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26 NOV. 27, 2021 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED it has space to accommodate and who heads to the NFL Draft or the trans- fer portal. Doerer and Hinish used the exemption and did not count toward the 85-man scholarship limit, but any senior who uses the additional year in 2022 will be a countable player. "It's always an interesting juggling act where these guys are graduating but still have eligibility remaining," head coach Brian Kelly said earlier in the week. "You want to recognize they may be playing in their last game, but still have left open the opportunity for them that if they want to come back, they can do that. "This is really awarding those guys who are getting their degree or have used up their eligibility, and let the rest play out from there. That's the spirit of it." Here's a full list of the 25 players hon- ored before the game: • Graduate students (2016 and 2017 classes): Quarterback Jack Coan, wide receiver Avery Davis, kicker Jonathan Doerer, defensive tackle Kurt Hinish, of- fensive tackle Josh Lugg, offen- sive guard Cain Madden, line- backer Isaiah Pryor, defensive end Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa and linebacker Drew White. • Seniors (2018 class): Defen- sive tackle Jayson Ademilola, defensive end Justin Ademilola, wide receiver Kevin Austin Jr., linebacker Bo Bauer, safety DJ Brown, cornerback TaRiq Bracy, offensive guard John Dirksen, running back C'Bo Flemister, safety Houston Griffith, wide receiver Braden Lenzy, line- backer Paul Moala, center Jarrett Patterson, linebacker Shayne Simon, tight end George Takacs and wide receiver Joe Wilkins Jr. • Juniors (2019 class): Punter Jay Bramblett, who is on track to graduate early. Davis, Lugg, Pryor, Tago- vailoa-Amosa and White were NOTRE DAME VS. GEORGIA TECH QUARTER-BY-QUARTER COMPARISON Notre Dame 1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr. 1st Half 2nd Half Total Time of Possession 7:16 8:33 3:59 9:33 15:49 13:32 29:21 Third-Down Conversions 1-3 2-2 0-2 1-3 3-5 1-5 4-10 Fourth-Down Conversions 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 Average Field Position ND-39 ND-30 ND-9 ND-18 ND-34 ND-14 ND-25 Georgia Tech 1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr. 1st Half 2nd Half Final Time of Possession 7:44 6:27 11:01 5:27 14:11 16:28 30:39 Third-Down Conversions 1-3 0-4 3-6 0-2 1-7 3-8 4-15 Fourth-Down Conversions 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Average Field Position GT-28 GT-27 GT-34 GT-39 GT-28 GT-35 GT-31 PLAY CHART (NO. OF PLAYS) Yards ND GT Nega ve 6 9 0-5 23 33 6-9 12 13 10-19 9 5 20-29 3 2 30-39 1 0 40-49 0 0 50 or more 3 1 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY (INSIDE 20-YARD LINE) No Poss. TD FG Score Notre Dame 6 4 2 0 Georgia Tech 1 1 0 0 BIG PLAYS (25 YARDS OR MORE) Notre Dame • Tyree 51-yard kickoff return to the GT48 • 1-10 GT48 Coan pass complete to Aus n for 38 yards to the GT10 • 2-2 ND45 Kiser 43-yard intercep on return for touchdown • 1-10 ND48 Coan pass to Mayer for 52-yard touchdown • 1-10 ND40 Williams rush for 26 yards to the GT34 • 1-10 ND11 Coan pass complete to Aus n for 51 yards to the GT38 • 1-10 ND7 Buchner rush for 68 yards to the GT25 Georgia Tech • 2-3 GT31 Yates rush for 54 yards to the ND15 Bo Bauer was one of 25 scholarship seniors and graduate stu- dents honored before the win over Georgia Tech. PHOTO BY CHAD WEAVER MISCELLANEOUS NOTES • Head coach Brian Kelly awarded the game ball for Notre Dame's 55-0 win over Georgia Tech to the senior class. • The Fighting Irish have won now 41 straight games against unranked opponents, the longest active streak in the Football Bowl Subdivision. • The Irish extended their ACC regular sea- son winning-streak to 24 games with the win. Since 2017, Notre Dame is 28-1 against ACC opponents in the regular season. • The Irish have won 15 straight games in the month of November dating back to the 2017 season. • Junior running back Kyren Williams notched his seventh straight game with a rush- ing touchdown. He tallied his second rushing touchdown of the game in the second quar- ter, his third game this season with multiple rushing touchdowns. With the two scores, he moved into a tie for seventh all time in Notre Dame history for most total touchdowns in a single season (15). • Freshman running back Logan Diggs scored touchdowns on two of his three touches he got in the game. He rushed two times for six yards and a score, plus had a five-yard scor- ing grab. It marked the first multi-touchdown game of his career. • Freshman running back Audric Estime set personal bests with six carries and 61 rushing yards. • Graduate student linebacker Isaiah Pryor and sophomore defensive lineman Alexander Ehrensberger both recorded their first sacks of the season. • Senior linebacker Bo Bauer tied a career high with a team-high nine tackles. It is the second straight week he has had nine tackles in a game. • Graduate student kicker Jonathan Doerer moved into fourth place all time in Notre Dame history with 47 career field goals after his 41-yarder in the first quarter. • Graduate student defensive end Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa blocked a field goal at the end of the first half. He became the first Irish player to block a field goal since Julian against Bowling Green in 2019.