Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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30 NOV. 7, 2016 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED Miami was able to make some plays in the pass game — especially in the third quarter — but the Irish secondary more than held its own. Senior cornerback Cole Luke had a crucial first-quarter interception, and freshman corner Julian Love handled himself well in coverage. The best of the bunch might have been freshman cornerback Donte Vaughn, who set a career high with a team-leading three passes broken up. Miami tested Vaughn deep early and often, but the freshman was ready for the challenge. "He plays the ball very well. He's got a good sense of when to turn," Kelly said of Vaughn's coverage in- stincts. "Some guys just have a blind spot to that. "He's long, and he can rake through the basket. He does a really good job with that." Kelly noted that Vaughn still has plenty to work on, but he was quick to point out that the Memphis na- tive has a bright future ahead of him. "He's going to be a really, really good player," Kelly said. "I love coaching him." ✦ NOTRE DAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing No. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Long Adams 12 96 2 94 7.8 1 41 Kizer 8 36 5 31 3.9 0 8 Sanders 1 12 0 12 12.0 0 12 Folston 4 8 1 7 1.8 0 5 Williams 3 6 0 6 2.0 0 3 Team 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 Total 29 158 10 148 5.1 1 41 Passing Att. Comp. Pct. Int. Yards TD Long Kizer 38 25 65.8 0 263 2 53 Total 38 25 65.8 0 263 2 53 Receiving No. Yards TD Long St. Brown 6 72 1 24 Hunter Jr. 5 57 1 24 Folston 4 24 0 8 Stepherson 2 78 0 53 Williams 2 9 0 6 Sanders 2 2 0 5 Finke 1 15 0 15 Smythe 1 5 0 6 Boykin 1 1 0 1 Adams 1 0 0 0 Total 25 263 2 53 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Sanders 3 24 0 19 Finke 1 23 0 23 Pride 1 -2 0 0 Total 5 45 0 23 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Sanders 2 55 0 36 Total 2 55 0 36 Punting No. Avg. Long Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Newsome 3 43.3 52 1 0 1 1 2 Team 1 23.0 23 0 0 0 0 0 Total 4 38.2 52 1 0 1 1 2 Field Goals Made Att. Long Blk. Yoon 3 3 37 0 Total 3 3 37 0 Defense Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Morgan 8 1 9 3-24 2-23 1 0 0 Tranquill 8 1 9 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Jones, Jarron 7 0 7 6-24 1-9 1 0 0 Luke 5 0 5 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Pride Jr. 5 0 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Coney 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Onwualu 3 1 4 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 Rochell 4 0 4 1-2 1-2 1 0 0 Bilal 3 0 3 1-7 1-7 0 0 0 Jones, Jamir 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Love 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Studstill 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Trumbetti 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Vaughn 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 Claypool 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Daly 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hayes, D. 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Martini 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Mokwuah 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Interceptions No. Yards TD Long Luke 1 14 0 14 Total 1 14 0 14 MIAMI INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing No. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Long Walton 18 55 10 45 2.5 1 16 Richards 2 8 0 8 4.0 0 4 Yearby 6 5 4 1 0.2 0 3 Edwards 3 3 4 -1 -0.3 0 3 Kaaya 6 6 41 -35 -5.8 0 6 Total 35 77 59 18 0.5 1 16 Passing Att. Comp. Pct. Int. Yards TD Long Kaaya 42 26 61.9 1 288 1 24 Total 42 26 61.9 1 288 1 24 Receiving No. Yards TD Long Coley 7 81 0 21 Herndon IV 5 30 0 12 Njoku 4 45 1 21 Richards 3 51 0 24 Walton 3 38 0 16 Lewis 2 22 0 14 Harris 1 14 0 14 Yearby 1 7 0 7 Total 26 288 1 24 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Berrios 1 30 0 30 Total 1 30 0 30 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Lewis 3 56 0 21 Total 3 56 0 21 Punting No. Avg. Long Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Vogel 7 44.9 59 0 0 2 2 2 Total 7 44.9 59 0 0 2 2 2 Field Goals Made Att. Long Blk. Badgley 2 2 43 0 Total 2 2 43 0 Defense Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Quarterman 5 3 8 1-5 1-5 0 0 0 Colbert 6 0 6 1-3 0-0 2 0 0 Elder 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 McIntosh 5 0 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Carter sr. 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Harris 4 0 4 1-2 0-0 1 0 0 Jenkins 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Owens 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Perry 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 Pinckney 3 0 3 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 Jackson 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Norton 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Thomas 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Badgley 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Coley 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Finley 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Johnson 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Mayes 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 McCloud 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Walton 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Willis 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Wright 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Homer 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 Jackson 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 Interceptions No. Yards TD Long None PARTICIPATION CHART OFFENSE QB: DESHONE KIZER RB: JOSH ADAMS, Tarean Folston, Dexter Williams WR: C.J. SANDERS, Chris Finke, Corey Holmes WR: TORII HUNTER JR., Kevin Stepherson WR: EQUANIMEOUS ST. BROWN, Miles Boykin, Chase Claypool TE: DURHAM SMYTHE, Nic Weishar LT: MIKE MCGLINCHEY LG: QUENTON NELSON C: SAM MUSTIPHER RG: COLIN MCGOVERN, Hunter Bivin RT: ALEX BARS DEFENSE SE: ISAAC ROCHELL, Jonathan Bonner DT: JERRY TILLERY NG: JARRON JONES, Daniel Cage, Pete Mokwuah DE: Andrew Trumbetti, Daelin Hayes, Jay Hayes WLB: TE'VON CONEY, Asmar Bilal MLB: NYLES MORGAN, Greer Martini SLB: JAMES ONWUALU CB: TROY PRIDE JR. CB: JULIAN LOVE, Donte Vaughn NB: COLE LUKE S: DRUE TRANQUILL F: DEVIN STUDSTILL SPECIAL TEAMS Kick Return: C.J. Sanders, Nic Weishar, Jacob Matuska, Durham Smythe, Nicco Fertitta, Chase Claypool, Corey Holmes, Asmar Bilal, Jalen Elliott, Greer Martini, Chris Finke Kickoff Coverage: Dexter Williams, Chris Finke, Nick Coleman, Julian Love, Jalen Elliott, Chase Claypool, Julian Okwara, Jamir Jones, Asmar Bilal, Greer Martini Punter: Tyler Newsome Placekicker: Justin Yoon Holder: Montgomery VanGorder Long Snapper: Scott Daly Short Snapper: Scott Daly Other: John Chereson, Tyler Luatua, Tristen Hoge, Ashton White, Daelin Hayes, Kevin Step- herson, Miles Boykin, Jonathan Bonner, Mark Harrell, Trevor Ruhland, Avery Sebastian, Troy Pride Jr., James Onwualu, Spencer Perry