Tag: Chris Tyree

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:

Notre Dame statistical leaders through six games

Who’s most likely to help defeat the Cardinals?

Notre Dame is getting ready to face another surging program, this time in Louisville. It probably would prefer to have an easier time than it did against Duke, which it barely escaped against. The road atmosphere the Cardinals fans will provide unlikely will be anymore forgiving though. That’s why the Irish must prepare for any and all possibilities.

Here are the statistical leaders for the Irish at the midway point of the season:

Notre Dame statistical leaders through five games

Who can get the Irish back on track after their heartbreaking loss?

Notre Dame doesn’t have time to think about what could have been against Ohio State. Its focus now must shift to a resurgent Duke team. Wins continue to be necessary because you never know what can happen over the next two months. The College Football Playoff might still remain in play.

Here are the Irish’s statistical leaders to watch for against the Blue Devils:

Notre Dame statistical leaders through four games

Here are the players most equipped to take down the Buckeyes.

Notre Dame got through its four games unscathed, and now it’s time for the really big test. Ohio State is coming to South Bend, and this could more or less decide the Irish’s fate for 2023.

It will be tough, but they’ve shown they have the personnel to meet the challenge.

Here are the statistical leaders to watch out for in the upcoming contest:

Social media reacts to Sam Hartman’s 76-yard TD pass to Chris Tyree

What a throw.

Full confession: I thought that [autotag]Chris Tyree[/autotag] had scored the game’s first touchdown. In fact, it was [autotag]Tobias Merriweather[/autotag]. However, it didn’t matter because it took only one quarter for Tyree to receiver a similarly long touchdown pass from [autotag]Sam Hartman[/autotag]. In fact, it was a full yard longer than Merriweather’s reception:

You have to love how well Tyree has played in the first part of this season in his new position. You never would have known he was a running back a year ago if you had just started following the Irish this season. That’s how effective he’s been.

The question is whether Tyree will be able to sustain this for the full season. We’ll find an answer to that question in the coming weeks, but one could make similar arguments for many players on this roster that have gotten off to hot starts. Until then, here are some tweets reacting to Tyree:

Notre Dame statistical leaders through three games

Here’s who to watch against Central Michigan.

Notre Dame not only got through its first real test of 2023, but it stepped on the gas against NC State to show how talented it is.

Up next is Central Michigan, which should provide a bit of a breather. More importantly, it will serve as a tuneup for when Ohio State comes to South Bend the following week.

Here are the statistical leaders to watch out for in the upcoming contest: