Notre Dame rolls over Washington State

By Associated Press Oct 31, 11:24 pm EDT

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SAN ANTONIO(AP) Golden Tate scored two touchdowns, including a spectacular grab of a desperation heave at the end of the first half, and No. 25 Notre Dame got it’s first easy win in almost two months by clobbering Washington State 40-14 on Saturday night.

The previous six games for Notre Dame (6-2) were nerve-wrackers decided in the final seconds. But Washington State (1-7) was buried by halftime.

Robert Hughes ran for 131 yards on 24 carries and had a touchdown, delighting a Texas crowd that was overwhelmingly filled with Fighting Irish fans. The Alamodome blowout debuted Notre Dame’s plan to play one offsite home game a year.

Jimmy Clausen was 22 of 27 for 268 yards and two touchdowns, including the 50-yarder that Tate somehow pulled down between three defenders.

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Updated Oct 31, 11:24 pm EDT
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  1. Fritz
    2. Posted by Fritz Sun Nov 1 12:05pm EST

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    Way too many empty seats at the Alamo Dome in San Antonio for Notre Dame by the Lake offsite home game. Notre Dame travels well, and the stadium is full when the local Notre Dame club has thousands of free tickets to give away.
  2. Chuckie
    1. Posted by Chuckie Sun Nov 1 1:24am EST

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    The 50-yarder pass was not a desperation heave. It was a succesful play that benefited from the talents of both players (Clausen, Tate) and from the timing and perception they develop as a consequence of playing together all season. It was not chance. It was a succesful play.
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