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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:

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:

Notre Dame statistical leaders through two games

Here’s who to watch against NC State.

Notre Dame dominated its first two opponents in Navy and Tennessee State. Some might be wondering if a challenge will show up anytime soon. We’ll see if one exists when the Irish travel to NC State for their first true road game of the season. Here are those most likely to push the Irish over the top, specifically those who lead the major statistical categories:

Social media reacts to Notre Dame QB Steve Angeli’s first TD pass

Congrats, Steve!

Buried on Notre Dame’s depth chart in 2022, [autotag]Steve Angeli[/autotag] surely wondered whether he would get to shine beyond the Blue-Gold Game. Now, with [autotag]Drew Pyne[/autotag] and Tyler Buchner gone, he is firmly in the role of [autotag]Sam Hartman[/autotag]’s primary backup. With the Irish possessing a 35-3 halftime lead, Hartman had done enough. That meant Angeli would run the offense in the second half.

While it took most of the third quarter for it to happen, Angeli finally got the first touchdown pass of his collegiate career. After [autotag]Jadarian Price[/autotag] lost 4 yards on a run, Angeli threw to Price on the next play after avoiding defensive pressure, and Price took the ball 40 yards to the house:

Angeli will remember this moment for the rest of his life. Perhaps he also will remember [autotag]Clarence Lewis[/autotag]’ 33-yard interception return for a touchdown that happened immediately after. Either way, it was a memorable sequence of events.

We’ve seen impact plays from Lewis before, so let’s focus on how social media reacted to Angeli’s big moment:

Notre Dame statistical leaders through one game

The first of many updates this season.

Notre Dame looked like a team that was ready for the season against Navy. Hardly any weaknesses were on display. Now, we get to see if the Irish can repeat that performance or at least mimic it in their home opener against Tennessee State. To get you started for the week, here are the team’s statistical leaders after the first game:

Social media reacts to Hartman’s first TD pass to Greathouse

The newbies are doing work.

It was only a matter of time before [autotag]Sam Hartman[/autotag] threw his first touchdown pass in a Notre Dame uniform. Sure enough, it happened in the second quarter of the season opener against Navy. Some people might have expected it to go to one of the Irish’s more experienced receivers. Instead, it went to true freshman [autotag]Jaden Greathouse[/autotag] from 35 yards out, and it extended the Irish’s lead to 21-0:

People might have expected the Irish to blow out the Midshipmen, but it’s unlikely many expected so many first-year players to make such an impact in the first half. We already saw it with [autotag]Jadarian Price[/autotag] scoring his first touchdown. Now, we’re seeing it through the air. It’s a sure sign that this season will be different from the last one.

Social media was ripe with conversation about this latest Irish score. Check out some of the best tweets related to it:

Social media reacts to Jadarian Price’s clean touchdown run

Nice carry, young man.

[autotag]Jadarian Price[/autotag] has a long way to go in establishing himself as a legitimate college player. It takes more than one game to make that distinction, so it obviously can’t happen in your very first contest.

But Price at least put the rest of the country on notice late in the first quarter of Notre Dame’s game against Navy. He avoided a couple of defenders and ran as smoothly as silk for a 19-yard touchdown, putting the Irish up, 14-0:

You never forget your first impact play at the college level, so Price undoubtedly will have this moment playing in his mind forever. But let’s not forget the reactions of those watching the game, too. You only get one opportunity to make a good first impression, and Price certainly did in this game. Check out some of the best reactions that were posted to social media right after Price’s score:

Notre Dame special teams taking shape for 2023

Notre Dame’s special teams were outstanding in 2022 and the leaders of the unit for 2023 are starting to take shape.

Two weeks away from the season-opener in Dublin, Ireland we’re starting to see the picture of what Notre Dame’s special teams units will look like.  New special teams coordinator [autotag]Marty Biagi[/autotag] met the media following Friday’s practice session and named four winners in special teams competitions in fall camp.

[autotag]Bryce McPherson[/autotag] will be Notre Dame’s punter while Chris Tyree will return punts for the Irish.

“Right now, Bryce (McFerson) is going to be our starting punter going in and he’s earned that in how he competed in camp,” Biagi said, “He’s done really well. This spring, I wanted him to prove that he can be more consistent. Even challenged him after the spring game, he had had a really good spring but then performed the spring game, not to the level that was the right standard. We used that as a learning experience. Hey, these are elements that you’re going to have to deal with, with no excuses and practice those things. He’s come out and done really well from a consistency standpoint.”

“CT (Chris Tyree) has done a really good job this camp,” Biagi said. “Really showing he can protect the ball. He wants to be the guy, which is exciting. He’s putting himself in situations when he’s out there, he’s not just catching gradually doing it. There’s an intent that you see. He caught a ton of balls this summer just to prove the point ‘I want the opportunity to do this’. He’s done well.”

-Notre Dame Special Teams Coordinator Marty Biagi on Aug. 11

Tyree’s ball protection was key in him winning the job.  He remains in contention to be one of Notre Dame’s kickoff returners as well as his battle with [autotag]Devyn Ford[/autotag], [autotag]Jadarian Price[/autotag] and [autotag]Jeremiyah Love[/autotag] remains open according to Biagi.

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Biagi also added that backup and walk-on quarterback [autotag]Dylan Devezin[/autotag] will handle the holding duties and extra point and field goal attempts.  As expected, those will be handled by graduate transfer [autotag]Spencer Shrader[/autotag] who enters after playing the last few years at South Florida.

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