a deep ball on third-and-10, forcing one other North Carolina three-and-out. He closed on it properly after initially shedding a step or two on receiver Antoine Inexperienced.

• The Irish’s two-minute offense goes 12 performs and 52 yards, resulting in a Grupe 40-yard subject aim. Mayer had two catches on the drive, together with a 16-yarder on third-and-4.

Rating: Notre Dame 24, North Carolina 14

• North Carolina will get the ball again with 23 seconds left and runs it out.

Halftime: Notre Dame 24, North Carolina 14

Third quarter

• Notre Dame scores on its opening drive, going 75 yards in six performs. North Carolina’s protection left Diggs fully uncovered on a wheel route, and Pyne tossed to him for a 29-yard landing.

Rating: Notre Dame 31, North Carolina 14

• Bertrand, on his first snap of the sport, strip-sacks Maye and forces a fumble on first down that defensive finish Justin Ademilola recovers at North Carolina’s 15-yard line.

• The Irish’s ensuing drive after the fumble restoration goes seven performs and 15 yards for a landing, although not with no large break on a questionable cross interference name that erased a fourth-and-goal cross breakup. North Carolina head coach Mack Brown argued it to the purpose of getting an unsportsmanlike conduct name. Estime scored on a 1-yard rush one play later.

Rating: Notre Dame 38, North Carolina 14

• Defensive finish Isaiah Foskey and linebacker Mairst Liufau mix on a third-down sack.

• Notre Dame marches inside North Carolina’s 30-yard line, however a fourth-and-1 Pyne sneak fails. One play later, North Carolina scores on an 80-yard Maye landing cross to Inexperienced, who ran previous cornerback Clarence Lewis. The 2-point conversion fails.

Rating: Notre Dame 38, North Carolina 20

Fourth quarter

• A Tyree one-yard run caps a 12-play, 75-yard scoring drive that didn’t comprise one cross try that counted within the stat sheet.

Rating: Notre Dame 45, North Carolina 20

• A second Bertrand focusing on ejection in as many video games has been upheld. He’s out for the primary half of the BYU sport in two weeks. He penalty added 15 yards on a nine-play, 75-yard landing drive that ended with a Hampton 4-yard landing. Mickey breaks up the two-point try.

Rating: Notre Dame 45, North Carolina 26

• Tosh Baker replaces Blake Fisher at proper deal with for the Irish.

• Estime misplaced management of the ball as he was falling backward making an attempt to interrupt the aircraft of the aim line. North Carolina recovered.

• A fourth-and-21 last-ditch play results in a 64-yard landing from Maye to Inexperienced. North Carolina makes an attempt an onside kick, which Notre Dame recovers and the Irish run out the clock.

FINAL: Notre Dame 45, North Carolina 32