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Notre Dame runs the clock down to 1:04, but will punt it back to Miami from their 37. Hurricanes out of time outs and need a touchdown to tie.
The call is upheld on review. Incomplete pass for Miami and a turnover on downs. Notre Dame, leading 31-24, takes over with 3:36 left. Miami has two time outs left.
Mensah had Lofton in the end zone on fourth down, but Notre Dame's Luke Talich -- who picked off Mensah earlier -- knocks the ball out of his hands. He had a third step out of bounds before the ball was knocked loose.
Mensah doing it again -- scramble and near-pick ends up being a 41-yard catch and run by Lofton. Miami is at the Notre Dame 18 with four minutes left, needing a touchdown to tie the game.
Notre Dame misses a 53-yard field goal with 5:49 left, so Miami has the ball at its 35, trailing 31-24.
Miami isn't going away. Darian Mensah 1-yard touchdown to Cooper Barkate, and it's a one-score game again. Notre Dame up 31-24, 9:53 left. Barkate has stepped up well tonight, with nine catches for 118 and two scores.
Carr keeper on third-and-goal draws a facemask penalty on Miami, and Nolan James gets a 1-yard touchdown run on next play. Notre Dame back up 31-17 on Miami with 12:55 left in South Bend.
Notre Dame goes for it on fourth-and-2 at the Miami 43, and Carr finds a wide-open Nolan James down the left sideline for a 36-yard gain. First and goal.
Miami's Zechariah Poyser with a jarring hit on Notre Dame's Mylan Graham to stop him short on third down. Needs a minute but walks off on his own.
Huge play for Notre Dame's defense -- safety Luke Talich picks off Darian Mensah, who had thrown just one interception all season. Notre Dame takes over, leading 24-17 late in the third.
Miami's Mohamed Toure stuffs Notre Dame's Nolan James on third-and-2 to force another punt. Miami takes over at their 29, down 24-17, 3:30 left in the third.
Darian Mensah has brought Miami back in a big way -- 12-yard touchdown pass to Cooper Barkate, and the Hurricanes, once down 24-3, now trail 24-17 with 5:29 left in the third quarter.
Miami, down 24-3 not long ago, is close to making this a one-score game in South Bend. Down 24-10 but at the Notre Dame 11 after a 31-yard pass from Mensah to Lofton on fourth-and-1.
Another incredible touchdown catch -- Miami's Elija Lofton pulls in an 11-yard score from Darian Mensah and the Hurricanes cut the Notre Dame lead to 24-10 with 8:26 still left in the third quarter.
C.J. Carr to Micah Gilbert again for a 20-yard touchdown -- that's Carr's third TD pass, and No. 4 Notre Dame now leads No. 1 Miami 24-3 in the third quarter in South Bend.