Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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ever, the Irish racked up 162 yards of offense on its first six plays, scoring 14 points on its first two drives. "Coach Kelly always teaches us to start fast. That's a big thing — especially since they came and drove on us and put points on the board," fifth-year se- nior slot receiver Amir Carlisle said. "To score a touchdown was huge for us." Up 21-10 in the second quarter, the Irish were again on the march. Junior wide receiver Torii Hunter Jr. took a short pass to the left and broke outside towards the end zone. Just before reach- ing the goal line, Hunter was stripped of the ball and USC recovered. On Notre Dame's next possession, freshman running back Josh Adams ripped off a 26-yard gain to give the Irish first-and-goal at the USC 3-yard line. The next four plays were a two- yard loss, a holding penalty that put the Irish back 10 yards and then back-to- back incomplete passes, forcing a field goal to stretch ND's lead to 24-10. Allowing the explosive USC offense to stay in the game proved costly, with the Trojans scoring on a 75-yard touch- down pass from wide receiver Jalen Greene to wide receiver JuJu Smith- Schuster. After a Notre Dame punt, two-way standout Adoree' Jackson broke free for an 83-yard touchdown on a short screen to tie the game. The OFFENSE QB: DESHONE KIZER RB: C.J. PROSISE, Josh Adams WR: CHRIS BROWN, Corey Robinson WR: AMIR CARLISLE, Torii Hunter Jr. WR: WILL FULLER TE: CHASE HOUNSHELL, TYLER LUATUA, Alizé Jones, Nic Weishar LT: RONNIE STANLEY LG: ALEX BARS, Quenton Nelson C: NICK MARTIN RG: STEVE ELMER RT: MIKE MCGLINCHEY DEFENSE DE: SHELDON DAY, Romeo Okwara, Andrew Trumbetti DT: DANIEL CAGE, Jerry Tillery DE: ISAAC ROCHELL WLB: JAYLON SMITH MLB: JOE SCHMIDT SLB: JAMES ONWUALU LB: GREER MARTINI CB: KEIVARAE RUSSELL, Devin Butler S: ELIJAH SHUMATE S: MAX REDFIELD, Matthias Farley CB: COLE LUKE, Nick Coleman SPECIAL TEAMS Kick Return: CJ Sanders, Josh Ad- ams, Jarrett Grace, Chase Houn- shell, Nic Weishar, Te'von Coney, Greer Martini, Devin Butler, Torii Hunter Jr., Nick Watkins, Equanime- ous St. Brown Kickoff Coverage: Tyler Newsome, KeiVarae Russell, Devin Butler, Mat- thias Farley, Nyles Morgan, Nick Coleman, James Onwualu, Elijah Shumate, Te'von Coney, Greer Mar- tini, Max Redfield Punt Returner: CJ Sanders Punter: Tyler Newsome Placekicker: Justin Yoon Holder: DeShone Kizer Long Snapper: Scott Daly Others: Nicky Baratti, Hunter Bivin PARTICIPATION CHART PLAY CHART (NO. OF PLAYS) Yards ND USC (-) Yards 8 6 0-5 Yards 29 42 6-9 Yards 6 12 10-19 Yards 9 11 20-29 Yards 4 1 30-39 Yards 2 2 40-49 Yards 1 0 50 or more Yards 1 3