Once again, Notre Dame quarterback Jack Coan struggled against an above average defense. This time Virginia Tech has made his life uneasy and he was sacked in two of the three series he started.
On the fourth series, in came true freshman Tyler Buchner who has been nursing a soft tissue leg injury. He came in and did what Coan couldn’t, engineered an Irish scoring drive as they marched down the field 75-yards in 7 plays. The biggest play was when Buchner found wide receiver Kevin Austin for a 46-yard gain and putting the Irish inside the Hokie 4-yard line.
Quarterback Tyler Buchner connected with Kevin Austin Jr. for a 46-yard pass in the second quarter.
It is a career long pass for Buchner and career long reception for Austin Jr.
— Notre Dame Football PR Team (@NDFootballPR) October 10, 2021
Two plays later Buchner ran it in from 3-yards away as the Irish got close to the hosts, 10-7, as the Irish trail midway through the second quarter.
Tyler Buchner dropping dimes. About to take this job and never let it go. pic.twitter.com/C1dq8h635S
— Travis May (@FF_TravisM) October 10, 2021