SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - Irish fans woke up this morning wishing yesterday had been just a bad dream.

The Fighting Irish walked off a wet and soggy field at Hard Rock Stadium with a 27-24 loss to Miami .

And yes, there are multiple things that went wrong and areas the Irish can fix. All in all, it’s another lesson to be learned… but this first lesson comes in Week 1.

The biggest question heading into this matchup was how redshirt freshman quarterback CJ Carr would handle his first ever collegiate start. And while he did finish with three touchdowns and led a comeback for the Irish, it just wasn’t enough.

Overall, Carr had an impressive debut . Sure, there were some ups and downs as you’d expect from any quarterback — especially a redshirt freshman — but he handled the pressure of

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