Notre Dame shuts out Rice with dominant offensive and defensive performance

Notre Dame defeated Rice 52-0 on Saturday behind a four-touchdown passing performance from CJ Carr. The Irish established control early after Rice fumbled on its first two possessions, including a 24-yard fumble return for a touchdown by Boubacar Traore. Carr completed 16 of 20 passes for 253 yards, spreading the ball to 12 different receivers. Rice struggled to maintain possession throughout the game, committing four lost fumbles and failing to cross midfield until the final ten minutes. Notre Dame's defense recorded eight tackles for loss while holding the Owls to 128 total yards. The win marked the second time in two games that the Irish defense scored a touchdown.

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