C.J. Prosise scores 3 TDs as No. 15 Notre Dame beats Navy

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Notre Dame running back C.J. Prosise made Navy pay for its turnovers. Prosise scored one play after linebacker Jaylon Smith recovered a fumble by Chris Swain on the Navy 7 and two plays after Devin Butler recovered a fumble by Dishan Romine at the 26-yard line on the opening kickoff of the second half. He finished with three rushing touchdowns as the 15th-ranked Fighting Irish beat the Midshipmen 41-24 on Saturday. "Huge, huge," Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said of the turnovers. "Those obviously meant a lot in this game." Navy had tied the score at 21-21 with 24 seconds left in the first half after 253-pound fullback Quentin Ezell gashed the Irish for touchdown runs of 45 and 22 yards. But Justin Yoon kicked a 52-yard field goal in the closing seconds of the first half and Prosise put the Irish (5-1) ahead by 10 points with a 22-yard run following the second fumble.