Tag: Chris Tyree

Watch: Chris Tyree’s epic kickoff return vs. Wisconsin

Your favorite Chris Tyree memory?

News of Notre Dame wide receiver Chris Tyree entering the transfer portal came down on Monday afternoon.

Tyree entered Notre Dame in 2020 as a highly touted running back recruit with blazing speed.  After the Irish built one of the nation’s strongest backfields ahead of 2023, Tyree moved to wide receiver where he was the team’s leader in receiving yards this season.

Personally, I think the loss of Tyree isn’t the biggest of deals.  The fact he lead Notre Dame in receiving yards is more of an endictment on the roster than it is anything else.

That said, Tyree was a fun player to watch in blue and gold.  His highlights didn’t happen all that often but when they did you sure got your money’s worth.

At no time was that more evident than when Notre Dame had just fallen behind Wisconsin in the 2021 Shamrock Series game at Soldier Field.  Just under a minute into the fourth quarter Tyree received the ensuing kickoff and the rest, as they say, was history.  Watch it again below.

I’m not the biggest Gus Johnson fan but his call was perfect for the moment (unlike many of his in the Michigan-Ohio State tilt this past weekend).

That one opened the floodgates as Notre Dame went on to beat the daylights out of Wisconsin in the fourth quarter and win 41-13.

Related: Fantastic photos from Notre Dame’s 41-13 win over Wisconsin

Notre Dame’s leading receiver is entering the transfer portal

Farewell, Chris.

With the regular season in the books, the dominoes regarding the transfer portal are starting to fall. Notre Dame already is losing defensive end Nana Osafo-Mensah to the portal. Now, the Irish can add Chris Tyree to the list after he made the announcement on Instagram:

Tyree converted from running back to receiver during the past year and made the most of it. He finished the regular season as the Irish’s top receiver with 484 yards on 26 receptions, three of them going for touchdowns. He also has the Irish’s only punt return for a touchdown this season.

While we obviously wish Tyree the best moving forward, the Irish’s receiving corps just took another hit ahead of their bowl game. [autotag]Mitchell Evans[/autotag], the tight end right behind Tyree on the receiving chart, is out for the season with an injury. That leaves [autotag]Rico Flores[/autotag] as the top remaining receiver with 392 yards on 27 receptions and one touchdown. Best of luck to [autotag]Gerad Parker[/autotag] in planning for the final game of the season.

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Notre Dame statistical leaders through 11 games

Hopefully, these players can end the regular season on a high note.

Notre Dame has one game left in the regular season against Stanford. Good luck finding a way to watch it on the Pac-12 Network, but that’s a topic for another day. Right now, let’s focus on who is most likely to help the Irish beat the Cardinal.

Statistically, here’s who is likely to factor in whether the Irish can get revenge for last year’s defeat in South Bend:

Notre Dame statistical leaders through 10 games

Here’s who to look for against Wake Forest.

Notre Dame has two games left to improve the quality of the bowl it will play in. That might not mean much given that the New Year’s Six bowls are out of play, but it still is something to shoot for. The first of these contests comes against Wake Forest.

Here are the players statistically leading the Irish going into their home finale, one of which knows the Demon Deacons very well:

Notre Dame statistical leaders through nine games

Here’s who to watch for in the next game.

Notre Dame is riding high after winning its past couple of games. Now, it will visit a Clemson team that looks nothing like it did the past few years. The Irish have to feel pretty good about their chances. Wouldn’t you?

Here are the statistical leaders for the Irish heading into November:

Social media reacts to Chris Tyree’s 82-yard touchdown on punt return

What a playmaker.

[autotag]Chris Tyree[/autotag] has made one big play after another for Notre Dame this season. He’s done so on both offense and special teams. His latest such play opened the scoring for the Irish’s game against Pittsburgh.

Sam Hartman’s opening drive was moving until he was picked off by Phillip O’Brien Jr. The Irish’s defense promptly forced a three-and-out, and Tyree went back to receive the punt. When he did, he broke multiple tackles and suddenly found himself home free for an 82-yard score, giving the Irish a 7-0 lead:

It’s been a long time since Irish fans have seen a punt returned to the house. You have to go back to [autotag]C.J. Sanders[/autotag] against UMass in 2015 to find the last instance. The program definitely was overdue for one.

Here are some Irish fans’ reactions to Tyree’s big play on social media. After all, it’s been a while since they’ve seen this exact occurrence:

Notre Dame statistical leaders through eight games

In case you forgot after the week off.

Notre Dame has had an extra week to enjoy the blow it dealt to USC’s season. Now, it’s back to business with Pittsburgh coming to South Bend. With the gauntlet portion of the schedule behind the Irish, this hopefully will be the easiest game they’ve had to look forward to in a month.

For those who need refreshing after the week off, here are the Irish’s major statistical leaders:

Social media reacts to Sam Hartman’s long TD pass to Chris Tyree

That’s a good answer to adversity.

Notre Dame’s offense was slow out of the second half, and USC took advantage. Marshawn Lloyd ran for a 31-yard touchdown to cut into the Irish’s lead.

Needing a score to seize momentum back and keep the Trojans at a reasonable distance, the Irish did just that. [autotag]Sam Hartman[/autotag] ran play-action and hit [autotag]Chris Tyree[/autotag] on a post route for a 46-yard touchdown. That increased the Irish’s lead to 31-13:

As has been pointed out before, the Irish need to keep the pressure up. Williams is starting to get a little too comfortable out there, and he’s doing what he does in that situation.

At the same time, the offense needs to respond to every Trojans score from here on because that’s the only way victory will be assured. The defense can’t be solely responsible for a win.

Until we see what happens, enjoy some of these tweets about Hartman’s scoring connection to Tyree:

Notre Dame statistical leaders through seven games

Having lost two of its past three, Notre Dame officially has little left to play for. Before it can enjoy its first of two bye weeks, it must first deal with yet another ranked undefeated in USC. This could get worse before it gets better. Alas, the …

Having lost two of its past three, Notre Dame officially has little left to play for. Before it can enjoy its first of two bye weeks, it must first deal with yet another ranked undefeated in USC. This could get worse before it gets better. Alas, the Irish must carry on because the schedule dictates such.

Here’s who leads the major statistical categories for the Irish:

Social media reacts to Spencer Shrader’s 53-yard go-ahead field goal

Nick kick.

Notre Dame came out of the locker room looking to make noise against Louisville in the second half. That’s exactly what happened when [autotag]Cam Hart[/autotag] forced and recovered a Jamari Thrash fumble on the first play from scrimmage.

On third down of the resulting possession, [autotag]Sam Hartman[/autotag] appeared to throw a long touchdown pass, but [autotag]Chris Tyree[/autotag] was unable to haul it in. That left [autotag]Spencer Shrader[/autotag] to come on and try to give the Irish their first lead of the game. He did just that with a 53-yard field goal that made the score 10-7.

Obviously, the Irish will need more than Shrader to beat the Cardinals. Still, it’s nice to know they have this asset. This especially is true when the Cardinals’ Brock Travelstead missed a 42-yard field-goal attempt at the end of the first half. But Travelstead rebounded on his next attempt from 44 yards out to tie the game back up at 10.

Here are some reactions to Shrader’s successful kick on social media: