18 NOV. 23, 2024 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED
BY JACK SOBLE AND TYLER HORKA
T
he Jumbotron at Notre Dame
Stadium showed Jeremiyah Love
walking into the end zone with
three Virginia defenders in hope-
less pursuit while the loudspeakers
blared the 1967 Beatles hit song, "All
You Need Is Love."
As it turned out, Love was almost all
the Irish would need.
The seven points scored on the soph-
omore running back's opening-drive
touchdown and another seven on his
76-yard score in the third quarter were
nearly enough for No. 8 Notre Dame to
win the game. Why? Because its defense
put Virginia (5-5) in a blender.
The Irish intercepted Cavaliers soph-
omore quarterback Anthony Colandrea
3 times — all in the final three minutes
of the first half — and recovered 2 fum-
bles, leading to 28 points off turnovers.
And, like defensive coordinator Al
Golden's group has done so many times
this season, they didn't let up until the
starters left the field.
Notre Dame beat Virginia 35-14, win-
ning its eighth straight game and im-
proving to 9-1. The Irish are two wins
away from securing a spot in the College
Football Playoff, and likely an opportu-
nity to host a game.
"We haven't lost the turnover margin
other than one game this year, and that
was Northern Illinois," Irish head coach
OPPORTUNISTIC
Notre Dame tallies 28 points off 5 turnovers
en route to 35-14 triumph over Virginia
on Senior Day for its eighth straight win
