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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM SEPT. 23, 2023 21 the sophomore wide receiver. It was the first score of the game. Feature performer: Notre Dame ju- nior running back Audric Estimé ran 7 times for 46 yards and a touchdown. He gained 16 yards on 3 carries right before the Merriweather touchdown. Stats: Notre Dame outgained Central Michigan 176 to 62 in total yards. The Irish averaged 11.0 yards per play to the Chippewas' 5.2. Items: Central Michigan's first touchdown was set up in part by a 15- yard roughing the passer penalty on sophomore defensive end Joshua Burn- ham … Estimé's touchdown came on fourth-and-short after a third-and- two rush was originally called a first down but was reversed … Central Mich- igan went three-and-out twice versus the Notre Dame defense. SECOND QUARTER NOTRE DAME 21, CENTRAL MICHIGAN 14 Top moment: On the second play of the quarter, Hartman hit senior slot re- ceiver Chris Tyree for a 76-yard touch- down. The throw went roughly 50 yards in the air and was laid out right in front of Tyree in stride. Feature performer: On the first two plays following the Tyree touch- down, graduate student defensive back Thomas Harper had a quarterback hurry on an incomplete pass and a sack with a forced fumble that resulted in a loss of 10 yards for the Chippewas. Stats: Notre Dame outgained Central Michigan 114 to 98 in total yards. The Irish averaged 8.8 yards per play to the Chippewas' 5.4. Items: Notre Dame graduate stu- dent kicker Spencer Shrader missed a 59-yard field goal … Central Michigan missed a 36-yard field goal on the next drive … A holding penalty on Notre Dame junior right tackle Blake Fisher Sophomore wide receiver Tobias Merriweather reeled in a career-best 75-yard touchdown reception a little more than four minutes into the game. PHOTO BY CHAD WEAVER