Notre Dame beats No. 1 Miami 31-24

Notre Dame defeated previously unbeaten No. 1 Miami 31-24 on Saturday, overcoming a second-half rally after building a 24-3 lead in the third quarter. The win kept Notre Dame’s College Football Playoff hopes alive and handed Miami its first loss of the season.

Quarterback CJ Carr completed 29 of 40 passes for 319 yards and three touchdowns for the Fighting Irish. Micah Gilbert caught two of the scoring passes, Jordan Faison caught the other, and Nolan James Jr. added a rushing touchdown. Notre Dame, ranked No. 11 in the College Football Playoff standings, improved to 8-1.

Miami quarterback Darian Mensah threw for 276 yards and three touchdowns, twice bringing the Hurricanes within seven points. Notre Dame led 17-3 at halftime and extended the margin early in the third quarter. Miami scored twice in the period, but Notre Dame answered with James’ one-yard touchdown run to make it 31-17. The Hurricanes’ final score cut the deficit to seven with 9:53 remaining.

The closest chance to tie came late, when Miami drove into the end zone on fourth down. Elija Lofton appeared to catch Mensah’s pass, but Notre Dame defensive back Luke Talich knocked the ball away and officials ruled Lofton...