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♪ (heart beat) ♪ (water splashing) (rain drops) (engine revving) (tires on wet road) ♪ >> mike: if you're a fan of the spartans, you're thinking december 5th would be nice. when they had a big ten championship over iowa. 22-play, 9-minute drive. they don't need all that. they need to keep the clock and get first downs and dwrind it

out of the ground. that guy, l.j. scott. and scott has about four yards, on first down. isaac rochell the tackle. 5:44 on that clock. >> doug: we talked about in commercial break. a fullback in the flat. make it look like the same play you just ran. looks like it's going up inside. and release that fullback and make a nice safe pass play out of it. >> mike: the spartans bring in terry in at quarterback. they will send tyler o'connor out to a receiver spot. terry, more of a runner. and he will do the designed run here. 5:07 to go. it's about to get loud. >> doug: there's no deception here. you see number 6 in the ball game. it's a run. great job by nyles morgan. staying lateral.

rochell, chasing it down from the backside. puts a tough third down situation now. so much more difficult, to throw the ball, and convert on third and five, than a second down, play-action. >> mike: to get to the 40. o'connor throws. no. notre dame will get the ball back. >> doug: a defense that could not get off the field, in the entire second and third quarter, all of a sudden, with back-t back-to-backstops. >> mike: michigan state went into protect made. and sometimes it's hard to put that new disc back in and re-ignite. and they can't find it now. >> doug: playing four-man rush.

playing softer. tyler got his confidence rolling. >> mike: hartbarger is now with space. he just did. from the 23. sanders. hemmed in. and brought down, right around the 30 yard line. 4:18 to go. kizer coming out on the field. let's look at the last drive, doug. >> doug: when they needed it, kizer was pump faking. wanted it down the field. get answer interference call. 50/50 down the field. the key to this drive, is offensive line play. kizer was not this clean, early in the game. he was getting hit on every throw. now, he is standing cleanly. throwing the ball. delivering. and the offensive line has picked up their game. kizer, with a double-move to the tight end. stick nod down the middle of the field, threw a touchdown to his big tight end. >> mike: irish, down 29 tonight. montana leading them back, in

the cotton bowl against houston. can the irish get back to force overtime here? kizer, trying to throw it underneath. and too hard behind, as his intended receiver, c.j. sanders, was blanketed. >> doug: it's a four-man rush, to allow kizer to deliver the ball. there, he went through progression and got hit as he threw. but in general, a much better execution by the offensive line. >> mike: folston is the back for this key drive, he helped try to block malik mcdowell. and that pass is complete. caught by equanimeous st. brown. fourth catch of the night for st. brown. >> doug: kizer stood tall on the back foot and delivered. third down converses, look for a kizer run. >> mike: so often, that first first down of the drive, the hardest one to get when the pressure is on. kizer, surveys.

trying to take off. can't get away. brought down. williams, the redshirt freshman from chicago. biggest defensive play so far. forty and seven. 3:37 to go. going to take time-out here to make the decision. >> doug: there wasn't a lot there. i was looking downfield for a route. looked like good coverage. if kizer thought to talk off, he might have had a crease. but things closed up quickly. the coverage today looked solid. right off the line, maybe c.j. sanders has it quick. other than that, it was good conch on that play. >> mike: the spartan before the snap. chris frye went back to the middle of the field safety. they did a good job of keeping everything covered. you're fourth and seven, two

time-outs left. 3:37. do you trust your defense enough to punt it away and hope you get the ball back? that's what ryan kelly is going to do, knowing a couple of first downs and you don't get back on the field. >> doug: if i'm kizer, i'm lobbying to go for it. i'm feeling good right now. we've been moving the football. an i don't trust anybody's defense anyway. >> mike: said by a quarterback. tyler newsome will come on to kick it away. great kick. newsome does his job to make it a lock field, with 3:30 remaining. >> doug: i'm not saying it's the best percentage move. but offensively, michigan state has gone a little conservative. and tyler o'connor, a couple of series ago, on the rollout. and decided not to pull the

trigger, trying to run for it and got a tack. on the last drive, he might the able to stick that completion in for the first down. but a defensive back was breaking on the ball. he threw it low and away and played it safe. he played it a little too safe the last couple possessions and they end up three and out. >> mike: scott will be the running back for this drive. 3:30 left. notre dame two time-outs. to use. >> doug: three offensive linemen to the left side. >> mike: starting to look that way. gain a yard of two. second down, coming up. >> doug: you feel the kickout block coming, making that crease

tighter. and bunching people up. it's not gashing for seven or eight. it's a push for two or three. >> mike: that is difference. and the defense was on the ropes a lot. basing the third quarter onslaught, as michigan state scored 31. second and eight, leading all the play clock. and scott has to get to the outside. can he get there? no. a good job on the edge. and avery sebastian, who did a good job in the second half, as notre dame uses its second time-out, with 2:36 to go in regulations. >> doug: what a job by onwualu. he closes this down. he is coming from the left side of the screen. takes a shoulder and keeps it tight inside. when scott tries to bounce it, he still has leverage and comes out, makes a play. great job on taking on a fullback block. and then, what bill belichick would say, setting the edge to turn it up. scott tried to bounce it. onwualu kept a free arm on the outside.

