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nothing more than him going out and doing his job. "It was just next man in, and I did my best to do what I could do to help the team," he said. "I just practiced hard all week. I was trying to get in there and do my job and do the best I could … It felt good to be able to help my team out and be able to get in there and play hard and play for my team- mates." Adams now has 412 rushing yards (7.6 yards per carry) on the season. DOMINANCE UP FRONT Senior running back C.J. Prosise had plenty of early success before he went down, rushing for 28 yards on five car- ries to go along with 29 more yards on two quick pitches to the outside that were technically passes. The common denominator in the success of the Irish backs — as well as the brilliant performance of sopho- more quarterback DeShone Kizer — was the outstanding play of the Notre Dame offensive line. "I think it was the best performance of our offensive line to date this year," head coach Brian Kelly said after the game. "The most consistent I would say; the most consistent performance for four quarters." With the line opening up holes in the run game and protecting Kizer when he dropped back, the young quarter- back was able to get comfortable in the pocket early on and excel. Kizer started the game by completing seven of his first eight passes for 121 yards with two touchdowns. By the time the game ended, Kizer had thrown for 262 yards with a career-best five touch- downs. "Unbelievable, all the way through," Kizer said of his linemen. "We knew OFFENSE QB: DESHONE KIZER, Brandon Wim- bush RB: C.J. PROSISE, Josh Adams, Dex- ter Williams WR: CHRIS BROWN, Corey Robinson WR: AMIR CARLISLE, Torii Hunter Jr., CJ Sanders WR: WILL FULLER, Equanimeous St. Brown TE: CHASE HOUNSHELL, Tyler Luatua, Alizé Jones, Nic Weishar LT: RONNIE STANLEY, Hunter Bivin LG: QUENTON NELSON, Colin Mc - Govern C: NICK MARTIN, Sam Mustipher RG: STEVE ELMER, John Montelus RT: MIKE MCGLINCHEY, Mark Harrell DEFENSE DE: ROMEO OKWARA, Andrew Trumbetti DT: SHELDON DAY, Jonathan Bonner NG: DANIEL CAGE, Jerry Tillery DE: ISAAC ROCHELL Will: JAYLON SMITH, Te'von Coney MLB: JOE SCHMIDT, Jarrett Grace Sam: JAMES ONWUALU, Greer Mar - tini CB: KEIVARAE RUSSELL, Torii Hunter Jr. (Nickel) S: MATTHIAS FARLEY, Elijah Shumate S: MAX REDFIELD CB: COLE LUKE, Nick Coleman SPECIAL TEAMS Kick Return: CJ Sanders, Josh Ad- ams, Jarrett Grace, Nic Weishar, Greer Martini, Devin Butler, Equa- nimeous St. Brown, James Onwualu, Nick Watkins, Te'von Coney, Andrew Trumbetti Kickoff Coverage: Tyler Newsome, KeiVarae Russell, Devin Butler, Mat - thias Farley, Nyles Morgan, Nick Coleman, James Onwualu, Jarrett Grace, Te'von Coney, Greer Martini, Max Redfield Punt Returner: CJ Sanders Punter: Tyler Newsome Placekicker: Justin Yoon Holder: DeShone Kizer Long Snapper: Scott Daly Others: Hunter Bivin, Connor Cava - laris, Nicky Baratti, Nicco Fertitta PARTICIPATION CHART