Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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26 NOV. 13, 2021 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED Now the challenge is drastically dif- ferent: Stopping the nation's No. 2 passing offense. Maybe the scout team has some things up its sleeve for that, too. It might hurt some egos on Tues- day. But that's fine as long as it doesn't hurt Notre Dame on the scoreboard on Saturday. "We're going to have to do a 180 flip," Kiser said, " but I think the guys are ready for it." KEVIN AUSTIN JR.'S TOUCHDOWN HAS SHORT- AND LONG-TERM MEANING The box score may not say so, but the play worked properly the first time Notre Dame ran it. Offensive coordinator Tommy Rees called four verticals in a first-half two- minute drill, seeking a big-gainer passing play after consecutive first-down runs. The Irish wanted to add to their 10-3 lead over Navy right before halftime, and Rees called senior wide receiver Kevin Aus- tin Jr.'s number to help the cause. Austin ran his route on the bound- ary and settled into a soft spot in Navy's Cover 2 zone, open for a would-be first PARTICIPATION CHART OFFENSE QB: JACK COAN, Tyler Buchner RB: KYREN WILLIAMS, Chris Tyree, Logan Diggs WR: KEVIN AUSTIN JR., Deion Colzie TE: MICHAEL MAYER, George Takacs, Mitchell Evans LT: JOE ALT LG: ANDREW KRISTOFIC C: JARRETT PATTERSON, Zeke Correll RG: CAIN MADDEN RT: JOSH LUGG, Quinn Carroll WR: AVERY DAVIS, Matt Salerno WR: BRADEN LENZY, Lorenzo Styles DEFENSE SDE: MYRON TAGOVAILOA-AMOSA, Nana Osafo-Mensah, Alex Ehrensberger DT: JAYSON ADEMILOLA, Jacob Lacey, Rylie Mills NT: KURT HINISH, Howard Cross III, Aidan Ke- anaaina Vyper: ISAIAH FOSKEY, Justin Ademilola, Will Schweitzer Mike: DREW WHITE, Bo Bauer, Kahanu Kia Will: JD BERTRAND, Prince Kollie Rover: Isaiah Pryor, Jordan Botelho Free Safety: JACK KISER, Litchfield Ajavon Strong Safety: HOUSTON GRIFFITH, DJ Brown, KJ Wallace Boundary CB: CLARENCE LEWIS, Ramon Hen- derson Field CB: TARIQ BRACY, Cam Hart, Caleb Offord SPECIAL TEAMS Kickoff coverage: Prince Kollie, Kahanu Kia, Bo Bauer, Jack Kiser, TaRiq Bracy, Isaiah Pryor, Jordan Botelho, Xavier Watts, Houston Griffith, Chase Ketterer, Davis Sherwood Kick return: Mitchell Evans, Kevin Bauman, George Takacs, Prince Kollie, Xavier Watts, Bo Bauer, Kahanu Kia, KJ Wallace, Audric Estime, Matt Salerno Punt coverage: Bo Bauer, Isaiah Pryor, Jack Kiser, JD Bertrand, Lorenzo Styles, C'Bo Flemis- ter, Davis Sherwood, Rylie Mills, John Dirksen Punt return: Jordan Botelho, C'Bo Flemister, Ryan Barnes, Prince Kollie, Kahanu Kia, KJ Wallace, Ramon Henderson, Xavier Watts, Bo Bauer, Eddie Scheidler Kickoff: Jonathan Doerer Placekicker: Jonathan Doerer Punter: Jay Bramblett Long snapper: Michael Vinson Holder: Jay Bramblett Kick Returner: Chris Tyree Punt Returner: Kyren Williams NOTRE DAME VS. NAVY QUARTER-BY-QUARTER COMPARISON Notre Dame 1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr. 1st Half 2nd Half Total Time of Possession 5:33 9:45 3:14 6:41 15:18 9:55 25:13 Third-Down Conversions 0-3 5-6 0-1 2-3 5-9 2-4 7-13 Fourth-Down Conversions 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 Average Field Position ND-26 ND-19 ND-31 ND-46 ND-23 ND-38 ND-29 Navy 1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr. 1st Half 2nd Half Final Time of Possession 9:27 5:15 11:46 8:19 14:42 20:05 34:47 Third-Down Conversions 0-3 0-2 2-4 2-3 0-5 4-7 4-12 Fourth-Down Conversions 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 2-2 1-2 3-4 Average Field Position NAVY-31 NAVY-25 NAVY-20 NAVY-17 NAVY-28 NAVY-18 NAVY-24 PLAY CHART (NO. OF PLAYS) Yards ND NAVY Nega ve 6 7 0-5 28 43 6-9 10 4 10-19 9 3 20-29 1 0 30-39 2 1 40-49 0 0 50 or more 1 0 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY (INSIDE 20-YARD LINE) No Poss. TD FG Score Notre Dame 5 3 1 1 Navy 2 0 2 0 BIG PLAYS (25 YARDS OR MORE) Notre Dame • 1-10 ND44 Coan pass complete to Colzie for 31 yards to NAVY25 • 1-10 NAVY49 Coan pass to Aus n for 38 yards to NAVY11 • 3-7 ND30 Coan pass to Aus n for 70-yard touchdown • Salerno kickoff return for 26 yards to ND30 • 2-19 NAVY41 Diggs 23-yard run plus NAVY facemask pen- alty for nine yards (half the distance to goal) to NAVY9 Navy • 1-10 NAVY43 Umbarger 32-yard run to ND25 Austin's 70-yard touchdown catch — a new career long for him — late in the second quarter staked the Fighting Irish to a 17-3 halftime lead. PHOTO BY CHAD WEAVER