Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard's bid to lead his new team back to the college football playoff got off to a strong start the Fighting Irish defeated Texas A&M 23-13 on Saturday night in a close Fog game between ranked teams jeremia loves 21 yd touchdown run with under 2 minutes left sealed to victory for Notre Dame the fighting irish's ability to pull ahead late in the fourth quarter on the road thrilled fans who are hoping for a cfp appearance for Notre Dame for the first time since 2020 the game began slowly with neither team scoring a touchdown in the first half Notre Dame and Texas ANM went in a halftime tied 6 to6