Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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18 DECEMBER 2025 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED BY TYLER HORKA AND TYLER JAMES I f you're the type who holds your breath during moments of uncer- tainty and discomfort and you just so happen to also bleed blue and gold, you'd have needed to be superhu- man to survive the Jeremiyah Love in- jury scare at Stanford Stadium without so much as one exhale. Notre Dame's Heisman Trophy can- didate running back went to the locker room just before 8:15 p.m. PT. He came back a minute or two prior to 8:35. The average person can hold their breath for 30 to 90 seconds, per Medical News To- day. For roughly 20 minutes, the status of the Fighting Irish superstar unlike any the storied program has ever had the delight of deploying was up in the chilly Bay Area late-autumn air. Love's light jog back to the sideline from the stadium tunnel didn't guar- antee good health but it was met with an optimistic ovation from Notre Dame fans who spotted him that was only ri- valed by those that followed the Irish's seven touchdowns in a 49-20 regular season-ending victory over the Car- dinal — and the one that came when Love did get back onto the field for the first time following a tough tackle that crunched his midsection midway through the first quarter. Sighs of relief — from breath hold- ers, heavy breathers and everyone in be- tween — were rightfully in order. Love proved himself to be A-OK on a night in which many might've feared the worst at the absolute worst time of year to fear it. Yes, the final act of Love's Heisman campaign was still rudely interrupted by the ailment. But for Notre Dame, a 10-2 team in prime position to qualify for the College Football Playoff, the Stanford CFP BOUND? Notre Dame overcomes Jeremiyah Love injury, concludes regular season with 49-20 rout of Stanford