Ben Skowronek breaks out in a huge way
Injuries have undoubtedly slowed Ben Skowronek’s start to the 2020 season but he had a coming out party in white and gold Saturday as he was the recipient of a pair first half touchdown passes by Ian Book.
Skowronek ran a nice route to get wide open on the first touchdown of the game and then made a fantastic play on the ball and displayed incredible body control to avoid an immediate tackle and instead take the reception a total of 73 yards for a 14-3 Irish lead.
BIG BEN DOES IT AGAIN!! Book ➡️ Skowronek For his 2️⃣nd TD I’d the game!!!
Irish extend the lead to 14-3!!! pic.twitter.com/qXY0GjnC7I
— ND Whiteboard (@ND_Whiteboard) October 24, 2020
“Just a simple go route and had a good feeling that Ian (Book) was going to go to me,” Skowronek said, “it really comes down to stepping up and making a play”.
Make a play he did on a day that started with the bad news about Kevin Austin being out for the season.
Hopefully this is a sign of Skowronek finally getting healthy, as he certainly looked it, and a big step in the right direction for Notre Dame’s receivers as they’ve stumbled as a collective out of the gate.