Senior linebacker Manti Te'o, who finished the game with six tackles, and his classmates were free to enjoy their last quarter at home from the sidelines.
scored three times on six receptions this season. Golson threw for a
career-high 346 yards and completed 20 of 30 passes before bowing out midway through the third quarter in his best performance to date. His one mistake was an ill-advised pass that was intercepted in the end zone. The rookie
launched a pass off his back foot to a triple- covered senior wide re- ceiver Robby Toma. He admitted after the game that he only threw the ball to try to get Toma, another senior, into the end zone. Notre Dame's seniors
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on defense contributed to the fast start as well. Inside linebacker Carlo
Calabrese delivered a ball-jarring blow to Wake Forest running back Josh Harris on the Demon Deacons' third play of the game. The hit caused a fumble, re- covered by senior safety Zeke Motta, and also knocked Harris out of the game. Wake Forest struggled to move the ball with its
