Notre Dame's defense flexes its muscles, holds NC State to 233 total yards en route to 36-7 win in South Bend.

Notre Dame's win over NC State moved it one step closer to the CFP, and these are the five numbers that told the story of Saturday's victory.

Follow along here as we bring you live updates, highlights and analysis for Notre Dame’s home game against NC State.

Notre Dame-North Carolina State will be available only on stream in Week 7 of the 2025 college football season. Dan Hicks and Jason Garrett will call the game from the booth at Notre Dame Stadium, with Zora Stephenson reporting from the sidelines. Streaming for the game will be on Peacock, NBC's subscription streaming service.

The NC State Wolfpack face the No. 16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish, led by quarterback CJ Carr, on Saturday, Oct. 11 at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Ind.

Notre Dame wide receiver Jaden Greathouse warms up during the Notre Dame Blue-Gold spring football game at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday, April 12, 2025, in South Bend. / MICHAEL CLUBB/SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Notre Dame point guard Hannah Hidalgo has spent the better part of the last seven months contemplating what went wrong down the stretch last season — and how to make sure it doesn’t happen

The Royals struck quickly, finding the end zone on two of their first four plays from scrimmage. Zac Anderson opened the scoring with a 69-yard touchdown run on the third play of the game, and Joey Kopec followed with an 80-yard scoring sprint on the first play of CVCA’s second drive after Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin missed a 51-yard field goal.