Notre Dame Stadium fell so silent you could hear an individual rain drop hit the steel of a stadium bleacher seat, if there was any unoccupied one. Spoiler — there wasn’t. Not for this game. Not for No. 15 Louisville at No. 16 Notre Dame, a matchup that quickly became the biggest of the 2024 season for the Fighting Irish. They didn’t seem to treat it as such in the first 90 seconds. Veteran special teams enthusiast Devyn Ford fumbled the opening kickoff. Three plays later, the Cardinals were in the end zone for the opening score. That’s when the sold-out crowd of 77,622 was rendered speechless…