>> mike: he was a wide receiver. bounced around and found his way on this side of the ball with a capta captain. >> doug: when that's happening, you're not expecting a guy that is going to become a captain of your football team. and he's been resilient. a big part of this team and a starter. and there, a huge play on second down. creating another third down opportunity. >> mike: he said i wanted to be the hammer, not the nail. he moved over to defense. and now, they find a way to make a play here. or it may be a case for the irish, in terms of the comeback. third and seven. the spartans need to get to the 24 yard line.

will fire. wide-open at the 35 yard line for the first down. donnie corley jr. huge first down gain of 28 for michigan state. >> doug: cole luke is playing the top third of the field. he gets his eyes inside. and looking up the seam, expects the seam route. and all of a sudden, leaves his man. and the ball thrown outside. >> mike: those are the basics that hurt him in the game at texas. basic coverage busts. 2:04. michigan state close to closing this out. and kelly will use the final time-out he has. and maybe a couple of seconds back on the clock. he had called it a new seconds earlier.

brian kelly, disbelief in what happened in his secondary. v van grodin's defense in coverage. >> doug: it wouldn't have been thrown if he were sitting in it a at third. he was trying to make a play by eyeing a guy coming up the seam. thinking he might be able to break on a ball, and started drifting, left his responsibility. big conversion for michigan state. >> mike: 1:57 left, out of time-outs. you're almost in a scenario where the best michigan state runs the ball twice, the best you can do is probably get the ball back with a half minute left. you see the schedule.

notre dame will play duke here. the bigger picture of this comeback that might fall a drive start, as kelly tries to get the answers from his defensive coordinator. notre dame is going to lose two of the first three. and you can recover from an early loss to get back in the playoff picture. you can recover from early loss, especially when you're in a conference. the stated goal of being part of a college football playoffs, like the spartans were last year, is slipping out of the grass for the irish here. unless they can make something special happen. second and five for msu. holmes is stopped. spartans snap it with 1:10 left for third down. the spartans next week, play wisconsin. this is the toughest road test.

to indiana, to maryland, to illinois. they get the wolverines and the buckeyes coming to their place. wisconsin is ranked number nine. but they had one with georgia state earlier today. >> doug: iowa wasn't too happy, talking big ten. >> mike: losing to north carolina state, the bison. spartans get this one, they close it out. r.j. shelton on the edge. steals this one. down to the 25 yard line. and the spartans go back winners here tonight. >> doug: this has been the play that's killed notre dame all night long. shelton, running tough. holding the offensive line. getting on the corner. big guys on little guys. getting outside. broken tackle. once he got to the secondary, i'm thinking, let him score. that's the only hope

defensively. he can take that all the way to the end zone and be down two scores. >> mike: i'm thinking that shelton can go down there. and michigan state will come in here, 500 total yards of offense. they lose one here on the kneeldown. how about tyler o'connor. you have started two -- get that ball back, tyler. absolutely. i hope they give it to you because your two road starts at number two ohio state, as an ohio native. and you won as a kid who came here to south bend and watch the irish play. you're one game played at notre dame stadium, the second road start, you get a win, as well. nice story to tell for a fifth year senior. >> doug: phenomenal effort. phenomenal effort. ran with the ball. key completions. even towards the end of the game, he was conservative with the ball towards the end of the game. but it played out. he knew what kind of defense he has. he knew he could run the football at times. and he's not a manager of the game. he runs the show with this

offense. >> mike: he rubs a balanced offense tonight. >> kathryn: you let off a sigh of relief. describe what it is like coaching tonight. >> it was tight. great comeback by notre dame. i thought our guys played really well. but you know, filed it away at the end. a great run by r.j. shelton gets it in the bank. >> kathryn: notre dame made it interesting there at the end of the game. how did you manage to hold them off? >> deshone kizer, he started to hit his plays. went downfield a little bit. has great poise. you saw them do that against texas, as well. got a great football team. you know, they're never going to be out of the football game. that's the way it is. they did a great job coming back. >> kathryn: what does the win mean for the season? >> a big win. has v to get ready for wisconsin next week. exciting for our players.

