The Central Michigan Chippewas (1-2) had the Notre Dame Fighting Irish looking at a dangerous situation at the halftime break, converting a crucial third-and-goal with a one-yard rushing touchdown by backup QB Jase Bauer to cut the Irish lead to 21-14.
It was the first time in the 2023 campaign the Irish had found themselves with a one-score lead going into the break, leaving them vulnerable to one or two bad drives.
Ultimately, Notre Dame would get the ball first coming out of the break and put all that to rest with a seven-play, 76-yard drive culminating in a one-yard Sam Hartman sneak touchdown to push the margin back up to two scores, a lead CMU would never find a way to close in a 41-17 losing effort on Saturday afternoon.