Irish Turn Carolina Blue

Notre Dame’s defense shook off the disqualification of star safety Kyle Hamilton and shut down the potent North Carolina offense in the second half as the Irish churned out a 31-17 win on Friday. Ian Book guided the offense on two marathon touchdown drives in the late stages of the game to provide the final margin. The Tar Heels managed only 58 yards of offense after intermission despite gaining 215 yards in the first two periods and scoring 17 points. Notre Dame moves to 9-0 on the season with what can only be described as a total team victory.

The game started out like a track meet as both offenses scored twice on consecutive first quarter marches. Kyren Williams ran for a score and caught…