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Hot-Hitting Spartans Sweep Irish, 3-0

But the Irish will have to be able to move the ball against a historically stingy run defense employed by the Spartans.

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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1-1) outlasted the Nevada Wolf Pack, 39-10, last week.

Corley had four catches for 88 yards, while Shelton had eight grabs for 80 yards and a score.

“Great football game tonight, great win for us down here at Notre Dame and a great environment”.

VanGorder has not been a popular coordinator during his stint at Notre Dame, which began in 2014 after Bob Diaco left the position to take the head coaching job at UConn.

Three recruiting targets from Detroit – wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones, cornerback Ambry Thomas and safety Jaylen Kelly-Powell – still have commitment decisions to make with Notre Dame, Michigan State and Michigan all on their offer lists. On the PAT, holder Matt Macksood completed a two-point conversion pass to Josiah Price to give MSU an 8-7 lead.

The Fighting Irish took over looking to get some momentum back on their next drive, but just one play into that series they lost the ball on a fumble forced by a punch out from junior LB Jon Reschke.

Michigan State defensive back Demetrious Cox said he’s not sure he could let a game end in a tie. One of the noteworthy things about the Spartans’ opener was that Scott took 20 carries, London took five and Holmes didn’t get any. On shorter passes, though, he was mostly on the money, and proved efficient as a runner. The extra point boosted the lead to 15-7 in favor of MSU.

On Notre Dame’s next possession, Kizer was sacked for a 5-yard loss by Raequan Williams on third-and-2 and Notre Dame punted with 3:37 left in the game and the Spartans ran out the clock. “A lot of the guys that will be visiting have had contact with us for quite a long period of time”.

During a smoke break at the U.S. Open in June, he recalled it this way: “I was kind of rooting for Notre Dame going in, until that ending”. “That’s on me, starts with me, and obviously offense, defense, and special teams (have) got to be better to win games against good competition”. “I would say that would definitely be a good return to see the football Spartans after seeing a whole bunch of (Tom) Izzo’s over the years”. Brown had 85 yards in 6 receptions while C.J. Sanders added 46 yards and a touchdown in 3 catches.

The Michigan State defense would continue to shut down Notre Dame’s offense as they forced yet again a three and out. He tucked the ball and sprinted downfield.

Notre Dame facing the realization that their College Football Playoff hopes were fading, went to work on the next drive.

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No. 18 Notre Dame and No. 12 Michigan State will lock up Saturday in what is likely to be a competitive battle between the two ranked teams. But we feel like our guys are going to be ready to play and we’re all excited for the opportunity. He was 21-of-31 passing for 250 yards. Kizer would find his senior tight end Durham Smythe for a 12-yard scoring strike. They announced to their Big Ten brothers that, despite all the love given to Ohio State and MI, they intend to defend their conference championship with grit and smarts as well as speed and muscle. The Spartans won the Big Ten and the Rose Bowl in 2013, finishing No. 3 in the nation.

Michigan State opens up big lead on Notre Dame hangs on for 36-28 victory
 Zach Fanko