Notre Dame has been able to hold its own in the running game this season. No, [autotag]Audric Estime[/autotag] isn’t anything you would call spectacular, but he definitely deserves a passing grade to this point. He can’t be pinpointed as one of the problems the offense has had, partially because no one expected him to be the leading rusher, and someone else emerging as something like that always is a pleasant surprise. The question is whether he can take the next step.
UNLV enters this game with Aidan Robbins as its top rusher. The Rebels use him often in both forms of offense. He has been handed the ball plenty of times as expected, but the Rebels also use him as a receiver, and he hasn’t been too bad as one. The question for him at the moment how he best can prepare for this game not knowing which of his quarterbacks will be out there.
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