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No. 12 Notre Dame overcame a sluggish start to put away a one-win Boston College team 25-10 on Saturday in front of 44,500 fans at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. More News: College Football Coach Linked to LSU Suffers Major Upset on Thursday Night The Irish entered the contest as 29.5-point favorites over the Eagles, per ESPN BET. However, the Irish created extra work for themselves via a lost fumble by running back Jadarian Price and three missed kicks. Erik Schmidt missed a 35-yard field goal attempt with time expiring in the second quarter that would have given the Irish a 15-7 advantage at halftime. Instead, Boston College made it a two-point game after making a field goal of their own on the opening possession of the second half. MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA – AUGUST 31: Head coach Marcus Freeman of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish looks on against the Miami Hurricanes during the second quarter of the game at Hard Rock Stadium on August 31, 2025 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images) More News: Colorado’s Deion Sanders Accuses Big 12 Teams of ‘Lying’ on Injury Report Schmidt made his only extra point attempt. The Irish played musical chairs at kicker on Saturday. Noah Burnette missed his only extra point attempt. Marcello Diomede missed his only extra point attempt. During his postgame news conference, ND coach Marcus Freeman sent a warning to his three kickers, saying he’d continue rotating kickers until he finds someone who can consistently make attempts. “The issues were every time we kicked the ball, it did not go in between the field goal posts,” Freeman said, via Mike Beradino of the South Bend Tribune. “That’s the issue. … We have three kickers, but if you rotate three kickers, you don’t have one.” Marcus Freeman on his kickers: "The issues were every time we kicked the ball, it did not go in between the field goal posts. That’s the issue. … We have three kickers, but if you rotate three kickers, you don’t have one."#NotreDame— Mike BerardinoNDI (@MikeBerardino) November 1, 2025 The Irish have had issues in the kicking game all season. A botched hold by the backup quarterback Tyler Buckner late in the fourth quarter was the difference in a 41-40 loss to Texas A&M in Week 3. Before Saturday’s game, Burnette went 20-of-21 on extra points and made 83.3 percent of his field goal attempts. Diomede had made both of his extra point attempts. Schmidt was 11-of-12 on extra points, but missed his only field goal attempt. For more on the NCAA, head to Newsweek Sports.
