3:08	UND.com -  And we're live!

3:09	UND.com -  Heat index of 98 degrees here in South Bend, 30ish% chance of rain.

3:09	UND.com -  It's a balmy 72 degrees here in the Notre Dame pressbox

3:11	[Comment From jude ] Go Irish!

3:12	UND_com -  Less than 30 minutes til kickoff ... join our live chat - http://bit.ly/nSWHyy - or follow on your phone - http://bit.ly/rsXV6H #NDFB

3:13	UND.com -  Today marks the 220th straight sellout at Notre Dame Stadium. Since 1966, every home game for the Irish has been a sellout except one - a 1973 Thanksgiving Day game vs. Air Force. Notre Dame has played in front of sellouts in 268 of its last 269 home games.

3:14	[Comment From Gary ] The beginning of a Beautiful season starts in 16the minutes

3:15	UND.com -  Notre Dame enters the contest ranked No. 16 in the preseason Associated Press poll and No. 18 in the preseason USA Today Coaches' poll. USF is receiving votes in the coaches' poll.

3:15	[Comment From Lorenzo VonMatterhorn ] I can't wait!

3:15	UND.com -  Notre Dame is 40-7-1 (.844) in season openers inside Notre Dame Stadium. Notre Dame will open a season at home for the fifth straight year after opening the 2004, '05 and '06 seasons all away from Notre Dame Stadium.

3:16	UND.com -  Stadium is quickly filling up ... lots of fans wearing the blue student t-shirt ... pretty neat look ... never seen this much blue here before.

3:16	UND.com -  Irish are done with warmups..heading back into the tunnel

3:16	UND.com -  USF will be wearing white jerseys, green bottoms..they're still warming up..

3:17	OAK_UND_COM -  ND's gold helmets look stunning. Some intel suggests the tint was modified slightly.

3:17	[Comment From jude ] Boston College just made a big stop on 4th-and-1, down 7 pts. However, they've got 97 seconds to go 60ish yards to tie it.

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