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Stanford was content to run on third-and-long, for fear of Notre Dame’s dominant pass defense turning bad to worse against its developing passing offense. Midway through the second quarter, though, the Cardinal ran into Bryce Young. The freshman defensive end held the edge on third-and-7 from the Stanford 28-yard line. He wrestled down freshman Cardinal running back Chris Davis Jr. for a gain of 1, forcing a three-and-out. On the ensuing punt, he came within inches of his second blocked kick of the year. Young played 39 snaps on Saturday, tied for the lead among Notre Dame defensive linemen. H…

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