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Willingham lifts Spartans' hex over Irish

Saturday, September 21, 2002

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Notre Dame doesn't prefer winning in such dramatic fashion. It's just working out that way. Quarterback Pat Dillingham, playing for injured starter Carlyle Holiday, threw a short pass to Arnaz Battle, who ran 60 yards for a touchdown with 1:15 remaining as the 12th-ranked Fighting Irish rallied to beat Michigan State 21-17 Saturday. "If we win every game like this, I know it creates a little more heartache for a lot of people, but I'll take 13 like that,'' ...

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