No. 15 Notre Dame dances past Devils 38-7

For the first time this season, Chris Finke had frequent reason to dance during No. 15 Notre Dame’s 38-7 victory at Duke on Saturday. Whether it was a heel click after his first score or the macarena on the sideline in view of the broadcast cameras after his second, Finke finally made his presence known for the Irish offense, on a day when the entire unit enjoyed success.

Notre Dame jumped out to a 21-0 lead, and while two of those scores and four total came via senior quarterback Ian Book’s arm, it was the Irish ground game that dictated early terms as Notre Dame ran for 175 yards before halftime and finished with 288. On two of the three early scoring drives, long runs got the Irish down…