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game, junior linebacker Jaylon Smith suffered what head coach Brian Kelly called a "significant knee injury" after being shoved from behind by Ohio State offensive tackle Taylor Decker. On Notre Dame's next defensive se- ries, Smith's replacement — freshman Te'von Coney — went down with a shoulder injury that ended his after- noon. Notre Dame had to move backup Mike linebacker Jarrett Grace over, and although he played well, the loss of Smith proved too difficult to overcome. "You lose a guy like that early on, it significantly affects what you're do- ing defensively," Kelly said after the game. Without Smith, Tillery and Redfield, and Jones far from 100 percent, Notre Dame could not stop Ohio State's potent offense. Ohio State racked up 27 first downs thanks to a dominant ground game that finished with 285 yards and 5.3 yards per rush. Junior running back Ezekiel Elliott — the MVP of the Big Ten — rushed Rushing No. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Lg. Adams 14 78 0 78 5.6 1 19 Kizer 15 43 22 21 1.4 1 14 Carlisle 1 20 0 20 20.0 0 20 Williams 2 2 0 2 1.0 0 2 Total 32 143 22 121 3.8 2 20 Passing Att. Comp. Pct. Int. Yds. TD Lg. Kizer 37 22 59.5 1 284 2 81 Hunter Jr. 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Total 38 22 57.9 1 284 2 81 Receiving No. Yds. TD Lg. Fuller 6 113 1 81 Hunter Jr. 4 52 0 19 Brown 4 35 1 19 Robinson 3 41 0 15 Jones 2 24 0 17 Carlisle 2 14 0 11 Smythe 1 5 0 5 Total 22 284 2 81 Punt Returns No. Yds. TD Lg. None Kick Returns No. Yds. TD Lg. Sanders 5 60 0 17 Total 5 60 0 17 Punting No. Avg. Lg. Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Newsome 6 48.2 59 0 1 0 3 1 Total 6 48.2 59 0 1 0 3 1 Field Goals Made Att. Lg. Blk. None Sack- Defense Tck. Ast. Tot. TFL Yds. PD FF FR Schmidt 10 3 13 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 Shumate 9 4 13 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Grace 8 1 9 1-7 0-0 0 0 0 Farley 7 1 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Luke 6 0 6 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Okwara 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Rochell 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Day 4 0 4 1-1 0-0 2 1 0 Trumbetti 4 0 4 2-8 1-6 0 0 0 Watkins 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Onwualu 2 0 2 1-5 1-5 0 0 0 Baratti 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Bonner 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Cage 1 0 1 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 Coney 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Fuller 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hunter Jr. 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Newsome 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Randolph 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Smith 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Turner 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Interceptions No. Yds. TD Lg. Schmidt 1 21 0 21 Total 1 21 0 21 NOTRE DAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS