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just like to go play defense." Unlike a punt, field goal or touch- down, a turnover does not offer the defense and the coaching staff a play or two warning. It is an immediate switch. "It's a lot faster, very rapid," soph- omore linebacker Jaylon Smith said. "It's just all about getting that mindset shifted to, 'Okay, we're going to get three-and-out.' "With the age of the guys that we have playing, it is [risky]. That's where leadership falls into place." Against Syracuse, that leadership had four chances to challenge the mindsets of the Irish's inexperienced defenders and make the most of a bad situation. Three times out of four, they succeeded. ✦ Rushing No. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Lg. Dixon 1 42 0 42 42.0 0 42 Gulley 8 34 5 29 3.6 0 15 Hunt 7 31 5 26 3.7 1 13 Philips 6 22 0 22 3.7 0 8 Ameen-Moore 5 15 0 15 3.0 0 8 Morris 2 3 0 3 1.5 0 2 TEAM 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 Total 30 147 12 135 4.5 1 42 Passing Att. Comp. Pct. Int. Yds. TD Lg. Hunt 38 22 57.9 1 294 0 46 Total 38 22 57.9 1 294 0 46 Receiving No. Yds. TD Lg. West 8 103 0 33 Estime 4 58 0 38 Lewis 3 58 0 46 Gulley 3 12 0 6 Flemming 2 24 0 16 Ishmael 1 25 0 25 Moore 1 14 0 14 Total 22 294 0 46 Punt Returns No. Yds. TD Lg. None Kick Returns No. Yds. TD Lg. Estime 1 19 0 19 Philips 1 19 0 19 Total 2 38 0 19 Punting No. Avg. Lg. Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Dixon 5 38.8 44 0 0 3 0 2 Total 5 38.8 44 0 0 3 0 2 Field Goals Made Att. Lg. Blk. Murphy 1 2 38 0 Total 1 2 38 0 Sack- Defense Tck. Ast. Tot. TFL Yds. PD FF FR Davis 8 3 11 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 Eskridge 5 4 9 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 Desir 6 3 9 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 Hodge 4 4 8 1.5-2 0-0 0 0 0 Kelly 5 2 7 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Robinson 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Whigham 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 Thompson 2 2 4 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 Reddish 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 Lynch 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Winfield 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Crume 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Welsh 1 2 3 1.5-2 0-0 0 0 0 Sloan 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Kirkland 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Cornelius 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Estime 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Philips 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Johnson 1 0 1 1-9 1-9 0 1 0 Arciniega 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Coleman 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Interceptions No. Yds. TD Lg. Eskridge 1 29 1 29 Reddish 1 0 0 0 Total 2 29 1 29 SYRACUSE INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS