Live game, score updates: Notre Dame football vs. Navy

Notre Dame begins a pivotal season for second-year coach Marcus Freeman against Navy at 2:30 p.m. ET on Saturday at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. Follow along for live updates on the matchup between the Fighting Irish and Midshipmen.

Pregame links

• Game Day Central: Navy Midshipmen vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
• The last word: Final thoughts before Navy vs. Notre Dame football
• What Notre Dame veterans have learned about stopping the triple option
• Pregame observations: Notre Dame football vs. Navy at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland

Notre Dame vs. Navy live updates: first quarter

• Navy has won the toss and elected to defer. Sam Hartman and the Irish will start with the football. Here we go.

• Hartman’s first throw in a Notre Dame uniform is complete, to junior receiver Jayden Thomas. Thomas found the soft spot in the zone for a first down.

• Notre Dame found itself in a 3rd and 12 and Navy blitzed, but Hartman found Audric Estimé on a check down for a big gainer. Ideal start to the season for the junior running back.

• Estimé caps off a 12-play, 81-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run. Spencer Shrader’s first PAT in a Notre Dame uniform is good. Estimé had 51 of those 81 yards. What a start for the Irish. Notre Dame 7, Navy 0.

• Quarterback Tai Lavatai trots onto the field for Navy as the Midshipmen start their first drive. Daba Fofana gets the first touch and the fullback picks up 5.

• Fofana gets Navy across midfield by himself. Navy is gaining some easy yards with that triple option on its first possession.

• On fourth down, Lavatai had two receivers open and the throw was there. Neither caught the ball. Notre Dame catches a huge break and gets the ball back up 7-0. Perhaps a miscommunication, perhaps wet conditions, but a missed opportunity for the Midshipmen.

• Audric Estimé breaks a big gainer but loses his first fumble of the season. Navy safety Rayuan Lane knocked it loose, but fortunately for the Irish, it goes out of bounds at midfield.

• Touchdown, Notre Dame. Jadarian Price’s first career carry goes for 19 yards and a touchdown. The Irish complete a 7-play, 63-yard drive, mostly on the ground. Notre Dame 14, Navy 0.

Second quarter

• Tai Lavatai’s QB keeper just barely picks up a Navy first down on the first play of the second quarter. Replay indicates Lavatai was just short. We’ll see what Navy coach Brian Newberry chooses to do if it winds up being fourth-and-inches.

• He’s a yard short. Navy goes. Lavatai spins around and picks up the first down, keeping the drive alive.

• Navy fumbles, forced by Marist Liufau. Looked like DJ Brown loosened it up. Jack Kiser recovers, but he was out of bounds. The play is under review, and the call stands. The Midshipmen keep the football.

• After the initial shock, Notre Dame’s defense has settled down. Liufau made the stop on second down, Cam Hart and Jordan Botelho on third. Navy punts, and Notre Dame will take over at its own 22.

• Touchdown, Notre Dame. Jaden Greathouse goes 35 yards for a touchdown on a seam route from the slot, and Hartman hits him with a perfect throw. First target, first catch, first touchdown for Greathouse. Notre Dame 21, Navy 0.

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