Numbers behind the Marshall Thundering Herd's upset of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish
The No. 8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish fell to the Marshall Thundering Herd, 26-21, in one of the biggest upsets of the young college football season.
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'Starts with me': Marcus Freeman now 0-3 as Notre Dame coach after stunning home loss to Marshall
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Steven Gilmore returned an interception 37 yards for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter and Khalan Labron ran for 163 yards as Marshall shocked No. 8 Notre Dame 26-21 Saturday, making Marcus Freeman the first Fighting Irish coach to lose his first three games.
Ineffective offense, turnovers doom Notre Dame vs Marshall in Marcus Freeman’s home debut
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame could not run the ball when it needed to. It could not throw the ball efficiently. The Irish could barely stop Marshall’s ground game, and then they could not even do that.
Leftovers & Links: Notre Dame QB Tyler Buchner still more an unknown than anything; plus Playoff thoughts and 100,000 fans
Some preseason predictions cannot be made in the preseason. There are too many unknowns. One such planned Notre Dame prognostication was intended to look at sophomore quarterback Tyler Buchner’s completion percentage.
Highlights: Ohio State 21, Notre Dame 10 — Irish defense holds until the fourth, but then Buckeyes strength shows
When Notre Dame designed its game plan to try to upset No. 2 Ohio State on Saturday night, it did not specifically intend to reduce the number of highlights in the top-five matchup, but that was a natural byproduct of slowing the game down. Fewer plays, with an emphasis on the ground game, would lead to fewer highlights. And the No. 5 Irish (0-1) pushed that approach to the limit in the 21-10 loss, to such an extent that the Buckeyes (1-0) even leaned into chewing the game clock late.
Heisman favorite CJ Stroud leads No. 2 Ohio State over No. 5 Fighting Irish, 21-10
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Ohio State's Ryan Day: 'Ugly' win over Notre Dame just what Buckeyes needed
COLUMBUS, Ohio — While many outside the program were waiting to see No. 2 Ohio State unveil yet another potent offense against an overmatched opponent, Buckeyes coach Ryan Day was waiting for this — the game when the passes weren't sailing through the air with precision and ease to future NFL draft picks, when the offense had to grind it out with the running game, and the defense made the difference.
Notre Dame-Ohio State showdown brings out LeBron James, Zeke Elliott and other stars
The Week 1 matchup between the No. 5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish and No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes has been circled on the calendar of college football fans for quite some time.