Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM OCT. 28, 2023 29 we going to let a defeat that happened in the past dictate how we prepare for this?" Freeman said. "This wasn't about the outcome. It was about preparing the way we needed to prepare to give us a chance to have this kind of performance." Not only did Notre Dame start the way it did, but its high level of play contin- ued for the full 60 minutes. Even when the game was over, Watts and graduate student cornerback Cam Hart were still forcing fumbles against USC ball carriers. Freeman loved what he saw against the Trojans. It made a long week of self- reflection and preparation worth it. "I'm so proud of the way they exe- cuted," Freeman said. "They performed on both sides of the ball. So we're going to enjoy it. We're going to enjoy it for the next couple hours, and we'll go back and study it and get back to work." ✦ USC INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Att. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Long Lloyd 8 50 4 46 5.8 1 31 Jones 11 31 4 27 2.5 0 7 Branch 2 17 0 17 8.5 0 17 Joyner 2 11 0 11 5.5 0 10 Washington 1 10 0 10 10.0 0 10 Williams 13 36 44 -8 -0.6 0 11 Total 37 155 52 103 2.8 1 31 Passing Com. Att. Pct. Int. Yards TD Long Williams 23 37 62.2 3 199 1 21 Total 23 37 62.2 3 199 1 21 Receiving Rec. Yards TD Long Jackson 6 51 0 12 Williams 5 28 0 20 Washington 4 41 0 14 Singer 2 22 0 11 Rice 2 18 1 11 Branch 2 17 0 10 McRee 1 21 0 21 Lloyd 1 1 0 1 Total 23 199 1 21 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Branch 4 86 0 60 Total 4 86 0 60 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Branch 3 46 0 17 Total 3 46 0 17 Punting No. Avg. Long Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Czaplicki 3 50.0 54 0 0 1 2 2 Total 3 50.0 54 0 0 1 2 2 Field Goals Made Att. Long Blk. Lynch 2 2 48 0 Total 2 2 48 0 Defense Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Curtis 6 2 8 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 Bullock 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Cobb 2 3 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Branch 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Shaw 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Byrd 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Jackson 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Lee 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Smith 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Davis 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Kingston 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Lynch 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Muhammad 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Roland-Wallace 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 Williams 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Barrs 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Brown 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Casasante 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Height 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Pierce 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Int. Returns No. Yards TD Long None NOTRE DAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Att. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Long Estimé 22 95 0 95 4.3 2 14 Faison 1 16 0 16 16.0 0 16 Hartman 1 12 0 12 12.0 0 12 Love 3 7 1 6 2.0 0 4 TEAM 2 0 4 -4 -2.0 0 0 Total 29 130 5 125 4.3 2 16 Passing Com. Att. Pct. Int. Yards TD Long Hartman 13 20 65.0 0 126 2 46 Total 13 20 65.0 0 126 2 46 Receiving Rec. Yards TD Long Tyree 2 62 1 46 Evans 2 13 0 8 Staes 2 10 0 7 Faison 2 8 0 7 Flores 1 24 0 24 Estimé 1 4 0 4 Payne 1 4 1 4 D. Ford 1 1 0 1 Price 1 0 0 0 Total 13 126 2 46 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Tyree 1 2 0 2 Total 1 2 0 2 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Price 1 99 1 99 Ford 3 69 0 28 Total 4 168 1 99 Punting No. Avg. Long Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 McFerson 5 45.8 51 0 0 1 2 1 Total 5 45.8 51 0 0 1 2 1 Field Goals Made Att. Long Blk. Shrader 2 2 36 0 Total 2 2 36 0 Defense Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Bertrand 6 5 11 1.5-9 0.5-5 0 0 0 Watts 6 1 7 0-0 0-0 1 1 1 Kiser 5 0 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Brown 4 0 4 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 Morrison 3 1 4 1-4 0-0 1 0 0 Liufau 2 2 4 1-8 1-8 0 0 0 Osafo-Mensah 2 2 4 1-10 1-10 0 0 0 Harper 3 0 3 1-2 1-2 0 0 0 Hart 3 0 3 1-2 0-0 0 1 0 Lewis 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Mills 2 1 3 0.5-5 0.5-5 0 0 0 Cross 1 2 3 0.5-1 0-0 1 0 0 Henderson 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sneed 2 0 2 1-8 1-8 1 0 0 Jean-Baptiste 0 2 2 0.5-0 0-0 0 0 1 Carter 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hinish 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 McFerson 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 Rubio 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Traore 1 0 1 1-6 1-6 0 0 0 Tuihalamaka 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Velotta 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Int. Returns No. Yards TD Long Watts 2 61 0 38 Morrison 1 0 0 0 Total 3 61 0 38 PARTICIPATION CHART OFFENSE QB: SAM HARTMAN RB: AUDRIC ESTIMÉ, Gi'Bran Payne, Jeremiyah Love, Jadarian Price, Devyn Ford WR: JADEN GREATHOUSE, JORDAN FAISON, Jayden Thomas, Tobias Merriweather, Rico Flores Jr., Chris Tyree TE: MITCHELL EVANS, HOLDEN STAES, Eli Rari- don, Cooper Flanagan LT: JOE ALT LG: PAT COOGAN C: ZEKE CORRELL RG: ROCCO SPINDLER RT: BLAKE FISHER DEFENSE Vyper: JORDAN BOTELHO, Joshua Burnham, Junior Tuihalamaka, Boubacar Traore DT: RYLIE MILLS, Jason Onye NT: HOWARD CROSS III, Donovan Hinish, Ga- briel Rubio SDE: JAVONTAE JEAN-BAPTISTE, Nana Osafo- Mensah Mike: JD BERTRAND 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 Nickel: THOMAS HARPER, Clarence Lewis SPECIAL TEAMS Kick return: Jaden Mickey, Cooper Flanagan, Joshua Burnham, Davis Sherwood, Cam Hart, Xavier Watts, Chase Ketterer, Christian Gray, Drayk Bowen, Nolan Ziegler Kickoff coverage: Xavier Watts, Jaylen Sneed, Junior Tuihalamaka, Drayk Bowen, Joshua Burnham, Jack Kiser, Clarence Lewis, Jaden Mickey, Ramon Henderson, Luke Talich, DJ Brown, Nolan Ziegler, Skip Velotta Punt return: Benjamin Morrison, Cam Hart, Jack Kiser, Junior Tuihalamaka, Ramon Hen- derson, Chance Tucker, Jaylen Sneed, Marty Auer, Joshua Burnham, Luke Talich Punt coverage: Marist Liufau, JD Bertrand, Jer- emiyah Love, Devyn Ford, Davis Sherwood, Jason Onye, Jack Kiser, Cam Hart, DJ Brown Long snapper: Michael Vinson Holder: Bryce McFerson Kick returner: Gi'Bran Payne, Devyn Ford, Jadarian Price Punt returner: Chris Tyree Kickoff: Spencer Shrader Punter: Bryce McFerson