SOUTH BEND, Ind. — No. 10 Notre Dame won its seventh consecutive game in dominant fashion Saturday night, blowing out struggling Florida State 52-3.
The Irish (8-1) scored within the first two minutes on a 34-yard Riley Leonard touchdown run and never looked back, with the scoring barrage capped by a 79-yard Luke Talich pick six with 1:23 left. It was the most lopsided loss yet in a dismal season for the Seminoles (1-9) and the third time Notre Dame has won a game by more than 40 points. LUKE TALICH 7️⃣9️⃣ YARD PICK 6 #GoIrish ☘️ pic.
twitter.com/ycGzPCij4D — Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) November 10, 2024 Here are some initial takeaways from Notre Dame’s runaway win: How close are Irish to locking up Playoff bid? Saturday felt like the weekend when Notre Dame went from almost certain to make the College Football Playoff if it wins out to a stone cold lock to get in. Not only did the Irish put down the Seminoles with minimal fuss, but they got a boost from No.
4 Miami’s loss at Georgia Tech — a team Notre Dame already beat handily last month. The Hurricanes drastically reduced the ACC’s chances of putting two teams in the College Football Playoff because it guarantees the loser of that conference title game will have a second loss. Advertisement It was harder to get a read on what the rest of Saturday’s results meant for Notre Dame, at least in terms of hosting in the first round.
No. 8 Indiana beating Michigan means the Hoosiers are likely to fin.