“That’s pretty insane”, Adams said with a grin. Notre Dame’s hypothetical one-loss resume is quite strong, considering the two-point margin and location (Death Valley) of the defeat against Clemson.
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The two are looking forward to playing their final game at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday against Wake Forest (3-6), whose six seniors are the fewest in the FBS. He’s averaging 7.3 yards per carry on the year, and ripped Pitt for 147 yards on 20 carries. And then there will be wins like Notre Dame’s 28-7 victory over Wake Forest.
Fans say they are always proud of the Notre Dame football teams but they really believe this team has a shot at going all the way. Tabari Hines had an outstanding performance for the Demon Deacons, hauling in three receptions for 82 yards and one TD.
In announcing the suspension Thursday, coach Dave Clawson said it was for a violation of undisclosed team rules. The Demon Deacons would, as the regular season showed us, come out firing right from whistle. Scott’s last four games, in which he’s been a little bit physically limited: 31 offensive touches, 187 yards, one touchdown. “It’s insane that if we would have went the other way how things would have been much different”. “But against better football teams, we don’t find ways to win, we find ways to lose”. There had only been two TD runs that long in the previous 126 seasons of Notre Dame football.
His 27 combined touchdown grabs in 2014 and 2015 account for 54-percent of Notre Dame’s total (50) in that department.
“Obviously, the run was one for the highlight reel: Physical, explosive, sheds off a tackler, ” Kelly said. “Obviously a big play where we’re backed up, and just a terrific run”. Wake Forest’s second drive of the second half, John Wolford ran it in for the 1 yard touchdown to make it a 21-7 game.
Buried at the their own 1 following a fourth-down stop, Notre Dame called for a quarterback sneak on first down before handing to Adams on 2nd-and-9. The 6-foot-4, 230-pound sophomore sprinted left for his second rushing score of the game and his eighth of the season.
In the sixth minute, Notre Dame tri-captain Max Lachowecki earned a corner, Evan Panken’s lob cleared. He has also thrown for 907 yards, 3 TDs and 5 INTs, but he has only completed 51% of his passes.
Extra point: Wake’s last five games against top-5 opponents (AP poll): Foes 248, Deacs 13.
The playoff committee’s decisions and rationale are out of Notre Dame’s control.
Romeo Okwara is emerging as the pass rusher Notre Dame desperately needs. “I thought Wake Forest played very well today, and we’re pleased with the outcome”.
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Junior linebacker James Onwualu suffered a significant knee injury early in the game, with an MRI coming tomorrow to determine the severity of it. The third starter in a linebacking corps that usually only mentions Joe Schmidt and Jaylon Smith, Onwualu is still a key cog to the defense, especially with a nickel grouping still figuring itself out.
