Notre Dame avoided the letdown game, even if they came out appearing to be sleep-walking a bit as they moved to 8-0 on the 2020 season with a 45-31 win over Boston College.
The Irish now enter a bye week which comes at a great time after a couple of injuries and wear and tear that has accumulated over the last six consecutive weekends of having games, including the double-overtime thriller over Clemson last weekend.
So which Notre Dame players shined the brightest on Saturday? Here’s who the Fighting Irish Wire staff picked as their offensive and defensive game ball recipients for Saturday’s victory, starting with Geoffrey Clark.
Geoffrey Clark Game Ball Awards for Notre Dame-Boston College:
Offensive: Ian Book
I can’t think of a more complete performance Book has given this season. It was his leadership after the Irish fell behind the second quarter that propelled his team to the win. We’ve come to expect some runs from him, and we saw it in this game, but more impressive is that he was able to spot his receivers either frequently or efficiently, sometimes both. There’s no way this offense would be the same without him.
Defensive: Shaun Crawford
Though the Eagles ultimately found the end zone on the drive in which Crawford sacked Phil Jurkovec, that play reflected the game he had. When you add his team-leading nine tackles and one tackle for loss, that’s an impressive line for a safety. It all showed why he’s a captain. Don’t be surprised to see more games like this from him before season’s end.
Michael Chen’s Game Ball Awards…