“That’s the big emphasis there; making sure we’re taking care of our bodies and being ready to go for the Purdue team after their big win against Nebraska”.
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Last Saturday against Temple, QB DeShone Kizer helped rescue the Irish when he hit wide receiver Will Fuller with a 17-yard touchdown pass with2:09 left in the game for a 24-20 lead.
The first College Football Playoff rankings came out Tuesday night and Notre Dame is knocking on the door. One loss Alabama was just ahead of them in 4th while undefeated teams like MI State, Baylor and TCU sat behind the Irish. He was also recognized for his Notre Dame performance by the Paul Hornung Award-presented annually to the most versatile player in major college football-which named him to its weekly honor roll. Notre Dame Fighting Irish rank at 45 for 179.0 road rushing yards where as Pittsburgh Panthers rank at 59 for allowing 147.3 rushing yards at home. “I don’t know where it stands up exactly”. Natalie Johnson and Ryann Dejarld posted double-figure digs for Notre Dame, downing an ace apiece. “I think he proved to everybody that he’s capable against a very good defense in Pittsburgh of getting deserved carries, earned carries”. Pitt’s real strength on defense is against the pass. It will be tough sledding for Will Fuller and Co. going up against a pass defense that ranks 21 and has given up just 8 TD receptions all year.
Prosise is undergoing concussion protocol, Irish coach Brian Kelly said Sunday, a day after the redshirt junior awkwardly introduced himself to the grass at Heinz Field late in the first quarter of the Irish’s 42-30 victory against Pittsburgh. The Panthers are 6-2 on the season under 1st year head coach Pat Narduzzi and beat the Irish the last time they played back in 2013 at the same venue. Pittsburgh has a big back in RB Qadree Ollison, who has run for more than 700 yards on 5.6 yards per carry. I think we did a good job, and I give Aubrey, Habrowski, and our midfield and fullbacks a lot of credit.
Kelly’s right, too: When teams scheme to stop Fuller, it opens up the running game and targets for receivers like Chris Brown, Torii Hunter Jr. and Amir Carlisle. The last four meetings have been decided by an average of 4.5 points. Jordan Whitehead ran for two scores for the Panthers.
Whitehead leads the Panthers in tackles this season from his strong safety position, including 11 on Saturday.
He rushed for 143 yards against Temple last week, three yards shy of the school record for a quarterback set by Jim Etter against Navy in 1969.
Peterman meantime has no touchdowns, 8 yards passing.
“I would definitely put him up there with somebody that is very, very hard to defend”, Kelly said. Whether it’s falling on a fumble in the first half or recovering a surprise onside kick, there were opportunities for us. Basically just trying to get better as a student of the game and learning from all of the other players.
After converting a third down conversion on Notre Dame’s second drive of the game, CJ Prosise ran off the field favoring his shoulder.
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Fuller has also received praise from his quarterback, DeShone Kizer, who had six total touchdowns including five through the air, one shy of the six passing touchdowns in one game by Brady Quinn. “It’s a good football team”. Instead, Notre Dame’s Te’Von Coney picked up the loose ball and gave the Irish the ball at the Pitt 48-yard line.
