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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com OCT. 2, 2021 29 Tyree is on kick returns because he's Notre Dame's fastest player and a home- run threat every time he touches the ball. In three prior games, though, Tyree had attempted just one return — a 19-yarder against Toledo Sept. 11. Kelly ordered him to fair catch all kickoffs in the second half of the opener at Florida State. His two first-half returns against Wisconsin went for 36 combined yards, both on short kicks he fielded just shy of the goal line. It's modest production from a big- play weapon. Between the fair catches and the lack of space he has found as a running back this year, his opportunities to make an impact have been limited. Polian's schematic switch gave him one. He ran to it and through it, scoring Notre Dame's first kickoff return touch- down since 2016. "We know he can do it," senior wide receiver Kevin Austin Jr. said. "We know he has game-breaking speed. For him to show that, it was a reminder for all of us on the sideline that this is type of game this was going to be, and this is the game we need to have to beat a team like that." ✦ NOTRE DAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Att. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Long Williams 18 43 10 33 1.8 0 7 Tyree 2 6 0 6 3.0 0 5 TEAM 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 Pyne 2 0 16 -16 -8.0 0 0 Coan 9 16 35 -19 -2.1 0 8 Total 32 65 62 3 0.1 0 8 Passing Com. Att. Pct. Int. Yards TD Long Coan 15 29 51.7 0 158 1 36 Pyne 6 8 75.0 0 81 1 22 Total 21 37 56.8 0 239 2 36 Receiving Rec. Yards TD Long Austin 6 76 2 36 Mayer 7 61 0 22 Davis 4 55 0 20 Lenzy 2 23 0 16 Wilkins 1 18 0 18 Tyree 1 6 0 6 Total 21 239 2 36 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Williams 3 20 0 10 Total 3 20 0 10 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Tyree 3 132 1 96 Total 3 132 1 96 Punting No. Avg. Long Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Bramblett 7 46.3 72 0 0 2 2 3 Total 7 46.3 72 0 0 2 2 3 Field Goals Made Att. Long Blk. Doerer 2 3 51 0 Total 2 3 51 0 Defense Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Bertrand 7 1 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Kiser 6 0 6 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Ja. Ademilola 4 1 5 2-4 1-3 0 1 0 Ju. Ademilola 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 White 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Foskey 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 Walters 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hamilton 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Lewis 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Bracy 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Cross 2 0 2 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 Lacey 2 0 2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 Botelho 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Doerer 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Griffith 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Mills 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Pryor 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Tagovailoa-Amosa 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Bauer 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Int. Returns No. Yards TD Long Kiser 1 66 1 66 White 1 48 1 48 Hart 2 32 0 32 Total 4 146 2 66 WISCONSIN INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Att. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Long Mellusi 18 58 4 54 3.0 0 10 Berger 1 8 0 8 8.0 0 8 J. Chenal 3 7 0 7 2.3 0 3 Guerendo 4 6 1 5 1.2 0 4 Mertz 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Total 28 79 5 74 2.6 0 10 Passing Com. Att. Pct. Int. Yards TD Long Mertz 18 41 43.9 4 240 1 43 Total 18 41 43.9 4 240 1 43 Receiving Rec. Yards TD Long Pryor 6 69 1 22 D. Davis 5 64 0 19 Mellusi 2 39 0 35 Guerendo 2 6 0 6 Cundiff 1 43 0 43 Ferguson 1 11 0 11 Berger 1 8 0 8 Total 18 240 1 43 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Engram 3 16 0 6 Total 3 16 0 6 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Chandler 3 73 0 33 Anderson 1 14 0 14 Goetz 1 0 0 0 Total 5 87 0 33 Punting No. Avg. Long Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Vujnovich 6 49.8 62 0 1 0 2 1 Total 6 49.8 62 0 1 0 2 1 Field Goals Made Att. Long Blk. Larsh 2 3 37 0 Total 2 3 37 0 Defense Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR L. Chenal 6 2 8 1-3 0-0 0 1 0 Hicks 5 0 5 0-0 0-0 4 0 0 Nelson 4 1 5 1-4 0-0 1 0 0 J. Sanborn 4 1 5 2-4 0-0 0 0 1 Wilder 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Henningsen 3 1 4 2-8 1-7 0 0 0 Benton 0 3 3 0.5-3 0.5-3 0 0 0 Burks 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Herbig 2 1 3 2-8 2-8 0 0 0 A. Smith 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 C. Williams 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 J. Chenal 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 R. Johnson 2 0 2 1-7 1-7 0 1 0 Mullens 1 1 2 0.5-4 0.5-4 0 0 0 Engram 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Franklin 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Goetz 1 0 1 1-4 1-4 0 0 0 Torchio 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 B. Williams 1 0 1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 Int. Returns No. Yards TD Long None PARTICIPATION CHART OFFENSE QB: JACK COAN, Drew Pyne RB: KYREN WILLIAMS, Chris Tyree WR: KEVIN AUSTIN JR. TE: MICHAEL MAYER, George Takacs, Mitchell Evans, Joe Alt LT: TOSH BAKER, Joe Alt LG: ZEKE CORRELL, Andrew Kristofic C: JARRETT PATTERSON RG: CAIN MADDEN RT: JOSH LUGG WR: AVERY DAVIS, Joe Wilkins Jr. WR: BRADEN LENZY, Lorenzo Styles Jr. DEFENSE SDE: MYRON TAGOVAILOA-AMOSA, Nana Osafo-Mensah DT: JAYSON ADEMILOLA, Rylie Mills NT: HOWARD CROSS III, Jacob Lacey Vyper: ISAIAH FOSKEY, Justin Ademilola Mike: DREW WHITE, Bo Bauer Will: JD BERTRAND, Jordan Botelho Rover: ISAIAH PRYOR, Jack Kiser Strong safety: HOUSTON GRIFFITH Free safety: KYLE HAMILTON Boundary CB: CLARENCE LEWIS, Cam Hart Field CB: TARIQ BRACY Nickel: DJ BROWN, Ramon Henderson SPECIAL TEAMS Kickoff coverage: TaRiq Bracy, Houston Griffith, DJ Brown, Jack Kiser, Justin Walters, Isaiah Pryor, Bo Bauer, Adam Shibley, Jordan Botelho, Prince Kollie, Isaiah Foskey Kick return: Mitchell Evans, Cane Berrong, George Takacs, Matt Salerno, Justin Walters, DJ Brown, Bo Bauer, Xavier Watts, Adam Shib- ley, Audric Estime Punt coverage: John Dirksen, Rylie Mills, Davis Sherwood, Kyle Hamilton, Jack Kiser, Bo Bauer, Isaiah Pryor, Justin Walters, JD Bertrand Punt return: Ramon Henderson, Isaiah Pryor, KJ Wallace, DJ Brown, Bo Bauer, Xavier Watts, Lorenzo Styles Jr., Prince Kollie, Adam Shibley, Justin Walters Kickoff: Jonathan Doerer Placekicker: Jonathan Doerer Punter: Jay Bramblett Long snapper: Michael Vinson Holder: Jay Bramblett Kick Returner: Chris Tyree Punt Returner: Kyren Williams