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score was negated by a roughing the passer penalty) and Redfield posting six tackles and a pick of his own. "They knew that it was their time to step up and lead back there," Kelly said. "They were put in that position by virtue of an injury, and the circum- stances, and they were not going to let their teammates down. It's a very close group of guys. "That, in itself, motivates this group to do things that are really outside their comfort zone. They're not great communicators as it is. They're very quiet kids, but they did a nice job [against Michigan]." To help stimulate their growth, the coaching staff banned verbal commu- nication in several practice periods during the week leading up to Michi- gan to force the players to use hand signals to prepare for a boisterous home night game. "That helped a lot," Redfield said. OFFENSE QB: EVERETT GOLSON, Malik Zaire RB: TAREAN FOLSTON, Cam McDan- iel, Greg Bryant W R : CO RE Y RO B INS O N, C h ri s Brown, Justin Brent WR: AMIR CARLISLE, C.J. Prosise WR: WILL FULLER, Corey Holmes TE: BEN KOYACK, Durham Smythe, Tyler Luatua LT: RONNIE STANLEY, Mike Mc - Glinchey LG: CONOR HANRATTY, Colin Mc- Govern C: NICK MARTIN, Mark Harrell RG: CHRISTIAN LOMBARD, Matt Hegarty, John Montelus RT: STEVE ELMER, Hunter Bivin DEFENSE DE: ROMEO OKWARA, Andrew Trumbetti DT: JARRON JONES, Daniel Cage DT: SHELDON DAY, Justin Utupo, Chase Hounshell, Jacob Matuska DE: ISAAC ROCHELL, Anthony Ra - basa, Grant Blankenship Will: JAYLON SMITH, Greer Martini MLB: JOE SCHMIDT, Nyles Morgan Sam: JAMES ONWUALU, John Turner, Ben Councell, Kolin Hill CB: CODY RIGGS, Matthias Farley (nickel) S: ELIJAH SHUMATE, Nicky Baratti S: MAX REDFIELD, Drue Tranquill (dime) CB: COLE LUKE, Devin Butler SPECIAL TEAMS Kick Return: Amir Carlisle, Cam Mc- Daniel, Tyler Luatua, Justin Utupo, Cody Riggs, James Onwualu, John Turner, Devin Butler, Greer Martini, Connor Cavalaris, Durham Smythe and Ben Councell Kickoff Coverage: Kyle Brindza, Doug Randolph, C.J. Prosise, Matth - ias Farley, Cam McDaniel, Drue Tran- quill, Devin Butler, Greer Martini, James Onwualu, Connor Cavalaris and Amir Carlisle Punt Returner: Cody Riggs Punter: Kyle Brindza Placekicker: Kyle Brindza Holder: Hunter Smith Long Snapper: Scott Daly Short Snapper: Scott Daly Others: Tyler Plantz PARTICIPATION CHART PLAY CHART (NO. OF PLAYS) Yards ND MICH (-) Yards 9 7 0-5 Yards 34 35 6-9 Yards 10 12 10-19 Yards 9 11 20-29 Yards 2 1 30-39 Yards 1 1 40-49 Yards 0 0 50 or more Yards 0 0 BIG PLAYS (25 YARDS OR MORE) Notre Dame None Michigan • 1-10 MICH39 Gardner pass complete to Funchess for 27 yards to the ND34 • 2-9 MICH27 Gardner pass complete to Funchess for 33 yards to the ND40