After another week of craziness, Notre Dame moves a step closer to finding out how their season will finish. On paper it looks like Monmouth is in trouble here with Notre Dame looking tough.
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The Cardinal (9-2), ranked 13th in the AP Top-25, moved up to ninth in the fourth weekly rankings by the CFP selection committee Tuesday.
This is an elimination game for the College Football Playoff with the loser having no chance of qualifying. Last Saturday’s 19-16 win at Fenway Park against Boston College may have been ugly, but Notre Dame keeps surviving, winning that one despite committing five turnovers. Starting running back Tarean Folston tore his ACL in the season opener. Adams started two games ago against Wake Forest when Prosise was out with a concussion.
Boston English quarterback Aneury Lara is no stranger to Fenway, attending several Red Sox games through the years. Reserve safety Drue Tranquill tore his ACL while celebrating a pass breakup in Week 3 against Georgia Tech. “It’s in who he is as a person”, Kelly said.
Junior captain Jaylon Smith played another strong game, picking up 11 tackles, a tackle-for-loss, and a pass break-up.
Injuries are part of life in football.
Notre Dame fans watch their team endure a 27-0 quarter-final loss to Vancouver College at B.C. Place Nov. 21, 2015. The Crusaders are Notre Dame’s oldest rival with the northern IN school just about 45 miles west. The first-ever Notre Dame women’s basketball game was against Valparaiso Dec. 3, 1977. Stanford has scored at least 30 points in 10 straight games.
We’ve seen Notre Dame’s identity evolve into one headlined by explosive plays on offense and a certain mental toughness, combining those quantitative and qualitative traits into a push for the College Football Playoff.
With the extensive list of injuries, merely surviving from week to week is impressive. Boston College’s John Johnson looked like he had another pick under his belt, but Brown plucked it directly out of his hands to extend Notre Dame’s lead to 16-3.
They became the first Irish duo be drafted in the same year since 1992.
“They’re excited that they get to play for a championship”. There’s a reason Stanley will be so highly coveted by the National Football League next spring.
It was the longest running play in Notre Dame history, surpassing the 92-yard run by Bob Livingstone against USC in 1947.
Notre Dame has recruited very well under Kelly, and it has plenty of dynamic athletes to get the ball to. “She proved she was ready to play and to defend”.
The home team has won the past four meetings in the series…. His 1,546 rushing yards are the second-most in the country, and he’s been an incredibly consistent performance. Against pass defenses that rank 50th or worse, Kizer has thrown 13 touchdowns and four interceptions.
“You know, we’re going to play that way on defense”.
Notre Dame led 53-18 at the half and the big lead enabled McGraw to rest a lot of starters most of the second half. Recruiting has paid off, and now all this talent is a bit more seasoned, in the second year of VanGorder’s system. After speaking with college GameDay analyst George Whitfield, he took some time to talk Irish football with ABC 57’s Brandon Pope. Amir Carlisle also had a great game with 97 receiving yards and a TD on seven catches. The record is 786 yards, set by Darius Walker in 2004.
Even with the disappointing game, Kizer ranks 19th in the nation in pass efficiency rating at 152.5. Not bad for a redshirt freshman who was the third-string quarterback in the spring.
“We’ll see where that takes us through the week”, Kelly said. Remember, even in that near-loss to Temple he threw for 299 yards and ran for 143, and in the loss to Clemson in the rain he threw for 321 yards and ran 55, almost leading a fourth-quarter comeback.
Valparaiso coach Tracey Dorow said her team could learn from playing a team like Notre Dame.
Notre Dame is led by the inside-outside combo of Zack August (17 pints, 10 rebounds) and Demetrius Jackson (20 points, 5 assists), while any team leaving sharpshooter Steve Vasturia open on the perimeter will pay.
Sanford spent five seasons as an assistant at Stanford before taking over as Boise State’s offensive coordinator for one season.
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In last week’s matchup, Stanford defeated California 35-22.
