Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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44 NOV. 9, 2024 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED GAME PREVIEW: FLORIDA STATE omore running back Jeremiyah Love and junior running back Jadarian Price — averaging at least 6 yards per carry in at least 49 attempts. Up front, the Irish should have junior right guard Billy Schrauth at full strength and ready to go fol- lowing the Week 10 bye. His replacement, gradu- ate student guard Rocco Spindler, has actually been Notre Dame's best run-blocking offensive lineman per PFF (grading at 70.2) and could remain in the starting lineup after Schrauth returns. Either combination should run roughshod over FSU's defense. Advantage: Notre Dame NOTRE DAME PASSING GAME VS. FLORIDA STATE PASS DEFENSE Florida State's run defense can be described as comfortably mid. The pass defense is probably a little worse. The Seminoles rank 84th nationally with 7.5 yards per attempt allowed, but in terms of impact plays, they haven't made many. A defensive line that was supposed to be feared is still pretty good, but not the juggernaut it was advertised as. Defensive tackle Joshua Farmer has been the Seminoles' best weapon, with 20 of their 100 quarterback pressures, and they're currently Offense Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. WR 5 Beaux Collins 6-2 206 Gr. or 83 Jayden Thomas 6-2 218 Sr. WR 1 Jaden Greathouse 6-1 215 So. or 2 Jayden Harrison 5-10 198 Gr. LT 54 Anthonie Knapp 6-4 294 Fr. 79 Tosh Baker 6-8 325 Gr. LG 72 Sam Pendleton 6-4 310 So. 75 Sullivan Absher 6-7 321 So. C 78 Pat Coogan 6-5 310 Sr. 72 Sam Pendleton 6-4 310 So. RG 50 Rocco Spindler 6-5 325 Gr. 55 Chris Terek 6-5 330 So. RT 59 Aamil Wagner 6-6 291 Jr. 76 Guerby Lambert 6-7 323 Fr. TE 88 Mitchell Evans 6-5 260 Sr. 87 Cooper Flanagan 6-6 257 So. or 9 Eli Raridon 6-7 250 Jr. WR 6 Jordan Faison 5-10 184 So. or 10 Kris Mitchell 6-0 186 Gr. or 11 KK Smith 6-0 178 So. QB 13 Riley Leonard 6-4 216 Sr. 18 Steve Angeli 6-2 208 Jr. RB 4 Jeremiyah Love 6-0 210 So. or 24 Jadarian Price 5-10 206 Jr. Defense Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. VYP 40 Joshua Burnham 6-4 251 Jr. 44 Junior Tuihalamaka 6-2 246 Jr. DT 99 Rylie Mills 6-5 295 Gr. 97 Gabriel Rubio 6-5 316 Sr. NT 56 Howard Cross III 6-1 288 Gr. 41 Donovan Hinish 6-2 278 Jr. DE 9 RJ Oben 6-3 265 Gr. 30 Bryce Young 6-7 258 Fr. or 40 Joshua Burnham 6-4 251 Jr. WILL 24 Jack Kiser 6-2 231 Gr. 4 Jaiden Ausberry 6-2 216 So. or 27 Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa 6-3 240 Fr. MIKE 34 Drayk Bowen 6-2 239 So. 27 Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa 6-3 240 Fr. ROV 3 Jaylen Sneed 6-1 224 Jr. 4 Jaiden Ausberry 6-2 216 So. CB 15 Leonard Moore 6-2 191 Fr. 21 Karson Hobbs 6-1 192 Fr. SS 8 Adon Shuler 6-0 200 So. 28 Luke Talich 6-4 211 So. or 23 Kennedy Urlacher 5-11 196 Fr. FS 0 Xavier Watts 6-0 203 Gr. 2 Rod Heard II 5-11 195 Gr. CB 29 Christian Gray 6-0 189 So. 21 Karson Hobbs 6-1 192 Fr. NIC 1 Jordan Clark 5-10 182 Gr. 21 Karson Hobbs 6-1 192 Fr. NOTRE DAME DEPTH CHART Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. KO 98 Mitch Jeter 5-11 195 Gr. K 98 Mitch Jeter 5-11 195 Gr. P 16 James Rendell 6-6 224 Gr. 90 Eric Goins 6-2 209 Gr. LS 49 Andrew Kros 6-3 220 So. 96 Joseph Vinci 6-4 232 Fr. SS 39 Rino Monteforte 5-7 200 Jr. 96 Joseph Vinci 6-4 232 Fr. Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. H 26 Chris Salerno 5-11 208 Sr. 81 Jack Polian 6-0 183 Sr. PR 37 Max Hurleman 5-11 202 Gr. or 6 Jordan Faison 5-10 184 So. or 1 Jaden Greathouse 6-1 215 So. KR 2 Jayden Harrison 5-10 198 Gr. or 4 Jeremiyah Love 6-0 210 So. or 24 Jadarian Price 5-10 206 Jr. Special Teams During Florida State's 1-6 start, redshirt junior safety Shyheim Brown produced 10 run stops and a PFF run defense grade of 73.8 while recording a team-best 49 tackles. PHOTO COURTESY FLORIDA STATE ATHLETICS 37th in the country with 17 sacks. On the back end, though, FSU has intercepted just 2 passes all season. In fact, Florida State is tied for dead last in FBS with only 3 forced turnovers, right alongside New Mexico State. Notre Dame is improving its passing game, with Leonard's yards per attempt up to 6.7 after Week 8. He still has occasional lapses, such as his first- quarter interception against Georgia Tech, but he is getting better. Against a team that takes the ball away as little as FSU does, he'd be well advised to take more chances — but taking what the defense gives him is also significant. Notre Dame's wide receivers have also gotten more involved since the Week 6 bye, with graduate student Beaux Collins up to 317 yards and sopho- more Jaden Greathouse up to 202. Much like a few teams the Irish have faced as of late, FSU's corners