Full
Speed
Ahead
Notre Dame's
front seven has
the talent and
the support to
move into attack
mode this fall
A
Junior defensive end Stephon Tuitt, who had a
77-yard fumble return for a touchdown in the 2012
season opener versus Navy, posted a team-high 12
sacks as a sophomore.
photo by mike bennett/lighthouse imaging
By Dan Murphy
ssistant coach Mike Elston stood
in front of his pack of defensive
linemen on a sunny mid-August
Saturday trying to fire them up
for a pass-rushing drill that would
soon pit them against their teammates
from the offensive side of the ball. The
tone was one that will likely resonate
inside Elston's meeting room from
now until the end of November.
"We don't need to play a ton of
games," he said, referring to the stunts
and combination moves many defenses use to create pressure on opposing quarterbacks. "We are elite pass
rushers. You guys are going to win
