Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM OCT. 14, 2023 21 FIRST QUARTER LOUISVILLE 7, NOTRE DAME 0 Top moment: Louisville senior quar- terback Jack Plummer escaped a sack attempt by Notre Dame sophomore vyper Joshua Burnham. He found red- shirt junior wide receiver Jamari Thrash open in the end zone for a 9-yard touch- down, putting Louisville in front. Feature performer: Redshirt junior Cardinals running back Jawhar Jordan showed off his speed, carrying 7 times for 56 yards (8.0 yards per carry). Stats: Louisville outgained Notre Dame 96-56. The Cardinals controlled time of possession 9:51 to 5:09. Items: Sophomore tight end Eli Rari- don made his 2023 debut for the Irish … Graduate student defensive end Nana Osafo-Mensah picked up his first sack of the season … Graduate student quar- terback Sam Hartman threw his first interception of the season, intended for freshman wideout Rico Flores Jr. SECOND QUARTER NOTRE DAME 7, LOUISVILLE 7 Top moment: Notre Dame freshman wide receiver Jordan Faison — a walk-on who also plays lacrosse — got behind the defense for a 36-yard touchdown recep- tion from Hartman to tie the game at 7-7. Feature performer: Faison also caught his first career reception earlier in the quarter, a 12-yard grab. He made his college football debut for the Irish. Stats: Notre Dame limited Louisville to 29 total yards. The Irish had the ball for 10:13 to Louisville's 4:47. Items: Chris Tyree fumbled a handoff exchange that resulted in Notre Dame's second turnover of the game … Junior Irish running back Audric Estimé car- ried 5 times for 14 yards (2.8 yards per carry) … Hartman was sacked twice, for a combined 19 yards. THIRD QUARTER LOUISVILLE 17, NOTRE DAME 13 Top moment: Louisville redshirt ju- nior running back Jawhar Jordan is ex- plosive. So explosive that when he saw a hole on the right side at the 45-yard line, he blasted through it and deleted all tackling angles on his way to the end zone. Feature performer: Notre Dame grad- uate student kicker Spencer Shrader hit two field goals, from 53 and 54 yards, respectively. The 54-yarder tied his own program record, set in Week 2 against North Carolina State. Stats: Louisville outgained Notre