Marcus Freeman had strong words about star running back Jeremiyah Love after a huge performance in Notre Dame's win over Syracuse.

The ninth-ranked Notre Dame offense hasn‘t had any trouble scoring points lately, having lit up the scoreboard to the tune of a combined 86 points in its last two victories. Nevertheless, the Fighting Irish defense and special teams decided it wanted to carry the load to begin Saturday‘s contest against Syracuse,

Watch Notre Dame jump out to the quickest of starts in a statement opening against Syracuse.

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The headliner of the late window in college football is a matchup between No. 11 BYU and Cincinnati. The Cougars are on track to face Texas Tech in the Big 12 title game. Texas Tech and BYU are the only teams from the conference with just one loss against Big 12 competition.

Notre Dame basketball went out to Las Vegas this time last year, then saw its season fall apart because of injury. What will this week hold for Irish?

No. 11 USC entered Friday’s contest against No. 24 Notre Dame as the favorites, but the Fighting Irish protected homecourt, winning 61-59. It was a close game throughout, with eight lead changes and nine ties. Down the stretch, Notre Dame—and specifically Hannah Hidalgo—were too much for USC to handle.

Its Senior Day in South Bend Saturday as No. 9 Notre Dame (8-2) hosts Syracuse (3-7). Notre Dame takes the field riding an eight-game winning streak and is a heavy favorite, looking for a dominant victory to bolster their chances of securing a Top 8 CFP ranking and a potential home playoff game.