JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Consider the sandstorm weathered.
As Notre Dame tight end Mitchell Evans walked into the South Carolina end zone, the white towels that waved with vigor pregame at TIAA Bank Field hung idly. The scattered Notre Dame fans that felt outnumbered five-to-one in the concourses and concessions stands around TIAA Bank Stadium were heard, truly, for the first time.
Notre Dame 45, South Carolina 38.