Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM FEBRUARY 2022 31 Spencer Sanders often burned them with scrambles or quick throws. It wasn't that Notre Dame had myriad problems lining up pre-snap. Rather, it lacked post-snap sharpness as the game progressed. "There might have been a couple of times where we fell short of getting the communication and getting lined up, but overall, I really don't think that was the problem on defense," White said. "I think it was more of just executing." At some point, though, a lack of exe- cution and fatigue become related. And Notre Dame's execution waned in the sec- ond half. Freeman and the Irish coach- ing staff readied players to expect it, but the inability to get through an entire game dealing with it is worth some deep self- study. His players are eager to do the same. "It was the little details that we missed tackles," junior linebacker JD Bertrand said. "We didn't win the 50-50 balls, those little details. And we need to make sure we do that better, and it's on us." ✦ NOTRE DAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Att. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Long Diggs 9 32 3 29 3.2 0 13 Tyree 6 19 1 18 3.0 0 6 Lenzy 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Estime 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 Coan 4 6 10 -4 -1.0 0 4 Total 21 57 15 42 2.0 0 13 Passing Com. Att. Pct. Int. Yards TD Long Coan 38 68 55.9 1 509 5 53 Total 38 68 55.9 1 509 5 53 Receiving Rec. Yards TD Long Styles 8 136 1 33 Mayer 7 72 2 19 Lenzy 7 60 0 17 Tyree 6 115 1 53 Austin 6 105 1 25 Diggs 4 21 0 12 Total 38 509 5 53 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Salerno 4 9 0 5 Total 4 9 0 5 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Tyree 2 44 0 28 Total 2 44 0 28 Punting No. Avg. Long Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Bramblett 7 36.0 53 0 0 5 1 3 Total 7 36.0 53 0 0 5 1 3 Field Goals Made Att. Long Blk. Doerer 0 1 0 0 Total 0 1 0 0 Defense Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Lewis 10 0 10 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Bertrand 8 1 9 2-3 0-0 0 0 0 White 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 Brown 5 0 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Foskey 5 0 5 1-11 1-11 0 1 0 Ja. Ademilola 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Tagovailoa-Amosa 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Henderson 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 Kiser 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 Pryor 3 0 3 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 Hinish 2 1 3 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 Ju. Ademilola 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Bracy 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Cross 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Bauer 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Botelho 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Keanaaina 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Tyree 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Watts 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hart 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Lacey 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Mayer 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Rubio 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Int. Returns No. Yards TD Long None OKLAHOMA STATE INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Att. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Long Sanders 17 136 11 125 7.4 0 26 Warren 19 86 4 82 4.3 0 20 Brown 3 27 0 27 9.0 0 22 Presley 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 5 D. Richardson 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 J. Richardson 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 TEAM 2 0 7 -7 -3.5 0 0 Total 44 257 23 234 5.3 0 26 Passing Com. Att. Pct. Int. Yards TD Long Sanders 34 51 66.7 0 371 4 41 Total 34 51 66.7 0 371 4 41 Receiving Rec. Yards TD Long Presley 10 137 0 41 Martin 10 104 3 29 Warren 6 34 0 16 J. Richardson 4 42 0 20 Owens 1 25 0 25 Green 1 17 0 17 Bray 1 9 1 9 Brown 1 3 0 3 Total 34 371 4 41 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long None Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Presley 2 26 0 17 Total 2 26 0 17 Punting No. Avg. Long Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Hutton 6 45.2 47 0 0 2 0 2 Total 6 45.2 47 0 0 2 0 2 Field Goals Made Att. Long Blk. Brown 3 4 41 0 Total 3 4 41 0 Defense Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Rodriguez 8 3 11 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 Harper 4 6 10 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 Muhammad 7 1 8 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 Harvell-Peel 4 4 8 0-0 0-0 1 1 1 McCalister 5 0 5 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Bernard-Converse 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Black 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Jernigan 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Martin 2 1 3 2-10 2-10 0 0 0 Holmes 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Taylor 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Sterling 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hembrough 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Smith 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Williams 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Cobb 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Evers 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Oliver 0 1 1 0.5-0 0-0 0 0 0 Schultz 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Walterscheid 0 1 1 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0 Int. Returns No. Yards TD Long Rodriguez 1 11 0 11 Total 1 11 0 11 PARTICIPATION CHART OFFENSE QB: JACK COAN RB: CHRIS TYREE, Logan Diggs, Audric Estime WR: KEVIN AUSTIN JR., Deion Colzie TE: MICHAEL MAYER, GEORGE TAKACS, Mitch- ell Evans LT: JOE ALT LG: ANDREW KRISTOFIC C: JARRETT PATTERSON RG: CAIN MADDEN RT: BLAKE FISHER WR: BRADEN LENZY Slot WR: Lorenzo Styles, Matt Salerno DEFENSE SDE: MYRON TAGOVAILOA-AMOSA, Nana Osafo-Mensah, Alex Ehrensberger DT: JAYSON ADEMILOLA, Rylie Mills, Howard Cross III NT: KURT HINISH, Jacob Lacey, Aidan Keanaaina Vyper: ISAIAH FOSKEY, Justin Ademilola Mike: DREW WHITE, Bo Bauer Will: JD BERTRAND Rover: JACK KISER, Isaiah Pryor, Jordan Botelho Free Safety: RAMON HENDERSON, Xavier Watts Strong Safety: HOUSTON GRIFFITH, DJ Brown Boundary CB: CLARENCE LEWIS, Ryan Barnes Field CB: CAM HART, TaRiq Bracy Nickel: TaRiq Bracy SPECIAL TEAMS Kickoff coverage: Houston Griffith, Prince Kol- lie, Jack Kiser, Jordan Botelho, Kahanu Kia, Bo Bauer, DJ Brown, Ramon Henderson, TaRiq Bracy, Xavier Watts, Drew White, Isaiah Foskey Kick return: George Takacs, Audric Estime, Mitchell Evans, Kevin Bauman, Bo Bauer, Xavier Watts, KJ Wallace, Matt Salerno, Prince Kollie, Kahanu Kia Punt return: JD Bertrand, Xavier Watts, Isaiah Pryor, Kahanu Kia, Prince Kollie, Davis Sher- wood, Bo Bauer, Jordan Botelho, Tariq Bracy, Jack Kiser, Clarence Lewis Punt coverage: Isaiah Pryor, Jack Kiser, JD Ber- trand, Bo Bauer, Houston Griffith, Xavier Watts, John Dirksen, Davis Sherwood, Rylie Mills Kickoff: Jonathan Doerer Placekicker: Jonathan Doerer Punter: Jay Bramblett Long snapper: Michael Vinson Holder: Jay Bramblett Kick Returner: Chris Tyree Punt Returner: Matt Salerno