Riley Leonard accounted for 297 yards total offense and three touchdowns as No. 17 Notre Dame shook off a sluggish offensive start to beat Miami (Ohio) 28-3 on Saturday.

Notre Dame pulled away to beat the RedHawks 28-3, but there were plenty of issues to clean up — including with Leonard's passing.

The MAC's brief reign over Notre Dame has come to a close. Northern Illinois shocked the world with an upset victory over the Fighting Irish in Week 2,

It wasn’t as easy as many thought it would be for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team on Saturday afternoon against Miami (OH), but they still managed to come out victorious 28-3. The Irish were very sloppy on offense,

It wasn’t the cleanest game for Notre Dame, as they had multiple mistakes that most likely would have been costly if they were playing an opponent closer the its skill level. At the end of the day, the Irish still got a win, improved to 3-1 on the year with a looming top-25 matchup against the Louisville Cardinals next weekend.

The stat sheet has some impressive aspects to it, but the overall play of the Notre Dame offense in the team's 28-3 win over Miami (Ohio) was inconsistent. Notre Dame was able to grind out 428 yards and averaged 6.8 yards per play, which are good numbers and ultimately that is why Notre Dame won the game.

Notre Dame still has some work to do before it convinces everybody that it belongs in the College Football Playoff. The los

After getting upset a week before, Notre Dame made a statement against Purdue in Week 3. The Fighting Irish pounded Purdue 66-7 -- their highest point total and biggest victory margin of the 88-game series. Next, the Irish take on Miami (Ohio), which is 0-2, at home, on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET.

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Riley Leonard accounted for 297 yards of total offense and three touchdowns as No. 17 Notre Dame beat Miami (Ohio) 28-3 on Saturday.