Email this story to a friend Series Record First meeting. Opportunistic defense gets overlooked. Fighting Irish won last seven behind true freshman QB Matt LoVecchio, who shows great poise.
Special teams are excellent.
Smith passed for 2,468 yards. He is second on school's career passing list. Notre Dame TE Jabari Holloway is expected to miss the game because of knee injury. ND committed just eight turnovers. The team names, logos and uniform designs are registered trademarks of the teams indicated.