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Notre Dame Drops 41–40 at Texas A&M as Freeman Says Defense 'Not Good Enough'

Notre Dame shifts its focus to fixing execution issues on defense before hosting Purdue on Sept. 20.

Overview

  • Texas A&M quarterback Marcel Reed threw for a career-high 360 yards and found Nate Boerkircher for an 11-yard fourth-down touchdown with 13 seconds remaining.
  • A mishandled snap on the extra point after Jeremiyah Love’s late 12-yard touchdown left Notre Dame up six instead of seven.
  • Notre Dame surrendered 488 total yards, with Marcus Freeman citing poor execution, limited pressure, and coverage breakdowns.
  • Redshirt freshman CJ Carr made his first start and passed for 293 yards with a touchdown, drawing praise from Freeman for poise and command.
  • Love led the Irish offense with 94 rushing yards and 53 receiving yards and pledged immediate work to improve, saying, “I want to get back to work right now.”