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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com DEC. 5, 2020 27 sophomore safety was ejected for tar- geting. At the time, he was leading the team in tackles with six. Junior Houston Griffith stepped in and recorded one tackle, but also did his job manning the back end of the defense, which only gave up three points after he entered the game. "We believe in these guys," Kelly said. "We love these guys and trust them. They went out and they played at a high level." BALL CONTROL, ONCE AGAIN To best appreciate yet another in- stance of Notre Dame's offense ex- erting its physical, clock-milking identity, focus on a stat from North Carolina's box score. The Tar Heels ran 25 plays in the second half. Notre Dame's defense deserves plenty of praise for forcing two three- and-outs and two four-and-outs in that span. Its offense, though, made the North Carolina opportunities few and far between by hogging the ball. North Carolina couldn't inflict any damage because it spent a majority of the second half on the sideline. Notre Dame had the ball for 35:04 and had three drives that lasted at least three minutes, 40 seconds. The Irish's final drive (excluding kneel downs) began on their own 11-yard NOTRE DAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Att. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Long Williams 23 124 0 124 5.4 2 47 Book 8 63 15 48 6.0 0 33 Tyree 2 16 0 16 8.0 0 16 Skowronek 1 13 0 13 13.0 1 13 Team 2 0 2 -2 -1.0 0 0 Total 36 216 17 199 5.5 3 47 Passing Att. Com. Pct. Int. Yards TD Long Book 33 23 69.7 0 279 1 53 Total 33 23 69.7 0 279 1 53 Receiving Rec. Yards TD Long McKinley 6 135 0 53 Mayer 4 54 0 16 Williams 4 20 1 11 Skowronek 3 34 0 21 Wilkins 2 16 0 9 Takacs 1 13 0 13 Davis 1 5 0 5 Keys 1 1 0 1 Tremble 1 1 0 1 Total 23 279 1 53 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Salerno 1 8 0 8 Total 1 8 0 8 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Tyree 1 18 0 18 Total 1 18 0 18 Punting No. Avg. Long Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Bramblett 5 43.0 57 0 0 1 2 2 Total 5 43.0 57 0 0 1 2 2 Field Goals Made Att. Long Blk. Doerer 1 2 32 0 Total 1 2 32 0 Defense Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Owusu Koramoah 5 4 9 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hamilton 5 1 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 White 3 2 5 2-8 0.5-4 1 0 0 Liufau 1 4 5 0.5-1 0.5-1 0 0 0 Crawford 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Foskey 1 3 4 1-3 1-3 0 0 0 Ogundeji 3 0 3 2-6 2-6 0 0 0 Ademilola 1 2 3 1.5-3 1-2 0 0 0 Hinish 0 3 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Tagovailoa-Amosa 0 3 3 0.5-1 0.5-1 0 0 0 Bauer 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hayes 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Mills 1 1 2 0.5-4 0.5-4 0 0 0 Lewis 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Griffith 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Cross 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 McCloud 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Bracy 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Int. Returns No. Yards TD Long None NORTH CAROLINA INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Att. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Long Carter 8 60 3 57 7.1 0 26 Williams 11 30 2 28 2.5 0 10 Howell 11 23 21 2 0.2 1 13 Total 30 113 26 87 2.9 1 26 Passing Att. Com. Pct. Int. Yards TD Long Howell 27 17 63.0 0 211 1 51 Total 27 17 63.0 0 211 1 51 Receiving Rec. Yards TD Long Newsome 6 64 0 20 Brown 4 84 0 51 Simmons 2 11 1 6 Williams 2 10 0 8 Carter 1 23 0 23 Downs 1 10 0 10 Walston 1 9 0 9 Total 17 211 1 51 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Newsome 1 0 0 0 Total 1 0 0 0 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Total 0 0 0 0 Punting No. Avg. Long Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Kiernan 7 50.6 62 0 0 1 3 5 Total 7 50.6 62 0 0 1 3 5 Field Goals Made Att. Long Blk. Atkins 1 1 42 0 Total 1 1 42 0 Defense Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR McMichael 5 2 7 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Surratt 4 3 7 1-13 1-13 0 0 0 Chapman 5 0 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Gemmel 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Morrison 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Conley 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hopper 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Vohasek 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Tomari Fox 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Tomon Fox 2 0 2 1-2 1-2 0 0 0 Murphy 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Collins 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Grimes 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Pinder 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Asante 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hester 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Brooks 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Evans 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Jackson 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Taylor 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Int. Returns No. Yards TD Long None PARTICIPATION CHART OFFENSE QB: IAN BOOK RB: KYREN WILLIAMS, Chris Tyree WR: JAVON MCKINLEY, Joe Wilkins Jr. TE: TOMMY TREMBLE, George Takacs TE: BROCK WRIGHT, Michael Mayer LT: LIAM EICHENBERG LG: AARON BANKS C: ZEKE CORRELL RG: JOSH LUGG RT: ROBERT HAINSEY WR: Avery Davis, Lawrence Keys III WR: BENNETT SKOWRONEK, Braden Lenzy DEFENSE SDE: ADE OGUNDEJI, Justin Ademilola DT: MYRON TAGOVAILOA-AMOSA, Rylie Mills NT: KURT HINISH, Howard Cross III Vyper: DAELIN HAYES, Isaiah Foskey, Ovie Oghoufo Mike: DREW WHITE, Bo Bauer Buck: SHAYNE SIMON, Marist Liufau Rover: JEREMIAH OWUSU-KORAMOAH Stud: SHAUN CRAWFORD, Houston Griffith Whip: KYLE HAMILTON, DJ Brown Boundary CB: NICK MCCLOUD Field CB: CLARENCE LEWIS, TaRiq Bracy Nickel: DJ BROWN, Houston Griffith, KJ Wallace SPECIAL TEAMS Kickoff Coverage: Drew White, Osita Ekwonu, Marist Liufau, Bo Bauer, Jordan Botelho, Jack Kiser, Jack Lamb, Isaiah Pryor, Isaiah Foskey, Ovie Oghoufo Kick Return: Jack Kiser, Bo Bauer, Marist Liufau, Brock Wright, George Takacs, Isaiah Foskey, Isaiah Pryor, Houston Griffith, Jack Lamb Punt Coverage: Kyle Hamilton, Jack Kiser, Bo Bauer, Isaiah Pryor, Drew White, Jack Lamb, John Dirksen, Brock Wright, Dillan Gibbons, Houston Griffith Punt Return: Osita Ekwonu, Cam Hart, Isaiah Foskey, Bo Bauer, Isaiah Pryor, Jack Lamb, Jack Kiser, Marist Liufau, Houston Griffith, Clarence Lewis Kickoff: Jonathan Doerer Placekicker: Jonathan Doerer Punter: Jay Bramblett Long/Short Snapper: Michael Vinson Holder: Jay Bramblett Kick Returner: Jafar Armstrong, Chris Tyree Punt Returner: Matt Salerno