Notre Dame leaves Las Vegas with a big win over No. 16 BYU in Las Vegas
The city of Las Vegas is a little more Irish on Saturday night after Notre Dame took down No. 16 BYU at Allegiant Stadium. The Fighting Irish grabbed a 3-0 lead early and fell behind 6-3. But after that, it was all Notre Dame.
They scored 22 unanswered points to take a 25-6 lead in the third quarter. The Fighting Irish would hold off a late BYU rally by stopping the Cougars on fourth and one and then running out the clock to preserve the big victory.
Check out some highlights below:
Notre Dame stops BYU on 4th & 1!! pic.twitter.com/0zkAzXivqU
— 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪 @𝗙𝗧𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱𝟳 (@FTBeard7) October 9, 2022
Notre Dame is ALL OVER BYU in Las Vegas 👀
Jayden Thomas with a NICE TD catch 🔥pic.twitter.com/jCurOrgh10
— The Transfer Portal CFB (@TPortalCFB) October 9, 2022
The Fighting Irish were led by quarterback Drew Pyne, who completed 22 of his 28 attempts for 262 yards, 3 touchdowns and just 1 interception. After replacing Tyler Buchner in the Marshall game, Pyne has now led Notre Dame to three-straight wins. That includes a road game at North Carolina and now a neutral site game in Vegas against BYU.
Tight end Michael Mayer had a monster game for the Fighting Irish, catching 11 passes for 118 yards and 2 touchdowns. The 11 receptions were the most in a single game by a Notre Dame tight end in program history.
Running back Audric Estime added 97 rushing yards on 14 attempts, including a few big runs in the second half.
Notre Dame is now 3-2 on the year and has the chance to keep things going next week against Stanford.
