Notre Dame was outplayed all day by Northern Illinois but did nothing to help itself, either.
That's not to take anything away from Northern Illinois. The Huskies walked into Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday and punched Notre Dame in the mouth, and then took its lunch money.
Notre Dame never trailed by more than six points at any point Saturday. Yet establishing a running game with actual running backs appeared to not be a priority. When does offensive coodinator Mike Denbrock say, "Hey, I think we should get our best playmaker the ball more?"
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