SOUTH BEND — The crowd noise inside Notre Dame Stadium might have had the biggest impact in Saturday’s top 20 college football showdown .
Facing 4th-and-inches at the Notre Dame 46-yard line in the final minute, Louisville had no choice but to go for it to keep its chances of winning alive. The Cardinals took too long to get ready, though, leading to a delay of game penalty, backing up the Louisville offense five yards.
With a harder conversion to make, Louisville quarterback Tyler Shough threw an incomplete pass, effectively sealing a 31-24 victory for the No. 14 Fighting Irish over the No. 17 Cardinals…