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in the backfield. Irish head coach Brian Kelly said Atkinson ran, for the first time this season, with the type of physical attitude he expects. "We told him if he wanted to be the starter, that he can't get tackled by his ankles. He can't be the guy that goes down," Kelly said. "He shouldn't be tackled by his ankles, and he showed that today. I hope he brings that game with him each and every week be- cause it was sure fun to watch George Atkinson run today." The most electric run of the day for the speedy junior required no bruising attitude. On Notre Dame's first offensive play of the second half, Atkinson found a crease — one provided by junior tight end Troy Niklas and fifth-year senior left tackle Zack Martin — and kicked into fifth gear for an 80-yard touchdown run. The for- notre dame individual statistics Rushing No.GainLost Net Avg. TD Lg. G. Atkinson III 1502148 14 10.61 80 Folston 243043 21.5 036 Carlisle 313013 4.3010 McDaniel 312012 4.00 8 Hendrix 518810 2.00 6 Team 101-1 -1.0 00 Rees 105-5 -5.0 00 Total 29236162207.6 1 80 Passing Att.Comp.Pct. Int. Yds. TD Lg. Rees 24 9 37.5 31042 30 Hendrix1 00.00000 Total 25 9 36.0 31042 30 Receiving No.Yds. TD Lg. Niklas 243130 TJ Jones 442114 Daniels 113013 Fuller 111011 G. Atkinson III 1-50 0 Total 91042 30 Punt Returns No. Yds. TD Lg. TJ Jones 1101 Total 1101 Kick Returns No. Yds. TD Lg. G. Atkinson III 129029 Total 129029 Punting No. Avg. Lg. Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Brindza 5 41.0 550031 0 Wulfeck 1 37.0 370010 1 Total 6 40.3 550041 1 Field Goals None Made Att. Lg. Blk. SackDefense Tck.Ast. Tot. TFL Yds. PD FF FR Calabrese 37100-00-0000 Farley 45 90-00-0000 Grace 36 90-00-0000 Jackson 61 72-70-0100 Shumate 34 70-00-0000 J. Smith 25 70-00-0000 Nix III 14 50-00-0000 Russell 41 50-00-0000 Tuitt 23 51-30-0000 Collinsworth 04 40-00-0000 Councell 11 20-00-0000 Fox 02 20-00-0000 Schwenke 11 20-00-0000 Shembo 11 20-00-0000 I. Williams 02 20-00-0000 Brindza 10 10-00-0000 Butler 01 10-00-0000 Cavalaris 01 10-00-0000 Onwualu 10 10-00-0000 Schmidt 01 10-00-0000 InterceptionsNo. Yds. TD Lg. None