The Warriors committed seven penalties in the first half, including four offsides infractions. Back-to-back offsides gave the Spartans a first down without making a snap. In all, the Warriors committed 11 penalties — two were declined and not recorded in the final stats.

"Elimination game" will be a popular term for the next five weeks. A total of 30 teams in the Power 4 – including Notre Dame – have two losses or less heading into Week 10 of the college football season. There were no three-loss at-large teams in the ...