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CHICAGO -- No brawls, no chippiness. Ray Lewis Limited Jersey . Not much of a game, either. So much for nasty ol Notre Dame-Miami. Cierre Wood and George Atkinson III gave Notre Dame its first 100-yard rushing duo in a decade, and Everett Golson came off the bench to lead the No. 9 Irish to a 41-3 victory over Miami on Saturday night in what was a very tame sequel to the heated "Catholics vs. Convicts" rivalry. "We didnt play smart enough, we didnt play disciplined enough and we didnt make enough plays," Miami coach Al Golden said. "Its that simple." The Irish improved to 5-0 for the first time since 2002. Their 587 yards of offence was a season high, and their 376 yards rushing was their most since Nov. 11, 2000. Wood had 118 yards rushing and two touchdowns, and Atkinson added 123 yards and another score. Golson, who sat the first series as punishment for showing up late for practice, completed his first six passes and finished 17 of 22 for 186 yards passing. He also ran for 51 yards. "We felt like we found a way to run the football today," Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said. "Our game plan was situated on running the football, which equals time of possession for us. We felt like if we could keep them from getting the big plays, and we could run the football, that was going on our recipe for success Notre Dames defence held Miami (4-2) to 285 yards after the Hurricanes had piled up 1,260 yards and 86 points in their previous two games. A half-dozen drops, including two certain touchdowns by Phillip Dorsett on Miamis very first drive, didnt help. Neither did the time of possession, where Notre Dame had a whopping 39:08-20:52 advantage. Notre Dame had been leaning on its defence to remain undefeated. "I think this game was needed," Golson said. "I dont know necessarily about my confidence but just for the teams confidence, the offences confidence." Miamis only points came on Jake Wieclaws 28-yard field goal in the first quarter. The Hurricanes got to the Notre Dame 7 late in the fourth quarter only to turn the ball over on downs. "It was really lopsided in terms of them having the ball, and we didnt really have much opportunity. The times we do have opportunities, we were on the field and we were off," quarterback Stephen Morris said. "We cant win games like that." Back in the 1980s, Notre Dame-Miami was perhaps the nastiest, most hotly contested rivalry in college football. Most entertaining, too. Both teams were ranked in the top 10 when they met in 1987, 88, 89 and 90, and from 1987 through 1989 the winner went on to win the national title. The teams didnt like each other, either, and made no secret of it. Police actually had to be called in to break up a pushing and shoving match as the teams were leaving the field after pregame warmups at Notre Dame Stadium in 1988. In a video posted on Notre Dames website, former Irish coach Lou Holtz said he urged his team to avoid any on-field incidents against Miami. "After we win the game, if Miami wants to fight, fine, well meet em in the alley," Holtz, on the video, recalled saying to his team. "And if they do, you save Jimmy Johnsons (butt) for me." The Irish stormed out of the locker room and beat Miami 31-30. Many still consider it the best home win in Notre Dame history, and it propelled the Irish to their eighth -- and most recent -- national title. The teams played the next two years before the rivalry was discontinued, with Notre Dame officials feeling "it brought out the worst sides of fans." (Considering it was Notre Dame fans who came up with the "Catholics vs. Convicts" moniker, its hard to argue with them.) It would be 20 years before the teams would meet again, in the 2010 Sun Bowl. But that old chippiness was nowhere to be found at Soldier Field. Most of the Irish and Hurricanes werent even born in 1988, and its hard to nurse a grudge when the history is so ancient. Hard when the game is such a mismatch, too. "Theres no excuses," Golden said. "We had too many penalties, too many drops. We lost our poise at times. We didnt play well enough in this environment against a really good team, and thats my fault. Ive got to get it fixed." Miami should have been up 7-0 after its first series, but Dorsett dropped two would-be touchdowns, the second going through his hands on the goal line. Instead of making the Irish play catch-up, the Hurricanes were forced to punt. "Obviously that doesnt happen much to me," said Dorsett, who had 375 yards receiving on 16 catches in Miamis previous two games. "I guess I got a little