The Irish opened on a 17-7 run but the Seminoles answered with a 22-2 run, led 29-28 at halftime and never trailed in the second half.

Florida State will try to stop its four-game slide when the Seminoles play Notre Dame. The teams play Tuesday for the first time this season.

In the 18 teams in the ACC, Notre Dame is ranked inside the bottom half, but a couple of conference wins over the next week and a half can move them up into the top half of the standings. Offensively,