Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM SEPT. 23, 2023 29 We were able to get into the backfield a little more. We just went back to playing basic football." Senior defensive tackle Rylie Mills said in the end, it came down to collec- tive trust that the Notre Dame defense was not going to panic, figure things out and get going in the right direction. Everyone, all at once. "Last year we were freaked out and, 'Oh my God, what's going on?'" Mills said. "Through the preseason and through camp, we kind of came together and were like, 'Look, we all know everyone can do each other's jobs. So, when we go out there, we're confident knowing we can play our best football and no one can get by us." Ohio State will put that to the test. But it's a test Notre Dame feels happy to take. ✦ NOTRE DAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Att. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Long Estime 20 176 0 176 8.8 1 41 Price 3 18 3 15 5.0 0 15 Payne 3 13 1 12 4.0 0 10 Thomas 1 10 0 10 10.0 0 10 Love 3 9 0 9 3.0 0 8 Hartman 3 6 0 6 2.0 1 4 Velotta 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 5 Ketterer 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 Assaf 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 TEAM 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 Total 37 242 6 236 6.4 2 41 Passing Att. Com. Pct. Int. Yards TD Long Hartman 16 26 61.5 0 330 3 76 Angeli 1 2 50.0 0 12 0 12 Total 17 28 60.7 0 342 3 76 Receiving Rec. Yards TD Long Thomas 4 63 0 39 Merriweather 3 91 1 75 Flores 3 60 0 42 Tyree 2 88 1 76 Greathouse 2 13 0 8 D. Ford 1 12 0 12 Love 1 11 0 11 Staes 1 4 1 4 Total 17 342 3 76 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Tyree 2 9 0 11 Total 2 9 0 11 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long D. Ford 1 20 0 20 Total 1 20 0 20 Punting No. Avg. Long Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 McFerson 2 49.0 55 0 0 0 1 1 Total 2 49.0 55 0 0 0 1 1 Field Goals Made Att. Long Blk. Shrader 2 3 50 0 Total 2 3 50 0 Defense Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Kiser 6 4 10 1-12 1-12 0 1 0 Mills 5 0 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Watts 2 3 5 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Harper 2 2 4 1-10 1-10 0 1 0 Hinish 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Botelho 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Carter 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Onye 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Jean-Baptiste 2 1 3 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 Hart 2 0 2 1-12 0-0 0 0 0 Henderson 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Liufau 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Bowen 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Cross 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Gray 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Minich 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Tuihalamaka 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Lewis 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Morrison 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Int. Returns No. Yards TD Long None CENTRAL MICHIGAN INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Att. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Long Bailey 12 59 0 59 4.9 1 19 Lukes 9 57 1 56 6.2 0 25 Bauer 13 38 22 16 1.2 1 11 Total 34 154 23 131 3.9 2 25 Passing Att. Com. Pct. Int. Yards TD Long Bauer 10 20 50.0 0 137 0 37 Total 10 20 50.0 0 137 0 37 Receiving Rec. Yards TD Long Prewitt 2 59 0 37 Davis 2 40 0 31 Lukes 2 23 0 16 Bailey 2 7 0 7 Temple 1 4 0 4 Wiley 1 4 0 4 Total 10 137 0 37 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Wimberly 2 7 0 8 Total 2 7 0 8 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Lukes 1 17 0 17 Total 1 17 0 17 Punting No. Avg. Long Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Walrath 7 50.1 63 0 1 2 3 4 Total 7 50.1 63 0 1 2 3 4 Field Goals Made Att. Long Blk. Mattson 1 2 23 0 Total 1 2 23 0 Defense Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Kent 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Moretti 4 2 6 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 Ja. Williams 3 3 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Jones 2 3 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Rikard 1 4 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Whiteside 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Heldman 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Bristol 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Spann 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Wiley 0 3 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Apsey 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Badgett 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Stepney 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Decker 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Lee 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Pace 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Biggins 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 L. Brown 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Kwiatkowski 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Kostus 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 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, Devyn Ford, Sam Assaf, Skip Velotta, Chase Ketterer WR: RICO FLORES JR., TOBIAS MERRIWEATHER, Jayden Thomas, Chris Tyree, Jaden Great- house, Deion Colzie, Braylon James TE: HOLDEN STAES, DAVIS SHERWOOD, Cooper Flanagan 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, Aidan Keanaaina NT: HOWARD CROSS III, Donovan Hinish SDE: JAVONTAE JEAN-BAPTISTE, Nana Osafo- Mensah Mike: JACK KISER, Drayk Bowen Will: MARIST LIUFAU, Jaylen Sneed Rover: Jack Kiser, Jaiden Ausberry FS: RAMON HENDERSON, Marty Auer SS: XAVIER WATTS, Antonio Carter II, Ben Minich 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, Luke Talich Punt return: Clarence Lewis, Cam Hart, Xavier Watts, Marty Auer, 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, Marty Auer, Luke Talich, Marist Liufau Long snapper: Michael Vinson Holder: Dylan Devezin Kick returner: Gi'Bran Payne, Devyn Ford Punt returner: Chris Tyree Kickoff: Spencer Shrader Punter: Bryce McFerson