No. 10 Notre Dame makes easy work of Navy in the rain

CJ Carr completed 13 of 16 passes for 218 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 10 Notre Dame cruised to a 49-10 win over Navy on a rain-soaked Saturday night in South Bend, Ind.Jeremiyah Love car

No. 10 Notre Dame makes easy work of Navy in the rain

CJ Carr completed 13 of 16 passes for 218 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 10 Notre Dame cruised to a 49-10 win over Navy on a rain-soaked Saturday night in South Bend, Ind.

Jeremiyah Love carried the ball 13 times for 94 yards and two touchdowns for Notre Dame (7-2), which won its seventh game in a row. Jadarian Price and Aneyas Williams rushed for one touchdown apiece.

Braxton Woodson finished with 101 rushing yards and a touchdown for Navy (7-2). Jackson Gutierrez added seven carries for 37 yards.

The Fighting Irish led 21-10 at halftime before outscoring Navy 28-0 in the second half.

Love opened the scoring with 7:31 left in the first quarter. He bounced through the center of the line of scrimmage for a 1-yard touchdown to finish a seven-play, 94-yard drive.

Navy pulled even at 7-all on Woodson’s quarterback keeper early in the second quarter. He scored on a 2-yard run as the Midshipmen competed hard against the Fighting Irish in the early going.

Price put Notre Dame on top for good with 5:57 remaining in the first half. He scored on a 2-yard run to give the Fighting Irish a 14-7 edge.

Carr connected with Jordan Faison for a 5-yard touchdown with 1:42 to go before halftime.

Navy cut the deficit to 21-10 on Nathan Kirkwood’s 33-yard kick with 15 seconds left before the break.

Notre Dame put the score out of reach in the second half.

Love set the tone with a 48-yard rushing touchdown on the opening drive of the third quarter. He spun past a defender and ran into another Navy defender, but he stayed off the ground as he sat on top of a would-be tackler and jumped to his feet before sprinting for the long score.

Carr hit KK Smith for a 34-yard touchdown to increase Notre Dame’s lead to 35-10 on the next drive.

The Fighting Irish continued their dominance as Carr found Ty Washington for a 4-yard touchdown reception along the left side of the end zone midway through the third quarter.

Williams finished the scoring as he broke away for a 54-yard rushing touchdown with 11:27 to go.