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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM OCT. 11, 2025 29 "We've got to continue to build confi- dence — I have to make sure I have con- fidence to kick it from certain distances instead of saying, telling our offense to go for it," Freeman said. "I've got a lot of confidence in our offense. We've got to keep building that confidence in me and in those guys. That played a factor into it." Schmidt has been a valuable addi- tion on kickoffs, though. Since taking over that job in Game 3 versus Pur- due, he booted his very first one out of bounds, and has kicked the 22 since all for touchbacks. That was one of the more meaningful special teams contributions on a rare day when they were ordinary for the Irish. There were no kickoff returns by Notre Dame. No blocked kicks or punts. Jordan Faison did return two punts for a net of 18 yards. The Irish didn't give up a single return yard. As far as Burnette? "He had the injury two weeks ago," Freeman said. "He missed a game, came back last week, was good enough to kick from a certain distance. This week, he kicked on Tuesday, was really sore and was questionable. He wanted to go try in pregame, and it was a no-go." And now if becomes a puzzle Freeman and special teams coach Marty Biagi must figure out quickly, knowing that Burnette's injury could linger. — Eric Hansen BOISE STATE INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Att. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Long Gaines 11 39 0 39 3.5 0 9 Riley 5 33 0 33 6.6 0 20 Bates 2 17 0 17 8.5 0 10 Sherrod 3 6 0 6 2.0 0 4 Madsen 13 38 33 5 0.4 1 10 Total 34 133 33 100 2.9 1 20 Passing Com. Att. Pct. Int. Yards TD Long Madsen 22 37 59.5 4 215 0 28 Total 22 37 59.5 4 215 0 28 Receiving Rec. Yards TD Long Caples 6 52 0 13 Marshall 4 58 0 28 Ford 3 28 0 13 Sherrod 3 22 0 10 Wagner 2 30 0 28 Riley 2 11 0 9 Penry 1 7 0 7 Voorhees 1 7 0 7 Total 22 215 0 28 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long None Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long None Punting No. Avg. Long Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Doyle 4 38.8 50 0 0 0 1 0 Total 4 38.8 50 0 0 0 1 0 Field Goals Made Att. Long Blk. None Defense Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Benefield 3 5 8 0.5-4 0-0 1 1 0 Ripp 3 3 6 1.5-6 0-0 0 0 0 Earby 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 McCoy 3 2 5 0.5-2 0-0 0 0 0 Washington 3 2 5 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0 Phelps 2 3 5 0.5-0 0-0 0 0 0 Notarainni 3 1 4 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 Banks 2 1 3 0.5-4 0-0 0 0 0 Madrie 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Washington 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Virgin-Morgan 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Fely 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Bates 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Voorhees 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 Love 16 107 4 103 6.4 1 36 Price 8 86 3 83 10.4 1 49 Carr 3 30 5 25 8.3 0 28 TEAM 3 0 3 -3 -1.0 0 0 Faison 1 0 8 -8 -8.0 0 0 Total 31 223 23 200 6.5 2 49 Passing Com. Att. Pct. Int. Yards TD Long Carr 15 23 65.2 0 189 2 24 Total 15 23 65.2 0 189 2 24 Receiving Rec. Yards TD Long Faison 6 83 0 24 Fields 4 44 1 22 Pauling 2 43 1 24 Raridon 2 8 0 5 Love 1 11 0 11 Total 15 189 2 24 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Faison 2 18 0 23 Total 2 18 0 23 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long None Punting No. Avg. Long Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Rendell 3 44.3 45 0 1 1 0 1 Total 3 44.3 45 0 1 1 0 1 Field Goals Made Att. Long Blk. None Defense Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Viliamu-Asa 3 5 8 0.5-4 0.5-4 1 0 0 Ausberry 1 7 8 1-9 1-9 0 0 0 Shuler 2 5 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Moore 6 0 6 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 Golden 3 3 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Johnson 2 3 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Bowen 1 4 5 1-8 1-8 0 0 0 Botelho 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Traore 2 2 4 0.5-4 0.5-4 0 0 0 Sneed 3 0 3 1-8 1-8 0 0 0 Stroman 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Talich 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hughes 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Rubio 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Zackery 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Dawson 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Gray 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Burnham 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hinish 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Onye 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Young 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Int. Returns No. Yards TD Long Moore 2 4 0 3 Johnson 1 24 0 24 Talich 1 0 0 0 Total 4 28 0 24 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): WILL PAULING, Cam Williams TE: ELI RARIDON, Ty Washington LT: ANTHONIE KNAPP LG: BILLY SCHRAUTH, Styles Prescod C: ASHTON CRAIG RG: GUERBY LAMBERT, Sullivan Absher RT: AAMIL WAGNER, Chris Terek DEFENSE LDE: BOUBACAR TRAORE, Jordan Botelho, Loghan Thomas DT: JASON ONYE, Donovan Hinish, Elijah Hughes, Cole Mullins NT: GABRIEL RUBIO, Jared Dawson, Sean Sevil- lano Jr., Armel Mukam RDE: JUNIOR TUIHALAMAKA, Bryce Young, Joshua Burnham MLB: DRAYK BOWEN, KYNGSTONN VILIAMU- ASA, Madden Faraimo WLB: JAIDEN AUSBERRY, Jaylen Sneed, Bodie Kahoun NICKEL: DeVonta Smith, Dallas Golden BCB: LEONARD MOORE, Mark Zackery IV FCB: CHRISTIAN GRAY BS: ADON SHULER, Luke Talich FS: TAE JOHNSON, Jalen Stroman SPECIAL TEAMS Kickoff return: Malachi Fields, Matt Jeffery, Loghan Thomas, Gi'Bran Payne, Madden Fara- imo, Kahanu Kia, Joshua Burnham, Kobi Ony- iuke, Henry Garrity Kickoff coverage: Jalen Stroman, Teddy Rezac, Loghan Thomas, Kobi Onyiuke, Kahanu Kia, Jaylen Sneed, Ben Minich, Luke Talich, Matt Jeffery, Madden Faraimo Punt return: Loghan Thomas, Luke Talich, Jalen Stroman, Adon Shuler, Madden Faraimo, Ben Minich, Matt Jeffery, Drayk Bowen, Teddy Rezac, Bryce Young Punt coverage: Drayk Bowen, Jason Onye, Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa, Luke Talich, Joshua Burnham, Loghan Thomas, Jaylen Sneed, Matt Jeffery, Will Pauling Long snapper: Joseph Vinci Holder: Tyler Buchner Kick returners: Jadarian Price, Aneyas Williams Punt returner: Jordan Faison Placekicker: Erik Schmidt, Marcello Diomede Kickoff specialist: Erik Schmidt Punter: James Rendell