Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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22 SEPT. 30, 2023 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED Stats: Ohio State went 4 of 6 on third-down conversions. The Buckeyes won time of possession 10:31 to 4:29. Items: Ohio State took the lead on a 31-yard field goal from sophomore kicker Jayden Fielding with 26 seconds to go in the half … Notre Dame graduate student kicker Spencer Shrader missed a 47-yard field goal … Buckeyes junior slot receiver Emeka Egbuka led all players in yards from scrimmage with 40 on 3 receptions, but he dropped a sure touchdown pass three plays before the field goal. THIRD QUARTER OHIO STATE 10, NOTRE DAME 7 Top Moment: Ohio State junior run- ning back TreVeyon Henderson saw a massive hole on the left side. Hender- son hit the hole, ran through a tackling attempt by Irish senior safety Xavier Watts and was off to the races. He went 61 yards for a touchdown to put Ohio State up 10-0. Feature Performer: Notre Dame freshman running back Jeremiyah Love ran 4 times for 28 yards in the third quarter, showing off his remarkable skill set. Stats: Notre Dame won the time of possession battle 11:14 to 3:46. The Irish converted 2 of 3 third-down attempts, but Hartman was stuffed on another fourth down. Items: Star Ohio State junior wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. appeared to suffer a lower-leg injury on Hen- derson's touchdown, but he came back in on the Buckeyes' next possession … Notre Dame got on the board with a 1-yard touchdown run by sophomore running back Gi'Bran Payne. FOURTH QUARTER OHIO STATE 17, NOTRE DAME 14 Top Moment: Senior running back Chip Trayanum's 1-yard touchdown run up the middle with one second left gave Ohio State the win. Feature Performer: Ohio State ju- nior quarterback Kyle McCord wasn't perfect, but he made some incredible plays on the Buckeyes' game-winning drive. A 21-yard pass to Egbuka on third- and-19 stands out, and so does an earlier 7-yard completion to senior wideout Ju- lian Fleming on fourth-and-7. Stats: Ohio State's final drive went 65 yards on 15 plays in 1:25. Items: Notre Dame took a 14-10 lead on a 2-yard touchdown pass from Hart- man to freshman wideout Rico Flores Jr. … Graduate student defensive end Ja- vontae Jean-Baptiste and graduate student linebacker Jack Kiser stuffed Egbuka on fourth-and-1 at the Notre Dame 11-yard line with 4:12 to go. ✦ OHIO STATE 17, NOTRE DAME 14 Sept. 23, 2023 ✦ Attendance 77,622 Notre Dame Stadium ✦ South Bend 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Ohio State 0 3 7 7 17 Notre Dame 0 0 7 7 14 OSU ND SECOND QUARTER OSU Fielding 31-yard field goal 0:26 3 0 Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 3:20 THIRD QUARTER OSU Henderson 61-yard run (Fielding kick) 11:14 10 0 Drive: 1 play, 61 yards, 0:11 ND Payne 1-yard run (Shrader kick) 3:35 10 7 Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 7:39 FOURTH QUARTER ND Flores 2-yard pass from Hartman (Shrader kick) 8:22 10 14 Drive: 11 plays, 96 yards, 6:28 OSU Trayanum 1-yard run (Fielding kick) 0:01 17 14 Drive: 15 plays, 65 yards, 1:25 OSU ND Total First Downs 19 22 Rushing 2 10 Passing 14 11 Penalty 3 1 Rushing Attempts 27 39 Yards Gained Rushing 135 183 Yards Lost Rushing 9 7 Net Yards Rushing 126 176 Net Yards Passing 240 175 Passes Attempted 38 25 Passes Completed 21 17 Had Intercepted 0 0 Percent Completion 55.3% 68.0% Yards Per Attempt 6.3 7.0 Yards Per Completion 11.4 10.3 Total Offensive Plays 65 64 Total Net Yards 366 351 Average Gain Per Play 5.6 5.5 Fumbles: No.-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties: No.-Yards 5-35 4-50 Punts: No.-Yards 3-115 2-92 Average Per Punt 38.3 46.0 Average Net Punt 38.3 42.0 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 1-8 0-0 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 1-32 0-0 Interception Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 0-0 Fumble Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 25:01 34:59 Third-Down Conversions 10-17 5-10 Percentage 58.8% 50.0% Fourth-Down Conversions 1-3 0-2 Percentage 33.3% 0.0% Sacks By: No.-Yards 0-0 1-9 The Fighting Irish defense made a clutch stop on fourth-and-1 at their 11-yard line with 4:12 left in the game, when graduate student defensive end Javontae Jean-Baptiste and graduate student linebacker Jack Kiser stuffed Ohio State wide receiver Emeka Egbuka for no gain on a jet sweep. PHOTO BY CHAD WEAVER