No 7 Notre Dame spoils debut of Texas A&M coach Mike Elko

Notre Dame made a statement with a hard-fought 23113 win over Texas A&M in College Station the Irish defense stifled the agies holding them to just 246 total yards Notre Dame's ground game wore down A&M late rushing for 198 yards transfer quarterback Riley Leonard played efficiently in his debut against his former coach Melo the win gives seventh ranked Notre Dame confidence they can compete in any environment this season for Texas A&M it was a disappointing start to the Elco era the Irish look like early playoff contenders while the agies will need to regroup after a lackluster offensive showing in their season opener