The No. 15 Louisville Cardinals were on the road to take on the No. 16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday. Tyler Shough was under center for the Cardinals, while Riley Leonard was the starting quarterback for the Fighting Irish.
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The Fighting Irish entered this game as an 8.5-point favorite and lived up to the billing, coming away with a 31-24 victory.
The Cardinals got down to business right away. The first offensive drive of the game saw Tyler Shough find Isaac Brown for a 10-yard touchdown to give Louisville a 7-0 lead.
Notre Dame tied the game 7-7 on its first offensive drive, stitching 12 plays for 75 yards that ended with Jeremiyah Love rushing for a 5-yard touchdown.
The Fighting Irish took a 14-7 lead on a 34-yard touchdown pass to Jaden Greathouse and followed it up with a quick stop just before the end of the first quarter. With eight seconds remaining, Notre Dame added seven more points for a 21-7 lead with Riley Leonard rushing for a 4-yard touchdown.
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The Cardinals started the second quarter with a quick score as Tyler Shough found Ja'Corey Brooks for a 5-yard touchdown to cut the deficit to 21-14. Before the second quarter ended, the Fighting Irish made a 48-yard field goal to take a 24-14 halftime lead.
Both teams couldn't score in the third quarter and forced two punts and a turnover on downs.
In the fourth quarter, Brock Travelstead kicked a 56-yard field goal to cut the lead to 24-17. However, Riley Leonard picked out Jeremiyah Love for a 32-yard touchdown to extend Notre Dame's lead to 31-17.
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With 5:31 left on the clock, Tyler Shough found Ja'Corey Brooks for a 25-yard touchdown to cut the lead to 31-24.
However, the Fighting Irish held on in the last few minutes to complete the win.
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Krutik Jain
Krutik Jain is a journalist who has been reporting on baseball at Sportskeeda since 2022. It was in 2018 when the baseball bug bit Krutik, and already a cricket fan, he credits baseball's rules and Clayton Kershaw's pitching to have hooked him to the game.
A Kershaw and Mookie Betts fan, Krutik rates his favorite team LA Dodgers triumphing over Tampa Bay Rays in the 2020 World Series as his best baseball moment so far. His answer to the perennial "one player from the past you could meet" question is Jackie Robinson. Despite never having seen him play, Robinson's impact, legacy and trail-blazing journey have left an indelible impact on Krutik.
A rigorous fact-checker, Krutik likes reporting on the technical aspects of the game as well as off-field elements. When not watching baseball, Krutik is busy playing cricket, staying up to date with the happenings around the world and hiking.