The MAC's brief reign over Notre Dame has come to a close. Northern Illinois shocked the world with an upset victory over the Fighting Irish in Week 2,

It wasn’t the cleanest game for Notre Dame, as they had multiple mistakes that most likely would have been costly if they were playing an opponent closer the its skill level. At the end of the day, the Irish still got a win, improved to 3-1 on the year with a looming top-25 matchup against the Louisville Cardinals next weekend.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Riley Leonard accounted for 297 yards total offense and three touchdowns as No. 17 Notre Dame shook off a sluggish offensive start to beat Miami (Ohio) 28-3 on Saturday.