Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM SEPT. 2, 2023 29 It was as successful a debut as anyone could have hoped for, even for one of the most productive receivers in Texas high school history. But for No. 19, "it really just felt like another day." " My tea m m a te s, h e l p i n g m e , I couldn't have done it without them lifting me up and elevating my level of play," Greathouse said. "When we come back to the sideline, everyone is cheer- ing and happy for each other. It's really a good feeling." On Greathouse's second score, Hart- man evaded pressure and scrambled to his left. Greathouse broke free in the front-left corner of the end zone, and Hartman delivered an easy pitch-and- catch on the run. Greathouse said Notre Dame had been working on the route combination used on that touchdown throughout fall camp. "Coaches really did a good job with the game plan and seeing what cover- ages they were going to do, what kind of plays we have that would work against them," Greathouse said. "We called it up and I knew exactly what I needed to do and Sam put it on me." Freeman believes he has seven wide- outs — Greathouse being one of them — that he can count on this season. The game against Navy game supported that. "This game experience is so valuable, because they are talented," Freeman said. "And now, to show that they have the ability to do it in a game, to me, is fantastic." ✦ 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 10:01 3:34 6:32 6:39 13:35 13:11 26:46 Third-Down Conversions 3-3 1-1 1-2 0-1 4-4 1-3 5-7 Fourth-Down Conversions 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 1-1 Average Field Position ND-28 ND-21 ND-47 ND-27 ND-25 ND-42 ND-33 Navy 1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr. 1st Half 2nd Half Final Time of Possession 4:59 11:26 8:28 8:21 16:25 16:49 33:14 Third-Down Conversions 0-3 2-3 0-4 2-4 2-6 2-8 4-14 Fourth-Down Conversions 1-2 0-0 1-1 1-1 1-2 2-2 3-4 Average Field Position Navy-25 Navy-25 Navy-18 Navy-25 Navy-25 Navy-20 Navy-23 PLAY CHART (NO. OF PLAYS) Yards ND Navy Nega ve 3 6 0-5 21 35 6-9 13 10 10-19 13 3 20-29 5 0 30-39 1 1 40-49 0 0 50 or more 0 0 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY (INSIDE 20-YARD LINE) No Poss. TD FG Score Notre Dame 5 4 0 1 Navy 2 0 1 1 BIG PLAYS (25 YARDS OR MORE) Notre Dame • 1-10 Navy35 Hartman pass to Greathouse for 35 yards and a touchdown • 2-10 Navy25 Hartman pass to Colzie for 25 yards and a touchdown Navy • 1-10 Navy46 Lavatai pass to Chatman for 39 yards to ND15 Greathouse connected with graduate student quarterback Sam Hartman for touchdowns of 35 and 20 yards against the Midshipmen. PHOTO BY CHAD WEAVER MISCELLANEOUS NOTES • The sold-out crowd of 49,000 broke the previous high attendance mark of a Notre Dame-Navy game in Ireland, surpassing the 48,820 that were on hand for the 2012 matchup in Aviva Stadium. • The following players saw their first col- lege football action in Notre Dame's 42-3 win over Navy: running back Jadarian Price; wide receivers Jaden Greathouse and Rico Flores Jr.; tight end Cooper Flanagan; offensive linemen Ashton Craig, Billy Schrauth and Aamil Wag- ner; linebackers Jaiden Ausberry and Drayk Bowen; cornerback Christian Gray; and holder Dylan Devezin. • Junior offensive guards Pat Coogan and Rocco Spindler both made their first career starts for the Fighting Irish. • Sophomore vyper Joshua Burnham recorded his first career sack, taking down Navy quarter- back for a 9-yard loss in the third quarter.