>> kathryn: mike? >> mike: thanks, kathryn. the winner in south bend. the players listen to the anthem. ♪ ♪ >> mike: with the joy that has been played the last seven games here, as notre dame sees a seven-game home winning streak snapped. and the spartans will enjoy their song and their trip back to east lansing, as victors here

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♪ >> announcer: nbc 10 news starts now. right now on nbc 10, searching for answers. video shows the gunman responsible for a shooting ram page in west philadelphia walking calmly, not running in between attacks. >> help me, please. >> reporter: she was just one of six people shot. one of them killed as the suspect created chaos over several blocks overnight. >> obviously he was hell bent on hurting a lot of people and we've uncovered new details of the suspect's criminal pact. >> thanks for joining us. police say 25-year-old nicolas glen left behind a note discussing his hatred of police. but investigators are searching for a specific motive. we have team coverage of this

shooting ram page. drew, you've learned more about the mindset of the gunman before the attack. >> yeah, this is starting to come together for investigators who do plan to spend more time with glen's friends and family. they have reviewed his criminal past and taken a look at the note found with his body and they describe as rambling on and on. our first look at nicolas glen was him walking through chaos while police scrambled to track him down. >> you could tell somebody was running. >> reporter: now investigators are revealing a deeper picture of a manuel known to them. they're working to trace where the gun came from. the serial number was obliterated. >> we still aren't absolutely clear as to why. >> reporter: the 25-year-old had a lengthy criminal record pap former lawyer said he represented glen on a series of

drug cases. he was landed in solitary confinement and he said quote he slowly became more and more despondent. i was having a more difficult time communicating with him. the word doomed was written on the letter found in his pocket. it details frustration with a probation officer and hatred of police, but mostly ranting and rambling. >> it's more about himself than who he wanted to harm. >> reporter: and a search of glen's place did not show up any ties to extremists ties. but they believe if they find out exactly what motivated them, it could prevent a future tragedy. drew smith, nbc 10 news. new video into nbc 10 appears to show one of the shooting ram page victims ducking for cover, this after he was apparently hit by the gun

fire. a total of six people were shot last night and one of those victims died. here with our live team coverage at prebetes betearian medical center. >> reporter: one officer has her bullet-proof vest to thank for her survival. a bar manager was said to be in good spirits. a nearby business's surveillance camera captured the dramatic video showing an officer, possibly edward miller, falling after being shot. getting up and limping to take cover. officers cornered glen in an alley along 48th street and killed him, ending a horrific chain of events. >> bang, bang, bang. and i had to interrupt myself and get in a hiding space. >> reporter: this fear gripd men ea, like linda williams who

would only talk to us in a small storm door. >> it's not freedom no more. hurry up and do what you got to do and get home before it gelts dark. >> reporter: police say glen fired more than 1 dozen rounds into her patrol car, striking her eight times. she was on a special detail that aims to low er a spike in crime in that area. today's street is a stark contrast to the chaos less than 24 hours earlier and for some, that's unnrving. >> it's like a normal day. it's supposed to be every leader, every counsel person, every state rep, should be hire right now. >> reporter: we're not releasing her name until we can tconfirm

that her family has been noti notifi notified. reporting live outside of presbyterian hospital, nbc 10 news. and we just learned the police union will donate the proceeds from the tail gate party on monday to the injured police officers. our coverage of the shooting ram page continues with the frantic quals for help and a detailed timeline of the event. meanwhile, we're following breaking news tonight from new york city. police are investigating a second potential device after an explosion injured 26 people tonight in the chelsea section of manhattan. those injuries are minor. a law enforcement official told the associated press that the explosion appears to have come from a construction tool box in front of a building. fbi and homeland security officials are there on the

scene. meanwhile, the fbi is leading a major investigation into who is responsible for another explosion. this one rocked seaside park just before a charity run. >> we need to shut down this run. shut down this run. >> reporter: a pipe bomb-like device went off as thousands of people waited for the annual 5 k to start. sources say additional, undetonated devices were also found in the same trash can. luckily no one was hurt. well, tracking rain. nbc 10 first alert radar shows showers headed our way. which could make for a wet end to your weekend. something good. definitely no rain insight here,

at least not yet. people celebrated the sixth annual dance on the falls bridge this evening. changes are coming. for more on what to expect, let's get a check of your neighborhood forecast with meteorologist, karen thomas. >> just a mild evening for any out door activity, frankly. and temperatures are dipping down, not doing too badly. mainly in the upper 60s, lower 70s. it is 72 right now in philadelphia and we're watching to the west as we keep a close eye on the cold front in the ohio valley. it will be pushing west to east and we can see the cloud shelf already filtering into our area. so, keeping an eye on this because it is expected to bring rain into our region and overnight into monday morning. but boy, it is going to be much needed rain to our area.

we could even be talking about thunderstorms as well. i'll be back with a full forecast in just a bit. thanks, karen. holding out hope. a south jersey community comes together to call for justice weeks after a young girl lost her life in a gang shooting. >> malcolm jenkins discusses his making a statement and a cont controversial day in happy valley. that's next.