IN THE TRENCHES ANDREW OWENS
H
olding a 14-3 lead just before
halftime, Notre Dame seemed
poised to add to its advantage
before heading to the locker room.
With 17 ticks on the clock until in-
termission — the urgent moments
seemed to bring out the best in Notre
Dame's play in the first quarter of the
season — senior quarterback Everett
Golson attempted to spike the ball into
the ground to stop the clock at the
Syracuse 15-yard line.
Instead, a flubbed snap exchange be-
tween senior center Matt Hegarty and
Golson led to the signal-caller trying
to regain control before slapping it into
the ground. While it took replay for of-
ficials to confirm Golson had fumbled,
in the end the Irish had committed
one of their five turnovers during the
31-15 win.
Golson, the soul of the team and
a symbol of where this unit can go
when its quarterback is playing his
best football, turned the ball over four
times after avoiding such miscues in
the first three games. His lows (two
fumbles and two interceptions, one
of which was returned for a touch-
down) matched his highs (25 consecu-
Irish Take No Pride
In Sloppy Win
After avoiding giveaways in the first three games, senior quarterback Everett Golson committed four turn-
overs in Notre Dame's 31-15 win over Syracuse at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA
