Live updates, highlights, score: No. 10 Notre Dame vs. Florida State
No. 12 Notre Dame (7-1) begins the home stretch of its 2024 season right now. The Irish take on Florida State (1-8) at 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday night, and Blue & Gold has full coverage from South Bend.
The following updates will be in reverse chronological order, with the most recent events at the top of the page and the ones that preceded them at the bottom.
SCORE: Greathouse, Love put Irish up 38-3
11/09/2024 09:22:58 PMLeonard threw a slot fade to Greathouse, who made a spectacular catch at the 2-yard line. Jeremiyah Love finished off the drive with a hard-fought touchdown run and this one is officially cooked.
SCORE: Jeter hits from 28 yards; Notre Dame leads 31-3
11/09/2024 09:00:59 PMJeter’s first made field goal since Sept. 28 vs. Louisville has extended Notre Dame’s lead to 28.
HIGHLIGHT: Hinish, Sneed bring sack total to 7
11/09/2024 08:53:31 PMJunior defensive tackle Donovan Hinish and junior linebacker Jaylen Sneed sacked Kromenhoek to give the Irish SEVEN sacks on the night. They also earned Notre Dame a fourth-down stop. Florida State has allowed more sacks (7) than it has completions (4).
SCORE: Leonard finds pay dirt, extends lead to 28-3
11/09/2024 08:42:44 PMLeonard punched it in from 6 yards out, with help from a great lead block for senior wide receiver Deion Colzie. Sophomore wide receiver Jaden Greathouse had 2 receptions for 30 yards on the drive, and this one is a rout.
HIGHLIGHT: Mills picks up third sack, Clark picks off Glenn
11/09/2024 08:38:57 PMRylie Mills is playing like a man possessed, and he sacked Florida State for the third time on the Seminoles’ first drive of the second half. On the next play, a panicked Glenn threw an interception to Notre Dame nickel back Jordan Clark, his first with the Irish.
SCORE: Leonard finds Evans for 21-3 lead
11/09/2024 08:10:43 PMNotre Dame’s two-minute drill wasn’t exactly picturesque — it included a fourth-down conversion in which Leonard caught Florida State substituting illegally and found Jordan Faison for 22 yards — but it ended with a 12-yard touchdown pass to Mitchell Evans on a beautiful slot fade. That’s Evans’ first score of the season.
HIGHLIGHT: Rylie Mills goes berserk, sacks Florida State on back-to-back plays
11/09/2024 07:35:36 PMMills sacked FSU quarterback Luke Kromenhoek on back-to-back snaps, forcing a Florida State punt. Big No. 99 was a monster on that series.
SCORE: Price gets Notre Dame’s offense right, extends lead to 14-3
11/09/2024 07:25:15 PMThree Jadarian Price carries combined for 84 yards, giving Notre Dame a 14-3 lead. Video review determined Price did not step out of bounds at the 4-yard line, giving him a 65-yard touchdown run.
End of the first quarter: Notre Dame 7, Florida State 3
11/09/2024 07:14:24 PMFour-straight drives have ended in punts, two each for the Irish and Seminoles. Notre Dame’s offense has been stalling due to drops, missed blocks at the line of scrimmage and a couple inaccurate throws on third down.
SCORE: Florida State makes it 7-3 with 16-play drive
11/09/2024 06:57:51 PMFlorida State converted two fourth downs and marched to the Irish 5-yard line with a 16-play drive, but it ended there. Xavier Watts made the biggest play, stonewalling a scramble from FSU quarterback Brock Glenn on second-and-goal. Ryan Fitzgerald’s 23-yard field goal was good, shrinking Notre Dame’s lead to 4 points.
SCORE: Notre Dame takes a 7-0 lead on ridiculous Leonard run
11/09/2024 06:40:05 PMLeonard took the ball up the middle and ran 34 yards to the house, making multiple defenders miss and leaping over the pylon for the score. Less than 2 minutes in, the Irish are in front.
Florida State wins the coin toss, elects to defer
11/09/2024 06:32:09 PMRiley Leonard and the Notre Dame offense will start the game.
