Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM SEPT. 28, 2024 29 verse. Love ran left, out of bounds just short of midfield. It looked like the spark Notre Dame needed, then trailing 3-0. But an un- necessary block-in-the-back penalty by junior defensive end Junior Tuihala- maka made it all for naught. "The block in the back on the re- verse was unacceptable," Freeman said. "Obviously we weren't clear enough as coaches. I'm not going to blame the player, and we've got to hold them ac- countable but we've always got to own it as coaches. "We can't do that. We can't block in the back." The other silver lining was a blocked field goal from freshman defensive end and burgeoning special teams star Bryce Young. But the miscues, if left unchecked, can cost Notre Dame games against better teams. Each error was unforced, too. Miami (Ohio) did not induce a blown fair catch, a botched snap or an illegal block in the back. "Can't happen," Freeman said. "We've got to make sure we are continuing to attack those issues in practice, and per- form better on the football field." ✦ NOTRE DAME VS. MIAMI (OHIO) QUARTER-BY-QUARTER COMPARISON Notre Dame 1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr. 1st Half 2nd Half Total Time of Possession 4:25 8:03 10:48 6:50 12:28 17:38 30:06 Third-Down Conversions 0-2 1-2 2-4 2-3 1-4 4-7 5-11 Fourth-Down Conversions 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-1 1-1 1-2 Average Field Position ND-20 ND-13 ND-28 ND-39 ND-16 ND-32 ND-24 Miami (Ohio) 1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr. 1st Half 2nd Half Final Time of Possession 10:35 6:57 4:12 8:10 17:32 12:22 29:54 Third-Down Conversions 1-4 0-3 0-2 1-3 1-7 1-5 2-12 Fourth-Down Conversions 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 Average Field Position MIA-42 MIA-32 MIA-20 MIA-18 MIA-38 MIA-19 MIA-30 Play Chart (No. of Plays) Yards ND MIA Nega ve 2 5 0-5 36 38 6-9 15 12 10-19 8 7 20-29 1 2 30-39 1 0 40-49 0 0 50 or more 1 0 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY (INSIDE 20-YARD LINE) No Poss. TD FG Score Notre Dame 3 2 0 1 Miami (Ohio) 3 0 1 2 BIG PLAYS (25 YARDS OR MORE) Notre Dame • 1-0 MIA38 Leonard pass to Collins for 38 yards and a touchdown • 2-4 ND43 Leonard rush for 43 yards to MIA14 • 4-1 ND50 Leonard rush for 50 yards and a touchdown Miami (Ohio) None The Irish made several mistakes on special teams, including an unnecessary block-in-the-back penalty by junior defensive end Junior Tuihalamaka (No. 44) that erased a long return. PHOTO BY MICHAEL MILLER PARTICIPATION CHART OFFENSE QB: RILEY LEONARD, Steve Angeli RB: JEREMIYAH LOVE, Devyn Ford, Jadarian Price, Aneyas Williams WR: BEAUX COLLINS, KRIS MITCHELL, Jayden Harrison, Jaden Greathouse Jayden Thomas, KK Smith, Deion Colzie TE: COOPER FLANAGAN, ELI RARIDON, Mitchell Evans, Kevin Bauman, Davis Sherwood LT: ANTHONIE KNAPP, Sullivan Absher LG: SAM PENDLETON, Ty Chan C: PAT COOGAN, Joe Otting RG: ROCCO SPINDLER, Chris Terek RT: AAMIL WAGNER, Guerby Lambert DEFENSE SDE: RJ OBEN, Bryce Young DT: RYLIE MILLS, Jason Onye NT: HOWARD CROSS III, Donovan Hinish Vyper: BOUBACAR TRAORE, Junior Tuihalamaka Will: JACK KISER, Jaiden Ausberry Mike: DRAYK BOWEN, Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa Rover: Jaylen Sneed BCB: BENJAMIN MORRISON, Leonard Moore FS: XAVIER WATTS, Luke Talich SS: ADON SHULER, Rod Heard II, Kennedy Ur - lacher F CB: CHRISTIAN GRAY, Jaden Mickey, Karson Hobbs Nickel: JORDAN CLARK SPECIAL TEAMS Kick return: Jeremiyah Love, Kris Mitchell, Beaux Collins, Deion Colzie, Cooper Flanagan, Junior Tuihalamaka, Jayden Thomas, Max Hurleman, Drayk Bowen, Adon Shuler Kickoff coverage: Bryce Young, Jaiden Ausberry, Leonard Moore, Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa, Loghan Thomas, Devyn Ford, Max Hurleman, Junior Tui - halamaka, Rod Heard II, Justin Fisher, Preston Zinter Punt return: Leonard Moore, Jaden Mickey, Rod Heard II, Loghan Thomas, Bryce Young, Justin Fisher, Adon Shuler, Drayk Bowen, Luke Talich, Jaden Mickey Punt coverage: Jason Onye, Max Hurleman, Drayk Bowen, Christian Gray, Jeremiyah Love, Luke Talich, Devyn Ford, Davis Sherwood, Leonard Moore, Adon Shuler, Ben Minich Long snapper: Andrew Kros Short snapper: Andrew Kros, Rino Monteforte Holder: Chris Salerno Kick returners: Jayden Harrison Punt returner: Jordan Faison Placekicker: Mitch Jeter Kickoff: Jeter Punter: James Rendell