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December 2012

Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football

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UNDER THE DOME Getting To Know … Theory." Favorite Off-Campus Spot: I'm real quiet on the court, but when I get frustrated I can really errupt. One of my AAU coaches gave me that name. I was real quiet, but at the same time I freaked out on the court some- times." Major: "Sociology." Dorm: "Alumni Hall." Favorite Class: "Sociology Nickname: "'Quiet Storm.' "Buffalo Wild Wings; we go ev- ery Tuesday." Song or Artist You're Listen- NOTRE DAME JUNIOR GUARD JERIAN GRANT ing To Most Right Now: "J. Cole definitely gets me in the vibe." Ro l e Mo d e l : "Definitely my dad [Harvey Grant, who played in the NBA from 1988-99], and uncle [Horace Grant, who won four NBA championships com- bined in his time in Chicago and Los An- geles]. They've been where I want to go and they've helped me get through." Favorite Pro Athlete: "I like "tackles for loss," with no distinction made between throwing either a quarterback for loss, or a running back or receiver. Starting in 1982, quarterback sacks were listed as a Until 1982, quarterback sacks were categorized as ✦ GIMME FIVE separate category. This year, Fighting Irish sophomore defensive end Stephon Tuitt became only the fifth Notre Dame player to reach double digits in sacks since 1982, and he is closing in on Justin Tuck's 2003 record. It should be noted, however, that Ross Browner [professional tennis player] Ser- ena Williams and [Los Angeles Lakers guard] Kobe [Bryant]." Best Player You've Gone Up Against: "[Current Cleve- land Cavaliers point guard] Kyrie Irving." Dream Job If Bas- people out." You Have One Last Meal, What Is It? "Steak and eggs." then has reached 45. In the near future, we will re- search how many of Browner's tackles for loss were QB sacks. Until then, here are the top five single-season sack totals since 1982: Player (Year) (1973, 1975-77) was credited with 77 tackles for loss during his Notre Dame career. No other player since 1. Justin Tuck (2003) 2. Stephon Tuitt (2012) 3. Victor Abiamiri (2006) 4t. Bert Berry (1996) 4t. Mike Gann (1984) Let our customer service department know your new address! MOVING? CALL US 1-800-421-7751 Sacks 13.5 12* 10.5 10 10 * Does not include Nov. 24 USC game, and bowl game still to be played. ketball Didn't Ex- ist: "Some medical thing to help other

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