SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Brian Kelly completed his second ideal home season in six years at Notre Dame, as the No. 4 Fighting Irish jumped out to a big lead early and put the finishing touches on their home slate with a 28-7 win over Wake Forest. Look for a sack or two from Day in his last game in Notre Dame Stadium.
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All though Notre Dame’s game in Boston for the Shamrock Series game is considered a home game for the Irish, this will be their last true home game of the season and also senior day. The top four teams in the rankings advance to the college football playoffs that determine the national champion.
For starters, his 120 receptions, 1,994 yards and 27 touchdown catches over the past two seasons are quite a security blanket for whichever quarterback, Malik Zaire or DeShone Kizer, is taking snaps behind center in 2016.
“The last time we lost, we went unbeaten 12 straight games”. Check out the Wake Forest vs. Notre Dame prediction and game preview.
No. 8 Oklahoma State barely survived on the road against a 3-7 Iowa State team and it’s unlikely the Cowboys push the Irish for that spot despite improving to 10-0. Player Who Matters If Prosise is scratched because of last week’s head injury, Notre Dame will once again turn to rookie Josh Adams, who looked very capable last Saturday at Heinz Field. We were going to do whatever it takes, and you saw there were scrambles in front of the box, people were flying blocking shots.
“This is what we dream of, to be in this position at this time of the year”, he said. To have a player of his caliber – he’s projected to be a first- or second-round pick were he to leave Notre Dame this spring – return would be a boost to any team.
The first half ended with no score, with With Wake Forest and Notre Dame trading near-miss after near-miss. “But we weren’t going to push it. So yeah, we felt like we would have him for next week”. Wake Forest Demon Deacons recorded 229.9 passing yards and 110.7 rushing yards while allowed 184.2 passing yards and 160.9 russhing yards with turnover differential of 1.2.
Defensive tackle Sheldon Day conducted a complicated handshake with his mother they had rehearsed at the hotel.
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The news was much better for the trio of Cage, Prosise, and Weishar – all of whom sat out Saturday’s win over Wake with concussions. He and the Irish run game should have their way against a rush defense that is giving up over four yards a carry.
