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Notre Dame had started the season with little on-field stress and even less drama. Audric Estime ran for an 80-yard touchdown on the first play after an extended weather delay and Sam Hartman three of his four scores after halftime to help Notre Dame beat North Carolina State 45-24 on Saturday, earning yet another win against an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent. Estime ran for 134 yards and two scores, including a 7-yard run through traffic with 10:42 left that put the Fighting Irish (3-0) in firm control after leading just 24-17 entering the final quarter.

The Wolfpack holds a 2-1 record over the Irish. Notre Dame won the last outing in 2017, 35-14.

Finley transferred to Cal-Berkeley after last season only to have the ACC accept Cal as a new member in expansion.

The Wolfpack will see a familiar face in the Notre Dame backfield: Wake Forest grad Sam Hartman. That doesn’t necessarily provide a big advantage.

North Carolina State safety Rakeim Ashford was injured and taken off the field on a stretcher Thursday night during the third quarter of the Wolfpack's season opening win over UConn. Ashford’s condition was not immediately known, but coach Dave Doeren said after the game that preliminary reports from medical personal were “positive.” The 6-foot-1 grad students was hit on the North Carolina State sideline at the end of a 40-yard kickoff return by NC State's Julian Gray with 1:54 left in the quarter.