Overview
- Love punched in a 2-yard score on Notre Dame’s opening drive for his 21st touchdown of the season, breaking Jerome Bettis’ single-season program record, per ClutchPoints.
- He later exited against Stanford with an apparent midsection issue and walked off under his own power, with his return unclear at the time, according to the report cited by ClutchPoints.
- By late in the first quarter, he had 9 carries for 58 yards and Notre Dame led 14-0, per the ESPN box score referenced by ClutchPoints.
- Pre-game coverage highlighted additional milestones within reach, including two rushing touchdowns to claim the single-season rushing TD record and 132 rushing yards to set the single-season rushing mark, as reported by Yahoo Sports via Jack Soble.
- He entered the finale with 1,306 rushing yards, 17 rushing touchdowns, and 274 receiving yards with three receiving scores, positioning him in the Heisman conversation, ClutchPoints reported.