Overview

• Notre Dame started CJ Carr at quarterback in the season opener after naming him the No. 1 option late in camp.
• Carr threw his first career touchdown late in the second quarter on a 3rd-and-goal play at Hard Rock Stadium.
• Under heavy pressure, he retreated nearly 25 yards, rolled left and found Micah Gilbert in the front of the end zone.
• The on-the-move strike followed some early first-quarter struggles in his debut.
• Carr entered the night with only four snaps and no pass attempts in 2024, making the road start at No. 10 Miami his first major test.