Senior wide receiver TJ Jones made an acrobatic catch in the back of the end zone for the lone Irish passing score in a 17-13 victory over Michigan State.
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together. It's hard for it to all be there
in the first four weeks when you're
playing three Big Ten teams in a row.
"You could sense the improvement.
The pass rush was better. We were
on body a lot better. Assignment was
much better. We gave up 30 yards, 45
yards in penalties that we'd like to
eradicate. Definitely, you could sense
that that defense is starting to come
together."
Under Kelly, Notre Dame has prevailed in 10 of its last 11 games decided
by seven points or fewer and is 12-0
under the coach when not committing
a turnover. Much of the success dur-
