Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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nerbacks are taught to protect the deep part of their outside zone before guarding any player in the flat. The Irish came out a little too fast and aggressive, which allowed the Alabama offense to find holes behind them. "I'll blame that on my- Play Chart (No. of Plays) Yards ND UA (-) Yards 5 4 27 33 0-5 Yards 6-9 Yards 10 16 10-19 Yards 8 12 3 7 20-29 Yards 30-39 Yards 2 1 0 0 40-49 Yards 50 or more Yards 0 0 self. That's our fault for not talking to the safety on the corner routes," freshman cornerback KeiVarae Russell said. "In Cover Two, we're supposed to force the low ball. That's what we were doing all year. We rarely give up big plays, but tonight we tried to make the plays ourselves instead of letting them come to us." The result was 529 yards of total offense and 42 points for the Tide in Miami. DaVaris Daniels Back and Better Sophomore quarter- Big Plays (25 Yards Or More) Notre Dame • 1-10 ND25 Golson 31-yard pass to Daniels to the UA44 • 3-16 ND37 Golson 31-yard pass to Jones to the UA32 • 2-12 UA45 Golson 28-yard pass to Daniels to the UA17 Alabama • 2-9 UA19 McCarron 29-yard pass to Norwood to the UA48 • 2-3 UA27 McCarron 25-yard pass to Norwood to the ND48 • 3-6 ND33 McCarron 27-yard pass to Cooper to the ND6 • 3-6 ND38 McCarron 27-yard pass to Jones to the ND11 • 1-10 ND34 McCarron 34-yard pass to Cooper for 34 yards and a touchdown Participation Chart OFFENSE QB: EVERETT GOLSON RB: THEO RIDDICK, Cierre Wood, George Atkinson III WR: DAVARIS DANIELS, John Goodman WR: ROBBY TOMA, Chris Brown WR: TJ JONES, Daniel Smith TE: TYLER EIFERT, Troy Niklas LT: ZACK MARTIN LG: CHRIS WATT C: BRAXSTON CAVE RG: MIKE GOLIC JR. RT: CHRISTIAN LOMBARD DEFENSE DE: KAPRON LEWIS-MOORE, Sheldon Day NG: LOUIS NIX III, Kona Schwenke, Tony Springmann DE: STEPHON TUITT LB: PRINCE SHEMBO, Ishaq Williams ILB: DAN FOX, Carlo Calabrese ILB: MANTI TE'O, Jarrett Grace LB: DANNY SPOND CB: BENNETT JACKSON, Elijah Shumate (nickel) S: ZEKE MOTTA S: MATTHIAS FARLEY CB: KEIVARAE RUSSELL, Josh Atkinson Special Teams Kick Return: Dan McCarthy, Nicky Baratti, Elijah Shumate, Chris Salvi, John Goodman, Daniel Smith, Joe Schmidt, Jarrett Grace, Justin Utupo, Cam McDaniel, George Atkinson III Kickoff Coverage: Kyle Brindza, Joe Schmidt, Carlo Calabrese, Nicky Baratti, Jarrett Grace, Kendall Moore, Romeo Okwara, Chris Salvi, Dan McCarthy, Cam McDaniel, Connor Cavalaris Punt Returner: Davonte' Neal Punter: Ben Turk Placekicker: Kyle Brindza Hold: Ben Turk Long Snapper: Jordan Cowart Short Snapper: Jordan Cowart Gunners: Zeke Motta and Cam McDaniel Others: Nick Martin