SOUTH BEND – Brandon Wimbush passed for a career-high 280 yards and ran for two touchdowns to lead Notre Dame past Wake Forest 48-37 Saturday.

Quarterback Wimbush shook off an injury as Notre Dame won its seventh straight.

The Irish, who are ranked No. 3 in the college football playoff rankings, also prevailed despite the fact that star running back Josh Adams missed the second half because of a concussion.

Adams left the field late in the first quarter and Wimbush (knee) joined him late in the first half.

Wimbush returned for the second half while Adams stayed on the sideline as the Irish (8-1, No. 3 CFP) totaled season highs in passing (340) and total yards (720) to set up a showdown with No. 9 Miami (No. 10 CFP) next Saturday.

Wake Forest (5-3) did not go down without a fight, piling up 587 yards in offense against a defense directed by former Demon Deacons coordinator Mike Elko.

Wimbush was 15-of-30 passing and threw a 34-yard touchdown to sophomore Chase Claypool, who had a career-high 180 yards on nine receptions. Wimbush also had 110 yards on 12 carries and the second TD was a 50-yarder in the second quarter.

Adams, who was fifth nationally with 1,169 yards entering the game, exited after gaining just 22 yards on five carries. His injury occurred when he dove into a pile after a Wimbush fumble with about 2½ minutes left in the first quarter.

Adams underwent concussion protocol, was cleared but did not return and didn’t need to – the nation’s No. 6 rushing offense, averaging just under 318 yards a game, gained 383 on the capable legs of Wimbush and Deon McIntosh (63 yards). It was the fifth straight game and the seventh time this season that the Irish have rushed for more than 300 yards.

Wake Forest quarterback John Wolford threw for 331 yards and accounted for three touchdowns (two passing) and running back Matt Colburn became the first back to run for 100 yards against Notre Dame this season, finishing with 120.

Notre Dame plays at Miami next Saturday at 8 p.m. (EST) on ABC. The Irish then host Navy Nov. 18 and finish the regular season at Stanford Nov. 25.