WHERE HAVE YOU GONE?
Goolsby racked up 172 tackles in two seasons as a full-time starter at inside linebacker for the Irish. PHOTO COURTESY NOTRE DAME MEDIA RELATIONS
leaves Goolsby more optimistic about the future of this Irish team than the 2002 group that started 8-0 in his ju- nior season. There are plenty of parallels to
draw between the current team and Goolsby's from a decade ago. Both featured young offenses struggling to find consistency and strong defenses with a knack for making big plays. The biggest similarity the linebacker
sees when he watches this fall's games is the rekindled ability to create turn- overs. The Irish went into last Satur- day's game against Stanford tied for seventh in the nation at plus-nine in turnover margin. The 2002 team cre- ated 33 turnovers in the course of the season, including an interception and a forced fumble by Goolsby. "That to me is the most important statistic in football, the turnover mar-