Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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28 SEPT. 20, 2025 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED Bowen draped all over him, Boerkircher made the catch. And barring an im- probable run over the next two and a half months, Notre Dame's dreams for the 2025 season were snuffed out in an instant. Bowen, to his credit, spoke about the play after the game. "On film, it's a pretty simple forma- tion," Bowen said. "Trips off. I knew they were gonna motion the wide re- ceiver, so I had the tight end man to man. He was gonna run the wheel, or the out-and-up. He made a good throw. Good catch." Notre Dame did not blow the game against Texas A&M on one play, of course. Its downfall began immediately after junior running back Jeremiyah Love scored to take a 40-34 lead with 2:53 to play. On the ensuing extra-point attempt, redshirt senior quarterback Tyler Buch- ner botched the hold. Sophomore long snapper Joe Vinci's snap was there, but Buchner dropped it. His desperation throw to redshirt sophomore defensive end Preston Zinter failed. With the knowledge that a touchdown would beat them in regulation hanging over their heads, the Irish had to stop Reed and company from reaching the end zone. And they had their chances. TEXAS A&M INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Att. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Long Moss 20 81 0 81 4.0 3 12 Reed 7 38 1 37 5.3 0 14 Owens 3 6 1 5 1.7 0 4 Daniels 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 Bussey 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 Total 32 130 2 128 4.0 3 14 Passing Com. Att. Pct. Int. Yards TD Long Reed 17 37 45.9 1 360 2 86 Total 17 37 45.9 1 360 2 86 Receiving Rec. Yards TD Long Craver 7 207 1 86 Concepcion 4 82 0 45 Bussey 2 27 0 18 Melin Öhrström 2 9 0 7 Owens 1 24 0 24 Boerkircher 1 11 1 11 Total 17 360 2 86 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long None Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Bussey 2 55 0 35 Total 2 55 0 35 Punting No. Avg. Long Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 White 3 40.3 45 0 0 1 0 0 TEAM 1 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Total 4 30.2 45 1 0 1 0 0 Field Goals Made Att. Long Blk. Bond 2 3 45 0 Total 2 3 45 0 Defense Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Ratcliffe 4 4 8 1.5-2 0-0 1 0 0 Regis 5 2 7 1-7 1-7 0 0 0 Sanford 4 3 7 2-10 1-8 0 0 0 Onyedim 1 6 7 0.5-2 0-0 0 0 0 Lee 6 0 6 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Brooks 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Chappell 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 York 1 4 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Anderson 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hicks 2 2 4 2-6 0-0 0 0 0 Howell 2 1 3 1-2 0-0 1 0 0 Searcy 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Williams 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hayes 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Kerr 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Lockhart 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Ricks 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Kennedy 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Int. Returns No. Yards TD Long Williams 1 3 0 3 Total 1 3 0 3 NOTRE DAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Att. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Long Love 23 107 13 94 4.1 1 16 Price 12 69 1 68 5.7 2 24 TEAM 1 0 11 -11 -11.0 0 0 Carr 3 0 15 -15 -5.0 0 0 Total 39 176 40 136 3.5 3 24 Passing Com. Att. Pct. Int. Yards TD Long Carr 20 32 62.5 1 293 1 43 Total 20 32 62.5 1 293 1 43 Receiving Rec. Yards TD Long Fields 5 77 0 27 Raridon 4 85 0 43 Love 4 53 1 36 Greathouse 2 41 0 34 Faison 2 17 0 12 Pauling 2 13 0 8 Smith 1 7 0 7 Total 20 293 1 43 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Johnson 0 20 1 20 Faison 1 19 0 19 Thomas 1 17 0 17 Total 2 56 1 20 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Price 1 31 0 31 Williams 1 8 0 8 Total 2 39 0 31 Punting No. Avg. Long Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Rendell 2 46.0 47 0 0 1 0 2 Total 2 46.0 47 0 0 1 0 2 Field Goals Made Att. Long Blk. Burnette 2 2 39 0 Total 2 2 39 0 Defense Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Shuler 3 4 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Bowen 2 4 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Johnson 6 0 6 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Hinish 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hobbs 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Talich 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sneed 2 1 3 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 Viliamu-Asa 2 1 3 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0 Young 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Ausberry 0 3 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Gray 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Onye 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Botelho 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Dawson 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 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Zackery 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Kia 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Tuihalamaka 0 1 1 0.5-0 0-0 0 0 0 Int. Returns No. Yards TD Long Moore 1 0 0 0 Total 1 0 0 0 PARTICIPATION CHART OFFENSE QB: CJ CARR RB: JEREMIYAH LOVE, Jadarian Price WR (X): MALACHI FIELDS, Micah Gilbert WR (Z): JORDAN FAISON, KK Smith WR (Y): JADEN GREATHOUSE, Will Pauling TE: ELI RARIDON, Ty Washington LT: ANTHONIE KNAPP LG: BILLY SCHRAUTH C: ASHTON CRAIG RG: GUERBY LAMBERT RT: AAMIL WAGNER DEFENSE LDE: BOUBACAR TRAORE, Junior Tuihalamaka DT: GABRIEL RUBIO, Jason Onye, Elijah Hughes NT: JARED DAWSON, Donovan Hinish RDE: JORDAN BOTELHO, Bryce Young, Joshua Burnham MLB: DRAYK BOWEN, Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa WLB: JAYLEN SNEED, Jaiden Ausberry NICKEL: KARSON HOBBS BCB: LEONARD MOORE, Mark Zackery IV FCB: CHRISTIAN GRAY BS: ADON SHULER, Tae Johnson FS: JALEN STROMAN, Luke Talich SPECIAL TEAMS Kickoff return: Henry Garrity, Malachi Fields, Madden Faraimo, Matt Jeffery, Loghan Thomas, Preston Zinter, Kobi Onyiuke, Gi'Bran Payne, Kahanu Kia Kickoff coverage: Ben Minich, Matt Jeffery, Jaiden Ausberry, Luke Talich, Madden Faraimo, Loghan Thomas, Kahanu Kia, Preston Zinter, Teddy Rezac, Tae Johnson Punt return: Adon Shuler, Tae Johnson, Loghan Thomas, Luke Talich, Mark Zachary IV, Drayk Bowen, Bryce Young, Preston Zinter, Madden Faraimo, Ben Minich Punt coverage: Matt Jeffery, Drayk Bowen, Jay- len Sneed, Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa, Luke Talich, Will Pauling, Jordan Faison, Jason Onye, Kobi Onyiuke, Gabriel Rubio Long snapper: Joseph Vinci Holder: Tyler Buchner Kick returners: Jadarian Price, Aneyas Williams Punt returner: Jordan Faison Placekicker: Noah Burnette Kickoff specialist: Marcello Diomede Punter: James Rendell