Flexing their offensive muscles for the first time this season, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish gave new head coach Marcus Freeman his first winning streak with a 45-32 win over the North Carolina Tar Heels. Coming against a defensively-challenged team like the Tar Heels, the boost in production might have been expected but was welcome nonetheless.
Like their previous two games, the Irish struggled during the first quarter before finding their bearings and bringing home the win. They finished the victory with 576 yards of total offense and came close to providing perfect symmetry when it came to both the running and passing sides of the ball.