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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM SEPT. 16, 2023 29 fourth game of the season in 2022, but they have 4 interceptions — by four dif- ferent players — through three games in 2023. The Irish have also forced five fum- bles in the early going. Improbably, they recovered none of them. Fumble recov- eries are mostly luck-based events, so one would think Notre Dame should see some positive regression in that area sooner or later. Still, five forced fumbles and four in- terceptions is a testament to the goals Notre Dame set this offseason, and the work it put in to achieve them. "Let's not wait like we did last year to get it going," Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden said in late July. They did not. ✦ NOTRE DAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Att. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Long Estimé 14 136 2 134 9.6 2 80 Price 7 31 0 31 4.4 0 11 Love 6 24 0 24 4.0 0 7 Payne 4 6 0 6 1.5 0 3 Evans 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 Hartman 5 16 43 -27 -5.4 0 16 Total 37 215 45 170 4.6 2 80 Passing Com. Att. Pct. Int. Yards TD Long Hartman 15 24 62.5 0 286 4 65 Total 15 24 62.5 0 286 4 65 Receiving No Yds TD Lg Staes 4 115 2 40 Greathouse 3 15 1 13 Tyree 2 68 0 65 Estimé 2 22 0 12 Merriweather 1 45 0 45 Sherwood 1 10 1 10 Price 1 9 0 9 Evans 1 2 0 2 Total 15 286 4 65 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long None Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Price 2 45 0 24 Total 2 45 0 24 Punting No. Avg. Long Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 McFerson 6 50.7 59 0 0 1 4 0 Total 6 50.7 59 0 0 1 4 0 Field Goals Made Att. Long Blk. Shrader 1 2 54 0 Total 1 2 54 0 Defense Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Harper 3 4 7 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 Kiser 3 3 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Brown 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Bertrand 1 4 5 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Cross 2 3 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Liufau 2 3 5 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 Jean-Baptiste 1 4 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Tuihalamaka 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Henderson 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 Morrison 3 0 3 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 Hinish 1 2 3 1-7 1-7 0 0 0 Watts 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Osafo-Mensah 0 3 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Gray 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Mills 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Botelho 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Bowen 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 Carter 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Mickey 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Onye 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Burnham 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sneed 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Velotta 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Int. Returns No. Yards TD Long Brown 1 0 0 0 Morrison 1 0 0 0 Watts 1 0 0 0 Total 3 0 0 0 NORTH CAROLINA STATE INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Att. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Long Armstrong 12 37 11 26 2.2 1 9 Houston 7 26 0 26 3.7 0 13 Lesane 2 12 0 12 6.0 0 8 Mimms 4 9 0 9 2.2 0 4 Raphael 3 7 0 7 2.3 0 3 Allen 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 Gray 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Total 30 95 11 84 2.8 1 13 Passing Com. Att. Pct. Int. Yards TD Long Armstrong 22 47 46.8 3 260 2 38 Concepcion 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 Total 22 48 45.8 3 260 2 38 Receiving Rec. Yards TD Long Concepcion 5 24 0 9 Vereen 4 65 0 22 Rooks 3 31 0 17 Lesane 2 53 0 38 Rozner 2 30 1 21 Gray 2 15 0 8 Collins 1 23 1 23 Raphael 1 14 0 14 Pennix 1 5 0 5 Houston 1 0 0 0 Total 22 260 2 38 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Coit 4 41 0 15 Total 4 41 0 15 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Gray 2 52 0 27 Total 2 52 0 27 Punting No. Avg. Long Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Noonkester 6 40.5 45 0 1 3 0 4 Total 6 40.5 45 0 1 3 0 4 Field Goals Made Att. Long Blk. Narveson 1 2 49 0 Total 1 2 49 0 Defense Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Wilson 4 10 14 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0 Boykin 3 8 11 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0 Battle 2 3 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Fordham 2 3 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Cleveland 1 4 5 1-10 1-10 0 1 0 Kennedy 1 4 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 D. Vann 3 1 4 2-26 2-26 0 1 0 White 2 2 4 1-7 1-7 0 0 0 Brown 1 3 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Jackson 0 3 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Poole 0 3 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Scott 0 3 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Fitzgerald 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Price 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Betty 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Bonner 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Clark 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Potter 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 Int. Returns No. Yards TD Long None PARTICIPATION CHART OFFENSE QB: SAM HARTMAN, Steve Angeli RB: AUDRIC ESTIMÉ, Gi'Bran Payne, Jeremiyah Love, Jadarian Price, Skip Velotta WR: JAYDEN THOMAS, TOBIAS MERRI- WEATHER, CHRIS TYREE, Rico Flores Jr., Jaden Greathouse, Deion Colzie TE: MITCHELL EVANS, Holden Staes, Davis Sherwood, Justin Fisher LT: JOE ALT, Tosh Baker LG: PAT COOGAN, Billy Schrauth C: ZEKE CORRELL, Ashton Craig RG: ROCCO SPINDLER, Andrew Kristofic RT: BLAKE FISHER, Aamil Wagner DEFENSE Vyper: JORDAN BOTELHO, Junior Tuihalamaka, Joshua Burnham DT: RYLIE MILLS, Jason Onye, Donovan Hinish NT: HOWARD CROSS III, Aidan Keanaaina SDE: JAVONTAE JEAN-BAPTISTE, Nana Osafo- Mensah Mike: JD BERTRAND, Drayk Bowen Will: MARIST LIUFAU, Jaylen Sneed Rover: Jack Kiser FS: DJ BROWN, Ramon Henderson SS: XAVIER WATTS, Antonio Carter II BCB: CAM HART, Jaden Mickey FCB: BENJAMIN MORRISON, Christian Gray, Chance Tucker Nickel: THOMAS HARPER, Clarence Lewis SPECIAL TEAMS Kick return: Jaden Mickey, Cooper Flanagan, Joshua Burnham, Davis Sherwood, Cam Hart, Xavier Watts, Jayden Thomas, Rico Flores Jr., Drayk Bowen Kickoff coverage: Xavier Watts, Jaylen Sneed, Junior Tuihalamaka, Drayk Bowen, Joshua Burnham, Jack Kiser, Clarence Lewis, Jaden Mickey, Ramon Henderson, DJ Brown Punt return: Clarence Lewis, Cam Hart, Xavier Watts, DJ Brown, Junior Tuihalamaka, Thomas Harper, Benjamin Morrison, Jack Kiser, Javontae Jean-Baptiste, Jaden Mickey Punt coverage: Jason Onye, Junior Tuihala- maka, Davis Sherwood, Ramon Henderson, Jack Kiser, Cam Hart, DJ Brown, JD Bertrand, Michael Vinson, Marist Liufau Long snapper: Michael Vinson Holder: Dylan Devezin Kick returner: Gi'Bran Payne, Jadarian Price Punt returner: Chris Tyree Kickoff: Spencer Shrader Punter: Bryce McFerson