SOUTH BEND, Ind. — No. 21 Notre Dame protected quarterback C.J. Carr in his first career start, a top 10 matchup on the road.

Since unleashing Carr in the second game, the Fighting Irish offense has become a scoring machine.

Notre Dame has topped the 40-point mark in three straight games and the 50-point mark in each of its last two, and they may need to do it again when high-scoring Boise State visits South Bend on Saturday.

“Where he’s at, is rare,” coach Marcus Freeman said before Carr makes his fifth career start. “Performing at the level he’s playing at is rare. But C.J. Carr is rare. He’s blessed with great talent and has the unique trait very few people have — he’s a competitive, selfless individual. Whatever it takes to win, he has that trait, and he’s mature in the way he prepa

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