Stanford and Notre Dame resume play after lighting delay with No. 11 Irish up 42-7 after 3 quarters

Stanford and Notre Dame resume play after lighting delay with No. 11 Irish up 42-7 after 3 quarters | iNFOnews.ca
Fans file out of the stadium after an NCAA college football game between Notre Dame and Stanford was suspended because of lightning in the area Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Michael Caterina)

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — No. 11 Notre Dame and Stanford resumed play after a lightning delay of about an hour with the Fighting Irish leading 42-7 after three quarters Saturday.

Riley Leonard was 16 of 22 for 229 yards and three touchdowns for the Fighting Irish (4-1). He threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Eli Raridon late in the third quarter.

Stanford is 2-3.

Stanford and Notre Dame resume play after lighting delay with No. 11 Irish up 42-7 after 3 quarters | iNFOnews.ca
Fans file out of the stadium as clouds approach the Golden Dome and Basilica of the Sacred Heart after an NCAA college football game between Notre Dame and Stanford was suspended due to lightning in the area Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Michael Caterina)
Stanford and Notre Dame resume play after lighting delay with No. 11 Irish up 42-7 after 3 quarters | iNFOnews.ca
The scoreboard notifies fans at the start of the fourth quarter that an NCAA college football game between Notre Dame and Stanford is suspended because of lightning in the area Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Michael Caterina)

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