Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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GAME PREVIEW: STANFORD Redshirt sophomore safety Ed Reynolds, who missed the entire 2011 campaign due to injury, has been a the running game since its opening blowout against Navy in Dublin. They ran for 293 yards against the Midshipmen and 268 yards combined in the three games that followed. Seniors Theo Riddick and Cierre Wood orchestrated game-clinching drives against Michigan State and Michigan in the fourth quarter, but disappeared for large chunks of time earlier in those wins. Irish head coach Brian Kelly has yet to integrate Notre Dame has had trouble finding consistency in NOTRE DAME RUNNING GAME VS. STANFORD RUN DEFENSE playmaker in the Stanford secondary, returning three interceptions for 144 yards and one touchdown. PHOTO COURTESY STANFORD nal defense. Stanford's front seven is as good as any in the country. That group gave up only 65.0 yards per contest on the ground in its first four games. All-American linebacker Chase Thomas leads a unit that has pushed opposing offenses 151 yards in the wrong direction with 36 tackles behind the line of scrimmage. Advantage: Stanford sophomore quarterback Everett Golson and the option attack into Notre Dame's offense. Golson's mobility has helped at times in the passing game, but he's rushed for negative yards in his first four starts if you include lost yardage on sacks. Don't expect Golson to break out against the Cardi- Bend. He threw two interceptions on eight pass attempts before junior Tommy Rees replaced him against Michigan. Neither of Notre Dame's quarter- backs has piled up impressive stats in the passing game this fall. The Irish struggled to get senior tight Tyler Eifert Golson looked rattled in his last game in South NOTRE DAME PASSING GAME VS. STANFORD PASS DEFENSE