too excited, the ball got caught in the lights and I couldnt see it. Im not a person to make excuses, I got to come up with those." Golson inherited the starting quarterbacks job when Tommy Rees was suspended for the opener, punishment for his May arrest for a skirmish with police after an off-campus party. Kelly has said repeatedly that Golson is the Irish quarterback, but his hold on the job seemed tenuous after Rees had to bail him out against both Purdue and Michigan. This time, it was Golson off the bench with a big day. He was benched for the first series after being late to practice -- a meeting with a professor ran long, and he hadnt told Kelly ahead of time -- and Rees was run off the field in three plays. But the Hurricanes gave the Irish a second chance when Gabriel Terry was called for roughing the punter, and Golson took over. "I understand it was a team violation. That was the consequences I had to deal with," Golson said. "I just kind of knew when I got my time I had to go out there and have fun and manage the team." He led the Irish to scores on their first three drives, and would have made it four out of five if Kyle Brindzas 34-yard field goal attempt hadnt squeaked right. The running game took over in the second half -- the Irish ground out 270 yards in the final 30 minutes -- with the Irish scoring on all four of their drives. Wood set the tone on the very first one, taking off from the Miami 39 and ripping off a long run up the right sideline that looked like it was good for a touchdown. But reviews showed he stepped out at the 2. No matter. He rumbled right up the middle on the next play to give Notre Dame a 20-3 lead with just under 12 minutes left in the third. The Irish chewed up 86 yards, all on the ground, on their next drive, capping it with a 3-yard run by Wood. That gave Notre Dame a 27-3 lead, and the game was all but out of reach. Anquan Boldin Youth Jersey . In the process, the fourth-year point guard continued to make a strong case for his first career All-Star berth next month in Houston. Lewis Jersey . The question now becomes whether this might cost them down the road if this series becomes a long one. 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The fast new surface and a hard tire contributed to Sundays race-record 14 cautions, a season high for the Sprint Cup Series. "You know, everybody has been asking all season long where the cautions have been," points leader Brad Keselowski said. "Well, they flew to Kansas and theyve been hanging out here because there was caution after caution." Nobody was immune from the problems, either, as at least five title contenders had issues. Jimmie Johnson led 44 laps early, but crashed hard after spinning by himself. He had to stop at least a half-dozen times on pit road for repairs over two caution periods to salvage a ninth-place finish. "I have never in my 30 years of racing seen anyone perform that kind of surgery and not lose a lap," team owner Rick Hendrick said about the No. 48 teams work on the car. It was good enough to keep the Chase margin unchanged with Keselowski, who finished one spot ahead in eighth and maintained his seven-point lead in the standings with four races remaining. "Im glad to have survived the carnage and brought back a decent car,&quoot; Keselowski said. Torrey Smith Authentic Jersey. "Whew! Just a tough day." Martin Truex Jr. finished second, Paul Menard was third in the first race back for crew chief Slugger Labbe, who served a six-race suspension for an infraction at Michigan. Kasey Kahne finished fourth and was followed by Tony Stewart, who overcame both a spin during the race and a pit road penalty for leaving his stall with equipment still attached to his car. Clint Bowyer, from nearby Emporia and the winner last week at Charlotte, finished sixth to maintain fourth in the Chase standings. He trimmed his deficit by three points to 25 behind Keselowski. Regan Smith, in his second race filling in for Dale Earnhardt Jr., was seventh. Earnhardt is expected to be cleared to return to the No. 88 Chevrolet next week at Martinsville after sitting out two races because of two concussions in a six-week span. Keselowski, Johnson and Jeff Gordon rounded out the top 10. Denny Hamlin was 13th to remain third in the standings, but he lost five points and now is down 20 to Keselowski. For Kenseth, it was his second win in three weeks, but not enough to put him back in the title picture. Although he gained two spots in the standings, hes still ninth in the Chase and 55 points out. ' ' '
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