UNDER THE DOME A DOMINANT ATTITUDE
Notre Dame defense was immovable in the first half of the season
BY LOU SOMOGYI
Thomas fell on Notre Dame sophomore quar- terback Everett Golson's fumble in the end zone during the second quar- ter of their Oct. 13 game, two streaks ended. First, Notre Dame fell behind for the first time (7-3) in six games — the last team among 120 in the Football Bowl Sub- division to do so in 2012. Second, it ended the
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hen Stanford outside linebacker Chase
Fighting Irish streak of going 13 straight quar- ters without allowing a touchdown. The string didn't ap-
ply to the Notre Dame defense, though. For the fourth consecutive game and 16 quarters in a row, Fighting Irish defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Bob Diaco's troops blocked all entrance to
Senior linebacker Manti Te'o has led a Notre Dame defense that has shut off all avenues to the end zone for opponents during the first half of the 2012 regular season.
the goal line in their 20-13 overtime victory
PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA
versus the Cardinal. It marked the first
