Notre Dame Football: 3 Irish who earned game balls in win over UNC

Oct 30, 2021; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish wide receiver Avery Davis (3) celebrates with wide receiver Kevin Austin Jr. (4) after Austin caught a touchdown pass in the second quarter against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports /

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If you prefer low-scoring football games with a lot of defensive stops being made by both sides then this game was not for you at all. This matchup between Notre Dame football and North Carolina featured offense, offense, and more offense.

Both Notre Dame and North Carolina each had over 500 total yards of offense on the night.

This is a game that both defenses will want to forget about rather quickly. There were a lot of missed tackles and big plays given up on Saturday night. Both defensive staffs can use this game film to work on improving and getting things cleaned up for the rest of the 2021 season. For the Irish they at least got the win which definitely helps overall.

Notre Dame improved to 7-1 on the season after its 44-34 win over North Carolina on Saturday night in South Bend. North Carolina with the loss is now 4-4.

Notre Dame football has won 20 of the last 22 games against North Carolina and the fourth straight win over the Tar Heels in the series.

Here are three Notre Dame football players who earned a game ball in their hard fought victory over North Carolina under the lights.

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