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an automatic ejection. The officials reviewed the play and, while it appeared that Tuitt led with his shoulder, upheld the call. "I was right next to him, and I don't know what he's supposed to do," Notre Dame fifth-year senior linebacker Dan Fox said following the game. "He's running; he's falling forward. I understand helpless players getting hit. But that's just … I don't know." The controversial new rule has raised complaints throughout college football this season and put referees in the difficult position of determining a player's "intent to injure" whenever helmets collide in a naturally violent game. Head coach Brian Kelly said when he asked for an explanation, officials told him that they went by "the letter of the law." notre dame individual statistics Rushing No.GainLost Net Avg. TD Lg. G. Atkinson III 657057 9.5033 TJ Jones 341041 13.7 135 McDaniel 923122 2.40 5 Folston 413013 3.20 5 Carlisle 1606 6.0 06 TEAM 101-1 -1.0 00 Total 24 1402138 5.81 35 Passing Att.Comp.Pct. Int. Yds. TD Lg. Rees 39 1846.2 23182 80 Total 39 1846.2 23182 80 Receiving TJ Jones Koyack Daniels Onwualu Niklas Fuller Total No.Yds. TD Lg. 61491 80 476038 338116 123023 3180 9 114014 18318 2 80 Punt Returns No. Yds. TD Lg. TJ Jones 214013 Total 214013 Kick Returns No. Yds. TD Lg. G. Atkinson III 374041 McDaniel 111011 Total 485041 Punting No. Avg. Lg. Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Brindza 5 46.2 560111 0 Total 5 46.2 560111 0 Field Goals Made Att. Lg. Blk. Brindza 0100 Total 0100 SackDefense Tck.Ast. Tot. TFL Yds. PD FF FR J. Smith 74111-10-0000 Fox 44 80-00-0000 Hardy 43 70-00-0000 Jackson 42 60-00-0000 Day 50 53-90-0000 Nix III 23 50-00-0000 Shembo 41 51-91-9010 Calabrese 22 40-00-0000 Russell 31 40-00-0000 Utupo 21 30-00-0000 Collinsworth 01 10-00-0000 Moore 01 10-00-0000 Okwara 10 10-00-0000 Onwualu 10 10-00-0000 Prosise 10 10-00-0000 Rochell 01 10-00-0000 Schmidt 10 11-180-0000 Shumate 01 10-00-0100 Stockton 01 10-00-0000 Tuitt 10 10-00-0000 Butler 00 00-00-0100 InterceptionsNo. Yds. TD Lg. None