Instant Analysis: No. 3 Notre Dame Steams Rice 52-0 in Dominant Week 2 Showing

Irish Illustrated's Tim Prister, Tim O’Malley, and Drew Mentock break down Notre Dame's dominant 52-0 win over Rice in the season's home opener.

The trio discusses how dominant Notre Dame looked from the first snap, validating Marcus Freeman's decision to make Tuesday a "Bloody Tuesday". The choice had immediate dividends, as Notre Dame's defense flew to the football and forced a turnover on Rice's first drive and would go on to force four.

Notre Dame's offense had a crisp, clean performance as well, as CJ Carr passed for over 250 yards and tossed in four touchdowns, including a deep shot to Micah Gilbert. Aneyas Williams did look off, but given the high volume and short week he should look okay moving forward.

The guys also spend some time talking about Notre Dame's back-ups, and how they performed in live action and what it potentially means for the next few games.