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October 26, 2024

Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football

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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM OCT. 26, 2024 19 orchestrated via touches by tight end Davis Sherwood, wide receiver Jayden Harrison and Love, the last of whom crossed the line to gain after some swift moves, Notre Dame would have gone punt, turnover on downs, three-and- out after the initial second-half score. The moving of the chains and a sub- sequent 42-yard field goal from Zac Yo- akam stretched the Irish's lead to three scores with 10:01 remaining, though, and that was more than enough for the visitors to comfortably get home from there. So p h o m o re sa fe ty Ad o n S h u l e r capped off the blowout with a pick six late in the fourth quarter. "This team just knows how to do it," Leonard said. "We're a whole team, and we keep learning from our mistakes. We know how to pull through and extend leads at this point." FIRST QUARTER GEORGIA TECH 7, NOTRE DAME 0 Top moment: Leonard launched a deep shot to senior wide receiver Beaux Collins, who was blanketed over the middle by two Georgia Tech defenders. One of them, redshirt senior defensive back Warren Burrell, intercepted Leon- ard's pass with one hand and returned it to the Yellow Jackets' 29-yard line. Featured performer: Georgia Tech redshirt sophomore quarterback Zach Pyron started 9-of-9 passing for 81 yards, engineering a touchdown drive in the process. Notable Stats: Georgia Tech won time of possession 10:27-4:33. Notre Dame went 0 of 2 on third downs. Items: Yellow Jackets redshirt ju-

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