Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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36 NOV. 5, 2018 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED (25), Jerry Tillery (23) and Khalid Kareem (22). In comparison, the entire Southeastern Conference had only three defensive linemen with at least 20 quarterback pressures during the same time frame. Advantage: Notre Dame NOTRE DAME RUNNING GAME VS. NORTHWESTERN RUN DEFENSE This is the tightest matchup on paper between Notre Dame and Northwestern. Both squads ranked in the middle of the pack entering the Oct. 27 weekend, and both were largely inconsis- tent through each of their first seven games. Northwestern ranked 49th nationally in yards allowed per game on the ground (143.3) and 70th in yards allowed per rush (4.2). Three of North- western's first seven opponents were held to less than 100 yards, and only Purdue topped 5.0 yards per carry (8.1). But the Wildcats surrendered 231 yards in a comeback win over Nebraska, 202 yards in a victory over the Boilermakers and 180 yards in a loss to Michigan. Notre Dame ranked 60th in rushing yards per game (179.1) and 80th in yards per rush (4.2). The Fighting Irish offense went for 272 yards in a 38-17 win over then No. 7-ranked Stanford, 245 yards in a 22-17 victory over Vanderbilt and 241 yards in a 56-27 win at Wake Forest. Those three games were in succession. However, in three of its seven contests, the Notre Dame ground game was held to less than 140 yards. Advantage: Even Junior defensive end Joe Gaziano led the Big Ten with nine sacks in 2017 and had 4.5 quarterback takedowns through seven games this season. PHOTO BY STEPHEN J. CARRERA/NORTHWESTERN ATHLETICS GAME PREVIEW: NORTHWESTERN Offense Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. WR 81 Miles Boykin 6-4 228 Sr. 4 Kevin Austin 6-2 210 Fr. WR 10 Chris Finke 5-9½ 180 Sr. 18 Joe Wilkins 6-1½ 185 Fr. LT 74 Liam Eichenberg 6-6 308 Jr. 55 Jarrett Patterson 6-4½ 290 Fr. LG 69 Aaron Banks 6-6 319 So. 76 Dillan Gibbons 6-4 313 So. C 53 Sam Mustipher 6-2½ 306 5th-Sr. 61 Colin Grunhard 6-0½ 280 So. RG 57 Trevor Ruhland 6-3½ 295 Sr. or 78 Tommy Kraemer 6-6 316 Jr. RT 72 Robert Hainsey 6-4½ 295 So. 75 Joshua Lugg 6-7 314 So. TE 86 Alizé Mack 6-5 247 Sr. 84 Cole Kmet 6-5½ 258 So. or 82 Nic Weishar 6-5 246 5th-Sr. WR 83 Chase Claypool 6-4½ 227 Jr. 87 Michael Young 5-10 192 So. QB 12 Ian Book 6-0 203 Jr. 7 Brandon Wimbush 6-2 222 Sr. RB 2 Dexter Williams 5-11 215 Sr. or 6 Tony Jones Jr. 5-11 220 Jr. or 8 Jafar Armstrong 6-1 218 So. or 3 Avery Davis 5-11 204 So. Defense Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. DE 42 Julian Okwara 6-4½ 241 Jr. or 9 Daelin Hayes 6-4 265 Jr. DT 99 Jerry Tillery 6-7 305 Sr. 57 Jayson Ademilola 6-3 284 Fr. NT 55 Jonathan Bonner 6-4 295 5th-Sr. 41 Kurt Hinish 6-2 295 So. DE 53 Khalid Kareem 6-4 265 Jr. 91 Ade Ogundeji 6-4½ 255 Jr. Buck 23 Drue Tranquill 6-2 235 5th-Sr. 2 J. Genmark Heath 6-1 225 So. Mike 4 Te'von Coney 6-1 240 Sr. 52 Bo Bauer 6-3 225 Fr. or 45 Jonathan Jones 5-11½ 227 Jr. ROV 22 Asmar Bilal 6-2 225 Sr. 33 Shayne Simon 6-3 222 Fr. CB 27 Julian Love 5-11 193 Jr. 8 Donte Vaughn 6-3 211 Jr. S 11 Alohi Gilman 5-10½ 202 Jr. 14 Devin Studstill 6-0 200 Jr. S 21 Jalen Elliott 6-0½ 205 Jr. 24 Nick Coleman 6-0 194 Sr. or 3 Houston Griffith 6-0 205 Fr. CB 5 Troy Pride Jr. 5-11½ 190 Jr. 35 TaRiq Bracy 5-10 170 Fr. NOTRE DAME DEPTH CHART Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. K 19 Justin Yoon 5-10 198 Sr. 39 Jonathan Doerer 6-3 200 So. P 85 Tyler Newsome 6-2½ 214 5th-Sr. 42 Jeff Riney 5-11 181 Sr. KO 39 Jonathan Doerer 6-3 200 So. or 19 Justin Yoon 5-10 198 Sr. H 17 Nolan Henry 6-0 202 Sr. 12 Ian Book 6-0 203 Jr. Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. LS 54 John Shannon 6-2 235 Jr. 65 Michael Vinson 6-2 228 Fr. KR 87 Michael Young 5-10 185 So. 3 Avery Davis 5-11 204 So. PR 10 Chris Finke 5-9½ 180 Sr. 11 Alohi Gilman 5-10½ 202 Jr. Special Teams