Notre Dame’s 52-3 victory — the largest in a rivalry highlighted by down-to-the-wire finishes — evened the series at 6-6 as the Seminoles fell to 1-9.

Notre Dame was patient as Leonard worked through some early inconsistencies. In November, the transfer QB might finally hit his stride.

Notre Dame Football is on fire. The Fighting Irish completely annihilated Mike Norvell's lowly Florida State team 52-3 on Saturday. That gives Marcus Freeman and his Irish seven straight victories since their let down against Northern Illinois in early September.