Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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"I'm a freshman," Smith said. "A lot of teams have been trying to at‑ tack me and attack the field, so it's really preparing. It starts in practice and that's what we displayed on the field tonight." Senior cornerback Bennett Jackson said the team leaders have taken note of Smith's contributions. "He's a hustle player, and he cleans up a lot of his mistakes due to his ef‑ fort," Jackson said. "There's still kinks here and there, but that's expected." Kicking In The Clutch Two weeks after he earned the game ball for his punts in the fourth quarter of a 17-13 win over Michi‑ gan State, junior kicker Kyle Brin‑ dza again had a profound impact on an Irish victory and, again, came through in the clutch following firstquarter struggles. Brindza ended Notre Dame's open‑ arizona state individual statistics Rushing Grice Sulka Kelly Team Total No.GainLost Net Avg. TD Lg. 12 51051 4.2011 010010 0.00 0 125146 5 0.4 0 16 101-1 -1.0 00 2511247 652.6 0 16 Passing Att.Comp.Pct. Int. Yds. TD Lg. Kelly 47 3370.2 23623 36 Total 47 3370.2 23623 36 Receiving No.Yds. TD Lg. Strong 81361 36 Foster 971022 Ozier 463031 Grice 536116 Nelson 223121 Smith 2180 9 Coyle 2110 7 Smith 1705 Lewis 0-30 0 Total 33362 3 36 Punt Returns None No. Yds. TD Lg. Kick Returns Grice Total No. Yds. TD Lg. 121021 121021 Punting No. Avg. Lg. Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Haack 5 38.4 520131 0 Total 5 38.4 520131 0 Field Goals Made Att. Lg. Blk. Gonzalez 2 2400 Total 2 2400 SackDefense Tck.Ast. Tot. TFL Yds. PD FF FR D. Randall 9817 1.5-8 0-0100 Darby 53 80-00-0100 Coleman 25 7 0.5-1 0-0000 Fiso 43 70-00-0000 Martin 34 7 0.5-2 0-0000 Young 41 50-00-0000 Bradford 22 41-90-0200 Nelson 22 40-00-0000 Conway 12 30-00-0000 Irabor 12 3 0.5-0 0-0200 Sutton 21 30-00-0000 Carrington 10 10-00-0100 Garoutte 01 10-00-0000 Koniseti 01 10-00-0000 McCullen 01 10-00-0000 Nelson 10 10-00-0000 Sulka 10 10-00-0000 InterceptionsNo. Yds. TD Lg. Irabor 137137 Total 137137