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some drops and slippery field conditions at Yankee Stadium. In the meantime, he felt lucky to have a reliable kicker like Brindza to clean up the mess when needed. STEPHON TUITT'S DECISION EXPECTED SOON Junior defensive end Stephon Tuitt put the finishing touches on Notre Dame's Pinstripe Bowl win with 1.5 PLAY CHART (NO. OF PLAYS) Yards (-) Yards 0-5 Yards 6-9 Yards 10-19 Yards 20-29 Yards 30-39 Yards 40-49 Yards 50 or more Yards NDRU 7 6 45 35 16 1 18 11 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 sacks on Rutgers' final drive of the game. Head coach Brian Kelly expects to learn "very soon" if those will be the last plays Tuitt makes in a Notre Dame uniform. The 6-6¼, 322-pound defensive end said he would decide whether to enter the NFL Draft this spring or return for his senior season in South Bend shorty after the bowl. "We had a couple of conversations, and he knows all the information," BIG PLAYS (25 YARDS OR MORE) Notre Dame • 3-9 RU32 Rees pass complete to Niklas for 26 yards to the RU6 • 2-11 ND30 Rees pass complete to Niklas for 28 yards to the RU42 Rutgers • 2-7 RU28 Dodd pass complete to Coleman for 51 yards to the ND21 PARTICIPATION CHART OFFENSE QB: TOMMY REES RB: TAREAN FOLSTON, Cam McDaniel, Amir Carlisle WR: DAVARIS DANIELS, Chris Brown WR: TJ JONES, Will Fuller WR: C.J. PROSISE, Corey Robinson, James Onwualu TE: TROY NIKLAS, Ben Koyack LT: ZACK MARTIN LG: STEVE ELMER C: MATT HEGARTY RG: CONOR HANRATTY, Mark Harrell RT: RONNIE STANLEY DEFENSE DE: SHELDON DAY, Justin Utupo NG: KONA SCHWENKE, Jarron Jones, Tyler Stockton DE: STEPHON TUITT, Isaac Rochell LB: PRINCE SHEMBO, Ishaq Williams, Romeo Okwara ILB: DAN FOX, Joe Schmidt ILB: CARLO CALABRESE, Kendall Moore LB: JAYLON SMITH CB: BENNETT JACKSON, Cole Luke S: AUSTIN COLLINSWORTH, Elijah Shumate S: MAX REDFIELD, Eilar Hardy, Matthias Farley CB: KEIVARAE RUSSELL, Devin Butler SPECIAL TEAMS Kick Return: Amir Carlisle, Cam McDaniel, Alex Welch, Joe Schmidt, Justin Utupo, Max Redfield, Kendall Moore, Eilar Hardy, C.J. Prosise, Connor Cavalaris, John Turner Kickoff Coverage: Lo Wood, Carlo Calabrese, Joe Schmidt, Kendall Moore, John Turner, Josh Atkinson, C.J. Prosise, Austin Collinsworth, Connor Cavalaris, KeiVarae Russell, Kyle Brindza Punt Returner: TJ Jones Punter: Alex Wulfeck, Kyle Brindza Placekicker: Kyle Brindza Holder: Luke Massa Long Snapper: Scott Daly Short Snapper: Scott Daly Others: Justin Utupo, Bruce Heggie, Jesse Bongiovi