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Which non-scoring plays stood out to you?
That was a fun one wasn’t it Irish fans? Notre Dame played their most complete game of the year, throughly dominating Boston College to a 44-0 outcome. It wasn’t just a bunch of scoring plays that dictated this game, there were some that won’t show up on highlight shows that helped the Irish win and these five stood out.
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These plays help dictate the outcome in favor of the Irish
In any game, there are plays that don’t lead directly to big plays but still make a huge impact on the game itself. Here are those plays in Notre Dame’s road upset victory against Syracuse that propels the Irish to a 5-3 record and one step closer to bowl eligibility.
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The way this touchdown was set up was just as impressive.
Notre Dame was living dangerously against Syracuse, allowing its lead to be whittled down to a single touchdown. Many Irish fans hesitantly waited for the other shoe to drop and the game to be tied. Then, [autotag]Howard Cross[/autotag] and [autotag]Marist Liufau[/autotag] teamed up to do this:
MARIST#GoIrish pic.twitter.com/SiTbx55uly
— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) October 29, 2022
With just a little over half the field to work with, [autotag]Tommy Rees[/autotag] began the drive by calling [autotag]Chris Tyree[/autotag]’s number five straight times. Then, [autotag]Drew Pyne[/autotag] completed an 11-yard pass to [autotag]Deion Colzie[/autotag]. A pass interference then put the Irish in the red zone, and [autotag]Audric Estime[/autotag] covered the rest of the field on the next play:
TOUCHDOWN IRISH
It's Estime!@AudricEstime#GoIrish pic.twitter.com/C6fDJbm5KP
— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) October 29, 2022
A 31-17 fourth-quarter lead put the Irish on the verge of upsetting the ranked Orange at home. The Estime touchdown was seen by many as the moment the Irish might have put this game out of reach. Here’s how some happy folks reacted to this touchdown on Twitter:
Plenty of take aways from the seasons first depth chart
As in each year of college football, a new group of stars emerge from one season to another. This season will be no different and for Notre Dame, there are more then a few players who could make a significant leap in the eyes of college football fans everywhere. Here are a few observations on Marcus Freeman’s first regular season depth chart.
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The culmination of the spring football season is upon us, the Blue and Gold game is set to be on our screens and for some of us, in the stands of Notre Dame Stadium. For the most part all the work these players have put in has been behind the …
The culmination of the spring football season is upon us, the Blue and Gold game is set to be on our screens and for some of us, in the stands of Notre Dame Stadium. For the most part all the work these players have put in has been behind the scenes, but now, they emerge from the shadows of Irish Athletic Complex and give us a sneak peak of what’s to come this fall. Here are five outcomes we’d love to see come out of the spring.
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What is your overall feeling about Notre Dame’s wide receiver situation five months ahead of the season opener?
The injury bug showed its ugly head again this week at Notre Dame where spring practice continues. Head coach [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] announced Saturday that grad-student [autotag]Joe Wilkins, Jr.[/autotag] is done for the spring after suffering a foot injury earlier in the week.
Freeman stated that Wilkins is expected to be ready to go for the regular season but the injury is another setback for him as he’s coming off an MCL injury last season that kept him out the final two months of the regular season. In his five games played last year Wilkins did pull down four receptions for 61 yards and an impressive touchdown reception against Florida State.
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Currently Notre Dame has grad-students [autotag]Braden Lenzy[/autotag] and [autotag]Matt Salerno[/autotag], sophomores [autotag]Deion Colzie[/autotag], [autotag]Lorenzo Styles[/autotag], and [autotag]Jayden Thomas[/autotag], as well as walk-on [autotag]Conor Ratigan[/autotag] healthy at receiver. Freshman [autotag]Tobias Merriweather[/autotag] did not enroll early and will arrive at Notre Dame in June. Grad-student [autotag]Avery Davis[/autotag] remains sidelined as he’s coming off an ACL injury last November.
The Wilkins news is unfortunate but perhaps the little bit of good news that comes with it is that more reps for talented underclassmen are now available this spring.
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He could be the one to step up
The Irish are going to need playmakers to step up this fall and it looks like second-year wide receiver Jayden Thomas is getting ready to do so. The Georgia native didn’t see the field often in his first season, two other freshman receivers, Lorenzo Styles Jr. and Deion Colzie did.
Last years leading receiver Kevin Austin is gone, with returning veterans Braden Lenzy and Avery Davis leading the way. His two classmates will contribute as well, we can’t forget about tight end Michael Mayer either, but there will be room for others to step up.
Thomas seemingly wants to be that guy and the potential is there for him to do so. The former two-sport star, baseball, is putting his full focus on football. It looks like it’s paying off.
All we know is work. FTB☘️ pic.twitter.com/cDQzQsIHOJ
— JT (@jgpt333) February 22, 2022
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What went well? What didn’t?
The final score of 34-6 didn’t really tell the whole story of Notre Dame’s win against the Naval Academy. Yes, it did look like the Irish handily defeated the Midshipmen, but the Irish struggled for a majority of the game. With that said, there were some good, the 5 stars, and some bad, the 1 star, of Notre Dame’s win over Navy today. Find out below the best and the worst of the victory today below
We have a game.
Some might have thought Notre Dame would just cruise to victory over Navy. If that’s going to happen, we haven’t seen it yet. In fact, the Midshipmen are showing they won’t just be pushed around at Notre Dame Stadium. Consequently, they have a 3-0 lead after the first quarter.
Neither team picked up a first down on the game’s first three possessions. On the fourth possession, the Midshipmen showed the first signs of life when they converted on a fourth-and-1, which was followed by a 32-yard gain from Jayden Umbarger on a reverse pitch. Four plays later, Tai Lavatai was successful at converting a fourth-and-1 in the red zone, but he then was sacked on back-to-back plays by Kurt Hinish and Jordan Botelho. Even after that disaster for the Midshipmen, who burned all three of their first-half timeouts on the drive, Bijan Nichols kicked a 49-yard field goal to open the game’s scoring.
The Irish sent their offense back onto the field, and things finally got moving, at least for a bit. After a couple of runs from Kyren Williams, Coan hit Deion Colzie for a 31-yard completion to the Navy 25-yard line. Though the Irish got into the red zone over the next three plays, they opted to go for it on fourth down. Coan was sacked by John Marshall, and the Irish turned it over on downs.
Hopefully, this is just a slow start.
How far could you run in 10.82 seconds?
Current Athens Academy (Athens, Georgia) senior Deion Colzie is in his last days of high school is making his final impressions in track and field in a big way.
Colzie, a wide receiver signee in Notre Dame’s 2021 recruiting class, set an Athens Academy school record Thursday evening in the 100-meter dash, blazing in at 10.82 seconds.
For reference, Braden Lenzy ran a 10.76 100 meter dash in the Oregon high school state finals back in 2017.
Colzie is listed at 6-4, 193 pounds and will enroll at Notre Dame this fall. He originally commited to the Fighting Irish in October of 2019 before pulling it back in March of 2020, before re-commiting in September and ultimately signing his letter of intent.
Colzie received a four-star rating from both Rivals and 247Sports and picked Notre Dame over offers from the likes of Alabama, Georgia, and plenty of other college football powerhouses.
🚨SCHOOL RECORD ALERT🚨
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Deion Colzie sets a new school record in the 100m dash (10.82)❕
–#GoSpartans x #SwanSTRONG— Athens Academy Track & Field (@acad_track) May 13, 2021
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