Northern Illinois shocked the college football world.
Here are some quick takes from Notre Dame 's home opener against Northern Illinois in South Bend on Saturday where NIU shocked the world.A blocked field goal, bad missed by the quarterback, dropped passes, defensive break-downs, sieve offensive line play and back execution all around all led to a six-point deficit at halftime.The Irish weren't playing Louisville or USC on Saturday. They were lucky they weren't in a bigger hole.
Northern Illinois wasn't picked to win the MAC. On Saturday, they proved they should be at least in the conversation.They played mistake-free football – aside from the first kickoff that planted them at their own two-yard line – and caused chaos. They won in the trenches and Ethan Hampton took care of the football. NIU roasted Western Illinois to open the season. That's not too impressive. What is impressive is going into Notre Dame Stadium and putting the Irish on upset alert.
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