Notre Dame’s offense has turned into a disaster.
After dominating what were essentially preseason games to start the year, the competition raised and the Irish have been unable to raise their output to meet it.
We can discuss many issues.
Let’s focus instead on perhaps the most important aspect of the offensive game: executing in third and short situations.
If you convert third and short more often than not, you’ll be in good shape. Just like if you tend to stop your opponent on third down a lot, you’ll likely be happy with how things end.
Success on third-and-short was nowhere to be found for Notre Dame on Saturday. Let’s take a look.