Watch Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Stanford Cardinal live stream online NCAA College Football FOX TV broadcast coverage, live scores, Game Kickoff time & schedule and Radio Commentary info here. “Belief in the work we put in, belief in our preparation, and belief in our struggles”. He just directed the team when we got down. So what other conference do you throw out like last week’s trash if you give Notre Dame the nod? Asked if his father was somehow watching, Hogan replied, “I have no doubt”.
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Hogan was awarded the game ball after throwing as many touchdown passes (four) as incomplete passes in his emotional home finale.
For Hogan, the game was personal. Kevin Hogan’s 33 wins are the most all-time for a Cardinal quarterback and he ranks second in completion percentage (65.7 percent), passing efficiency (151.5) and fourth in TD passes (67) and yards passing (8,749). The Irish were ranked No. 6 by the Associated Press entering the game. “The Rose Bowl is in there”. Notre Dame essentially had the game won with 30 seconds left, when Kizer’s 2-yard run made it 36-35, before two breakdowns. The Stanford Cardinal are 7-1 and 6-2 against the spread. Cajuste caught five passes for 125 yards, including that key 27-yard catch with 10 seconds remaining.
“This was definitely up there”, Hogan said. “We had Devon in the slot”. I don’t know how deep that touchdown pass was, but it was huge. “Fact of the matter is, we’re not going to get that chance”.
“I just as soon keep the field clear so I can find my family”, Shaw said. “We put it in his hands”.
Harris, who has been running straight, has to make it through a progression of cutting maneuvers before he can play again.
Senior inside linebacker Blake Martinez described the Irish offensive line as the best he’s faced all season.
Kizer threw for 234 yards and ran for 128 more for the Irish.
The Irish were held to field goals on their first three trips inside the 20.
Every Notre Dame touchdown before Kizer’s came on a long play.
And so that’s how Notre Dame’s dream crumbles too. However, having the timeouts in his pocket enabled Shaw to run plays like the pass to Cajuste down the middle.
“I turned out of my break, and the ball was there waiting for me”, Cajuste said. Should Stanford have gone for two after its touchdown early in the fourth?
Here are some things we took away from Stanford’s win.
Before all of his kicks, Ukropina likes to say a few words to his holder, senior safety Dallas Lloyd. “I wasn’t anxious. Never a doubt”. Notre Dame’s failure to execute zone drops and to close on the ball proved costly. His nine rushing touchdowns tied him with Tony Rice and Rick Mirer for the most in a season by an Irish signal caller. (Really? There’s no good goal line cam in 2015?) Could anything have been done differently on either side? “It’s the same kick we’ve done 100 times in practice”. If he missed, the team had to do extra conditioning. His strong play was a reason the Irish were able to hold Stanford to just 176 yards in the second half.
Turns out, the wait ended a lot sooner than the Irish desired.
“The reality is we’re two plays away from being undefeated and being the No. 1 team in the country – one play at Clemson and one play here at Stanford”, he said. Even if Notre Dame pulls out a win on the west coast, they will most likely still need some help if they are to make the final four. “It was all hands on deck”.
Shaw credited Hogan’s maturity for much of his success this season.
“That’s for everybody else to deal with”, the sophomore said.
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Former Dwenger star Remound Wright scored twice for the Cardinal. He has 14 touchdowns this season.
