No. 7 Notre Dame escaped Kyle Field with a marquee victory, shocking No. 20 Texas A&M 23-13 with 10 unanswered points in the final two minutes. Running back Jeremiyah Love broke off a 21-yard touchdown run with two minutes to go that gave the Fighting Irish a lead they would not surrender.
Defense owned the day in a battle between two of the top defensive minds in college football. No player had more than 100 yards either rushing or receiving, while both quarterbacks finished with fewer than 200 yards passing. However, the game swung on a 47-yard touchdown run from running back Jadarian Price, the first touchdown of the game for either side.
Texas A&M played well across the board, but quarterback Conner Weigman’s struggles tanked the Aggies. He overthrew one pass for an interception in the first half that allowed Notre Dame to score its first field goal. Later, the Aggies had a chance to steal points before the half, but he threw an interception to end the opportunity. Weigman completed only 12 of 29 passes for 100 yards and two interceptions in the loss.
The Aggies had one last drive to tie the game with 1:34 remaining. Weigman threw three incompletions, including a short pass on fourth down that was batted down.
Love led the game with 91 yards rushing and the score. Aggies running back Le’Veon Moss had 67 yards rushing and a touchdown. Notre Dame wide receiver Beaux Collins played well in his debut, catching five of his seven passes for 62 yards, double any other receiver. Texas A&M posted seven tackles for loss, including 1.5 TFLs from transfer defensive end Nic Scourton.
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