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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com NOV. 20, 2021 27 Diggs' opportunity arrived Oct. 9 at Virginia Tech when Tyree left with a turf toe injury that ultimately kept him out of the offense the next two games. Even with Tyree back, though, Notre Dame has kept Diggs involved. You don't have to squint to see why. "He's patient," head coach Brian Kelly said. "He's physical. He sees the hole." In this case, the hole was above ground. His run turned a third-and- two on Notre Dame's own 48-yard line into a first-and-10 on Virginia's 26. Four plays later, Notre Dame took a 14-0 lead with 14:11 left in the half on Lenzy's four-yard touchdown catch. Asked about Diggs' impact, Kelly cited a different run as the most im- pressive to him: a seven-yarder on Notre Dame's final drive (excluding the kneel-down) on a play designed to go off tackle. Instead, Diggs read the de- fense's run fit to the edge and cut up field behind senior center Jarrett Pat- terson. "It was his last run where they sent the corner from the boundary and spike the defense in the field, he cuts it back," Kelly said. "It was a veteran run." From a freshman who already looks like a veteran. ✦ VIRGINIA INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Att. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Long Hollins 9 44 0 44 4.9 0 11 Woolfolk 16 56 41 15 0.9 0 12 Darrington 2 12 0 12 6.0 0 11 Thompson 3 11 0 11 3.7 0 6 Woods 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Total 30 123 41 82 2.7 0 12 Passing Com. Att. Pct. Int. Yards TD Long Woolfolk 18 33 54.5 2 196 0 28 Wicks 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 Total 18 34 52.9 2 196 0 28 Receiving Rec. Yards TD Long Thompson 9 110 0 28 Kemp 4 37 0 19 Wicks 2 32 0 17 Woods 2 13 0 9 Henry 1 4 0 4 Total 18 196 0 28 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long None Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kemp 2 44 0 23 Total 2 44 0 23 Punting No. Avg. Long Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Finn 4 34.0 50 0 0 2 1 1 Total 4 34.0 50 0 0 2 1 1 Field Goals Made Att. Long Blk. Farrell 1 2 34 0 Total 1 2 34 0 Defense Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Jackson 3 6 9 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Blount 3 4 7 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 Clary 1 5 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Grant 3 2 5 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 Ahern 1 4 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Taylor 1 4 5 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 1 Bratton 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Brown 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Johnson 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Stewart 1 3 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 King 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Weeks 0 3 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Green 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Alonso 0 2 2 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0 Darrington 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Faumui 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Henry 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Smiley 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Int. Returns No. Yards TD Long Johnson 1 0 0 0 Total 1 0 0 0 NOTRE DAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Att. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Long Williams 14 73 3 70 5.0 1 22 Diggs 9 67 3 64 7.1 0 26 Styles 1 37 0 37 37.0 0 37 Tyree 6 32 0 32 5.3 0 8 Lenzy 1 31 0 31 31.0 0 31 Buchner 3 13 3 10 3.3 0 7 Coan 3 7 0 7 2.3 0 5 TEAM 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 Total 38 260 11 249 6.6 1 37 Passing Com. Att. Pct. Int. Yards TD Long Coan 15 20 75.0 1 132 3 16 Buchner 3 4 75.0 0 42 0 22 Total 18 24 75.0 1 174 3 22 Receiving Rec. Yards TD Long Mayer 7 84 1 22 Austin 3 38 1 15 Lenzy 3 23 1 13 Williams 2 15 0 9 Evans 1 8 0 8 Styles 1 4 0 4 Tyree 1 2 0 2 Total 18 174 3 22 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Williams 1 0 0 0 Total 1 0 0 0 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Tyree 1 14 0 14 Total 1 14 0 14 Punting No. Avg. Long Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Bramblett 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Field Goals Made Att. Long Blk. Doerer 0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 0 Defense Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Bauer 4 5 9 1.5-8 1.5-8 1 0 0 Ju. Ademilola 4 1 5 1.5-4 1.5-4 0 0 0 Watts 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hart 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Bertrand 1 3 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Botelho 1 3 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Henderson 1 3 4 0.5-4 0-0 0 0 0 Kiser 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 Kollie 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Mills 1 3 4 2-15 2-15 0 0 0 Brown 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Lewis 3 0 3 1-6 1-6 0 0 0 Pryor 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Bracy 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Cross 2 0 2 1-1 1-1 0 0 0 Osafo-Mensah 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Ja. Ademilola 0 1 1 0.5-3 0-0 0 0 0 Foskey 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Griffith 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Kia 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Int. Returns No. Yards TD Long Brown 1 14 0 14 Henderson 1 0 0 0 Total 2 14 0 14 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, Kevin Bauman LT: JOE ALT, Tosh Baker LG: ANDREW KRISTOFIC C: JARRETT PATTERSON RG: CAIN MADDEN RT: JOSH LUGG, Michael Carmody WR: LORENZO STYLES, Matt Salerno WR: BRADEN LENZY, Jayden Thomas DEFENSE SDE: NANA OSAFO-MENSAH, Rylie Mills DT: JAYSON ADEMILOLA, Jacob Lacey NT: KURT HINISH, Howard Cross III Vyper: ISAIAH FOSKEY, Justin Ademilola Mike: BO BAUER, Prince Kollie Will: JD BERTRAND, Prince Kollie Rover: JACK KISER, Isaiah Pryor, Jordan Botelho Free Safety: RAMON HENDERSON Strong Safety: HOUSTON GRIFFITH, DJ Brown Boundary CB: CLARENCE LEWIS Field CB: CAM HART, TaRiq Bracy SPECIAL TEAMS Kickoff coverage: TaRiq Bracy, Isaiah Pryor, Ka- hanu Kia, Xavier Watts, JD Bertrand, Bo Bauer, Houston Griffith, Rylie Mills, Jordan Botelho, Prince Kollie Kick return: Jordan Botelho, Audric Estime, Bo Bauer, Mitchell Evans, KJ Wallace, Prince Kollie, George Takacs, Matt Salerno, Jack Kiser, Xavier Watts Punt coverage: Jack Kiser, Bo Bauer, Kahanu Kia, Lorenzo Styles, John Dirksen, Rylie Mills, Davis Sherwood, JD Bertrand, Isaiah Pryor Punt return: Jack Kiser, Ramon Henderson, JD Bertrand, Prince Kollie, Xavier Watts, Bo Bauer, Ryan Barnes, Jordan Botelho, Kahanu Kia, Davis Sherwood Kickoff: Jonathan Doerer Placekicker: Jonathan Doerer Punter: Jay Bramblett Long snapper: Michael Vinson Holder: Jay Bramblett Kick Returner: Chris Tyree Punt Returner: Kyren Williams, Matt Salerno