Live pregame updates: Notre Dame at Syracuse
Notre Dame makes its first visit to Syracuse since 2003 Saturday. The Irish (4-3) and the No. 16 Orange (6-1, 3-1 ACC) kick off at noon ET on ABC. Follow along here for live pregame updates and observations from on site.
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10:08 a.m. ET: Notre Dame defensive players take the field for their normal gathering at the 50-yard line. It’s a slightly later than normal arrival time, and several Syracuse players are on the field warming up. A few players linger on the field to soak in the scene.
10:20 a.m.: The first Notre Dame players emerge for initial warmups. Quarterback Drew Pyne begins throwing. Kickers Blake Grupe and Zac Yoakam start field goal practice from short range. Jon Sot and Bryce McFerson punting.
10:30 a.m. ET: Notre Dame releases its pregame injury report and says all players on the two-deep are available.
10:35 a.m. ET: Grupe extends his field goal range to 55 yards and hits from the middle of the field with a few yards to spare. Yoakam hits from 52 on the right hash. Grupe then changes directions, eventually going to 57 yards. He makes that attempt and hits the net in back, tossing the tee aside with a strut. The kicking conditions inside should be friendly for a long field goal attempt.
10:41 a.m. ET: Grupe starts kicking with a snap and holder. He makes all of the attempts, with a long of 54 yards. He tries two 55-yarders going the other direction, missing the first wide right and leaving the second short.
10:56 a.m.: All Irish players have left the field to get changed into their uniforms.
10:58 a.m.: Specialists return from the locker in uniform. Notre Dame is wearing its usual road whites.
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11:10 a.m.: More Notre Dame players take the field and elicit a mix of boos and cheers from the few thousand fans already in the building.
11:22 a.m.: All Irish players have taken the field. They briefly huddle and then line up for full-team stretching and warmups. Marcus Freeman does his usual stretching line routine where he daps up every player.
11:40 a.m.: Notre Dame starts its 11-on-11 warmups. Defensive tackle Chris Smith and defensive end Justin Ademilola are with the first team. It looks like they’ll start, with Howard Cross III and Rylie Mills next up. Mills has started all but one game this year.
11:45 a.m.: Both teams have cleared the field.
11:50 a.m.: With kickoff 15 minutes away, the stands are about half full. There’s a solid collection of Notre Dame fans in the upper deck and sprinklings of green throughout.
12:02 p.m.: Notre Dame takes the field moments after Syracuse’s entrance to a chorus of boos. A faint “let’s go Irish” starts.
12:04 p.m.: Notre Dame wins the toss and defers.
