Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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TOP PLAYERS OF THE GAME The sophomore gun- OFFENSE: EVERETT GOLSON slinger has continued to make strides towards becoming a better all- around player and had arguably his best game as a collegian throwing the ball. Fourteen of his 17 first-half completions went for first downs, and he finished the day by connecting on 20 of 30 passes for a career- high 346 yards with three touchdowns. He suffered a slight hiccup while throw- BY LOU SOMOGYI ing an interception in the Demon Deacons end zone in the second quarter, but remained focused and led the Irish to an easy victory. linebacker, tied for the team lead with seven tackles in the contest, and added one tackle for loss and forced a fumble. On Wake's first posses- sion, running back Josh Calabrese, an inside CARLO CALABRESE AND KAPRON LEWIS-MOORE DEFENSE: Harris caught a 13-yard pass that would have given his team a first down in Notre Dame territory, but Calabrese dislodged the ball and knocked Harris from the game with a physical hit. The Irish recovered the loose ball and sub- sequently scored for a quick 14-0 lead. Lewis-Moore, a de- fensive end, was a driv- ing force along the front seven with three stops, a tackle for loss, a pass broken up and two quar- terback hurries. Te'o hasn't afforded the sophomore inside line- backer much of an op- portunity to shine on defense this season, but there's no shortage of promise in regards to his future. On special teams, Grace Playing behind Manti SPECIAL TEAMS: JARRETT GRACE Fifth-year senior Kapron Lewis-Moore batted down a pass and made three tackles at the line of scrimmage in his final home game at Notre Dame. PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA recovered an Irish fumble on a punt return. It may not have had a major im- pact on the result of the game, but it prevented the Demon Deacons from getting into scoring posi- tion and kept points off of the board.