If you’re looking for fan favorites on the 2023 Notre Dame football team it’ll be tough to find one bigger than running back [autotag]Audric Estime[/autotag] – both literally and figuratively.
The powerful back who rushed for 920 yards last season was named to the Doak Walker Award Watch List for 2023 on Wednesday. The award is given out annually to the nation’s top running back.
Estime is coming off a season where he had three 100-yard rushing performances, and a Gator Bowl where he ran for 95 more in a comeback win versus South Carolina.
According to the notes provided by Notre Dame’s sports information department, Estime has rushed for 10 or more yards on 23 of his 92 second half carries over the past two seasons (14%). That’s the highest of any Power Five running back in that time.
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