NBC Sports continues its 27th consecutive season of NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL on NBC this Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC, as Heisman Trophy contender RB Josh Adams and the No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-1) host Wake Forest (5-3) at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Ind.
The Fighting Irish improved to 7-1 last Saturday with a 35-14 win over No. 14 NC State. Notre Dame has won six consecutive games, all by at least 20 points. Through eight games, Notre Dame has beaten three opponents in the current CFP rankings: No. 17 USC (7-2), No. 20 NC State (6-2), and No. 24 Michigan State (6-2). The team's lone defeat of the season was a 20-19 loss to Georgia, currently undefeated and No. 1 in the CFP rankings. Notre Dame is led by Heisman hopeful Josh Adams, who ran for 202 yards and a touchdown against NC State, including a 77-yarder in the third quarter. Adams ranks fifth nationally with 1,169 rushing yards and first with 5.6 yards per carry after contact, leads the country with seven runs of 60-or-more yards, and has scored a touchdown of at least 70 yards in four consecutive games. Adams led a rushing attack that amassed 318 yards against the Wolfpack's then sixth-ranked run defense on Saturday, while QB Brandon Wimbush accounted for three touchdowns (two passing, one rushing).Videos