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JOSH ADAMS HAS HUGE GAME For the second time this season, Notre Dame had to watch as its starting run- ning back was taken to the locker room, not to return to action. In the season- opening victory over Texas, junior Tar- ean Folston was lost to a knee injury. In Notre Dame's 42-30 win over Pitts- burgh, senior C.J. Prosise went down early in the game. Late in the first quarter, Prosise took a hard hit and never returned to ac- tion. However, his injury is not go- ing to threaten the remainder of his season. "It's one where he'll have to con- tinue to be evaluated. Shoulder, neck, upper body," Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly said after the game. "It wasn't a contact hit. It was a contact to the ground. … He's doing pretty good PITTSBURGH GAME NOTES NOTRE DAME VS. PITTSBURGH QUARTER-BY-QUARTER COMPARISON Pittsburgh 1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr. 1st Half 2nd Half Final Time of Possession 7:29 7:10 9:28 2:14 14:39 11:42 26:21 Third-Down Conversions 2-4 0-5 4-4 0-1 2-9 4-5 6-14 Fourth-Down Conversions 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 Average Field Position PITT-28 PITT-25 PITT-24 PITT-24 PITT-26 PITT-24 PITT-25 Notre Dame 1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr. 1st Half 2nd Half Final Time of Possession 7:31 7:50 5:32 12:46 15:21 18:18 33:39 Third-Down Conversions 2-3 1-4 2-2 3-5 3-7 5-7 8-14 Fourth-Down Conversions 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-1 Average Field Position ND-22 ND-20 ND-37 ND-40 ND-21 ND-39 ND-28 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY (INSIDE 20-YARD LINE) No Poss. TD FG Score Pittsburgh 3 2 1 0 Notre Dame 4 4 0 0 Freshman running back Josh Adams filled in admi- rably for injured starter C.J. Prosise, setting career highs in both rushing attempts (20) and yards (147). PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA BY BRYAN DRISKELL