Watch: Coan finds Davis as Notre Dame scores first against USC

The Irish find paydirt first

The Irish settled for a field goal on their first drive, but unfortunately Jonathan Doerer missed an easy one from 36-yards out. The Notre Dame defense then came out and did what we all like to see, they forced the Trojans into a 3-and-out and immediately got the ball back for the Irish offense.

Quarterback Jack Coan started the drive, but freshamn Tyler Buchner came in for a few plays and both quarterbacks helped lead the Irish down the field. Coan was the one who cashed in, as he found Avery Davis in the back of the endzone for the first score of the game. The drive was 11 plays and covered 70-yards, giving the Irish a 7-0 lead with just over 4 minutes remaining in the first quarter.