That was a crushing victory, if by "crushing" one means "a game that was nearly thrown away, and that was only saved with a touchdown pass with 1:09 to go. Notre Dame made tons of mental errors in the game, but - fortunately - they were a strong enough team to still escape with a win. Barely.
But "barely" is good enough, and better than, say, Ohio State did, so Notre Dame will be moving up in this coming week's rankings.
Record so far: 2-0 (10 to go, not counting the BCS playoff)
Next victim: Purdue
Tune time!