No. 9 Notre Dame wallops Stanford, awaits CFP fate

CJ Carr completed 17 of 27 passes for 205 yards and two touchdowns as No. 9 Notre Dame cruised to a 49-20 win over host Stanford on Saturday night.Jadarian Price had a rushing touchdown and a receiving touchdown for Notre Dame (10-2), which won its 10th in a row to wrap up the regular season. Aneyas Williams rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns and Jeremiyah Love had 14 carries for 66 yards and a score.The Fighting Irish now turn their attention to the College Football Playoff Committee, which will determine the final 12 teams that will compete for a national championship.Elijah Brown completed 18 of 37 passes for 204 yards, one touchdown and one interception for Stanford (4-8), which lost four of its last five to close the season. Charlie Mirer, son of former Notre Dame signal-caller Rick Mirer, entered the game as a backup and threw a touchdown pass.Notre Dame outgained Stanford 524-312.The Fighting Irish jumped to a 14-0 lead after the first quarter.Love opened the scoring with a 2-yard rushing touchdown on Notre Dame’s first possession. The play marked his 18th rushing touchdown to go along with three receiving scores.Price followed with a 1-yard rushing touchdown with 1:52 to go in the first quarter. It marked his 11th rushing touchdown of the season.Notre Dame pulled ahead 21-0 on a fake-punt touchdown early in the second quarter. Luke Talich caught a pass from Joshua Burnham and raced for an 84-yard score.Williams rushed for a 2-yard touchdown to make it 28-0 with 7:26 remaining in the half.