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Who were Notre Dame’s best players on Saturday?
About the one good thing that happened in Notre Dame’s too close for comfort, 32-29 win over Toledo on Saturday was that the win kept us from the ridiculous amount of “HOLY TOLEDO” headlines that would have been written had the Irish fallen, something they probably deserved to do after an incredibly unimpressive showing.
Who played well? Did anyone star in the Irish victory? Plenty did not but here is who especially stuck out to the FIW staff and received game balls in the win:
Who was the player of the game for you Sunday night?
Notre Dame started incredibly fast with a touchdown on their first possession in Sunday’s opener against Florida State. They struggled offensively through the majority of the rest of the first half before a late spurt gave them a 17-14 halftime lead at Florida State.
Notre Dame ran off 21-straight in the third quarter to lead 38-20 headed to the final frame but a Florida State onslaught meant for overtime as Jonathan Doerer bailed the Irish out with his game-winning field goal.
Who were the biggest stars?
This is who the Fighting Irish Wire staff pegged as their offensive and defensive game balls:
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