HE'S NOT YOUR MANDO, HE'S NOT MY MANDO

He's Armando!

The Irish just opened the 2nd half with their most impressive offensive drive of the season. Five plays, 81 yards, the shortest gain being an 8-yarder.

It began with Clausen making a beautiful throw between the short and deep zones on the sideline, laying it in to David Grimes for a 24-yard gain. Next up was a quick out to Golden Tate for 12. Then three straight rushing plays to Armando Allen that went for 8, 21 and then 16 yards. On the 16-yard TD run, Allen was untouched.

That's Notre Dame's first 3rd-quarter points of the season.

That's the most balanced the Irish offense has looked all season.

And, if you're yawning at home (and you're not, suddenly), that's Notre Dame's 12th touchdown of the year and the 11th scored by an underclassmen.

Credit that drive to a beautiful throw by Clausen and the offensive line's best performance yet of the season.

Armando now has 83 yards on only 10 carries.

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By the way, shortly before halftime I'm pretty sure I spotted Pat Kuntz yakking on the sidelines. That's what happens when you throw down too many Boilermakers. Also, up here in the booth, Kuntz made a tackle and our press box P.A. dude called him...well, mispronounced his name. The one name on this roster you should never mispronounce.