Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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terback took a hard head-to-head shot dur- ing Notre Dame's vic- tory over Stanford that sidelined him for the BYU game. The week off prior to the Oklahoma showdown al lowed him to recover from the concussion, and he also looked to have added a year's worth of matu- rity. Golson made sound decisions to keep the offense moving in the right direction and pro- tected the football. He finished, perhaps, the finest game of his young career 13-of-25 passing for 177 yards, and added 64 yards and a score on the ground. linebacker put forth yet another stellar effort in leading the Irish to a vic- tory against a top-10 op- ponent. He led the Notre Dame defense in both tackles (11) and tackles for loss (two). The Heisman Trophy DEFENSE: MANTI TE'O The senior inside TOP PLAYERS OF THE GAME The sophomore quar- OFFENSE: EVERETT GOLSON BY LOU SOMOGYI Sophomore quarterback Everett Golson completed 13 of 25 throws for 177 yards, ran 11 times for 64 yards and a score, and did not turn the ball over while conducting the Irish offense. PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA a well-timed blitzed through the backside guard-tackle gap. He entered his final season in South Bend with no interceptions, but added his fifth of the season after diving for a game- clinching pick off a tipped pass. candidate also notched one of the two sacks in the contest, executing er's "Mr. Clutch" label following eight consecu- tive field goal started The sophomore kick- SPECIAL TEAMS: KYLE BRINDZA to tarnish a bit after he missed two against BYU. He missed on a 35- yard try after a nearly seven-minute drive to open the third quarter, but connected on a 34- yard attempt in the sec- ond quarter to put the Irish ahead a touchdown and did the same with a 44-yard make early in the closing period. He then made a third field goal (46 yards) to put the Irish up 10 late in the fourth quarter.