Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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BUSINESS TRIP ho-hum 21-6 win against an overmatched, under- manned Boston College team. There was little style involved, if any, but an undefeated sea- son might be fashionable enough if Notre Dame can continue to check off boxes late in the season. An upset loss from top- ranked Alabama added to Boston College's pre- game pyrotechnics and provided all of the ex- citement Brian Kelly and his team needed Satur- day. it past the pregame show. Notre Dame's 10th win didn't come with any exclamation points. Periods will suf- fice for Notre Dame in November. The Irish marched to a T he fireworks at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Mass., didn't make BY DAN MURPHY with a 21-6 matter-of-fact win at Boston College "It's hard to win," Notre Dame stays unbeaten Kelly said. "Our guys re- ally played hard tonight. They played hard for four quarters and came up with a nice win." Kelly's offense dinked and dunked its way to three touchdowns, and the defense was its usual stingy self. Boston Col- lege quarterback Chase Rettig threw for 247 yards, but — like others before him — couldn't get his team into the end zone. The Eagles defense couldn't find a way to get off the field with Notre Dame turning its first 10 third downs into first downs. Sophomore quarter- back Everett Golson, who according to Kelly played his best game of the season, was respon- sible for picking up nine of them. He ran for five with a combination of empty-set quarterback keepers and his first crack at the speed op- tion. He carried the ball 11 times for 39 yards. Golson's ability to pick up crucial yards and keep his unit on the field kept the game from get- ting close. "I just try to come out here and provide some energy for this offense," said Golson, who also passed for 200 yards and a pair of touchdowns. "I feel that I did a pretty good job of that. With the third-down conver- sions we got a great push up front, and I was able to run." Slowly but surely, those conver s ions helped Notre Dame build a 14-3 lead at halftime. The Irish left themselves time for only three possessions in the first two quarters, but scored on two of them. They started the game with a 13-play drive that