Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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20 SEPT. 16, 2023 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED BY TYLER HORKA AND JACK SOBLE N otre Dame ran out of refresh- ments during a 105-minute weather delay at Carter-Finley Stadium. Fighting Irish staff- ers went to concession stands to fetch hot dogs and brats for the players. Even coaches indulged according to Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman. Not ideal. Didn't matter. No. 10 Notre Dame (3-0) overcame an inadequate culinary situation and weathered the storm in a rather em- phatic 45-24 victory over NC State (1- 1). Freeman said the final score was the byproduct of responding to adversity and displaying resilience for the first time, when necessary, in 2023. "There were a lot of different ele- ments today that we really incurred," Freeman said. "The rain to start the game, the two-hour delay, then we go out there and it's still raining. Good things and bad things are happening, but the guys continued to stay in the moment. That's been our message all week. Just stay in the moment. "Do not worry about outcomes. Do not worry about last week. Do not worry about the first quarter. Just stay in the moment." Notre Dame led 3-0 with 14:45 left in the second quarter at the time of the weather delay, which lasted from 12:50 p.m. ET to 2:35 p.m. ET after a noon kickoff. At that point, NC State had punted three times. The Irish punted RAIN OR SHINE Notre Dame pours it on at NC State, 45-24, after lengthy weather delay