Junior running back Cam McDaniel rushed for a career-high 82 yards on 15 carries, most of it coming in
the fourth quarter again, and the Irish finished with 145 yards on the ground as a team.
photo by Bill Panzica
offensively in 2013.
While a 4-2 record at the midway
point is not what the program had
scripted during the offseason after a
trip to the BCS National Champion‑
ship Game, Kelly and the players ex‑
pressed confidence that they are en‑
tering the second half of the season on
the up tick. The Irish follow up a bye
week with a visit from archrival USC
Oct. 19 in Notre Dame Stadium's lone
night game of 2013.
"I just think it's huge to get a win on
a bye week," senior cornerback and
captain Bennett Jackson said. "You
don't want to sit on a loss for two
weeks. I'm just glad that both sides
were balanced today. The offense was
able to rely on us in certain situations,
and we were able to rely on the offense
in certain situations.
"We just came together as a team
and made big plays. I feel like that's
really important going into the bye
week, and it's just going to continue
to build." ✦
