Michigan cleans house, routs Notre Dame 38-0

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It was ugly right from the start for Notre Dame.

The first snap sailed over running back Armando Allen’s head, and the Irish lost 27 yards on their first two drives.

“Obviously, we thought we could do some things if we could get on top of them, but we started in the wrong direction,” Weis said.

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Notre Dame fumbled five times in the first half, losing two of them, and Clausen threw an interception, helping Michigan take a 31-0 lead.

The Wolverines just coasted in the second half, probably losing their place at the start of TV shows and on the front of sports sections.

For the first time since The Associated Press started ranking teams in 1936, Michigan and Notre Dame were both unranked. They also entered the game winless for the first time, not counting openers.

Hart made his guarantee after the Wolverines’ worst loss since 1968, and a week after they were upset by Appalachian State.

Michigan can’t celebrate for long because it hosts No. 12 Penn State (3-0) on Saturday.

“You don’t get much chance to enjoy the victory,” said Carr, who was joined in the postgame by friend and actor Russell Crowe. “But it’s a lot better than suffering in defeat, I can tell you that.”

Now, Notre Dame is college football’s laughingstock, and the Irish might have trouble getting untracked next week against undefeated Michigan State at home — where the Spartans have won five straight.

“We’re not worried about Michigan and we’re not worried about Michigan State,” Weis said. “We’re 0-3 with three lopsided losses, so it doesn’t really matter who we are playing until we get good at something.”

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