the regular season with more than
200 yards rushing per game for the
first time in 12 years. This year, the
Irish fell back down to 149.3 a contest
entering their bowl game.
With Golson and projected backup
Malik Zaire, a sophomore, those days
should be over.
2. STEPHON TUITT:
CRUCIAL DECISION
The potential return of defensive
end Stephon Tuitt for his senior year
and quarterback Everett Golson might
compare to linebacker Manti Te'o and
tight end Tyler Eifert returning for
their senior campaigns in 2012 instead
One of the three most common threads among Notre Dame's best teams is a dominant All-American/firstround caliber player on the defensive front, making the potential return of end Stephon Tuitt for his senior
season critical to the 2014 team.
PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA
