2012 Notre Dame Football Spring Prospectus

2011 Second-Team All-American 2011 First-Team All-American

2 0 1 2 S P R I N G FO OTBAL L PRO SPEC TUS

TABLE OF CONTENTS 2012 NOTRE DAME SPRING PROSPECTUS

South Florida.....................................................................................65 Michigan ...........................................................................................66 Michigan State ..................................................................................67 Pittsburgh..........................................................................................68 Purdue ...............................................................................................69 Air Force ............................................................................................70 USC ....................................................................................................71 Navy ..................................................................................................72 Wake Forest.......................................................................................73 Maryland...........................................................................................74 Boston College ..................................................................................75 Stanford.............................................................................................76 Florida State ......................................................................................77

THE FIGHTING IRISH

Returning Student-Athletes .......................................................15-42 2012 Signees ..............................................................................43-45 COACHES & STAFF

2011 STATISTICS

Season Results ..................................................................................79 Team Statistics ..................................................................................79 Individual Stats ...........................................................................80-81 Game-by-Game Starters ..................................................................82 Game-by-Game Participation ..........................................................83 Notre Dame Game-by-Game Statistics ...........................................84 Opponent Game-by-Game Statistics...............................................85 3rd Down/4th Down/Time of Possession ..........................................86 Red Zone Statistics ............................................................................87 Notre Dame and Opponent Scoring Drives......................................88 Game-by-Game Comparison ...........................................................89 Game-by-Game Individual Statistics .........................................89-93 Miscellaneous Stats ....................................................................94-95 Notre Dame and Opponent Superlatives ........................................96

This publication was compiled, written and edited by director of football media relations Brian Hardin, assistant media relations director Michael Bertsch, senior associate athletics director John Heisler and media relations assistant Russell Dorn with assistance from student assistants Andrew Bartolini, Nick Bucholtz and Aaron Horvath.

Cover designs and page layout by Dave Scholtes of Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame, Ind. Special thanks to Mike and Sue Bennett plus everyone at Lighthouse Imaging, Michael Binnette, Bill Panzica, Joe Raymond, and Marcus Snowden for their photographic contributions. Thanks also to Chuck Cealka of Ave Maria Press.

Printing by Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame, Ind. © University of Notre Dame, Athletics Media Relations Department, 2012. All rights reserved.

COACHES AND STAFF

Head Coach Brian Kelly...............................................................46-49 Bob Diaco ..........................................................................................50 Chuck Martin ....................................................................................51 Tony Alford ........................................................................................52 Scott Booker ......................................................................................53 Kerry Cooks .......................................................................................54 Mike Denbrock ..................................................................................55 Mike Elston........................................................................................56 Bob Elliott..........................................................................................57 Harry Hiestand ..................................................................................58 Paul Longo ........................................................................................59 Support Staff...............................................................................60-64

2012 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS CREDITS The 2012 Notre Dame Football Spring Prospectus is a copyright production of the University of Notre Dame Athletics Media Relations Department, Joyce Center, Notre Dame, IN 46556.

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2011 RE VIE W

Media Information.......................................................................... 2-3 Notre Dame Athletics Media Relations .............................................. 3 Notre Dame Football … At A Glance ........................................... 4-5 Notre Dame Spring Roster .............................................................. 6-7 2012 Spring Football Preview ...................................................... 8-13

2012 OUTLOOK

2012 OUTLOOK

2011 REVIEW 2011 STATISTICS

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MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA PARKING Videographers from television stations may park in the loading dock of the Guglielmino Athletics Complex with the parking pass obtained from Brian Hardin last year. Cars parked in the loading dock should not block the entrance and exit to the gated staff parking lot and should attempt to park in a single file row to not block deliveries to the loading dock. Any car parked in the loading dock without a parking pass is subject to ticket and/or tow. Photographers with heavy equipment may park in the gated parking lot west of the main entrance to the Guglielmino Athletics Complex after receiving the punch code from Brian Hardin. Reporters and other media members without heavy equipment should park either north of Guglielmino Athletics Complex in the general parking lot or south of Purcell Pavilion or Alumni Stadium.

Parking is NOT permitted on the Jordan Hall of Science driveway immediately west of the main entrance to the Guglielmino Athletics Complex.

CREDENTIALS FOR BLUEGOLD GAME

COVERING PRACTICE Members of the media are welcome to attend practice on days scheduled to be open to practice viewing. This spring, media are invited to watch practice from 8-8:30 a.m. on March 21, March 28, and April 4, and can view the entire practice from 10:45 a.m.-1 p.m. on April 14.

Media members should gather outside the gates at the northwest corner of the LaBar Practice Complex and wait to be escorted into practice by members of the Notre Dame athletics media relations staff. If practice is inside, media members should gather in the hallway connecting the Guglielmino Athletics Complex and Loftus Sports Center. All practice dates and times are subject to change.

2012 Spring Practice dates: April 13 March 30 March 21 April 14 March 31 March 23 April 16 April 2 March 24 April 18 April 4 March 26 April 21 April 11 March 28

INTERVIEW SCHEDULE A schedule detailing the availability of head coach Brian Kelly and his assistants plus members of the Fighting Irish has been created and is available by request from Brian Hardin.

Requests for interviews with coaches or players following a practice should be made to Brian Hardin by noon the day before the proposed interview.

All post-practice interviews will be conducted in the Isban Auditorium at the Guglielmino Athletics Complex immediately following practice. Members of the media can gather inside the auditorium and wait for the requested players or coaches to enter following practice. All availability to players and coaches are subject to change.

PRACTICE LOCATION Notre Dame’s football team will practice outside at the LaBar Practice Complex unless inclement weather forces the team to Meyo Field inside the Loftus Sports Center. The LaBar Practice Complex is located directly south of the Guglielmino Athletics Complex (The Gug) and immediately east of Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center. The Loftus Sports Center is connected to the Guglielmino Athletics Complex and is just east of The Gug and north of the Courtney Tennis Courts.

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All requests for working press, photo and broadcast credentials for the 2012 Blue-Gold Spring Game should be made online through Notre Dame’s Sports Systems credential application website. To receive the web address, contact Brian Hardin, John Heisler or Susan McGonigal in Notre Dame’s Athletics Media Relations Department.

New for 2012, ALL credentials will be available ONLY at the press will call site. The press will call site for Notre Dame Stadium is at the windows next to the press entrance on the west side of the stadium between Entrances D and E. All members of the media will have to provide photo identification and the name must match the name on the credential.

PHOTOGRAPHERS/VIDEOGRAPHERS For practice sessions open to the media, photographers and videographers are permitted around the perimeter of the fields being used. Tripods are not allowed at any time during Notre Dame’s football practices and should be left outside the practice facility.

For the Blue-Gold Spring Game, credentials must be requested in the same manner as other members of the media. All photographers must pick up vests necessary for admittance to the sideline area in the lobby of the press entrance to Notre Dame Stadium. The press entrance for Notre Dame Stadium is at the press box elevator on the west side of the stadium between Entrances D and E. All members of the media will have to provide photo identification and the name must match the name on the credential. Photographers are not permitted inside the 30-yard lines and must remain outside the restraining lines surrounding the field.

DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS? Most of Indiana, including the South Bend area, now observes Daylight Savings Time, changing clocks in the spring and fall while remaining in sync with the Eastern Time Zone year round. Notre Dame and South Bend are now on the same time throughout the year as the East Coast and one hour ahead of Chicago and most of the Midwest. Note that not all counties in Indiana are on Eastern Time, including the Northwest Indiana counties of Lake, Porter and LaPorte, aligning themselves with Chicago and the Central Time Zone.

UND.COM All Notre Dame football information is available on the official athletics department website of the University of Notre Dame, UND.com. Game notes, depth chart, biographies of players and coaches, transcripts of press conferences, video archives of interview sessions and special features can all be found at UND.com

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NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS

Bernadette Cafarelli Assistant Athletics Director/Media Relations Director Work Phone: 574-631-8458; Home: 574-273-2390 Cell: 574-532-0249 e-mail: bcafarel@nd.edu

Sean Carroll Assistant Media Relations Director Work Phone: 574-631-2664 Cell: 574-340-2177 e-mail: scarrol3@nd.edu

2012 OUTLOOK

John Heisler (Football Credentials) Senior Associate Athletic Director For Media and Broadcast Relations Work Phone: 574-631-7516; Home: 574-277-3523 Cell: 574-532-0293 e-mail: jheisler@nd.edu

Alan George Assistant Media Relations Director Work Phone: 574-631-3397 Cell: 574-340-3977 e-mail: ageorge2@nd.edu

Russell Dorn Media Relations Assistant Work Phone: 574-631-4780 Cell: 574-340-2851 e-mail: rdorn@nd.edu

Tim Connor Associate Media Relations Director Work Phone: 574-631-7519; Home: 574-273-1038 Cell: 574-532-0274 e-mail: tconnor@nd.edu

Brent Henningfeld Media Relations Assistant Work Phone: 574-631-1762 Cell: 574-286-0161 e-mail: bhennin1@nd.edu Susan McGonigal (Football Credentials) Senior Administrative Assistant Work Phone: 574-631-6453 e-mail: sreed@nd.edu

COACHES AND STAFF

Chris Masters Associate Media Relations Director Work Phone: 574-631-8032; Home: 574-273-1728 Cell: 574-532-4166 e-mail: cmaster1@nd.edu

THE FIGHTING IRISH

Brian Hardin (Football Contact) Director of Football Media Relations Work Phone: 574-631-9471 Cell: 574-532-4134 e-mail: bhardin2@nd.edu

Carol Copley Senior Staff Assistant Work Phone: 574-631-7517 e-mail: ccopley1@nd.edu

Michael Bertsch (Football Contact) Assistant Media Relations Director Work Phone: 574-631-8642 Cell: 574-532-4154 e-mail: mbertsc1@nd.edu

NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS PHONE DIRECTORY

NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS

All numbers are (574) 631+extension below

Office Phone............................................................................... 574-631-7516 Office Fax .................................................................................... 574-631-7941 Website ................................................................................................UND.com 2011 REVIEW

Mailing Address: 112C Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN 46556

2011 STATISTICS

Main Line ...............................................................................................................6107 Ticket Office............................................................................................................7356 Jack Swarbrick, Vice President/Director of Athletics .............................................7546 Tricia Bellia, Faculty Athletics Rep..........................................................................4694 Missy Conboy, Sr. Deputy AD.................................................................................5143 Bill Scholl, Deputy AD ............................................................................................8224 John Heisler, Sr. Assoc. AD/Media Relations .........................................................7516 Tom Nevala, Sr. Assoc. AD/Business......................................................................8112 Jill Bodensteiner, Assoc. AD/Compliance ..............................................................6721 Mike Danch, Assoc. AD/Facilities...........................................................................5030 Jim Fraleigh, Assoc. AD/Partner & Comm. Relations ...........................................5450 Mike Harrity, Assoc. AD/Student Welfare and Development................................9367 Mike Karwoski, Assoc. AD/Sports Performance ...................................................4107 Josh Berlo, Sr. Asst. AD/Tickets & Promotions ......................................................7356 Bernadette Cafarelli, Asst. AD/Media Relations ....................................................8458 Maureen McNamara, Asst. AD/Community Relations .........................................7362 Juli Schreiber, Asst. AD/Planning & Project Management ...................................7277 Jennifer Vining-Smith, Asst. AD/Compliance .......................................................3248 Tony Yelovich, Asst. AD/Game Management........................................................4893

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NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL . . . AT A GLANCE UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

FOOTBALL INFORMATION

RETURNING IN 2012

Location: Notre Dame, Ind. Founded: 1842 Nickname: Fighting Irish Colors: Blue and Gold Enrollment: 8,372 (undergraduates), 11,816 (total) Stadium: Notre Dame Stadium (Natural Grass/80,795) President: Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. Provost: Thomas Burish NCAA Faculty Representative: Patricia Bellia Athletics Director: Jack Swarbrick Sr. Associate Athletics Director/Media Relations and Broadcast Properties: John Heisler Director of Football Media Relations: Brian Hardin Athletics Department Website: und.com

Offensive Formation: Spread Defensive Formation: 3-4 2011 Overall Record: 8-5 Final Ranking: Unranked/Unranked Starters Returning/Lost: 16/9 Offensive Starters From 2011 Returning/ Lost: 8/3 Defensive Starters From 2011 Returning/ Lost: 6/5 Special Teams Starters From 2011 Returning/ Lost: 2/1 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 42/30

COACHING STAFF Name (Alma Mater, Year) Brian Kelly (Assumption, ’83) Bob Diaco (Iowa, ’95)

Title Head Coach Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/ Linebackers Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Co-Defensive Coordinator/Cornerbacks Running Backs/Slot Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator Tight Ends/Special Teams Coordinator Outside Wide Receivers/Pass Game Coordinator Safeties Defensive Line Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator Graduate Assistant (Defense) Graduate Assistant (Offense)

Chuck Martin (Millikin, ’90) Kerry Cooks (Iowa, ’00) Tony Alford (Colorado State, ’92) Scott Booker (Kent State, ’03) Mike Denbrock (Grand Valley State, ’87) Bob Elliott (Iowa, ’76) Mike Elston (Michigan, ’98) Harry Hiestand (East Stroudsburg, ‘83) Josh Reardon (Central Michigan, ’06) Pat Welsh (Grand Valley State, ‘10)

2011 SCHEDULE & RESULTS Date Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Nov. 26 Dec. 29

Opponent USF at Michigan #15 Michigan State at Pittsburgh at Purdue Air Force USC Navy at Wake Forest vs. Maryland Boston College at #4 Stanford vs. #25 Florida State

W/L L L W W W W L W W W W L L

Score 20-23 31-35 31-13 15-12 38-10 59-33 17-31 56-14 24-17 45-21 16-14 14-28 14-18

Attendance 80,795 114,804 80,795 65,050 61,555 80,795 80,795 80,795 36,307 70,251 80,795 50,360 68,305

TV NBC ESPN NBC ABC ESPN NBC NBC NBC ABC NBC NBC ABC ESPN

RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS Passing Comp. Att. Tommy Rees 269 411 Andrew Hendrix 18 37

Yards 2,871 249

Pct. 65.5 48.6

TD 20 1

INT 14 2

Avg./Gm 220.8 49.8

Rushing Att. Cierre Wood 217 Andrew Hendrix 25

Yards Avg. 1,102 5.1 162 6.5

TD 9 1

Yds/Gm 84.8 32.4

Long 55 78

Receiving Tyler Eifert Theo Riddick

Rec. 63 38

Yards Avg. 803 12.7 436 11.5

TD 5 3

Yds/Gm 61.8 39.6

Long 38 45

Tackles Manti Te’o Dan Fox

Total 128 48

Solo 62 21

Sacks 5.0 1.0

TFL INT 13.5 0 2.5 0

PBU FF 2 0 1 1

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Assist 66 27

OFFENSIVE LETTERMEN RETURNING (18) RB George Atkinson III, C Braxston Cave, TE Tyler Eifert, C Mike Golic Jr., WR John Goodman, QB Andrew Hendrix, WR TJ Jones, TE Ben Koyack, OT Christian Lombard, OT Dennis Mahoney, OT Zack Martin, TE Troy Niklas (lettered at OLB), QB Tommy Rees, RB Theo Riddick, WR Daniel Smith, WR Robby Toma, OG Chris Watt, RB Cierre Wood

SPECIAL TEAMS LETTERMEN RETURNING (4) PK Kyle Brindza, LS Jordan Cowart, PK Nick Tausch, P Ben Turk LETTERMEN LOST (30) CB Robert Blanton, OT Lane Clelland, RB Patrick Coughlin, QB Dayne Crist, NG Sean Cwynar, OT Taylor Dever, OLB Steve Filer, OLB Darius Fleming, WR Michael Floyd, OLB Jonathan Frantz, CB Gary Gray, RB Jonas Gray, P Mike Grieco, DE Ethan Johnson, LS/H Ryan Kavanagh, CB Nick Lezynski, ILB Anthony McDonald, QB Matt Mulvey, NG Brandon Newman, OG Andrew Nuss, ILB Sean Oxley, CB Andrew Plaska, ILB David Posluszny, TE Mike Ragone, OG Trevor Robinson, PK David Ruffer, CB Ryan Sheehan, S Harrison Smith, WR Deion Walker, DE Hafis Williams

DEFENSIVE LETTERMEN RETURNING (20) ILB Carlo Calabrese, S Austin Collinsworth, ILB Dan Fox, DE Chase Hounshell, CB Bennett Jackson, DE Kapron Lewis-Moore, DE Aaron Lynch, S Dan McCarthy, ILB Kendall Moore, S Zeke Motta, NG Louis Nix III, S Chris Salvi, DE Kona Schwenke, OLB Prince Shembo, S Jamoris Slaughter, OLB Danny Spond, LB Manti Te’o, DE Stephon Tuitt, OLB Ishaq Williams, CB Lo Wood

STARTERS OFFENSIVE PLAYERS WITH STARTING EXPERIENCE RETURNING (12) Pos. Name Career OT Zack Martin 26 C Braxston Cave 22 TE Tyler Eifert 21 RB Theo Riddick* 18 WR TJ Jones 19 QB Tommy Rees 16 RB Cierre Wood 14 OG Chris Watt 13 WR Robby Toma 6 WR John Goodman 5 C Mike Golic Jr. 4 TE Ben Koyack 1 TE Troy Niklas^ 1 *Starts came at wide receiver ^Start came at outside linebacker OFFENSIVE PLAYERS WITH STARTING EXPERIENCE LOST (6) Pos. Name Career WR Michael Floyd 41 OG Trevor Robinson 40 OT Taylor Dever 23 QB Dayne Crist 10 TE Mike Ragone 9 RB Jonas Gray 5

2011 13 9 13 9 12 12 9 13 4 1 4 1 1

2011 12 13 13 1 0 4

DEFENSIVE PLAYERS WITH STARTING EXPERIENCE RETURNING (10) Pos. Name Career ILB Manti Te’o 36 DE Kapron Lewis-Moore 29 S Jamoris Slaughter 16 S Zeke Motta 15 ILB Dan Fox 13 NG Louis Nix III 11 OLB Prince Shembo 9 ILB Carlo Calabrese 8 DE Aaron Lynch 6 DE Stephon Tuitt 3

2011 13 7 10 7 13 11 9 0 6 3

DEFENSIVE PLAYERS WITH STARTING EXPERIENCE LOST (6) Pos. Name Career 2011 S Harrison Smith 47 13 DE Ethan Johnson 37 9 OLB Darius Fleming 36 13 CB Gary Gray 33 13 CB Robert Blanton 26 13 NG Sean Cwynar 7 2

WHAT RETURNS BY PERCENTAGE Effic.

133.37 103.29

Rushing Yards Passing Yards Receiving Yards Punt Return Yards Kickoff Return Yards Scoring

62.2 95.0 63.6 8.3 100.0 44.7

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Total Yards All-Purpose Yards Field Goals Punting Yards Tackles Tackles for Loss

82.3 68.7 0.0 100.0 64.1 68.1

Sacks Fumble Recoveries Interceptions Passes Broken Up

82.0 33.3 37.5 39.0

IRISH BY CLASS

SENIORS (20) S Blake Breslau, ILB Carlo Calabrese, LS Jordan Cowart, TE Tyler Eifert, WR Nick Fitzpatrick, OLB Dan Fox, TE Jake Golic, OT Zack Martin, S Zeke Motta, RB Theo Riddick, S Chris Salvi, CB Will Salvi, NG Tyler Stockton, OL Matt Tansey, K Nick Tausch, ILB Manti Te‘o, WR Robby Toma, P Ben Turk, OG Chris Watt, RB Cierre Wood

JUNIORS (23) S Austin Collinsworth, C Bruce Heggie, QB Andrew Hendrix, CB Bennett Jackson, WR TJ Jones, WR Ryan Liebscher, G/T Christian Lombard, TE Arturo Martinez, WR Luke Massa, ILB Kendall Moore, OT Tate Nichols, NG Louis Nix III, RB Tyler Plantz, QB Tommy Rees, RB Cameron Roberson, CB Joe Romano, DE Kona Schwenke, OLB Prince Shembo, WR Daniel Smith, OLB Danny Spond, ILB Justin Utupo, TE Alex Welch, CB Lo Wood

SOPHOMORES (29) RB George Atkinson III, CB Josh Atkinson, K/P Kyle Brindza, CB Jalen Brown, RB Amir Carlisle, S Connor Cavalaris, OG Brad Carrico, OLB Ben Councell, WR DaVaris Daniels, S Matthias Farley, QB Everett Golson, ILB Jarrett Grace, C/G Conor Hanratty, S Eilar Hardy, C Matt Hegarty, DE Chase Hounshell, TE Ben Koyack, WR Eric Lee, OLB Connor Little, DE Aaron Lynch, G/T Nick Martin, CB Cam McDaniel, TE Troy Niklas, OT Jordan Prestwood, ILB Anthony Rabasa, ILB Joe Schmidt, NG Tony Springmann, DE Stephon Tuitt, OLB Ishaq Williams

2012 OUTLOOK

GRADUATES (7) C Braxston Cave, C/G Mike Golic Jr., WR John Goodman, DE Kapron Lewis-Moore, OT Dennis Mahoney, S Dan McCarthy, S Jamoris Slaughter

FRESHMEN (2) DE Sheldon Day, QB Gunner Kiel

IRISH BY STATE AND HOMETOWN High School

Stockton Stockton San Diego Santa Clara Fullerton Newbury Park Orange Lakewood Oxnard

Granada Granada Francis Parker King’s Academy Servite Newbury Park Mater Dei Lakewood Santa Clara

Colorado (2) Ryan Liebscher Danny Spond

Colorado Springs Littleton

Cheyenne Mountain Columbine

Connecticut (3) Jake Golic Mike Golic Jr. Conor Hanratty Florida (10) Jordan Cowart Bruce Heggie Aaron Lynch Arturo Martinez Zeke Motta Louis Nix III Jordan Prestwood Anthony Rabasa Ben Turk Lo Wood

West Hartford West Hartford New Canaan Plantation Sorrento Cape Coral Miami Vero Beach Jacksonville Plant City Miami Davie Apopka

Northwest Catholic Northwest Catholic New Canaan St. Thomas Aquinas Mount Dora Island Coast Belen Jesuit Vero Beach Raines Plant City Columbus St. Thomas Aquinas Apopka Gainesville Tucker Monroe

Hawaii (3) Kona Schwenke Manti Te’o Robby Toma

Hauula Laie Laie

Kahuku Punahou Punahou

Illinois (9) Connor Cavalaris DaVaris Daniels Christian Lombard Tyler Plantz Tommy Rees Joe Romano Chris Salvi Will Salvi Chris Watt

Lake Forest Vernon Hills Inverness Frankfort Lake Forest River Forest Lake Forest Lake Forest Glen Ellyn

Lake Forest Vernon Hills Fremd Providence Catholic Lake Forest Fenwick Carmel Catholic Carmel Catholic Glenbard West

Lincoln

North Carolina (4) Ben Councell Matthias Farley Kendall Moore Prince Shembo

Asheville Charlotte Raleigh Charlotte

A.C. Reynolds Christian Southeast Raleigh Ardrey Kell

Ohio (9) Brad Carrico Dan Fox Jarrett Grace Eilar Hardy Andrew Hendrix Chase Hounshell Luke Massa Dan McCarthy Alex Welch

Dublin Rocky River Cincinnati Reynoldsburg Cincinnati Kirtland Cincinnati Youngstown Cincinnati

Coffman St. Ignatius Colerain Pickerington Central Moeller Lake Catholic St. Xavier Cardinal Mooney Elder

Plymouth

Pennsylvania (1) Ben Koyack

Oil City

Oil City

Lake Elmo

Hill-Murray

South Carolina (1) Everett Golson

Myrtle Beach

Myrtle Beach

New Jersey (5) Carlo Calabrese Bennett Jackson Theo Riddick Tyler Stockton Matt Tansey

Verona Hazlet Manville Linwood Berkely Heights

Verona Raritan Immaculata Hun School Governor Livingston

Texas (4) Jalen Brown Kapron Lewis-Moore Cam McDaniel Nick Tausch

Irving Weatherford Coppell Plano

MacArthur Weatherford Coppell Jesuit

New Mexico (1) Matt Hegarty

Aztec

Aztec

Penn Warren Central Bishop Dwenger Marian Bishop Dwenger Columbus East Bishop Chatard Bishop Chatard Clay Bishop Dwenger

Iowa (1) Eric Lee

West Des Moines

Dowling Catholic

Kentucky (2) Austin Collinsworth Tate Nichols

Fort Thomas Walton

Highlands Ryle

Michigan (1) Kyle Brindza

Canton

Minnesota (1) Connor Little

(non-scholarship players in italics) (non-scholarship players in italics)

2011 STATISTICS

Gainesville Tucker Monroe

Brooklyn

Mishawaka Indianapolis Ft. Wayne Mishawaka Ft. Wayne Columbus Indianapolis Indianapolis South Bend Ft. Wayne

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Georgia (3) TJ Jones Jamoris Slaughter Stephon Tuitt

New York (1) Ishaq Williams

Indiana (10) Braxston Cave Sheldon Day Tyler Eifert Nick Fitzparick John Goodman Gunner Kiel Nick Martin Zack Martin Daniel Smith Tony Springmann

COACHES AND STAFF

Hometown

California (9) George Atkinson III Josh Atkinson Blake Breslau Amir Carlisle Troy Niklas Cameron Roberson Joe Schmidt Justin Utupo Cierre Wood

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NOTRE DAME SPRING ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

Numerical Roster

Pos.

Ht.

Wt.

Cl./Elg.^ Hometown/High School

34

*Atkinson III, George

RB

6-1

210

So./2

Stockton, CA/Granada

43

Atkinson, Josh

CB

5-11

185

So./2

Stockton, CA/Granada

49

Breslau, Blake+

S

5-10

185

Sr./2

San Diego, CA/Francis Parker

27

*Brindza, Kyle

K/P

6-1

225

So./2

Canton, MI/Plymouth

21

Brown, Jalen

CB

6-1

199

So./1

Irving, TX/MacArthur

Name

1

Gunner Kiel

QB

2

Bennett Jackson

CB

3

Amir Carlisle

RB

4

Eilar Hardy

S

5

Everett Golson

QB

44

**Calabrese, Carlo

ILB

6-1

245

Sr./3

Verona, NJ/Verona

5

Manti Te’o

ILB

3

Carlisle, Amir

RB

5-10

185

So./2

Santa Clara, CA/King’s Academy

6

Theo Riddick

RB

56

Carrico, Brad

OG

6-5

290

So./1

Dublin, OH/Coffman

7

TJ Jones

WR

40

Cavalaris, Connor+

S

5-10

194

So./1

Lake Forest, IL/Lake Forest

7

Stephon Tuitt

DE

52

***Cave, Braxston

C

6-3

304

Gr./4

Mishawaka, IN/Penn

8

Kendall Moore

ILB

28

**Collinsworth, Austin

S

6-1

202

Jr./3

Fort Thomas, KY/Highlands

30

Councell, Ben

OLB

6-5

240

So./1

Asheville, NC/A.C. Reynolds

60

**Cowart, Jordan

LS

6-2

230

Sr./4

Plantation, FL/St. Thomas Aquinas

16

Daniels, DaVaris

WR

6-2

190

So./1

Vernon Hills, IL/Vernon Hills

91

Day, Sheldon

DE

6-2

286

Fr./1

Indianapolis, IN/Warren Central

9

Louis Nix III

NG

9

Robby Toma

WR

11

Tommy Rees

QB

11

Ishaq Williams

OLB

80

**Eifert, Tyler

TE

6-6

251

Sr./3

Fort Wayne, IN/Bishop Dwenger

12

Andrew Hendrix

QB

41

Farley, Matthias

S

5-11

200

So./1

Charlotte, NC/Christian

13

Danny Spond

OLB

38

Fitzpatrick, Nick+

WR

5-8

170

Sr./2

Mishawaka, IN/Marian

14

Luke Massa

WR

48

**Fox, Dan

ILB

6-3

240

Sr./3

Rocky River, OH/St. Ignatius

15

Dan McCarthy

S

88

Golic, Jake

TE

6-4

245

Sr./2

West Hartford, CT/Northwest Catholic

16

DaVaris Daniels

WR

57

**Golic Jr., Mike

C/G

6-3

295

Gr./4

West Hartford, CT/Northwest Catholic

5

Golson, Everett

QB

6-0

185

So./1

Myrtle Beach, SC/Myrtle Beach

17

Zeke Motta

S

18

Ben Koyack

TE

19

Aaron Lynch

DE

20

Cierre Wood

RB

21

Jalen Brown

23

81

***Goodman, John

WR

6-3

207

Gr./4

Fort Wayne, IN/Bishop Dwenger

59

Grace, Jarrett

ILB

6-3

240

So./1

Cincinnati, OH/Colerain

65

Hanratty, Conor

C/G

6-5

305

So./1

New Canaan, CT/New Canaan

4

Hardy, Eilar

S

5-11

185

So./1

Reynoldsburg, OH/Pickerington Central

CB

77

Hegarty, Matt

C

6-5

291

So./1

Aztec, NM/Atec

Lo Wood

CB

51

Heggie, Bruce

C

6-5

285

Jr./2

Sorrento, FL/Mount Dora

24

Chris Salvi

S

12

*Hendrix, Andrew

QB

6-2

220

Jr./2

Cincinnati, OH/Moeller

26

Jamoris Slaughter

S

50

*Hounshell, Chase

DE

6-4

265

So./2

Kirtland, OH/Lake Catholic

27

Kyle Brindza

K/P

2

**Jackson, Bennett

CB

6-0

185

Jr./3

Hazlet, NJ (Raritan)

28

Austin Collinsworth

S

7

**Jones, TJ

WR

5-11

190

Jr./3

Gainesville, GA/Gainesville

30

Ben Councell

OLB

1

Kiel, Gunner

QB

6-4

210

Fr./1

Columbus, IN/Columbus East

18

*Koyack, Ben

TE

6-5

253

So./2

Oil City, PA/Oil City

37

Lee, Eric+

WR

5-9

180

So./1

West Des Moines, IA/Dowling Catholic

89

***Lewis-Moore, Kapron

DE

6-4

306

Gr./4

Weatherford, TX/Weatherford

31

Cameron Roberson

RB

33

Cam McDaniel

CB

34

George Atkinson III

RB

35

Joe Romano

CB

35

Ben Turk

36

Will Salvi

37 38

39

Liebscher, Ryan+

WR

5-11

205

Jr./1

Colorado Springs, CO/Cheyenne Mountain

93

Little, Connor+

OLB

6-3

225

So./1

Lake Elmo, MN/Hill-Murray

P

74

*Lombard, Christian

G/T

6-5

309

Jr./2

Inverness, IL/Fremd

CB

19

*Lynch, Aaron

DE

6-6

270

So./2

Cape Coral, FL/Island Coast

Eric Lee

WR

71

*Mahoney, Dennis+

OT

6-7

294

Gr./3

Baltimore, MD/Boys Latin School

Nick Fitzpatrick

WR

72

Martin, Nick

G/T

6-4

285

So./1

Indianapolis, IN/Bishop Chatard

**Martin, Zack

OT

6-4

304

Sr./3

Indianapolis, IN/Bishop Chatard

38

Joe Schmidt

ILB

70

39

Ryan Liebscher

WR

86

Martinez, Arturo+

TE

6-4

250

Jr./1

Miami, FL/Belen Jesuit

40

Connor Cavalaris

S

14

Massa, Luke

WR

6-4

225

Jr./2

Cincinnati, OH/St. Xavier

15

*McCarthy, Dan

S

6-2

205

Gr./4

Youngstown, OH/Cardinal Mooney

33

McDaniel, Cam

CB

5-10

195

So./2

Coppell,TX/Coppell

8

*Moore, Kendall

ILB

6-1

242

Jr./2

Raleigh, NC/Southeast Raleigh

40

6

Position

No. Name

No.

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Numerical Roster

Pos.

Ht.

Wt.

Cl./Elg.^ Hometown/High School

17

***Motta, Zeke

S

6-2

215

Sr./4

Vero Beach, FL/Vero Beach

64

Nichols, Tate

OT

6-8

320

Jr./2

Walton, KY/Ryle

85

*Niklas, Troy

TE

6-7

252

So./2

Fullerton, CA/Servite

9

*Nix III, Louis

NG

6-3

326

Jr./2

Jacksonville, FL/Raines

No.

Name

Position

41

Matthias Farley

S

43

Josh Atkinson

CB

44

Carlo Calabrese

ILB

Dan Fox

ILB

Plantz, Tyler+

RB

5-9

202

Jr./1

Frankfort, IL/Providence Catholic

79

Prestwood, Jordan

OT

6-5

284

So./1

Plant City, FL/Plant City

49

Blake Breslau

S

56

Rabasa, Anthony

ILB

6-3

240

So./1

Miami, FL/Columbus

49

Tyler Plantz

RB

11

**Rees, Tommy

QB

6-2

210

Jr./3

Lake Forest, IL/Lake Forest

50

Chase Hounshell

DE

6

***Riddick, Theo

RB

5-11

199

Sr./4

Manville, NJ/Immaculata

51

Bruce Heggie

C

31

Roberson, Cameron

RB

6-0

218

Jr./1

Newbury Park, CA/Newbury Park

52

Braxston Cave

C

35

Romano, Joe+

CB

5-9

170

Jr./1

River Forest, IL/Fenwick

53

Justin Utupo

ILB

24

**Salvi, Chris

S

5-10

190

Sr./4

Lake Forest, IL/Carmel Catholic

36

Salvi, Will+

CB

5-10

176

Sr./1

Lake Forest, IL/Carmel Catholic

55

Prince Shembo

OLB

38

Schmidt, Joe+

ILB

6-0

223

So./1

Orange, CA/Mater Dei

56

Brad Carrico

OG

96

*Schwenke, Kona

DE

6-4

286

Jr./3

Hauula, HI/Kahuku

56

Anthony Rabasa

ILB

55

**Shembo, Prince

OLB

6-2

250

Jr./3

Charlotte, NC/Ardrey Kell

57

Mike Golic Jr.

C/G

26

***Slaughter, Jamoris

S

6-0

200

Gr./4

Stone Mountain, GA/Tucker

59

Jarrett Grace

ILB

Jordan Cowart

LS

*Smith, Daniel

WR

6-4

215

Jr./3

South Bend, IN/Clay

13

**Spond, Danny

OLB

6-2

248

Jr./3

Littleton, CO/Columbine

62

Matt Tansey

OL

69

Springmann, Tony

NG

6-6

290

So./1

Fort Wayne, IN/Bishop Dwenger

64

Tate Nichols

OT

92

Stockton, Tyler

NG

6-0

285

Sr./2

Linwood, NJ/Hun School

65

Conor Hanratty

C/G

62

Tansey, Matt+

OL

6-6

265

Sr./3

Berkeley Heights, NJ/Governor Livingston

66

Chris Watt

OG

40

*Tausch, Nick

K

6-0

201

Sr./3

Plano, TX/Jesuit

5

***Te’o, Manti

ILB

6-2

255

Sr./4

Laie, HI/Punahou

69

Tony Springmann

NG

9

**Toma, Robby

WR

5-9

185

Sr./4

Laie, HI/Punahou

70

Zack Martin

OT

7

*Tuitt, Stephon

DE

6-6

295

So./2

Monroe, GA/Monroe

71

Dennis Mahoney

OT

Nick Martin

G/T

**Turk, Ben

P

5-11

186

Sr./4

Davie, FL/St. Thomas Aquinas

53

Utupo, Justin

ILB

6-1

258

Jr./2

Lakewood, CA/Lakewood

74

Christian Lombard

G/T

66

**Watt, Chris

OG

6-3

310

Sr./3

Glen Ellyn, IL/Glenbard West

77

Matt Hegarty

C

82

Welch, Alex

TE

6-4

250

Jr./2

Cincinnati, OH/Elder

79

Jordan Prestwood

OT

11

*Williams, Ishaq

OLB

6-5

255

So./2

Brooklyn, NY/Lincoln

80

Tyler Eifert

TE

20

**Wood, Cierre

RB

6-0

215

Sr./3

Oxnard, CA/Santa Clara

81

John Goodman

WR

23

**Wood, Lo

CB

5-10

195

Jr./3

Apopka, FL/Apopka

82

Alex Welch

TE

^ Class is the academic year they will be this fall (Gr. = Graduate Student)/Eligibility is the athletic season they will be this fall + Walk-on Player * Number of monograms earned

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Massa, Luke – MASS-uh Schwenke, Kona – sh-wenk-ee, COE-nuh Slaughter, Jamoris – juh-MORE-iss Tausch, Nick – TOWSH Te’o, Manti – TAY-oh, MAN-tie Toma, Robby – TOE-muh Tuitt, Stephon – TWO-it, stuh-FON Utupo, Justin – you-TOO-poe Williams, Ishaq – EE-shack Wood, Cierre – see-AIR

Troy Niklas

TE

86

Arturo Martinez

TE

87

Daniel Smith

WR

88

Jake Golic

TE

89

Kapron Lewis-Moore

DE

91

Sheldon Day

DE

92

Tyler Stockton

NG

93

Connor Little

OLB

96

Kona Schwenke

DE

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Notre Dame Eager to Return to Practice Field Numerous position battles to highlight competitive spring practices

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hen Brian Kelly was hired as head foot- starters (players who started at least seven Notre Dame’s offense tallied more than 500 ball coach at the University of Notre games) from offense, defense and special teams. yards five times in 2011, equal to the combined Dame, he made two of his top priori- The Irish offense features eight returning start- number of 500-yard games produced by the ties clear--improving the Irish defense and creat- ers--as Notre Dame must replace its right guard Irish from 2006-10. The Irish improved their ing an atmosphere that encouraged the players and right tackle plus Michael Floyd, the most ranking in many offensive categories, including to develop themselves mentally and physically prolific wide receiver in school history. Defen- total offense (No. 61 to No. 35), rushing offense sively, six starters are back, including All-America (No. 92 to No. 54) and scoring offense (No. 67 to play better in the second halves of games.

Over the last two seasons, Notre Dame’s linebacker Manti Te’o and a talented, but young, to No. 49). defense has allowed less than 21 points per defensive line. The Irish must replace one defenDefensively, the Irish in 2011 ranked in the game, making it the first time in a decade an sive lineman, one linebacker and three mem- top 50 in total defense, scoring defense, rushing Irish defense surrendered that few points in con- bers of the secondary who combined to start 61 defense and passing defense for only the secsecutive seasons. Notre ond time since 2003 Dame has also regisand just the fourth tered a 15-3 record in time in the last 15 games it has led at halfseasons. time under Kelly, marked Notre Dame’s 2012 improvement from the schedule arguably 9-6 record the Irish had could be the toughwhen leading at halftime est in the nation, as in the two seasons prior five of the 12 oppoto Kelly’s arrival. nents have been Kelly knows where ranked in the top 25 the focus needs to be as of numerous prehe enters his third set of season polls and spring football practices four opponents have in 2012. been rated among “We need to continue the top 11 teams in the development of our the country. The Irish players across the board,” play host to Michigan Kelly said. “In our first (11-2 in ’11; Sugar spring, we were learning Bowl champions; No. the players’ names and 12 in final Associated they were learning our Press poll) and Stanconcepts. Last year, we Notre Dame returns 42 monogram winners in 2012 and has 19 players on its roster who have started at least six ford (11-2 in ’11; Lost were still installing por- games in their Notre Dame careers. in Fiesta Bowl; No. 7 tions of our offense and in final AP poll) and defense. Now, in year three, it’s about taking games in 2011 and 179 games in their respec- travel to Michigan State (11-3 in ’11; No. 11 in tive Notre Dame careers. everyone’s game to a higher level.” final AP poll), Oklahoma (10-3 in ’11; No. 16 in One position that has an incumbent starter final AP poll) and USC (10-2 in ’11; No. 6 in final Based on the depth chart from the 2011 Champs Sports Bowl, Notre Dame returns 35 but will be challenged this spring is quarter- AP poll). Notre Dame opens the season in Dubof 45 players listed on the offensive and defen- back--and Kelly is as interested in that race as lin, Ireland, against Navy and hosts a game at sive two-deep projections. By adding in play- the Irish faithful.

Soldier Field in Chicago against Miami (Fla.). The “I’m excited to see the competition at quar- Irish will accumulate major frequent flyer miles ers listed on the special-teams depth chart, the Irish return 45 of 56 players on the bowl game terback,” Kelly said. “We have four talented play- in 2012 as flights to Dublin, Boston, Norman, ers who will all be given the opportunity to earn Okla., Pittsburgh and Los Angeles total 10,899 depth chart.

Notre Dame begins 2012 spring drills with 42 the starting job, and I’m looking forward to how miles. Notre Dame will bus to Chicago and East returning monogram winners and 16 combined this will unfold.”

Lansing, Mich., for its battle with Michigan State.

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RUNNING BACK: *George Atkinson III, 6-1, 210, So./2 Amir Carlisle, 5-10, 185, So./2 +Tyler Plantz, 5-9, 202, Jr./2 ***THEO RIDDICK, 5-11, 199, Sr./4 Cameron Roberson, 6-0, 218, Jr./1 **CIERRE WOOD, 6-0, 215, Sr./3

WIDE RECEIVER: DaVaris Daniels, 6-2, 190, So./1 +Nick Fitzpatrick, 5-8, 170, Sr./2 ***John Goodman, 6-3, 207, Gr./4 **TJ JONES, 5-11, 190, Jr./3 +Eric Lee, 5-9, 180, So./1 +Ryan Liebscher, 5-11, 205, Jr./1 Luke Massa, 6-4, 225, Jr./2 *Daniel Smith, 6-4, 215, Jr./3 **Robby Toma, 5-9, 185, Sr./4

TIGHT END: **TYLER EIFERT, 6-6, 251, Sr./3 Jake Golic, 6-4, 245, Sr./2 *Ben Koyack, 6-5, 253, So./2 +Arturo Martinez, 6-4, 250, Jr./1 *Troy Niklas, 6-7, 252, So./2 Alex Welch, 6-4, 250, Jr./2

OFFENSIVE LINE: Brad Carrico, 6-5, 290, So./1 ***BRAXSTON CAVE, 6-3, 304, Gr./4 **Mike Golic Jr., 6-3, 295, Gr./4 Conor Hanratty, 6-5, 305, So./1 Matt Hegarty, 6-5, 291, So./1 Bruce Heggie, 6-5, 285, Jr./2 *Christian Lombard, 6-5, 309, Jr./2 +*Dennis Mahoney, 6-7, 294, Gr./3 Nick Martin, 6-4, 285, So./1 **ZACK MARTIN, 6-4, 304, Sr./3 Tate Nichols, 6-8, 320, Jr./2 Jordan Prestwood, 6-5, 284, So./1 +Matt Tansey, 6-6, 265, Sr./3 **CHRIS WATT, 6-3, 310, Sr./3 BOLD CAPS indicates player started at least seven games in 2011 * indicates number of monograms earned + indicates walk-on player

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New quarterbacks coach Chuck Martin inherits a quarterback competition for the third straight spring, albeit this year’s is completely different than the previous two springs. Juniors Tommy Rees and Andrew Hendrix both played last year, while sophomore Everett Golson preserved a season of athletic eligibility in his rookie year and early-enrollee freshman Gunner Kiel was busy leading his Columbus (Ind.) East High School team in 2011. The four

Notre Dame’s running backs arguably had the best season of any offensive position group last year, as they averaged 5.8 yards per carry and 153.2 rushing yards per game with 23 rushing TDs. Senior Cierre Wood (217 carries for 1,102 yards, 9 TDs in ’11; 27 receptions for 189 yards) became the 10th Notre Dame running back and first Irish running back in five seasons to gain over 1,000 yards on the ground. He recorded the 11th-best single-season rushing total in Notre Dame history--and his 1,291 yards from scrimmage (total of rushing yards and receiving yards) were the ninth most in school history.

Senior Theo Riddick moved from slot receiver to running back for the final two games of 2011 and sticks at that position as spring opens. Riddick, who arrived at Notre Dame as

Everett Golson, 6-0, 185, So./1 *Andrew Hendrix, 6-2, 220, Jr./2 Gunner Kiel, 6-4, 210, Fr./1 **TOMMY REES, 6-2, 210, Jr./3

2011 REVIEW

QUARTERBACKS

RUNNING BACKS

QUARTERBACK:

COACHES AND STAFF

For the second straight spring, plenty of attention will be devoted to the quarterback competition at Notre Dame. Not to be overshadowed, though, will be efforts to replace the right side of the offensive line--as well as the open wide receiver position created with Michael Floyd’s graduation. Talented players from the rising sophomore, junior and senior classes will vie for starting spots this spring.

Eight players who started at least nine games in 2011 return to the Irish offense, and the 2012 Notre Dame offense will feature 10 players who have started at least six games in their Irish careers.

Of a possible 143 starts last season (13 games with 11 starters), 100 total starts return for Notre Dame’s offense in 2012, the highest percentage Brian Kelly has had in his Notre Dame coaching career. The Irish return 95 percent of their total passing yards from 2011 as well as 63.6 percent of their receiving yards and 62.2 percent of rushing yards.

• Position-by-Position •

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signal-callers will all get an opportunity to stake their claim as starting Notre Dame quarterback this spring.

Rees (11 games started, 269 of 411 passing for 2,871 yards, 20 TDs, 14 INTs in ’11) is the most experienced quarterback of the bunch, having fashioned a 12-4 record as a starting quarterback at Notre Dame. Only Jimmy Clausen and Brady Quinn started more games in their freshman and sophomore seasons combined at Notre Dame than the 16 contests opened by Rees. He is the current career leader in completion percentage (64.2 percent) by a Notre Dame quarterback--and Clausen and Quinn are the only two Irish quarterbacks to pass for more yards and TDs in a season than Rees did in ’11.

Hendrix (5 games played, 18 of 37 passing for 249 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT and 25 carries for 162 yards, 1 TD in ’11) electrified the Irish faithful against Air Force as he led Notre Dame with 111 rushing yards on six carries. He also completed all four pass attempts against the Falcons for 33 yards, displaying his ability to both pass and run in Kelly’s offense.

Golson earned offensive scout team playerof-the-year honors in 2011 after preparing the Irish defense most weeks as the upcoming opponent’s quarterback. Prior to the USC game, Golson flashed his athletic ability by practicing as Robert Woods, the All-America wide receiver for the Trojans. Golson passed for 11,634 yards with 151 TDs while helping Myrtle Beach (S.C.) High School win 44 of 49 games he started.

The consensus top prep quarterback in the nation in the 2012 class, Kiel enrolled in January at Notre Dame, allowing him to participate in spring drills and learn the offense. Indiana’s Mr. Football passed for 2,517 yards and 28 TDs while rushing for 452 yards and 11 TDs as a senior in high school.

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The Fighting Irish coaching staff has been remodeled on offense as Chuck Martin moves from coaching Notre Dame’s safeties the last two years to become offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Harry Hiestand (most recently an assistant at Tennessee) joins the staff as offensive line coach and run game coordinator, while Mike Denbrock moves from tight ends to outside wide receivers and will serve as the pass game coordinator. Tony Alford shifts from wide receivers to running backs, but he will continue coaching the slot receivers. Scott Booker has been promoted from offensive intern to tight ends coach and also serves as special teams coordinator. Defensively, Bob Diaco has been elevated to assistant head coach and Kerry Cooks has been promoted to co-defensive coordinator. Mike Elston remains with the defensive line, and Bob Elliott (most recently an assistant at Iowa State) joins the Irish staff to coach Notre Dame’s safeties.

Here is a more detailed position-by-position breakdown of Irish personnel for 2012:

2012 SPRING FOOTBALL PREVIEW a heralded running back, has rushed 54 times for 252 yards in his college career. He gained 36 yards on eight carries in the Champs Sports Bowl against Florida State.

Sophomore George Atkinson III played limited role on offense in his rookie season, as Atkinson rushed for 27 yards on nine carries with two TDs. Sophomore Amir Carlisle transferred to Notre Dame from USC prior to the start of the 2012 spring semester. Carlisle gained 118 yards on 19 rushes in 2011 and will be eligible for the Irish in 2012 after receiving a waiver from the NCAA. Carlisle is doubtful for spring practice, though, while he recovers from an ankle injury.

Junior Cameron Roberson will be a limited participant in spring drills while he recovers from a serious knee injury suffered in spring practice last year.

WIDE RECEIVERS The 2012 Irish wide receiving corps won’t be the only group attempting to fill the void created by the graduation of standout Michael Floyd—as Notre Dame tight ends and running backs are expected to become greater receiving threats this year. But it will be important for the Irish to identify someone who can fill the role of an outside wide receiver this spring.

Junior TJ Jones tied for third on the team in receptions (38 for 366, 3 TDs) and, with Theo Riddick moving to running back this year, Jones

ranks as the leading returning pass-catcher among wide receivers in 2012. A concise routerunner, Jones has 61 total receptions in his first two seasons and has started 19 of 25 career games for the Irish.

Senior slot receiver Robby Toma (19 for 207, 1 TD) emerged late in 2011 after Riddick missed two games due to injury. A shifty player with reliable hands, Toma started the final four games and recorded 16 receptions for 172 yards over the final four games of 2011 (only Floyd and AllAmerica tight end Tyler Eifert had more catches and yards over that stretch).

Graduate John Goodman will utilize his fifth season with the Irish and will compete for the vacant wide receiver position. Goodman has started four games in his Notre Dame career and totaled 28 receptions for 315 yards and one TD. Juniors Luke Massa and Daniel Smith and sophomore DaVaris Daniels are three other options at wide receiver. At 6-foot-4 and 225 pounds, Massa has the biggest frame among the Irish wide receivers and has begun to learn the intricacies of the position after beginning his Notre Dame career as a quarterback. Smith, another 6-foot-4 wide receiver, has been hampered by injuries in his Notre Dame career but has flashed signs of being a good playmaker when healthy. Daniels has the best vertical on the team at 38 inches and preserved a year of eligibility in 2011. An electric player in high school, Daniels will get a chance early in spring to win the open receiver battle.

TIGHT ENDS Notre Dame continued its tradition of producing great tight ends in 2011 as senior Tyler Eifert excelled arguably as the top player at his position last year. Eifert led all FBS tight ends with 63 receptions and 803 yards. He set the school record for most receptions and receiving yards in a season by a tight end, ranks second in career receiving yards by a Notre Dame tight end and is tied for fourth in career receptions by an Irish tight end. A finalist for the 2011 Mackey Award as the nation’s top tight end, Eifert received first-team All-American recognition from the Walter Camp Football Foundation.

Junior Alex Welch and sophomore Ben Koyack were thrust into action in 2011 when veteran Mike Ragone was lost for the season with an injury. Welch (1 for 8 yards) appeared in 10 games for the Irish and improved as a blocker as the season progressed. Koyack (1 for 5 yards) played in 12 games and started one contest.

Senior Jake Golic missed the 2011 season with an injury and will be looking to work his way up the depth chart this spring. New to the tight ends group is sophomore Troy Niklas.

The 6-foot-7, 252 pounder played in 12 games as an outside linebacker in his first season with the Irish, totaling 20 tackles. As a junior in high school, Niklas caught 16 passes as a tight end for 128 yards and three TDs.

Senior tight end Tyler Eifert earned All-America honors in 2011 after leading all FBS tight ends in receptions and receiving yards. Eifert enters 2012 needing 39 catches and 605 receiving yards to break Ken MacAfee’s school records for most receptions and receiving yards in a career by a tight end.

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2012 OUTLOOK THE FIGHTING IRISH

Not many defenses in the Football Bowl Subdivision have seen the type of drastic improvement displayed by Notre Dame’s defense over the past two seasons. The Irish have improved at least 38 spots in FBS defensive rankings in four categories from 2009 to 2011: total defense from being ranked No. 86 in 2009 to 30th in 2011, scoring defense from 63rd to 24th, rushing defense from 89th to 47th and passing defense 76th to 38th.

Eight players who started at least six games in 2011 return this year--as do players that accounted last year for 64.1 percent of tackles, 68.1 percent of tackles for loss and 82.0 percent of sacks.

Notre Dame must replace defensive end Ethan Johnson, outside linebacker Darius Fleming, cornerbacks Robert Blanton and Gary Gray plus safety Harrison Smith. Their experience and leadership will leave voids that will start to be filled this spring.

DEFENSIVE LINE Graduate Kapron Lewis-Moore has recovered from a knee injury that ended his 2011 season and is back to lead a talented defensive line. Only one active player on Notre Dame’s roster has more career tackles and tackles for loss than Lewis-Moore’s 140 tackles and 13.5 tackles for loss.

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Probably no position group on the 2011 Irish squad made bigger strides than the offensive line, and three starters from that unit return in 2012. Notre Dame averaged 4.8 yards per carry, its best rushing average since 1996, and the 17 sacks allowed in 13 games (1.31/game) qualified as the fewest by an Irish offensive line since 1998 (0.8/game).

The centerpiece for the Irish in 2012 will be graduate Braxston Cave. In the nine games he started before suffering a foot injury that caused him to miss the final four games, Notre Dame signal-callers endured only five sacks and the Irish averaged 173.6 rushing yards per game, helping the Irish to a 6-3 record.

Senior left tackle Zack Martin has started every game the last two years after sitting out his freshman season. He has been recipient of the Guardian of the Year award, signifying Martin as the top offensive lineman on the Irish, in both seasons he has played.

Senior left guard Chris Watt started every game last year after sitting out in 2009 and playing primarily as a reserve in 2010. A powerful interior player, Watt is a strong player who helped the Irish average 160.4 rushing yards per game in 2011, most by a Notre Dame squad since 2001.

A host of players will compete for the vacant

right guard and right tackle positions this spring.

One player, graduate Mike Golic Jr., already has the experience of starting on the offensive line as he filled in at center for Cave for the final four games of 2011. Golic will get the bulk of snaps at center this spring while Cave recovers from last season’s injury and surgery, but Golic could also try guard this year.

Juniors Christian Lombard, Tate Nichols and Bruce Heggie will try to break into the depth chart--with Lombard and Nichols playing tackle and Heggie focusing on center. Lombard was Taylor Dever’s backup at right tackle in 2011 and would appear to have an inside track on winning the job. He could also get some work at guard this spring. Nichols, the largest player on the Irish offense, backed up Martin at left tackle last year when he was healthy. Heggie has added almost 45 pounds to his frame since he arrived at Notre Dame and is beginning to learn the nuances of playing center after entering Notre Dame as a defensive lineman.

A quintet of talented rising sophomores did not play last year. Brad Carrico, Conor Hanratty, Matt Hegarty, Nick Martin and Jordan Prestwood all preserved a season of eligibility.

Carrico and Hanratty open spring practices at guard, Hegarty will try center this spring, Martin will play both guard and tackle this year--and Prestwood will focus solely on tackle.

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OFFENSIVE LINE

The Irish defensive line proved young but talented in 2011, as four of the six players who started games a year ago for the Irish return this spring. The front line of Notre Dame’s defense became a major reason why opponents recorded only eight rushing TDs last year, the second fewest by a Notre Dame defense since 1990.

Junior Louis Nix III anchored the middle of the 2011 defensive line and started 11 games in his first season of competition. Nix led all defensive linemen and ranked seventh on the team with 45 tackles, including four and a half tackles for loss and one-half sack.

Joining Nix as other options on the interior of the Irish defensive line are senior Tyler Stockton, sophomore Tony Springmann and earlyenrollee freshman Sheldon Day. Neither Stockton nor Springmann played for Notre Dame in 2011 while contributing to the Irish primarily as members of the scout team. Day was runner-up for Mr. Football in Indiana last year, losing out to fellow early enrollee and quarterback Gunner Kiel.

The youth movement on the Notre Dame defensive line extends to defensive end where only graduate Kapron Lewis-Moore is in his final season of athletic eligibility. Lewis-Moore started each of the first seven games last year and had tallied 32 tackles with four tackles for loss, one and a half sacks, two pass breakups and a forced fumble, before a knee injury sidelined him for the remainder of the season. LewisMoore is cleared to return to practice this spring.

The 2011 Irish defense found itself greatly buoyed by the arrival of sophomores Aaron Lynch and Stephon Tuitt last year as the two

2011 SPRING FOOTBALL PREVIEW • Position-by-Position • NOSE GUARD: *LOUIS NIX III, 6-3, 326, Jr./2 Tony Springmann, 6-6, 290, So./1 Tyler Stockton, 6-0, 285, Sr./2

DEFENSIVE END: Sheldon Day, 6-2, 286, Fr./1 *Chase Hounshell, 6-4, 265, So./2 ***KAPRON LEWIS-MOORE, 6-4, 306, Gr./4 *Aaron Lynch, 6-6, 270, So./2 *Kona Schwenke, 6-4, 286, Jr./3 *Stephon Tuitt, 6-6, 295, So./2

INSIDE LINEBACKER: **Carlo Calabrese, 6-1, 245, Sr./3 **DAN FOX, 6-3, 240, Sr./3 Jarrett Grace, 6-3, 240, So./1 +Connor Little, 6-3, 225, So./1 *Kendall Moore, 6-1, 242, Jr./2 Anthony Rabasa, 6-3, 240, So./1 +Joe Schmidt, 6-0, 223, So./1 ***MANTI TE’O, 6-2, 255, Sr./4 Justin Utupo, 6-1, 258, Jr./2

OUTSIDE LINEBACKER: Ben Councell, 6-5, 240, So./1 **PRINCE SHEMBO, 6-2, 250, Jr./3 **Danny Spond, 6-2, 248, Jr./3 *Ishaq Williams, 6-5, 255, So./2

CORNERBACK: Josh Atkinson, 5-11, 185, So./2 Jalen Brown, 6-1, 199, So./1 **Bennett Jackson, 6-0, 185, Jr./3 Cam McDaniel, 5-10, 195, So./2 +Joe Romano, 5-9, 170, Jr./1 +Will Salvi, 5-10, 176, Sr./1 **Lo Wood, 5-10, 195, Jr./3

SAFETY: +Blake Breslau, 5-10, 185, Sr./2 +Connor Cavalaris, 5-10, 194, So./1 **Austin Collinsworth, 6-1, 202, Jr./3 Matthias Farley, 5-11, 200, So./1 Eilar Hardy, 5-11, 185, So./1 *Dan McCarthy, 6-2, 205, Gr./4 ***ZEKE MOTTA, 6-2, 215, Sr./4 **Chris Salvi, 5-10, 190, Sr./4 ***JAMORIS SLAUGHTER, 6-0, 198, Gr./4 BOLD CAPS indicates player started at least seven games in 2011 * indicates number of monograms earned + indicates walk-on player

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combined to start nine games of the 21 games they played and totaled 63 tackles, 10 tackles for loss and seven and a half sacks. A Freshman All-American, Lynch led Notre Dame with five and a half sacks and tied for third with seven tackles for loss. Tuitt provided great versatility as he lined up at both defensive end and defensive tackle, depending on the defensive situation.

Tuitt missed a few games due to mononucleosis but still recorded 30 tackles in nine games.

A classmate of Lynch and Tuitt, Chase Hounshell was forced into action due to injuries to Ethan Johnson and Lewis-Moore. Hounshell participated in seven games and was another freshman defender who flashed great potential in 2011.

Junior Kona Schwenke played in three games last year for the Irish and adds great depth to a deep and talented defensive line unit.

LINEBACKERS For the second straight season, three of four starting Notre Dame linebackers return--but competition for starting spots and playing time will remain fierce as the linebackers unit features more upperclassmen than any other position on defense.

The linebackers--and the entire defense, for that matter--are led by All-American Manti Te’o.

A finalist last year for the Butkus Trophy and Lott Award, Te’o led the Irish in tackles for a secondstraight season with 128 stops while setting career highs of 13.5 tackles for loss and five sacks. After considering entering the NFL Draft, Te’o chose to return to school and will undoubtedly be a preseason All-American by virtually every selector.

Senior Dan Fox emerged from a pack of contenders to earn the starting inside linebacker job opposite Te’o last year and played well enough to start all 13 games. Fox ranked sixth on the squad with 48 tackles and added two and a half tackles for loss and one sack.

Senior Carlo Calabrese split time with Fox in 2011 and played especially well against the run. Only three players on the team have more career tackles than Calabrese’s 97 stops.

Junior Kendall Moore and sophomore Jarrett Grace have received good reviews from the Irish coaching staff and provide quality depth at both inside linebacker positions.

A consistent contributor on special teams, junior Justin Utupo moved to inside linebacker last year and could be an option for the Irish down the road. Sophomore Anthony Rabasa did not play as a freshman in 2011 and is still recovering from a shoulder injury that could limit him in spring drills.

At outside linebacker, junior Prince Shembo started eight of 12 games played in 2011; the

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only four games he didn’t start came when the Irish opened with five defensive backs on the field. Shembo recorded 31 tackles with three and a half tackles for loss and two sacks in 2011—though he moves to the outside linebacker position owned by Darius Fleming the previous two seasons.

Junior Danny Spond proved a special-teams stalwart in 2011, with a chance now to become the starter at the “dog” outside linebacker position with Shembo’s move to the other side of the formation and Troy Niklas’ defection to offense.

Sophomore Ishaq Williams spent much of his first year with the Irish learning how to play outside linebacker after being one of the top defensive ends in the country as a high school senior. Standing 6-foot-5 and 255 pounds, he has the physical attributes needed to compete at the highest of levels and will get a chance in his second season to become a larger contributor.

Sophomore Ben Councell has tremendous potential and should be a solid addition to the special teams units. He should be able to use spring drills to help ascend the depth chart.

DEFENSIVE BACKS The most inexperienced unit on the 2012 Fighting Irish football team, without question, is the secondary where safeties Jamoris Slaughter and Zeke Motta are the only players with starting experience. However, the entire group of defensive backs has combined to appear in 201 games at Notre Dame.

Slaughter, who will be a 2012 Notre Dame graduate, started 10 games in 2011 as a safety and also can be an outside linebacker in certain defensive packages. Always known for his ferocious tackles, Slaughter recorded a career-best 45 tackles, four tackles for loss and two sacks last year.

Motta started seven games and has opened 15 contests in his Irish career. Only Kapron Lewis-Moore and Manti Te’o have more career stops among active Irish players than Motta’s 102 tackles.

Behind Slaughter and Motta at the safety positions are graduate Dan McCarthy, junior Austin Collinsworth, senior Chris Salvi and sophomores Matthias Farley and Eilar Hardy.

McCarthy returns for a fifth year and has been primarily a special-teams player in his Notre Dame career. Collinsworth emerged as the top special teams performer last year for the Irish but also made on the field in dime packages. Salvi is a walk-on who was rewarded with a scholarship this year. The hard-hitting safety packs even bigger punches in the boxing ring, as Salvi won the 188-pound title at the 2012 Bengal Bouts on

PUNTER: *Kyle Brindza, 6-1, 225, So./2 ***BEN TURK, 5-11, 186, Sr./4

KICKER: *Kyle Brindza, 6-1, 225, So./2 *Nick Tausch, 6-0, 201, Sr./3

Senior Nick Tausch looks to reclaim the starting kicking job he had as a freshman in 2009 and continue the accurate kicking he displayed in his first year. As a freshman, Tausch set the Notre Dame record for most consecutive made field goals in a season when he converted 14 straight field goals. That record lasted only one season, though, as David Ruffer made 18 consecutive field goals in 2010.

Challenging Tausch could be sophomore Kyle Brindza. As a freshman, Brindza was Notre Dame’s kickoff specialist and he averaged 65.3 yards per kickoff and recorded 12 touchbacks on 71 kickoffs. One of the nation’s top high school kickers in 2009, Brindza set the Michigan record with 19 made field goals as a senior, and converted six of nine from beyond 50 yards.

yards per punt over the last 11 games with 17 of 44 punts landing inside the 20 yard line. In his Notre Dame career, 54 of Turk’s 147 career punts have landed inside the 20 and 52 of his punts have been fair caught.

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After a shaky start to the 2011 season, senior Ben Turk rebounded nicely to average 41.6

Senior Jordan Cowart enters his fourth year as Notre Dame’s long snapper and will serve as the snapper on punts as well as field goals this spring. Cowart was the snapper for the first half of last season before he injured his hand against Purdue allowing Ryan Kavanagh to take over and not give up that position for the rest of 2011. Cowart has never had a punt blocked when he was snapping at Notre Dame.

LONG SNAPPER: **Jordan Cowart, 6-2, 230, Sr./4 BOLD CAPS indicates player started at least seven games in 2011 * indicates number of monograms earned + indicates walk-on player

Sophomore George Atkinson III electrified Notre Dame Stadium twice in 2011 with kickoff returns for touchdowns against Michigan State and USC. Atkinson tied the Notre Dame record for most kickoff returns for touchdowns in a season and became the first Irish freshman to return to kickoffs for scores since Raghib “Rocket” Ismail in 1988.

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2011 STATISTICS

The Irish found one kickoff returner in 2011 but will be searching this spring for a second kickoff returner and someone that can return punts.

Freshman George Atkinson III ranked 19th in the nation by averaging 26.1 yards per kickoff return, the best average by a player that led the Irish in kickoff returns since Vontez Duff in 2002.

Atkinson set the Notre Dame record with 914 return yards and his 35 returns were the second most in school history. He returned two kickoffs for TDs (one against Michigan State and one against USC) to tie a school record for most kickoff returns for TDs in a season and he became the first Notre Dame freshman to score twice on kickoffs since Raghib “Rocket” Ismail.

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game in 2011 as they ranked 36th in the nation averaging 22.9 yards per kickoff return. Notre Dame averaged only 3.7 yards per punt return last year and a priority this spring will be on finding a playmaker the return punts in 2012.

Notre Dame returns its punter, long snapper, kickoff specialist and best returner but must replace its record-setting placekicker in 2012.

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Notre Dame’s campus. Farley is entering his first season as a safety at Notre Dame after playing wide receiver in his freshman year. Hardy suffered a knee injury early in 2011 and missed the entire season while recovering.

Only five scholarship cornerbacks dot the Irish roster this spring--and juniors Lo Wood and Bennett Jackson enter as the favorites to start. Wood played in 10 games, while Jackson played in 13--though both were primarily contributors to special teams. Jackson helped Notre Dame’s indoor track team win the 2012 BIG EAST Championship, competing in the 60-meter hurdles. A track teammate of Jackson, sophomore Josh Atkinson placed fifth in the 60-meter dash and sixth in the 200 at the 2012 BIG EAST Indoor Championships. Atkinson played in eight games in his freshman season, mostly on special teams. Sophomore Jalen Brown is the tallest of Notre Dame’s cornerbacks at 6-foot-1. He did not play as a freshman in 2011 but defended Michael Floyd in practice every day as a member of the scout team. Floyd actually thanked Brown in his speech after winning the team MVP award for the effort Brown gave every day in practice, helping make Floyd a better player. Sophomore Cam McDaniel switched from running back to cornerback at the beginning of spring practices to add depth to the group.

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GEORGE ATKINSON III

GEORGE ATKINSON’S HONORS & AWARDS X SI.com Honorable Mention All-American (2011) X Phil Steele Second-Team Freshman All-American (2011) X FBS Independent Special Teams Player of the Week (10/23/11) X College Football Performance Awards National Kickoff Returner of the Week (10/23/11) X College Football Performance Awards National Kickoff Returner of the Week (9/18/11) X FBS Independent Special Teams Player of the Week (9/18/11)

CAREER: One of the fastest players on Notre Dame football team ... exploded onto scene in freshman season and quickly identified himself as one of the top kickoff returners in the country ... named an honorable mention All-American as a kick returner by SI.com after averaging 26.1 yards on 35 kickoff returns in 2011 ... returned two kickoffs for touchdowns to tie school record for most TD returns in one season ... set school record with 915 kickoff return yards in one season ... ran indoor track for Notre Dame and placed third in 200 meter dash at BIG EAST Championships, helping the Irish claim the team title ... his time of 21.47 was seventh-best among all football players who ran indoor track and ranked third by a freshman football player in 2012.

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GEORGE ATKINSON’S CAREER RETURN STATS YEAR KR YDS AVG TD LG PR 2011 35 915 26.1 2 96 0 TOTAL 35 915 26.1 2 96 0

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JOSH ATKINSON CB / 5-11 / 185 / So. / Stockton, Calif. (Granada) JOSH ATKINSON’S CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 1, twice (last at Wake Forest, Nov. 5, 2011) Solo Tackles: 1, at Wake Forest (Nov. 5, 2011) Assisted Tackles: 1, vs. Navy (Oct. 29, 2011) CAREER: Primarily a special teams player in his first season ... played in seven games and tallied two special teams tackles ... enters 2012 in competition for playing at cornerback as both starting cornerbacks from 2011 graduated.

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2011 (FRESHMAN): Played in all 13 games for the Irish, proving to be a key asset on special teams ... returned a pair of kickoffs for touchdowns ... tied school record for most kickoff returns for TDs in a season ... named a secondteam Freshman All-American by Phil Steele and was honorable mention All-American by SI.com as a kick returner ... averaged 26.1 yards on 35 kickoff returns and ranked 19th nationally ... the 915 kickoff return yards were the most in a season in school history and the 35 kickoff returns were second most in Notre Dame history ... first was an 89-yarder against Michigan State (Sept. 17) ... second was 96-yarder against USC (Oct. 22) ... the return against the Trojans was the fifth-longest in Notre Dame Stadium history and the longest since Julius Jones went 100 yards against Nebraska on Sept. 9, 2000 ... became first Irish player since Allen Rossum in 1997 to have a pair of kick returns for TDs in a season ... became first freshman with two kickoff returns for TDs in a season since Raghib “Rocket” Ismail in 1988 ... averaged season-best 35.6 yards a return against USC, returning five kicks for 178 yards and a TD ... also registered over 100 yards in a game against Michigan State and Air Force ... averaged 26.1 yards a return on the season ... notched rushing TDs as a reserve running back in games against Air Force (Oct. 8) and Navy (Oct. 29).. also recorded nine tackles on special teams to rank tied for third on team.

GEORGE ATKINSON’S CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS YEAR G-GS REC YDS TD LG REC/G AVG/C 2011 13-0 1 10 0 10 0.1 10.0 TOTAL 13-0 1 10 0 10 0.1 10.0

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GEORGE ATKINSON’S CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 2, at Purdue (Oct. 1, 2011) Kick Returns: 5, three times (last vs. FSU, Dec. 29, 2011) Kick Return Yards: 178, vs. USC (Oct. 22, 2011) Touchdowns: 1, twice (last vs. USC, Oct. 22, 2011) Kick Return Average: 35.6, vs. USC (Oct. 22, 2011) Kick Return Touchdowns: 1, vs. USC (Oct. 22, 2011) Rushing Touchdowns: 1, twice (last vs. Navy (Oct. 29, 2011)

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GEORGE ATKINSON’S PLACE IN THE IRISH RECORD BOOKS X Single-Season Kickoff Return Touchdowns (2011, 2, t-1st) X Single-Season Kickoff Return Yards (2011, 915, 1st) X Single-Season Kickoff Returns (2011, 35, 2nd) X Single-Season Kickoff/Punt Return Yards (2011, 822, 4th) X Single-Game Kickoff Return Yards (Oct. 22, 2011 vs. USC, 178, 3rd)

GEORGE ATKINSON’S CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS YEAR G-GS ATT YDS TD LG AVG/C 2011 13-0 9 27 2 15 3.0 TOTAL 13-0 9 27 2 15 3.0

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RB / KR / 6-1 / 210 / So. / Stockton, Calif. (Granada)

... first-team all-East Bay Athletic League pick for 2010 at running back and a second-team all-league pick at defensive back ... third-team all-East Bay in 2010 as utility player as selected by Bay Area News Group ... played in Holiday Classic between Sacramento and Bay Area standouts ... selected for Team USA vs. The World all-star game Feb. 2 in Austin, Texas ... carried 106 times as junior in 2009 for 965 yards and 10 TDs, caught 13 passes for 260 yards and one TD and had 295 yards in kickoff returns ... scored four TDs in 2009 opener vs. Antioch and later rushed 11 times for 200 yards (TD runs of 65, 80 and 20, plus a 95-yard kickoff return for a TD) vs. Foothill ... second-team all-EBAL defensive back as junior ... had TD runs of 51, 14 and 23 yards as sophomore in 2008 in 56-15 victory over Livermore ... standout in track who medaled in California state track meet in 100 (third at 10.66) and 200 meters (fourth at 21.46) as sophomore in 2009 ... father is former all-pro Oakland Raider defensive back George Atkinson Jr. who played professionally with Raiders from 1968-77, helped Oakland to Super Bowl XI title and now is part of Raider radio broadcast team ... twin brother Josh also will be Irish freshman on 2011 roster ... played for coach Tim Silva at Granada High School ... born Nov. 29, 1992 ... enrolled in First Year of Studies.

2011 (FRESHMAN): Played in seven games (did not play in first five games or bowl game), primarily on special teams ... recorded two tackles on special teams ... registered a tackle in games against Navy (Oct. 29) and Wake Forest (Nov. 5).

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated 89th on Rivals.com list of top 100 players nationally ... rushed 172 times for 1,669 yards and 17 TDs in 2010 as running back, wide receiver and defensive back for Granada High School in Livermore, Calif. ... top games featured 206 rushing yards on five carries and three TDs vs. Castro Valley (and a 60-yard punt return for a TD), plus rushing games of 202 yards vs. Amador Valley (TD runs of 26, 68 and 71), 178 vs. Livermore and 177 vs. College Park (also 157 receiving yards in that second-round playoff game) ... named Bay Area News Group athlete of the week after win over Amador Valley ... 41-16 win over Castro Valley included a 79-yard TD run and three Atkinson TDs in the first 90 seconds of the game ... also caught 27 passes for 678 yards and six TDs, including five for 167 and two TDs vs. Sierra ... made 23 tackles and broke up 10 passes as free safety on defense, helping team to 8-5 record after loss to power De La Salle in California high school North Coast Section Division I playoff semifinals as Matadors reached playoffs for first time since 2005 ... scored game-wining TD in second overtime in first playoff game vs. JOSH ATKINSON’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS TFL SCK INT Freedom ... scored on plays of 68, 55 and 65 yards in playoff game vs. College Park ... first-team pick as utility player on YEAR G-GS UT AT TT 2011 7-0 1 1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 San Francisco Chronicle all-metro squad ... played in U.S. Army All-American Bowl and served as captain of West team TOTAL 7-0 1 1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0

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HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played both running back and defensive back for Granada High School in Livermore, Calif. ... carried 30 times for 218 rushing yards and three TDs in 2010 – including 73-yard touchdown run vs. Sierra ... also made 20 tackles on defense and broke up 11 passes ... second-team all-East Bay Athletic League as defensive back in 2010 ... helped team to 8-5 record after loss to power De La Salle in California high school North Coast Section Division I playoff semifinal as Matadors reached playoffs for first time since 2005 ... made 38 tackles and broke up 15 passes as honorable mention all-East Bay Athletic League defensive back as junior in 2009 ... selected for Team USA vs. The World all-star game Feb. 2 in Austin, Texas ... father is former all-pro Oakland Raider defensive back George Atkinson Jr. who played professionally with Raiders from 1968-77, helped Oakland to Super Bowl XI title and now is part of Raider radio broadcast team ... twin brother George III also will be Irish freshman on 2011 roster ... played for coach Tim Silva at Granada High School ... born Nov. 29, 1992 ... enrolled in First Year of Studies.

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Euless Trinity blocked a PAT and ran it back 90 yards for two points to conclude 4-6 campaign in 2010 ... previously ran back blocked PAT to score vs. Hurst L.D. Bell ... rated one of top 100 players in Dallas area coming into 2010 by Dallas Morning News ... first-team all-Texas District 7-5A pick at cornerback as junior in 2009 ... started several games for Cardinals as sophomore in 2008 ... has run 10.8 in 100 meters and 4.37 in 40 and also runs on 400 and 1,600 relay squads for MacArthur ... played for coach Brian Basil at MacArthur High School ... born April 4, 1993 ... enrolled in First Year of Studies.

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BRINDZA’S HONORS & AWARDS X College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Kickoff Specialist (10/23/11)

CARLO CALABRESE

CAREER: Was the kickoff specialist for Irish in 2011 ... landed 12 touchbacks on 71 kickoffs adn averaged 65.3 yards per kickoff ... will compete for starting placekicker job in 2012 and also serve as backup punter.

ILB / 6-1 / 245 / Sr. / Verona, N.J. (Verona) 2011 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in all 13 games, serving as the team’s kickoff specialist ... kicked off 71 times throughout the year, totaling 4,635 yards ... averaged 65.3 yards a kick ... forced opponents into 12 CALABRESE’S CAREER HIGHS touchbacks ... averaged season-best 70.0 yards a kickoff against USC (Oct. 22, 2011) ... made two tackles Tackles: 10, twice (last at Boston College, Oct. 2, 2010) on special teams.

Solo Tackles: 8, at Boston College (Oct. 2, 2010) Assisted Tackles: 7, vs. Michigan (Sept. 11, 2010) HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Set Michigan state high school record with 19 made field goals Tackles For Loss: 3.5, at Boston College (Oct. 2, 2010) as a senior in 2010, including six of nine from 50 yards or more ... averaged 43.2 yards per punt and 60 of Sacks: 1.5, at Michigan State (Sept. 18, 2010) 63 kickoffs resulted in touchbacks in 2010 while handling kicking and punting duties for Plymouth High Interceptions: None School in Canton, Mich. ... played in Offense-Defense All-American Bowl in Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Dec. 31 Forced Fumbles: None ... rated ninth-best player in Michigan by Detroit Free Press ... named 13th-best prospect in Michigan by De- Fumble Recoveries: None troit News ... selected to Detroit News Dream Team as junior and senior ... named first-team all-state kicker Pass Breakups: 1, three times (last vs. Boston College, Nov. 19, 2011)

by Associated Press following senior season ... tabbed nation’s best kicker by Scout.com and was rated sixth best by Rivals.com ... helped lead high school team to state championship game and 11-3 record CAREER: Hard-hitting inside linebacker who is a stout run defender ... did not play in freshman season in 2010 ... lost to Lake Orion in state finals 21-13, but recorded 70-yard punt (longest in Michigan playoff but has appeared in 24 games in the last two years and started eight contests ... enters 2012 wtih 97 career history) and booted 43-yard field goal (second longest in title game history) in the championship game tackles, six tackles for loss, three and a half sacks and three pass breakups ... has been a key contributor on ... booted 47-yard field goal into wind to secure playoff victory against archrival Canton and converted defense last two years while lining up next to All-America linebacker Manti Te’o. game-winning field goal with 38 seconds remaining to help Plymouth defeat Detroit Catholic Central and win the Michigan Division 1 regional championship ... averaged 48.2 yards per punt as a junior in 2009 2011 (JUNIOR): Saw action in all 13 games as a reserve linebacker ... recorded 37 tackles, including to earn first-team Associated Press all-state honors as punter ... named all-area as sophomore in 2008 by 15 solo stops, one for loss, a sack and three pass breakups ... registered a season-high tying five tackles, Ann Arbor News ... converted nine field goals, with a long of 45 yards, made 24 of 29 extra-point attempts including a sack and pass breakup, in the victory at Pittsburgh (Sept. 24) ... also had five tackles in victories and 25 of 43 kickoffs went for touchbacks in 2008 ... in addition to football was starting goalkeeper for over Maryland (Nov. 12) and Air Force (Oct. 8) and in the season-opening game against USF (Sept. 3). soccer team and threw shot put and discus for track and field team ... born Jan. 13, 1993 in Valparaiso, Ind. ... graduated from high school in December 2010 and enrolled at Notre Dame in January 2011 with Brad 2010 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 11 games, starting against Purdue, Michigan, Michigan State, StanCarrico, Everett Golson, Aaron Lynch and Ishaq Williams ... played for coach Mike Sawchuk at Plymouth ford, Boston College, Pittsburgh, Western Michigan and Navy ... missed two games (Tulsa and Utah) with High School ... enrolled in First Year of Studies. a hamstring injury ... ranked fifth on the Irish with 60 tackles, including 26 solo tackles ... recorded five tackles for loss, pushing back opponents a total of 18 yards, and added two and a half sacks ... debuted in BRINDZA’S KICKOFF STATISTICS the starting role against Purdue with seven solo stops and two assists ... recorded a career-high 10 tackles YEAR G-GS KO YDS AVG TB OB against Michigan ... posted one solo and one assisted sack against Michigan State ... dominated the Boston 2011 13-0 71 4,635 65.3 12 4 College offense with eight solo tackles, one of which was a sack for a loss of four yards ... recorded a career TOTAL 13-0 71 4,635 65.3 12 4 high of three and a half tackles for loss, pushing the Eagles back 11 yards ... the three and half tackles for loss was the most by an Irish player in 2010 season and most since Derek Landri had four and a half tackles BRINDZA’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS for loss against Army on Nov 18, 2006 ... helped slow down Pittsburgh’s rushing attack with eight stops ...

YEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SCK INT PBU FF FR BLK recorded seven stops against Western Michigan ... aided the Irish defense with eight tackles against Navy 2011 13-0 1 1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 ... returned to the lineup against Army, posting one solo tackle ... collected one tackle in the season finale TOTAL 13-0 1 1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 at USC ... totaled 489 snaps on defense, the third most of any Irish linebacker.

2009 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action during his first season at Notre Dame.

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HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named to 2008 MaxPreps All-America second team ... ranked 23rd among inside linebackers and the fourth-best run stopper by Rivals.com ... named 11th-best prospect in the Rivals.com postseason New Jersey Top 30 ... ranked 12th-best inside linebacker by ESPN ... selected to SuperPrep All-America team as the 30th-best linebacker nationally ... rated as sixth-best player in New Jersey 35 by SuperPrep ... rated 234th-overall player and 14th-best middle linebacker by Scout.com ... named first-team all-state CB / 6-1 / 199 / So. / Irving, Texas (MacArthur) and New Jersey defensive player of the year as a senior at Verona High school ... named second-team all-state, first-team all-group 1 and first-team all-Essex County as junior by Newark Star-Ledger, to go along with Essex CAREER: Did not play in freshman season but will compete for playing time at cornerback position in County sophomore defensive player of the year ... totaled 131 tackles and three sacks as senior ... played quarterback and receiver on offense, catching 27 passes for 488 yards and four touchdowns his senior year ... led team 2012. to New Jersey state championship in 2008 ... recorded 104 tackles including 34 tackles for a loss, six sacks, three 2011 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action during the season. forced fumbles and two interceptions during junior campaign ... rushed for 800 yards as starting quarterbacks during junior season in 2007 ... recorded 53 tackles, 2.5 sacks and four fumble recoveries as sophomore in 2006 HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Recorded 37 tackles with 13 passes broken up, one interception ... named freshman defensive player of the year by Star-Ledger after tallying 50 solo tackles and three sacks in and one fumble recovery as junior in 2009 ... played cornerback at MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas 2005 ... played for head coach Lou Racioppe at Verona High School ... born Nov. 25, 1990 ... son of Annie and Carlo ... rated one of top 100 players in Texas by Fort Worth Star-Telegram ... in final high school game vs. unbeaten Calabrese ... enrolled in College of Arts and Letters, majoring in design.

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BRAD CARRICO OG / 6-5 / 290 / So. / Dublin, Ohio (Coffman)

2011 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action during the season.

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AUSTIN COLLINSWORTH S / 6-1 / 202 / Jr. / Fort Thomas, Ky. (Highlands)

COACHES AND STAFF

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Starter at offensive tackle as senior in 2010 at Coffman High School in Dublin, Ohio ... helped Coffman to 8-3 campaign in 2010 including loss to Westerville South in first round of Ohio state playoffs ... recorded 74 tackles, eight tackles for loss, nine sacks and five passes broken up as junior defensive end in 2009 ... played quarterback through his sophomore season in 2008 before making switch to become lineman ... stood 6-3 and 200 pounds as a freshman signal-caller ... played defensive end in Dec. 31 Offense-Defense All-American Bowl in Myrtle Beach, S.C., while playing along with future Irish classmates Jarrett Grace and Eilar Hardy ... played basketball as freshman and participated in track and field (shot and discus) as sophomore ... from same high school that produced former Irish football standouts Brady Quinn and Chinedum Ndukwe and basketball star Chris Quinn ... father Doug played quarterback at Bowling Green, including on 1985 Falcon team that finished regular season unbeaten before losing in California Bowl to Fresno State ... graduated high school in December 2010 and enrolled at Notre Dame in January 2011 with Kyle Brindza, Everett Golson, Aaron Lynch and Ishaq Williams ... played for coach Mark Crabtree at Coffman High School ... born Dec. 4, 1992 ... enrolled in First Year of Studies.

CAVE’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR G-GS 2008 1-0 2009 12-0 2010 13-13 2011 9-9 TOTAL 35-22

THE FIGHTING IRISH

CAREER: 2011 early-enrollee freshman did not play in rookie season for the Irish ... competing for playing time at offensive guard in 2012.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Selected to play in Under Armour All-America Game in Orlando ... placed on Scout.com All-America second team ... named to Indiana top-50 all-state team by Indiana Football Coaches Association ... one of 12 finalists for Indiana’s “Mr. Football” award ... runner-up for Offensive Lineman of the Year Award sponsored by Indianapolis Star ... placed a close second finishing with 93 votes, two behind winner ... Rivals.com rated him second-best player in Indiana and fourth-best center in the nation ... chosen for Rivals 250 by Rivals.com recognizing him as one of the top 250 players in country ... ranked by SuperPrep the 25th best offensive lineman in nation, third-best offensive lineman in Midwest and 14th-best prospect in Midwest ... ranked by Scout.com as the number-two center in nation and second-best player in Indiana ... rated 125th on ESPN 150 list ... helped guide the Kingsmen to an undefeated regular season in his senior season and final 12-1 record ... named after former Notre Dame football player Braxston Banks ... also participated in track where he threw the shot put over 51 feet and tossed discus 145 feet ... attended same high school as former Irish offensive linemen Thomas Bemenderfer and Mike Rosenthal ... born July 29, 1989 ... played for coach Cory Yeoman at Penn ... son of Rick and Kim Cave ... youngest of three children (two older sisters - Brooke and Brittney) ... enrolled in College of Arts and Letters, majoring in psychology.

COLLINSWORTH’S HONORS & AWARDS X Notre Dame’s Special Teams Player of the Year Award (2011) X Independent Special Teams Player of the Week (11/7/11)

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2012 OUTLOOK

CALABRESE’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS YEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SCK 2009 Did Not Play 2010 11-8 26 34 60 5.0-18 2.5-11 2011 13-0 15 22 37 1.0-3 1.0-3 TOTAL 24-8 41 56 97 6.0-21 3.5-14

COLLINSWORTH’S CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 4, vs. Navy (Oct. 29, 2011) Solo Tackles: 3, twice (last at Michigan (Sept. 10, 2011) Assisted Tackles: 2, twice (last vs. Navy (Oct. 29, 2011) C / 6-3 / 304 / Gr. / Mishawaka, Ind. (Penn) Tackles For Loss: None Sacks: None CAVE’S HONORS & AWARDS Interceptions: None X Rimington Trophy Watch List (2011) Forced Fumbles: 1, vs. Utah (Nov. 13, 2010) Fumble Recoveries: None CAREER: Talented local player has played in 35 games during his career ... started the last 22 games he has appeared Pass Breakups: None in over the last two seasons ... recovered from season-ending injury as freshman to serve as short snapper in 2010 ... Kick Returns: 2, at Wake Forest (Nov. 5, 2011) has practiced at both center and guard during his Irish career ... recovering this spring from a foot injury in 2011 but Kick Return Yards: 67, at Wake Forest (Nov. 5, 2011) will enter fall practice as the starting center.

Longest Kick Return: 41, at Wake Forest (Nov. 5, 2011)

BRAXSTON CAVE

CAREER: Entering his second season as a defensive back after originally starting Notre Dame career as a wide receiver ... played in every game in his Irish career, primarily on special teams ... totaled 22 tackles on special teams the last two years, including 20 tackles on kickoff coverage ... contributed to Notre Dame’s defense as a reserve safety in 2011 and enters 2012 as a starter possibility in various sub packages.

2011 (SOPHOMORE): Participated in all 13 games, seeing action primarily on special teams and as a backup safety ... notched 18 tackles on the year ... named Notre Dame Special Teams Player of the Year after leading the Irish with 16 tackles on special teams, including team-best 14 tackles on kickoffs ... had career-high four tackles in win against Navy (Oct. 29) ... produced career-highs in kick returns (two), yards (67) and long (41) in a win at Wake Forest (Nov. 5) ... returned three kicks, including a long of 24 yards against USF (Sept. 3).

2009 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in all 12 games, primarily on special teams for Irish ... served as snapper on field goals and extra points ... logged 7:08 of playing time and made 110 special-teams appearances, tied for 12th-most 2010 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in all 13 games of his rookie season ... one of six freshmen to make their on the team. debut for the Irish in the home opener against Purdue ... recorded seven tackles on the season, tallying solo stops against Michigan State, Stanford, Western Michigan, Utah and Army ... six of his seven tackles came 2008 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in the San Diego State game ... served as the Irish short snapper ... logged 2:03 of on the Irish special teams ... his six special teams tackles ranked sixth on the team and his six kickoff return playing time and five special-teams appearances before suffering a season-ending injury.

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2011 STATISTICS

2010 (JUNIOR): Saw action in all 13 games ... one of 11 players to start all 13 games ... joined OT Zack Martin, OG Chris Stewart and OG Trevor Robinson as the only players on the offensive side of the ball to start all 13 games ... made his first career start against Purdue ... the Irish offensive line allowed 20 sacks over their 13 games in 2010, which averaged out to 1.54 sacks per game ... Notre Dame had not allowed fewer sacks per game since 1998 when the Irish allowed only nine sacks in 11 games or 0.82 per game ... totaled 836 snaps on offense, the most of any Irish offensive lineman.

2011 REVIEW

2011 (SENIOR): Started first nine games at center before suffering a season-ending foot injury against Wake Forest ... was named to the Rimington Trophy Watch List in the preseason ... offensive line allowed only five sacks in the nine games he started.

tackles also rank sixth ... forced a fumble on the opening kickoff of the second half against Utah that setup an Irish touchdown ... recorded a 34-yard kickoff return to open the Hyundai Sun Bowl victory over Miami (Fla.) ... the 34-yard kickoff return was the first of his career.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: EA Sports second-team All-American as a multi-purpose player ... rushed for 1,503 yards and 23 touchdowns on 172 carries in 2009 as a senior at Highlands High School in Fort Thomas, Ky., while playing as running back, wide receiver and defensive back ... ran for 229 yards and two TDs on 26 carries in one 2009 game vs. Covington Catholic ... won Paul Hornung Award for 2009 from Louisville Touchdown Club as top high school player in Kentucky ... earned first-team Kentucky all-state honors in athlete category in 2009 from Louisville Courier-Journal ... first-team pick as running back on Cincinnati Enquirer Northern Kentucky Football All-Stars for 2009 ... Lexington Herald-Leader named him one of 22 players on its Class of the Commonwealth squad for 2009 ... nominated for Brian Williams “That’s My Boy” Award given by local chapter of National Football Foundation to top scholar-athlete in Northern Kentucky ... ran for 176 yards (25 carries) and three TDs as Highlands defeated John Hardin 35-7 for final 15-0 mark and third straight Kentucky 5A state title in 2009 ... caught 46 passes for 840 yards and five TDs as junior in 2008 while earning first-team all-state honors as receiver ... also played as defensive back as junior in ’08 ... rushed 18 times for 166 yards and one TD in ’08, returned three kickoffs and two punts for TDs and also intercepted four passes on defense and returned one for a score ... played safety and returned kicks as sophomore in 2007, intercepting five passes and earning second-team Associated Press all-state honors at defensive back ... Highlands lost only one game combined over his final three seasons (2007-09) and ranked third on final USA Today listing of top high school teams for ’09 and eighth on ESPN Rise Fab 50 listing ... one of four players from Kentucky on Orlando Sentinel All-Southern team ... selected for U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio but did not play due to injury ... also competed in track as sprinter ... son of Cris Collinsworth, who caught 120 career passes as collegiate wide receiver at Florida, played eight years (1981-88) with NFL Cincinnati Bengals (earning all-pro honors in 1981-82-83 and catching 417 career passes for 6,698 yards and 36 TDs), and now is analyst on NBC Sports’ Football Night in America Sunday night NFL games (and also does work for the NFL Network) ... played for coach Dale Mueller at Highlands ... born Dec. 24, 1991 ... son of Cris and Holly Collinsworth ... enrolled in Mendoza College of Business.

COLLINSWORTH’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS YEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SCK 2010 13-0 5 2 7 0.0-0 0.0-0 2011 13-0 12 6 18 0.0-0 0.0-0 TOTAL 26-0 17 8 25 0.0-0 0.0-0

INT 0-0 0-0 0-0

PBU 0 0 0

FF 1 0 1

FR 0-0 0-0 0-0

BLK 0 0 0

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JORDAN COWART LS / 6-2 / 230 / Sr. / Plantation, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) CAREER: Solid long snapper who has served as the Irish starter each of the last three seasons ... quick snaps have prohibited opposing teams from blocking any Irish punts over the last three years ... Notre Dame has not blocked a punt in the three seasons he has served as long snapper.

2011 (JUNIOR): Saw action in nine games, serving as the team’s starting short snapper on field goals and extra points ... did not play vs. Air Force, USC, Navy or Wake Forest ... also served as the long snapper for punts for part of the year ... missed four games with a hand injury.

2010 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in every game for the Irish during the 2010 season as the long snapper on punts ... snapped for a total of 68 punts on the year without one being blocked ... registered a special teams tackle against Utah.

2009 (FRESHMAN): Started every game as freshman as long snapper on punts for the Irish ... did not play against Navy as Irish did not punt against Midshipmen ... snapped on all 45 punts during season and also logged 30 seconds of action.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked as 66th overall “athlete” according to ESPN ... strictly a long snapper in high school at St. Thomas Aquinas High School ... made 370 long snaps during four-year high school career ... member of 2007 and 2008 Florida Class 5A state championship teams ... Raiders finished their season ranked first nationally by USA Today and ESPN Rise ... high school teammate of fellow Irish signee Ben Turk ... hails from same high school as current Notre Dame offensive lineman Dan Wenger ... played for coach George F. Smith at St. Thomas Aquinas ... born July 19, 1991 ... son of Jodi and Gary Cowart ... enrolled in College of Arts and Letters, majoring in Sociology.

COWART’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR G-GS 2009 10-0 2010 13-0 2011 9-0 TOTAL 32-0

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DAVARIS DANIELS

OLB / 6-5 / 240 / So. / Asheville, N.C. (A.C. Reynolds) CAREER: Did not play in freshman season but will compete for playing time at outside linebacker in 2012.

2011 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action during the regular season.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked 91st on Rivals.com list of top 100 players nationally for 2010 ... also rated by Rivals.com as fifth-best weak-side defensive end nationally ... rated ninth-best outside linebacker prospect in nation by Scout.com ... tabbed 97th-best player in 2011 class and fourthbest prospect in North Carolina by Scout.com ... listed 19th on Rivals.com North Carolina postseason top 30 chart ... participated in Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas, registered 13 tackles, one sack and one blocked punt – and was named a top 10 player of the game ... totaled 141 solo stops, 47 assists and 25 tackles for loss as senior in 2010 for A.C. Reynolds High School in Asheville, N.C. ... totaled 124 tackles, 13 tackles for loss and four interceptions as junior in 2009 ... named 4A Defensive Player of the Year by ncprep.com following senior season in 2010 ... also a North Carolina 4A all-state pick in 2010 ... received 2010 All-Southern Team honorable mention accolades from Orlando Sentinel ... was homeschooled until sophomore year in high school ... named Mountain Athletic Conference defensive player of year following senior campaign in 2010 ... selected to all-Western North Carolina football team by Asheville Citizen-Times ... played for coach Shane Laws at A.C. Reynolds High School ... born July 31, 1992 ... enrolled in First Year of Studies.

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WR / 6-2 / 190 / So. / Vernon Hills, Ill. (Vernon Hills) CAREER: Talented wide receiver who did not play in freshman year but was a valuable contributor on the Irish scout team ... enters 2012 competing for a starting wide receiver spot.

2011 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action during the regular season.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named best prospect in Illinois and 63rd-best player in nation by 24/7 Sports ... rated ninth-best wide receiver and 64th-ranked player in country by Sporting News ... ranked 65th on ESPNU Top 150 list ... named to Illinois High School Football Coaches Association 5A all-state team in 2010 ... played in Under Armour All-American Bowl ... tabbed area athlete of year by Pioneer Press ... selected as senior in 2010 to Lake County all-area and all-North Suburban Conference teams ... Chicago Tribune first-team all-state selection and Chicago Sun-Times all-area first team as senior in 2010 ... named to Arlington Heights Daily Herald all-area team after senior season ... helped lead Vernon Hills High School in Vernon Hills, Ill., to Illinois Class 5A quarterfinals in 2010 state playoffs ... accounted for 19 total TDs during senior season in 2010: 10 rushing TDs, five receiving TDs, two punt returns, one interception return and one blocked field goal return ... posted 23 catches for 513 yards (22.3 yards per reception) in 2010 ... accounted for 888 all-purpose yards (221 receiving, 344 rushing, 323 passing) as junior in 2009 ... led Vernon Hills to 8-3 record in 2009 ... first varsity touch for Vernon Hills came in freshman season in 2007 and resulted in 93-yard kickoff return for TD ... father Phillip was 15-year NFL veteran as defensive end and was drafted by Seattle Seahawks in fourth round of 1995 NFL Draft ... Phillip played four years with Seahawks, for Chicago Bears from 2000-03, then has played last seven seasons for Washington Redskins ... Phillip played college football at Georgia ... member of Vernon Hills basketball and track and field teams ... played for coach Tony Monken at Vernon Hills ... born Dec. 18, 1992 ... enrolled in First Year of Studies.

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TE / 6-6 / 251 / Sr. / Ft. Wayne, Ind. (Bishop Dwenger)

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named to Indiana Class 4A first-team all-state team as a defensive back in 2008 by Associated Press ... named to Indiana Football Coaches Association Top 50 All-State team as tight end as senior ... placed on all-Northeast Indiana first team by Fort Wayne Journal Gazette in 2008 ... rated as 10th-best prospect in Indiana according to Rivals.com’s postseason state rankings ... rated as 12th-best tight end in the country by ESPN ... ranked 24th-best tight end according to both Rivals. com and Scout.com ... recorded nine touchdowns on offense and 97 tackles as well as five interceptions, returning one for a TD on defense as a senior in 2008 ... caught 33 passes for 586 yards and four TDs as a junior ... received honorable mention all-state accolades as a junior in 2007 ... tallied 40 tackles and three interceptions as a defensive back during junior season ... logged minutes at tight end, wide receiver, linebacker and safety during senior season at Bishop Dwenger High School ... led team to perfect record entering Indiana 4A state championship game in 2008 ... SuperPrep named him 51st-best overall player in Midwest ... as junior his quarterback was current Irish wide receiver John Goodman ... played for head coach Chris Svarczkopf in high school ... born Sept. 8, 1990 ... son of Greg and Julie Eifert .. enrolled in Mendoza College of Business, majoring in finance.

EIFERT’S CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS YEAR G-GS REC YDS TD LG 2009 1-0 0 0 0 0 2010 11-8 27 352 2 39 2011 13-13 63 803 5 38 TOTAL 25-21 90 1,155 7 39

EIFERT’S CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 8, three times (last vs. Maryland, Nov. 12, 2011) Receiving Yards: 93 vs. USF (Sept. 3, 2011) Longest Reception: 39, vs. Western Michigan (Oct. 16, 2010) Receiving Touchdowns: 1, seven times (last vs. Maryland, Nov. 12, 2011)

AVG/G 0.0 32.0 61.8 46.2

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MATTHIAS FARLEY S / 5-11 / 200 / SO. / Charlotte, N.C. (Christian) CAREER: Transitions from wide receiver to safety in 2012 after spending entire 2011 season as a reserve wide receiver.

2011 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action during the regular season.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Led Christian High School to 2010 North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association state football title ... selected to NCISAA Division I all-state team as wide receiver by Charlotte Observer following senior season in 2010 ... did not start playing football until junior year in high school ... played soccer first two years at Christian ... helped North Carolina defeat South Carolina 31-24 in Oasis All-Star Shrine Classic ... ranked 18th on MaxPrep Top 25 Safeties list ... tabbed first-team all-conference wide receiver in 2010 by Charlotte Observer ... named to 2010 all-Mecklenburg Team first team by Charlotte Observer as defensive back after totaling 39 tackles and two interceptions in 2010 at Christian High School in Charlotte, N.C. ... registered 49 tackles and one interception during senior season ... caught 37 passes for more than 600 yards and registered 10 touchdowns in 2010 ... named one of top 25 players in North Carolina in 2010 by Charlotte Observer ... recorded 37 receptions for more than 900 yards and 12 TDs as junior in 2009 ... helped guide Christian to state runner-up spot in North Carolina playoffs as junior in 2009 ... played for coach Jason Estep at Charlotte Christian High School ... born July 15, 1993 ... enrolled in First Year of Studies.

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2011 STATISTICS

2011 (JUNIOR): Established himself as one of the top tight ends in the country, hauling in 63 catches for 803 yards and five touchdowns ... named a finalist for the John Mackey Award, which is awarded to the nation’s top tight end ... started all 13 games for the Irish ... finished first in the nation among TEs with 63 catches and 803 yards ... had a catch in every game this season, and had at least two catches in all but one ... tied career high with eight catches in three contests ... eight catches in a game ties him with Kyle Rudolph (twice in 2010), John Carlson (2006), Anthony Fasano (2004) and Ken MacAfee (1977) for second most ever in a game by a Notre Dame tight end ... averaged 15 or more yards a catch in six games, including five of the last six ... is first on the team in average per catch and second in catches, yards, TD receptions and yards a game ... named FBS Independent Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 25) and the College Football Performance Awards National Tight End of the Week (Sept. 25) after tying his career high with eight receptions, including four on the 11-play, 85-yard, go-ahead touchdown drive in the fourth quarter at Pittsburgh (Sept. 24) ... the four grabs totaled 34 yards ... also added a the two-point conversion reception to help secure the win ... tied career high in catches with eight for 81 yards and a TD against Air Force (Oct. 8) ... also notched eight catches, this time for 83 yards and a TD, in a win vs. Maryland (Nov. 12) ... hauled in six balls for 90 yards in Champs Sports Bowl against Florida State (Dec. 29) named College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Tight End (Sept. 5) after hauling in six receptions for 93 yards, including a 37-yard grab, in the season opener vs. USF (Sept. 3).

AVG/C 0.0 13.0 12.7 12.8

2011 REVIEW

CAREER: The next in the fine line of great Notre Dame tight ends ... enters 2012 with the second-most receptions and receiving yards of any tight end in Notre Dame history ... needs 39 receptions adn 605 yards to break Ken MacAfee’s school records ... owns Notre Dame record for most receptions and receiving yards in a season by an Irish tight end ... named a first-team All-American by Walter Camp Football Foundation in 2011 and was finalist for John Mackey Award last year.

REC/G 0.0 2.5 4.8 3.6

COACHES AND STAFF

EIFERT’S PLACE IN THE IRISH RECORD BOOKS X Career Receiving Yards By Tight End (2009-, 1,155, 2nd) X Career Receptions By Tight End (2009-, 90, t-4th) X Single-Season Receptions By Tight End (2011, 63, 1st) X Single-Season Receiving Yards By Tight End (2011, 803, 1st) X Single-Game Receptions By Tight End (Nov. 12, 2011 vs. Maryland, 8, t-2nd) X Single-Game Receptions By Tight End (Oct. 8, 2011 vs. Air Force, 8, t-2nd) X Single-Game Receptions By Tight End (Sept. 24, 2011 at Pittsburgh, 8, t-2nd)

2009 (FRESHMAN): Saw limited action during first campaign with Irish, playing in season opener against Nevada Wolf Pack ... did not record a catch in that contest.

THE FIGHTING IRISH

EIFERT’S HONORS & AWARDS X Walter Camp First-Team All-American (2011) X Mackey Award Finalist (2011) X Mackey Award Semifinalist (2011) X AP Second-Team All-American (2011) X Rivals Third-Team All-American (2011) X SI.com Honorable Mention All-American (2011) X Mackey Award Watch List (2011) X Phil Steele Third-Team All-American (2011) X Sporting News’ Midseason All-American First Team (2011) X Phil Steele Midseason All-American First Team (2011) X College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Tight End (11/27/11) X College Football Performance Awards National Tight End of the Week (11/13/11) X College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Tight End (11/6/11) X College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Tight End (10/23/11) X College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Tight End (10/9/11) X FBS Independent Offensive Player of the Week (9/25/11) X College Football Performance Awards National Tight End of the Week (9/25/11) X College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Tight End (9/5/11) X Notre Dame Offensive Newcomer of the Year (2010)

2012 OUTLOOK

TYLER EIFERT

2010 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 11 games for the Irish during his second season with the program (did not see game action against Boston College or Pittsburgh) ... named Notre Dame Offensive Newcomer of the Year ... registered six receptions of 20 yards or more ... 16 of 27 catches resulted in a touchdown or first down ... seven of nine receptions on third down plays resulted in a TD or first down ... played somewhat sparingly in each of the first four games (totaled one reception for 17 yards against Michigan) behind starting tight end Kyle Rudolph ... forced into the starting lineup following Rudolph’s season-ending injury ... started the final seven games of the season and made a major impact for the Irish ... registered 352 yards receiving on 27 catches, including a pair of TDs ... averaged 17.0 yards per reception or more in three separate games (Michigan, Western Michigan and Army) ... snatched a 17-yard reception against Michigan ... started for the first time in his career against Stanford ... scored his first career touchdown on a career-long 39-yard reception against Western Michigan ... recorded four receptions for 42 yards against Navy ... hauled in five catches for 61 yards in the matchup with Tulsa ... registered two receptions for 15 yards in the victory over Utah ... his top game of his career came in the defeat of Army ... recorded four catches for a career-best 78 yards and one TD ... hauled in a 31-yard TD pass ... the TD reception was his second of the season and career ... also had a 35-yard grab to setup another TD ... registered a 22-yard reception to setup a first and goal situation late in the second quarter which led to an Irish TD at USC ... totaled six receptions of 20+ yards over the last seven games of the season ... totaled 434 snaps on offense, the most of any Irish tight end.

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DAN FOX

JAKE GOLIC

ILB / 6-3 / 240 / Sr. / Rocky River, Ohio (St. Ignatius)

TE / 6-4 / 245 / Sr. / West Hartford, Conn. (Northwest Catholic)

FOX’S HONORS & AWARDS X Notre Dame’s Defensive Newcomer of the Year (2011)

CAREER: Reserve tight end has also appeared on special teams for the Irish ... played in three games in 2010 and 2011 ... competing for playing time in 2012 as a reserve tight end.

FOX’S CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 7, vs. Navy (Oct. 23, 2010) Solo Tackles: 4, at Boston College (Oct. 2, 2010) Assisted Tackles: 6, vs. Navy (Oct. 23, 2010) Tackles For Loss: 2.0, vs. Michigan (Sept. 10, 2010) Sacks: 1.0, vs. Michigan (Sept. 10, 2010) Interceptions: None Forced Fumbles: 1, vs. Maryland (Nov. 12, 2011) Fumble Recoveries: None Pass Breakups: 1, at Stanford (Nov. 26, 2011)

2011 (JUNIOR): Saw action in three games in a reserve role.

2010 (SOPHOMORE): Played in three games ... totaled 11 snaps on offense.

2009 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action for Irish during rookie season.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Participated in 2009 U.S. Army All-American game in San Antonio ... named first-team all-state following senior season by Hartford Courant ... ranked 88th in OffenseDefense Top 100 ... Rivals.com ranked him as sixth-best player in Connecticut’s postseason rankings 2009 ... named 10th-best player in New England 12 by SuperPrep ... caught 43 passes for 613 yards and eight touchdowns as senior on offense at Northwest Catholic High School ... made 32 tackles and recorded a sack defensively in 2008 ... tallied 21 receptions for 410 yards and two TDs as a junior in 2007 ... brother Mike CAREER: Athletic inside linebacker has played in every game the last two years and started every contest in 2011 at Jr. currently plays for Notre Dame ... father, Mike, and uncles Bob and Greg, all played for the Irish ... played inside linebacker, opposite All-America linebacker Manti Te’o ... recorded 68 tackles in Irish career with one sack and two for head coach Mike Tyler at Northwest Catholic High School ... born Dec. 25, 1990 ... full name is Jacob and a half sacks ... a converted safety, Fox has maintained his speed to become the fastest linebacker on the Irish roster.

Kenneth Golic ... son of Mike Sr. and Chris Golic ... enrolled in College of Arts and Letters, majoring in design.

2011 (JUNIOR): Started all 13 games at inside linebacker ... notched 48 tackles, including two-and-a-half for loss ... also turned in a sack, forced fumble and pass breakup ... had three or more tackles in 11 games, including seven with four or more ... had four tackles, including two for loss and a sack at Michigan (Sept. 10) ... registered career-high six tackles in a victory vs. Air Force (Oct. 8) ... had four tackles and first career forced fumble in a win against Maryland (Nov. 12) ... produced four tackles and first career pass breakup against Stanford (Nov. 26)..

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2010 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 games for the Irish, predominantly on special teams ... totaled 20 tackles, including nine solo stops ... ranked fourth on the team with eight overall stops on special teams and tied for third C / 6-3 / 295 / Gr. / West Hartford, Conn. (Northwest Catholic) with eight stops on kickoff return ... made first career appearance for the Irish against Purdue ... registered four solo stops in the victory at Boston College ... notched two unassisted tackles against Pittsburgh ... collected three tackles against Western Michigan ... registered a season-high seven tackles against Navy ... nabbed one solo stop over Army CAREER: Backup center in 2009 and 2010 emerged in 2011 when starting center Braxston Cave was lost ... recorded a pair of assisted tackles in the Hyundai Sun Bowl victory over Miami (Fla.) ... totaled 270 snaps on special for the year due to injury ... has appeared in 27 games over his career ... did not see the field in his first season (2008) ... talented interior lineman who will compete for playing time at either guard or center teams, tied with Bennett Jackson and Steve Filer for the most of any Irish player ... totaled 55 snaps on defense. this year.

2009 (FRESHMAN): Did not see action for Irish during his freshman year.

2011 (SENIOR): Played in 12 games, did not play vs. USC ... primarily played on special teams, before HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated 13th-best outside linebacker by Rivals.com and 15th-best overall starting the final four games of the regular season at center, replacing injured starter Braxston Cave . prospect in Ohio according to their postseason prospect state rankings ... ranked as fourth-best outside linebacker and best in pass coverage according to OhioVarsity.com ... named to Ohio All-Championship Team by Bill Greene and Dave 2010 (JUNIOR): Saw action in 12 games (did not play against Purdue) as a reserve offensive lineman ...

Berk, who rank the best players in Ohio during championship weekend ... selected to Division I second-team all-state the Irish offensive line allowed 20 sacks over their 13 games in 2010, which averaged out to 1.54 sacks per squad by Associated Press ... named third-team Division I-II all state by OhioVarsity.com ... ranked 76th-best player in game ... Notre Dame had not allowed fewer sacks per game since 1998 when the Irish allowed only nine Midwest by SuperPrep ... member of St. Ignatius High School state championship football team in 2008 ... the Wildcats sacks in 11 games or 0.82 per game ... totaled 25 snaps on offense. finished the season ranked 12th nationally by USA Today ... intercepted one pass in 2008 state title game ... recorded 2009 (SOPHOMORE): Played in three games for Irish (Nevada, Boston College and Navy), seeing play76 tackles as junior, including nine tackles for loss and three interceptions ... former high school teammate of former ing time as backup center ... earned 7:13 of playing time and made three appearances on special teams.

Irish players Robby Parris and John Ryan ... played safety throughout prep career ... played for head coach Chuck Kyle at St. Ignatius ... born March 17, 1991 ... full name is Daniel Patrick Fox ... son of Kathleen and Michael Fox ... enrolled in 2008 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action.

Mendoza College of Business, majoring in finance.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Chosen to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San FOX’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Antonio ... named to the Connecticut High School Coaches Association Class S all-state team as a junior and YEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SCK INT PBU FF FR BLK senior ... served as anchor of the offensive line on a team that averaged 23.7 points per game as a senior ...

2009 Did Not Play led Northwest Catholic to an 8-1 league record and 8-3 overall record in final season ... won the Nutmeg 2010 13-0 9 11 20 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 Conference championship for the second year in a row ... ranked by Rivals.com as the eighth-best center in 2011 13-13 21 27 48 2.5-6 1.0-5 0-0 1 1 0-0 0 the nation and the fourth-best player in Connecticut ... rated the sixth-best prospect in Connecticut and the TOTAL 26-13 30 38 68 2.5-6 1.0-5 0-0 1 1 0-0 0 30th-best guard in the nation by Scout.com ... helped lead the Indians to 10-0 record in league play and a 10-1 record as a junior ... was a member of the National Honor Society ... father, Mike, and uncles, Bob and Greg, all played at Notre Dame ... Bob was a unanimous All-American as senior captain in 1978 ... played for coach Mike Tyler ... born Sept. 28, 1989 in Voorhees, N.J. ... son of Mike Sr. and Chris Golic ... oldest of three children ...younger brother Jake is a junior tight end for the Irish ... enrolled in College of Arts and Letters, majoring in film, television and theatre ... boasts a 3.369 cumulative grade-point average.

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Pass Completions: 1, vs. Western Michigan (Oct. 16, 2010) Passing Yards: 32, vs. Western Michigan (Oct. 16, 2010) Passing Touchdowns: 1, vs. Western Michigan (Oct. 16, 2010) Longest Completion: 32, vs. Western Michigan (Oct. 16, 2010) CAREER: Good athlete who has played in 35 games for the Irish and started five contests ... totaled 28 receptions for 315 yards with one TD ... sure-handed player has been used on punt return and registered 21 punt returns from 2010-11 ... former high school quarterback has completed one of three passes at Notre Dame (lone completion was 32-yard TD pass to Michael Floyd vs. Western Michigan in 2010) ... enters 2012 in competition to replace Floyd as a starting wide receiver.

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EVERETT GOLSON QB / 6-0 / 185 / Fr. / Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Myrtle Beach)

CAREER: Backup quarterback in 2011 who didn’t play and preserved a year of eligibility ... ran the QB position on Notre Dame’s scout team offense and competed against Notre Dame’s first and second-team defense at practice ... quick and shifty player who posted outstanding passing statistics in high school ... will compete for starting QB job in 2012.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2011): Did not see game action during the regular season.

JOHN GOODMAN WR / 6-3 / 207 / Gr. / Fort Wayne, Ind. (Bishop Dwenger)

2008 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio ... one of five Irish players placed on the EA Sports All-America third team ... placed on Detroit Free Press’ Best of the Midwest Top 20 team as the 20th-best player and fifth-best wide receiver ... moved to quarterback as a senior and guided his team to an undefeated regular season and No. 1 ranking before falling in the state semifinals ... received all-state honors from the Indiana Associated Press as a senior ... awarded the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel’s PrepSports Football Player of the Year as a senior ... named first-team all-state by the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette ... considered

by Scout.com to be the top player in Indiana and the 21st-best wide receiver nationally ... rated by Rivals.com as the third-best player in Indiana (one spot behind teammate Braxston Cave) and the 51st-best wide receiver ... completed 95 of 175 passes for 1,697 yards and 16 touchdowns with only two interceptions and rushed 98 times for 535 yards ... during his senior season, totaled 199 yards on seven receptions, returned eight kickoffs for 191 yards and 22 punts for 309 yards ... totaled 28 tackles while snagging two interceptions and averaged 35.3 yards per punt ... named the state’s best defensive back and was a finalist for the Mr. Football award ... earned all-conference accolades as a wide receiver following his junior season and as a quarterback after his senior season ... played for coach Chris Svarczkopf at Bishop Dwenger ... born July 18, 1989 ... son of Andy and Julie Goodman ... youngest child (two older sisters, one older brother) ... brother T.J. played football at University of St. Francis (Ind.) ... enrolled in Mendoza College of Business,majoring in management-consulting.

GOODMAN’S CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS YEAR G-GS REC YDS TD LG REC/G 2008 Did Not Play 2009 9-1 6 104 1 64 0.7 2010 13-3 15 146 0 30 1.2 2011 13-1 7 65 0 17 0.6 TOTAL 35-5 28 315 1 64 0.8 GOODMAN’S CAREER RETURN STATS YEAR KR YDS AVG TD LG PR 2008 Did Not Play 2009 0 0 0.0 0 0 5 2010 0 0 0.0 0 0 13 2011 0 0 0.0 0 0 8 TOTAL 0 0 0.0 0 0 26

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AVG/G

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11.6 11.2 5.4 9.3

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AVG

TD LG

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2011 STATISTICS

GOODMAN’S CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 5, twice (last vs. Stanford, Sept. 25, 2010) Receiving Yards: 73, vs. Washington State (Oct. 31, 2009) Longest Reception: 64, vs. Washington State (Oct. 31, 2009) Receiving Touchdowns: 1, vs. Washington State (Oct. 31, 2009) Carries: 1, twice (last vs. USC, Oct. 17, 2009) Rushing Yards: 13, vs. USC (Oct. 17, 2009) Longest Rush: 13, vs. USC (Oct. 17, 2009) Pass Attempts: 1, twice (last vs. Western Michigan, Oct. 16, 2010)

2009 (SOPHOMORE): Played in nine games for Irish (did not play against Michigan, Purdue and Stanford) and recorded first career start against USC ... saw playing time increase as season progressed ... caught six passes for 104 yards and one touchdown ... also rushed twice for 14 yards ... returned five punts for 56 yards with long return of 24 yards against Nevada ... caught one pass for nine yards and rushed once for 13 yards after lining up at quarterback against USC ... recorded three receptions for 22 yards against Boston College ... gained 73 yards on two catches against Washington State including 64-yard TD reception from quarterback Dayne Crist ... TD reception against Cougars came in Alamodome, site of his last TD reception in 2008 U.S. Army All-America Game ... logged 53:45 of playing time and made nine appearances on special teams.

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2010 (JUNIOR): Played in all 13 games for the Irish, making starting appearances against Boston College, Pittsburgh and Navy ... recorded 15 receptions for 146 yards ... registered two plays (reception, punt return) of 20 yards or more ... eight of 15 catches resulted in a TD or first down ... four of four receptions on third down plays resulted in a TD or first down ... added 13 punt returns for 17 yards ... completed one of two passes for 32 yards, including a TD ... tossed a 32yard TD pass to Michael Floyd against Western Michigan ... caught five passes for 59 yards against Stanford ... collected three receptions for 19 yards against Boston College ... totaled 15 yards on two receptions against Pittsburgh ... hauled in two receptions against both Navy and Tulsa ... registered three punt returns against Army ... hauled in a 30-yard catch in the Hyundai Sun Bowl victory over Miami (Fla.) ... totaled 256 snaps on offense, fifth most of any Irish wide receiver.

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HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Finalist for Mr. Football of South Carolina in 2010 ... ranked sixth alltime in national high school history with 151 career touchdown passes ... tabbed SCPrep.com co-player of year following senior season in 2010 ... rated 79th-best player in nation for 2010 by MaxPreps ... named SuperPrep All-American in 2010 ... selected to all-Southern first-team offense in 2010 by Orlando Sentinel ... named second-team all-state

by SCVarsity.com in 2010 ... led South Carolina to victory in Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas ... ranked 16th on Rivals.com dual-threat quarterback list ... rated 12th on Rivals.com South Carolina postseason top 30 list ... finished 44-5 in his career as starting quarterback at Myrtle Beach High School in Myrtle Beach, S.C. ... threw for 11,634 yards and 151 TDs in his career ... led Myrtle Beach to 14-1 record and South Carolina Class AAA state championship vs. South Pointe in 2010 ... missed half of 2010 season due to injury, but still threw for 1,770 yards and 25 TDs as senior ... led Myrtle Beach to South Carolina Class AAA state runner-up finish in junior season in 2009, completing 224 of 356 passes for 3,529 yards with 47 TDs and three interceptions ... named MaxPreps junior All-American in 2009 ... 2009 Associated Press South Carolina all-state selection ... two-time recipient of WPDE Zoneman award as top player in Florence/Myrtle Beach area in 2008 and 2009 ... as a sophomore in 2008 guided Myrtle Beach to 13-1 record and South Carolina Class AAA State Championship, throwing for 3,570 yards with 44 TDs and 10 interceptions ... led Seahawks to 12-1 record as freshman in 2007 and completed 62.9 percent of his passes for 2,765 yards with 35 TDs and 11 interceptions ... played point guard for Myrtle Beach basketball team and led team to 2008 South Carolina Class AAA state championship ... named all-state in basketball by South Carolina basketball coaches association after averaging 19.6 points, 5.0 assists and 4.7 rebounds per game as junior in 2009-10 ... could be candidate to join Notre Dame basketball team for 2011-12 season ... plays piano and drums with his father at Mount Olive AME Church ... graduated from high school in December 2010 and enrolled at Notre Dame in January 2011 with Kyle Brindza, Brad Carrico, Aaron Lynch and Ishaq Williams ... played for coach Mickey Wilson at Myrtle Beach High School ... born Jan. 2, 1993 ... enrolled in First Year of Studies.

2011 (SENIOR): Played in all 13 games, starting the Champs Sports Bowl against Florida State, serving as a punter returner and reserve wide receiver for the Irish ... caught seven passes for 65 yards ... returned punts in four games, with a long return of 13 against Michigan (Sept. 10) ... caught passes in six games, with a long of 17 in a win at Wake Forest (Nov. 5).

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GOLSON’S’ HONORS & AWARDS X Notre Dame’s Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year (2011)

2012 OUTLOOK

GOLIC JR.’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR G-GS 2008 Did Not Play 2009 3-0 2010 12-0 2011 12-4 TOTAL 27-4

24 13 13 24

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JARRETT GRACE

EILAR HARDY

ILB / 6-3 / 240 / So. / Cincinnati, Ohio (Colerain)

S / 5-11 / 185 /So. / Reynoldsburg, Ohio (Pickerington Central)

CAREER: Intelligent inside linebacker preserverd a year of eligibility in 2011 but enters 2012 competing CAREER: Did not play in freshman year while recovering from a knee injury ... enters 2012 competing for playing time in the defensive backfield and on special teams. for playing time at inside linebacker plus on special teams.

2011 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action during the season.

2011 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action during the season.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: First-team Associated Press Division I Ohio all-state linebacker as senior in 2010 ... Greater Miami Conference defensive player of year for 2010 ... helped Colerain High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, to 11-1 record and GMC co-championship in 2010, with only loss coming by 24-23 count to St. Xavier in second round of Ohio state playoffs ... regional playoff win over Hamilton marked 59th straight Colerain victory at home ... made 92 tackles, 17 tackles for loss and added four sacks and four passes broken up in 2010 ... had 15 tackles in 48-6 win over Oak Hills to end the regular season ... Cincinnati Enquirer first-team Division I All-Star at linebacker for both 2010 and 2009 ... also an AP Ohio first-team all-Southwest district selection and an Enquirer all-GMC first-team linebacker ... made team-leading 95 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, caused five fumbles and had four sacks and two interceptions as junior in 2009 ... all-league middle linebacker in 2009 when he led team to eight straight wins to end season ... second-team all-Ohio Central District as junior ... . had 10 tackles and recovered a fumble as sophomore in 2008 ... made five tackles, one tackle for loss and a fumble recovery in Dec. 31 Offense-Defense All-American Bowl in Myrtle Beach, S.C., while playing with future Irish classmates Brad Carrico and Eilar Hardy ... three-year starter in basketball and also is member of track and field team (discus and shot put) ... uncle Eric Kattus played tight end at Michigan and was fourth-round pick of Cincinnati Bengals in 1986 NFL Draft ... played for coach Tom Bolden at Colerain High School ... born Oct. 8, 1992 ... enrolled in First Year of Studies.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: First-team Associated Press Ohio Division I all-state pick as defensive back for 2010 ... first-team defensive back on Columbus Dispatch all-metro team ... first-team defensive back on Associated Press Ohio Central All-District squad ... rated 209th on Rivals.com list of top 250 players nationally ... four-year starter at safety for Central High School in Pickerington, Ohio ... made 63 tackles as senior in 2010 to go with five tackles for loss and six passes broken up ... intercepted four passes as senior and returned one for a score ... also played at running back ... helped Pickerington Central to 11-1 record mark as senior, with only loss coming 13-6 to Hilliard Davidson in Ohio state playoffs, with Hilliard Davidson becoming first team in nine games to score 10 or more points against Central defense ... rushed for 60 yards vs. Grove City ... scored on 70-yard punt return vs. Lancaster in win that also included 55 rushing yards and eight tackles ... scored on 37-yard rushing play and ran an interception back for a TD in first round of Ohio playoffs vs. Troy ... helped Central record six shutout wins in 2010 ... ran opening kickoff back 98 yards and later scored on 26-yard run in playoff win over Westerville South that also included six tackles on defense ... made 75 tackles, three interceptions and forced three fumbles as junior in 2009 ... second-team defensive back on Associated Press Ohio All-Central District squad as junior in 2009 ... played cornerback in Dec. 31 Offense-Defense All-American Bowl in Myrtle Beach, S.C., playing along with future Irish classmates Brad Carrico and Jarrett Grace ... brother Eisen finished sophomore football season in 2010 at Ohio Dominican ... brother Terrance Brown played wide receiver at Michigan State in 1998-2001 ... played for coach Jay Sharrett at Pickerington High School ... born Sept. 15, 1992 ... enrolled in First Year of Studies.

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MATT HEGARTY

OG / 6-5 / 305 / So. / New Canaan, Conn. (New Canaan)

C / 6-5 / 291 / So. / Aztec, N.M. (Aztec)

CAREER: Did not play in his freshman season but enters 2012 competing for spot on depth chart at offensive guard.

2011 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action during the season.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked third-best player in Connecticut by Rivals.com ... named first-team all-state by Connecticut High School Coaches Association as senior in 2010 ... selected all-Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference ... landed on 2010 Walter Camp Foundation All-Connecticut Team ... tabbed one of top 30 players in Connecticut for 2010 by New Haven Register ... second-team offensive selection for MaxPreps Junior All-American Team in 2009 ... named first-team all-state as junior by Connecticut High School Football Coaches Association and New Haven Register ... aided New Canaan High School in New Canaan, Conn., to 11-2 record as senior in 2010 ... assisted offense in rushing for 233 yards against Trinity Catholic in 48-8 victory in 2010 ... helped open rushing lanes as New Canaan gained 292 rushing yards in 49-0 triumph over Seymour in 2010 ... started as sophomore and junior in 2008 and 2009 and helped guide New Canaan to Connecticut state titles both years ... threw discus for first time on track and field team as junior in 2010 ... father Terry played as starting quarterback at Notre Dame from 1966-68 and was sophomore standout on 1966 Irish national championship squad ... Terry earned consensus All-America honors as senior in 1968 and finished third in Heisman Trophy voting ... Terry set Notre Dame career marks for pass completions, passing yards and passing TDs, completing 304 of 550 career passes for 4,152 yards and 27 TDs ... Terry was second-round 1969 NFL Draft selection (30th overall pick) and went on to play for NFL Pittsburgh Steelers in 1969-75 and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1976 ... played for coach Lou Marinelli at New Canaan High School ... born Aug. 28, 1993 ... enrolled in First Year of Studies.

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CAREER: One of five offensive linemen entering sophomore season who did not play in first year with the Irish ... moved positions in spring and is now learning to play center.

2011 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action during the season.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked 43rd nationally on Sporting News Top 100 list for 2010 ... rated 36th on ESPNU Top 150 list and 40th in Rivals.com national prospect rankings ... top-rated player out of New Mexico and sixth-best offensive tackle in the nation by Rivals.com ... selected for U.S. Army All-American Bowl ... selected for Team USA vs. The World all-star game Feb. 2 in Austin, Texas ... RivalsHigh.com secondteam All-American ... finalist for Anthony Munoz Lineman of the Year Award at U.S. Army All-American Bowl ... named first-team all-state as a junior and senior in 2009 and 2010 ... Sports Illustrated High School Player of the Week for Dec. 18, 2010 ... helped Aztec High School in Aztec, N.M., to 13-1 record and New Mexico state runner-up finish in 2010 ... totaled 81 pancake blocks while not giving up a sack in senior season ... also played on defensive line where he made 11 tackles and half a sack ... helped Aztec rushing attack tally 2,340 yards and 36 TDs in 2010 ... member of offense that generated 4,176 passing yards and 48 TDs overall in 2010 ... helped pave way for 242 yards rushing and 521 yards passing in 35-28 win over Durango (Colo.) in 2010 ... helped opened holes for Aztec running backs for 280 yards and three TDs vs. Kirtland in 2010 ... played for coach Brad Hirsch at Aztec High School ... born July 3, 1992 ... enrolled in First Year of Studies.

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C / 6-5 / 285 / Jr. / Sorrento, Fla. (Mount Dora) CAREER: Switched from defense to offense in 2011 and appeared in two games as a reserve offensive lineman and on special teams ... focusing in 2012 on playing center.

2011 (SOPHOMORE): Participated in two games Air Force and Maryland in a reserve role.

2010 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action during the 2010 season.

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QB / 6-2 / 220 / Jr. / Cincinnati, Ohio (Moeller) HENDRIX’ PLACE IN THE IRISH RECORD BOOKS X Single-Game Quarterback Rushing Yards (Oct. 8, 2011 vs. Air Force, 111, 5th)

TD

RUSHING ATT YDS

AVG

TD

1 1

25 25

6.5 6.5

1 1

162 162

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CHASE HOUNSHELL DE / 6-4 / 265 / So. / Kirtland, Ohio (Lake Catholic) CAREER: Appeared in six games during rookie season and tallied four tackles as a defensive end ... talented defensive end and part of good, young defensive line crop.

2011 (FRESHMAN): Competed in six games in a reserve role for the Irish, tallying four tackles ... played against Air Force, USC, Navy, Maryland, Boston College and Stanford ... all four tackles came in a victory vs. Air Force (Oct. 8) ... had one solo and three assisted tackles.

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2011 STATISTICS

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Associated Press Ohio Division II co-defensive player of the year for 2010 ... standout two-way lineman at Lake Catholic High School in Mentor, Ohio ... helped Cougars reach Ohio Division II state semifinals in both 2009 and 2010, as Lake Catholic finished 12-2 both years ... had 36 tackles, five sacks, nine tackles for loss and three forced fumbles as senior in 2010 ... first-team defensive lineman on Associated Press Ohio CAREER: Skilled quarterback who can run or throw and enters 2012 competing for the starting QB job ... did not play Division II all-state squad as senior ... Northeast Lakes District Division II Defensive player of the year for 2010 ... named during freshman season but appeared in five contests in 2011 ... ranked third on the team in rushing yards and second Willoughby News-Herald Ohio Division II player of the year ... first-team defensive lineman on Cleveland Plain-Dealer in yards per carry (among rushers with at least five carries in 2011 ... former high school baseball pitcher who touched prep all-star team for 2010 ... one of five finalists for Tony Fisher Award (named after former Notre Dame running back) low-90s on fast ball, completed 18 of 37 passes for 249 yards with one TD and two interceptions. that goes to top high school player in area ... first-team offensive lineman on News-Herald all-star team ... Plain-Dealer made him North Coast League preseason defensive MVP for 2010 ... had six sacks and 18 tackles for loss on defense 2011 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in five games as a change of pace quarterback, before starting the second half as junior in 2009, helping offense rushing for 215 yards per game and allowing only three sacks ... first-team offenof the Stanford game ... passed for 249 yards and a TD on 37 attempts, while rushing for 162 yards and a TD on 25 sive lineman on Associated Press Ohio Division II all-state squad as junior in 2009 ... first-team offensive lineman on attempts ... ranked third on Irish in rushing yards ... saw first action of career against Air Force in reserve duty ... made Cleveland Plain-Dealer prep all-star team as junior in 2009 ... brother Chad was redshirt sophomore offensive guard in presence known with 78-yard run in game ... ended contest with 111 yards rushing on six carries ... also went 4-for-4 2010 at Central Florida on 11-3 Liberty Bowl champion squad ... . twin sister Colette will play basketball at St. Francis (33 yards) through the air ... started the second half against the Cardinal, completing 11 passes for 192 yards and a TD, (N.Y.) beginning in 2011-12 ... played for Mike Bell at Lake Catholic High School ... born April 1, 1993 ... enrolled in while running for 20 yards and a TD on 12 carries ... completed three of eight passes for 24 yards and an interception First Year of Studies. against Florida State in Champs Sports Bowl ... gained 26 yards on four carries against the Seminoles.

2011 REVIEW

HENDRIX’S CAREER HIGHS Carries: 12, at Stanford (Nov. 26, 2011) Rushing Yards: 111, vs. Air Force (Oct. 8, 2011) Rushing Touchdowns: 1, at Stanford (Nov. 26, 2011) Longest Rush: 78, vs. Air Force (Oct. 8, 2011) Pass Attempts: 24, at Stanford (Nov. 26, 2011) Pass Completions: 11, at Stanford (Nov. 26, 2011) Passing Yards: 192, at Stanford (Nov. 26, 2011) Long Completion: 45, at Stanford (Nov. 26, 2011) Passing Touchdowns: 1, at Stanford (Nov. 26, 2011) Completion Percentage: 100.0 (4-for-4), vs. Air Force (Oct. 8, 2011) Passing Yards Per Attempt: 8.25, vs. Air Force (Oct. 8, 2011) Passing Yards Per Completion: 17.5, at Stanford (Nov. 26, 2011) Passing Efficiency: 169.30, at Stanford (Nov. 26, 2011) Interceptions: 1, twice (most recent vs. Florida State, Dec. 29, 2011)

HENDRIX’S CAREER OFFENSIVE STATISTICS PASSING YEAR G-GS COMP ATT INT PCT YDS 2010 Did Not Play 2011 5-0 18 37 2 48.6 249 TOTAL 5-0 18 37 2 48.6 249

COACHES AND STAFF

ANDREW HENDRIX

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named second-best wide receiver in New Jersey by SuperPrep ... recorded 40 receptions for 729 yards and rushed 20 times for 350 yards as senior in 2009 at Raritan High School in Hazlet, N.J. ... also played defensive back and intercepted four passes in 2009 ... led high Raritan to 8-3 record in 2009 ... named second-team all-state, first-team all-area and first-team all-Group 2 following senior season by Newark Star-Ledger ... selected first-team all-area by Asbury Park Press ... named preseason first-team all-state by MaxPreps ... scored 13 touchdowns and converted 53 PATs for 131 points as senior, ranking 26th in New Jersey scoring ... caught 35 passes for 509 yards with four TDs during junior season in 2008 and rushed 35 times for 267 yards and four TDs ... added two passing TDs, two punt returns for TDs and one kickoff return for a score during junior campaign ... averaged 38 yards per kickoff return and 18 yards per punt return in 2008 ... participated in New Jersey vs. Northeast All-Star Football Classic in June 2009 ... also competed in track and field as sprinter and high hurdler ... played for coach Bob Generelli at Raritan ... born Sept. 16, 1991 ... son of Bennett Sr. and Grace Jackson ... enrolled in Mendoza College of Business.

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HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played both offense and defense as senior in 2009 at Mount Dora High School in Mount Dora, Fla. ... caught 16 passes for 160 yards and three touchdowns as senior tight end in 2009 and tallied four sacks as defensive end ... first-team all-Lake/Sumter Counties selection as offensive lineman/tight end following senior campaign by Orlando Sentinel ... missed first three games of 2009 season due to injury, then returned to help Hurricanes to 6-4 record ... named one of top 100 players in Central Florida prior to senior year by Orlando Sentinel ... received honorable mention all-area accolades from Southlake Press following 2009 season ... ranks 10th in senior class academically with 4.2 grade-point average ... named academic all-state as senior in 2009 ... father Bruce Sr. played defensive end at Florida State from 1983-86 ... played for coach Chad Grabowski at Mount Dora ... born Oct. 18, 1991 ... son of Bruce Sr. and Susan Heggie. ... enrolled in Mendoza College of Business.

2012 OUTLOOK

BRUCE HEGGIE

2010 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in all 13 games in 2010 ... Notre Dame Special Teams Player of the Year ... served as lead kickoff returner and one of the top gunners on punt and kickoff return defense ... returned 29 kickoffs for a total of 645 yards, good for an average of 22.24 yards per return ... ranked 88th in the FBS in kickoff returns (22.24) ... raced 43 yards on his first career kickoff return, the longest return of the season for Notre Dame, at Boston College ... finished the game versus the Eagles with 111 yards on four kickoff returns, good for a 27.8 yard average ... ran 20 yards on a fake punt to help setup a Notre Dame touchdown against Tulsa ... took the opening kickoff against Utah and returned it 35 yards ... registered 10 tackles on special teams, including nine on kickoff return ... the 10 total special teams tackles ranked second best on the team (only Steve Filer had more with 11) ... his nine kickoff return tackles was tied with Filer for most on the team ... recorded four solo tackles, all on kickoff return, in his Irish debut against Purdue and added another tackle against Michigan ... added one tackle during the matchup with Western Michigan ... added a pair of kickoff return tackles in the victory over Army ... added a tackle on kickoff return in the Hyundai Sun Bowl victory over Miami (Fla.) ... totaled 270 snaps on special teams, tied with Steve Filer and Dan Fox for the most of any Irish player ... totaled six snaps on offense.

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BENNETT JACKSON CB / 6-0 / 185 / Jr. / Hazlet, N.J. (Raritan) JACKSON’S HONORS & AWARDS X Notre Dame’s Special Teams Player of the Year (2010) JACKSON’S PLACE IN THE IRISH RECORD BOOKS X Single-Game Kickoff Returns (Oct. 23, 2010 vs. Navy, 6, t-3rd) X Single-Game Kickoff Returns (Oct. 30, 2010 vs. Tulsa, 6, t-3rd) X Single-Season Kickoff Returns (2010, 29, 4th) X Career Kickoff Returns (2010-, 32, t-10th) X Single-Season Kickoff Return Yards (2010, 645, 5th) X Single-Season Kickoff/Punt Return Yards (2010, 645, 10th)

JACKSON’S CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS YEAR G-GS ATT YDS TD LG 2010 13-0 1 20 0 20 2011 13-0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 25-0 1 20 0 20

AVG/C 20.0 0.0 20.0

AVG/G 1.5 0.0 0.8

JACKSON’S CAREER RETURN STATISTICS YEAR KR YDS AVG TD LG 2010 29 645 22.2 0 43 2011 3 32 10.7 0 17 TOTAL 32 677 21.2 0 43

PR 0 0 0

YDS 0 0 0

AVG 0.0 0.0 0.0

TD 0 0 0

LG 0 0 0

JACKSON’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS YEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL 2010 13-0 9 1 10 0.0-0 2011 13-0 11 7 18 0.0-0 TOTAL 25-0 20 8 28 0.0-0

SCK 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0

INT 0-0 0-0 0-0

PBU 0 0 0

FF 0 0 0

FR 0-0 0-0 0-0

BLK 0 0 0

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JACKSON’S CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 4, vs. Purdue (Sept. 4, 2010) Kick Returns: 6, twice (last vs. Tulsa, Oct. 30, 2010) Kick Return Yards: 126, vs. Tulsa (Oct. 30, 2010) Longest Kickoff Return: 43, at Boston College (Oct. 2, 2010)

TJ JONES WR / 5-11 / 190 / Jr. / Gainesville, Ga. (Gainesville)

CAREER: Speedy player has made smooth transition from wide receiver in freshman season to cornerback ... enters 2012 in competition to earn one of two vacant starting spots at cornerback ... special teams JONES’ CAREER HIGHS stalwart who earned Special Teams Player of the Year honors in 2010 ... tallied 17 special teams tackles in Receptions: 6, vs. USF (Sept. 3, 2011) his Irish career ... played in every game of Notre Dame career ... ran 60-meter high hurdles for Notre Dame Receiving Yards: 73, vs. Michigan (Sept. 11, 2010) track team during 2012 indoor season.

Longest Reception: 53, vs. Michigan (Sept. 11, 2010) Receiving Touchdowns: 1, six times (last at Purdue, Oct., 2011) 2011 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 games, primarily on special teams ... notched 18 tackles ... ranked All-Purpose Yards: 73, vs. Michigan (Sept. 11, 2010) fifth on the team with seven special teams tackles ... also returned three kickoffs for 32 yards ... had a pair of kickoff returns for 31 yards against South Florida (Sept. 3) ... notched three tackles against Purdue (Oct. 1) and Air Force (Oct. 8) ... also had two tackles against USF (Sept. 3), Wake Forest (Nov. 5) and Florida CAREER: Quick wide receiver who runs crisp routes and has played both on the outside and in the slot ... started 19 of 25 games career games played ... recorded 61 receptions for 672 yards and six TDs in Notre State (Dec. 29).

Dame career ... enters 2012 with third-most career receptions among active players and most among wide 2010 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in all 13 games in 2010 ... Notre Dame Special Teams Player of the Year receivers (tight end Tyler Eifert and running back Theo Riddick are only players with more catches) ... be... served as lead kickoff returner and one of the top gunners on punt and kickoff return defense ... returned came first Notre Dame wide receiver with TD catches in each of first two games of freshman season ... was 29 kickoffs for a total of 645 yards, good for an average of 22.24 yards per return ... ranked 88th in the FBS only second freshman wide receiver in school history to register a TD in the season opener ... enters 2012 in kickoff returns (22.24) ... raced 43 yards on his first career kickoff return, the longest return of the season as a projected starter at wide receiver. for Notre Dame, at Boston College ... finished the game versus the Eagles with 111 yards on four kickoff returns, good for a 27.8 yard average ... ran 20 yards on a fake punt to help setup a Notre Dame touchdown against Tulsa ... took the opening kickoff against Utah and returned it 35 yards ... registered 10 tackles on special teams, including nine on kickoff return ... the 10 total special teams tackles ranked second best on the team (only Steve Filer had more with 11) ... his nine kickoff return tackles was tied with Filer for most on the team ... recorded four solo tackles, all on kickoff return, in his Irish debut against Purdue and added another tackle against Michigan ... added one tackle during the matchup with Western Michigan ... added a pair of kickoff return tackles in the victory over Army ... added a tackle on kickoff return in the Hyundai Sun Bowl victory over Miami (Fla.) ... totaled 270 snaps on special teams, tied with Steve Filer and Dan Fox for the most of any Irish player ... totaled six snaps on offense.

2011 (SOPHOMORE): Played in every game, starting 12 games (did not start vs. USF) ... and appeared in all 13, setting career highs in receptions (38) and yards (366) ... also caught three TD passes ... caught a pass in every game, and notched three or more catches in eight games ... had season-bests in catches (6) and yards (58) in season opener against South Florida (Sept. 3) ... caught TD passes against Michigan (Sept. 10), Michigan State (Sept. 17) and Purdue (Oct. 1).

2010 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in 12 games in 2010 (missed the Utah game with an injury) and started seven contests ... made his Irish debut against Purdue ... started against the Boilermakers, Michigan, Michigan State, Western Michigan, Navy, Tulsa and Miami (Fla.) ... recorded 23 season receptions for 306 yards and three touchdowns ... registered four catches of 20 yards or more ... 14 of 23 receptions resulted in a TD or first down ... three of six catches on third-down plays resulted in a TD or first down ... first freshman wideout in school history to catch TD passes in each of his first two career games ... became the second freshman wideout in Notre Dame history to register a touchdown in the Irish season opener ... recorded a five-yard touchdown reception against Purdue ... finished the game with the Boilermakers with three receptions for 41 yards ... collected three passes for a career-best 73 against Michigan ... hauled in a 53yard touchdown pass from Crist against the Wolverines ... hooked up with Dayne Crist for 37 yards to help set up a Notre Dame field goal in the second quarter against Pittsburgh ... the 37-yard grab was the second longest of Jones’ brief career ... recorded one reception for 21 yards against Stanford ... registered a 16-yard touchdown reception against Navy ... added 53 yards receiving versus the Midshipmen ... registered 31 yards on five receptions against Tulsa ... collected a 19-yard catch in the Hyundai Sun Bowl victory over Miami (Fla.) ... totaled 531 snaps on offense, the second most of any Irish wide receiver.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named second-best wide receiver in New Jersey by SuperPrep ... recorded 40 receptions for 729 yards and rushed 20 times for 350 yards as senior in 2009 at Raritan High School in Hazlet, N.J. ... also played defensive back and intercepted four passes in 2009 ... led high Raritan to 8-3 record in 2009 ... named second-team all-state, first-team all-area and first-team all-Group 2 following senior season by Newark Star-Ledger ... selected first-team all-area by Asbury Park Press ... named preseason first-team all-state by MaxPreps ... scored 13 touchdowns and converted 53 PATs for 131 points as senior, ranking 26th in New Jersey scoring ... caught 35 passes for 509 yards with four TDs during junior season in 2008 and rushed 35 times for 267 yards and four TDs ... added two passing TDs, two punt returns for TDs and one kickoff return for a score during junior campaign ... averaged 38 yards per kickoff return and 18 yards per punt return in 2008 ... participated in New Jersey vs. Northeast All-Star Football Classic in June 2009 ... also competed in track and field as sprinter and high hurdler ... played for coach Bob Generelli at Raritan ... born Sept. 16, 1991 ... son of Bennett Sr. and Grace Jackson ... enrolled in Mendoza College HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Selected as SuperPrep All-American and 13th-best wide reof Business. ceiver nationally ... named MaxPreps.com second-team All-American as senior in 2009 ... finished with 76 receptions for 1,399 yards and 18 touchdowns as senior at Gainesville High School in Gainesville, Ga. ...

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KAPRON LEWIS-MOORE DE / 6-4 / 306 / Gr. / Weatherford, Texas (Weatherford) LEWIS-MOORE’S HONORS & AWARDS X Hendricks Award Watch List (2010, 2011) LEWIS-MOORE’S CAREER HIGHS Total Tackles: 10, vs. Navy (Oct. 23, 2010) Solo Tackles: 4, six times (last at Pittsburgh, Sept. 24, 2011) Assisted Tackles: 8, vs. Utah (Nov. 13, 2010) Tackles For Loss: 2.0, vs. Washington (Oct. 3, 2009) Sacks: 1.0, five times (last vs. Air Force, Oct. 8, 2011) Interceptions: None Forced Fumble: 1, three times (last at Michigan, Sept. 10, 2011) Fumble Recoveries: 1, twice (last vs. Pittsburgh, Oct. 9, 2010) Pass Breakups: 1, three times (last at Purdue, Oct. 1, 2011) CAREER: Has played in 32 games in his Notre Dame career and started 29 contests, including all 13 in 2010 ... totaled 140 career tackles, most of any Irish defensive linemen, including 13.5 tackles for loss and six sacks ... added three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and three pass breakups ... paced the Irish defensive line in tackles in 2009 and 2010 and was on pace to do so again in 2011 before a knee injury ended his season ... played both defensive end and tackle as sophomore but moved exclusively to defensive end in 2010 as the Irish switched to a 3-4 defense ... hard-working player has added approximately 70 pounds to his body since he arrived on campus

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2011 STATISTICS

2008 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action.

2011 REVIEW

2011 (FRESHMAN): Played in 12 games, while starting the game against Air Force (Oct. 8) ... did not 2010 (JUNIOR): Started all 13 games in 2010 ... one of 11 players to start all 13 games for the Irish ... play vs. USF ... caught one pass for five yards in a win at Pittsburgh. joined LB Darius Fleming, CB Gary Gray, DE Ethan Johnson, S Harrison Smith, ILB Manti Te’o and CB Darrin HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Received first-team Pennsylvania all-state honors from Penn- Walls as the only players on the defensive side of the ball to start all 13 games ... totaled 62 tackles, which sylvania Sportswriters and Associated Press in 2010 ... also Pennsylvania Football News/Coaches AAA first- ranked fifth on the team but first among defensive linemen ... recorded 20 solo and 42 assisted stops ... team Pennsylvania all-state in 2010 ... named SuperPrep Northeast Offensive Player of the Year ... rated best added two and a half tackles for loss (19 yards) and two sacks (19 yards) ... registered four tackles and tight end in country and 25th-best prospect overall by Scout.com ... ranked 34th on Sporting News Top 100 a sack for minus-14 yards in the season-opening victory over Purdue ... collected three solo tackles and list ... named to ESPNU Top 150 and MaxPreps Top100 recruiting lists ... named to Rivals100 list ... chosen to three more assisted stops against Michigan ... registered six more tackles, including two solo stops, against play in Under Armour All-American Bowl ... Pennsylvania Region 5 all-star in 2010 ... selected top player in Stanford ... added a solo tackle for the Irish against Pittsburgh ... made just two tackles, but added a sack Pennsylvania by Pittsburgh Sports Report and second-best player in state by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette prior to for minus-five yards and forced fumble against Western Michigan ... collected a career-high 10 tackles, 2010 season ... guided Oil City Senior High School in Oil City, Pa., to 9-3 record as senior in 2010 ... recorded including three solo stops, against Navy ... registered eight assisted tackles in the victory over Utah ...

62 receptions for 1,031 yards and 11 TDs as senior ... averaged 16.6 yards per catch ... totaled 65.5 tackles posted four solo tackles (seven overall) in the win over Army at Yankee stadium ... recorded seven tackles and six and a half tackles for loss on defense in 2010, adding one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and for the second straight game in the victory at USC ... four of which were solo stops ... collected four tackles, two pass breakups ... set Pennsylvania District 10 records with 152 career receptions for 2,591 yards ... all assisted stops, in he Hyundai Sun Bowl victory over Miami (Fla.) ... totaled 680 snaps on defense, the caught eight passes for 135 yards and a TD in a 35-21 win over DuBois in 2010 ... made 11 tackles in 49-28 most of any Irish defensive lineman. victory vs. Girard in 2010 ... had four receptions for 121 yards and two TDs while making nine tackles on defense vs. Franklin in 2010 ... caught eight passes for 171 yards and two TDs in 42-26 win over Slippery 2009 (SOPHOMORE): Made tremendous strides as sophomore, appearing in all 12 games and starting Rock in 2010 ... played in seven games as junior in 2009 and caught 43 passes for 748 yards and seven TDs nine, after not seeing action as freshman ... led Irish defensive line and ranked sixth on team with 46 tackles ... averaged 17.4 yards per catch in 2009 ... registered nine receptions for 249 yards and two TDs in 2009 ... recorded second-most tackles for loss on team with seven and his two and a half sacks ranked third ... season opener vs. Meadville ... won Pennsylvania state title in javelin with personal best throw of 192-11 added one forced fumble and one fumble recovery ... recovered fumble in Irish debut against Nevada ... in 2010 ... caught 47 passes for 812 yards and 10 TDs as sophomore in 2008 ... over final three game of started for first time against Michigan State and responded with four tackles and forced one fumble ...

2008 season caught 22 passes for 434 yards and seven TDs ... besides tight end, played quarterback, wide credited with four solo tackles at Purdue including first career tackle for loss ... tallied seven tackles, includreceiver, defensive end and linebacker ... hails from family of musicians and is proficient playing trombone, ing two tackles for loss and first career sack, against Washington ... continued to be one of top defensive piano and euphonium ... mother is a music teacher ... played for coach Matt LaVerde at Oil City High School linemen on team against USC when he recorded five tackles with one and a half tackles for loss and onehalf sack ... registered six tackles against Boston College ... notched five tackles with one tackle for loss ... born April 9, 1993 ... enrolled in First Year of Studies. against Washington State ... tied career high with seven tackles against Navy, including one tackle for loss and one sack ... totaled 227:26 of playing time and made 51 appearances on special teams.

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TE / 6-5 / 253 / So. / Oil City, Pa. (Oil City Senior)

2011(SENIOR): Started the first seven games of the year before suffering a season-ending knee injury against USC (Oct. 22) ... tallied 32 tackles, including four for loss, before suffering the injury ... also had one and a half sacks, two pass breakups and a forced fumble ... had four or more tackles in six games ... turned in season-best seven tackles, including one and a half for loss and one-half sack, against USF (Sept. 3) ... registered four solo tackles in the victory at Pittsburgh (Sept. 24) ... recorded four tackles, half a tackle for loss, one forced fumble and one pass breakup at Michigan (Sept. 10) ... had four tackles and a sack in a victory over Air Force (Oct. 8) ...notched six tackles against USC (Oct. 22) before being injured.

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JONES’ CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS YEAR G-GS REC YDS TD LG 2010 12-7 23 306 3 53 2011 13-12 38 366 3 26 TOTAL 25-19 61 672 6 53

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also scored TDs via rushing, passing and fumble return in 2009 ... listed as 35th best player nationally on Sporting News Top 100 ... ranked 40th-best player nationally by SI.com/TAKKLE ... listed 68th-best player and 10th-best wide receiver in ESPNU 150 ... ranked by Scout.com as 138th-best prospect in 2009 ... Rivals. com ranked him 141st-best player in 2009 ... rated on the Offense-Defense 250 list ... member of Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia Top 50 team ... selected in 2009 preseason to Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia Super 11 squad ... named first-team all-state by Georgia Sports Writers Association following 2009 senior season ... rated 84th nationally on The Kickoff Top 120 ... selected to play in Under Armour All-America Game in St. Petersburg, Fla., and caught three passes for 29 yards ... helped Gainesville to Georgia state championship game in 2009 for first time since 1982 ... rated sixth-best player in Georgia by SuperPrep ... selected to Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120 team ... caught 81 passes for 979 yards as junior in 2008 ... first-team all-state pick by Associated Press and Georgia Sports Writers Association following junior campaign in 2008 ... helped high school team advance to Georgia state quarterfinals in 2008 ... averaged 19.6 yards on kickoff returns and 17.5 yards on punt returns as junior ... enrolled at Notre Dame in January 2010, ... father Andre Jones was defensive end at Notre Dame from 1987-91 and played on 1988 Notre Dame national championship team ... uncle is Philip Daniels, defensive lineman with Washington Redskins ... godfather is former Notre Dame flanker Raghib “Rocket” Ismail ... played for coach Bruce Miller at Gainesville ... born July 19, 1992 ... son of Andre and Jones ... enrolled in Mendoza College of Business.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named to the Fabulous 55 team by the Austin American-Statesman for top players in Texas ... ranked No. 33 on the Fab 55 list ... considered the 29th-best prospect in Texas and the third-best defensive end in the Lone Star State by SuperPrep ... named a SuperPrep All-American as the 41st-best defensive line prospect in the country ... ranked the 33rd-best player in Texas by Rivals.com and the 13th-best strongside defensive end by the ... rated by Scout.com as the 32nd-best defensive end in the nation ... as a junior, collected 50 tackles and added six sacks, two forced fumbles and three recovered fumbles ... received second-team all-district honors following junior season ... helped lead the football team to the playoffs as a sophomore and junior ... named honorable mention alldistrict following sophomore season ... also played basketball for the Kangaroos ... led his team to one conference win after pouring in 31 points and grabbing 12 rebounds ... averaged a double-double for the Weatherford basketball team ... named newcomer of the year following his freshman season on the basketball team for district 4-5A by the Dallas Morning News ... also was a member of the track and field team ... played football for coach Kenny Wheaton ... born Jan. 24, 1990 ... son of Wanna Lewis and Archie Moore ... enrolled in Mendoza College of Business, majoring in marketing.

LEWIS-MOORE’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SCK 2008 Did Not Play 2009 12-9 26 20 46 7.0-23 2.5-12 2010 13-13 20 42 62 2.5-19 2.0-19 2011 7-7 16 16 32 4.0-19 1.5-7 TOTAL 32-29 62 78 140 13.5-61 6.0-38

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LYNCH’S CAREER HIGHS Total Tackles: 6, at Stanford (Nov. 26, 2011) Solo Tackles: 5, vs. Maryland (Nov. 12, 2011) Assisted Tackles: 3, vs. Michigan State (Sept. 17, 2011) Tackles For Loss: 1.0, four times (last at Stanford, Nov. 26, 2011) Sacks: 1.0, four times (last at Wake Forest, Nov. 5, 2011) Interceptions: None Forced Fumble: 1, vs. Michigan State (Sept. 17, 2011) Fumble Recoveries: None Pass Breakups: 1, at Wake Forest (Nov. 5, 2011) QB Hurries: 6, vs. Michigan State (Sept. 17, 2011) CAREER: Very talented defensive lineman with great speed and good strength for a player his size and age ... earned multiple Freshman All-America honors in 2011 after leading the Irish with five and a half sacks and 14 quarterback hurries while adding seven tackles for loss ... the 14 QB hurries were the most by a Notre Dame player in one year since the statistic began being tracked in 1998.

2011 (FRESHMAN): Opposing defensive end that turned in a strong freshman campaign, starting six games and played in 12 ... did not play at Michigan ... started against Air Force, USC, Wake Forest, Boston College, Stanford and Florida State ... registered 33 tackles, including seven for loss totaling 48 yards ... also registered five and a half sacks, two pass breakups and a forced fumble ... showed a knack for rushing the quarterback, tallying 14 QB hurries, which was tops on the team ... turned in strong all around game in a win vs. Michigan State (Sept. 17), tallying five tackles, a sack, a forced fumble and a season-best six QB hurries ... had two tackles and a sack in a win at Pittsburgh (Sept. 24) ... followed up with three tackles and a sack in a win at Purdue (Oct. 1) ... had three tackles, a sack and a pass breakup in a win at Wake Forest (Nov. 5) ... notched five tackles in a win vs. Maryland (Nov. 12) ... registered a season-high six tackles, including half a tackle for loss at Stanford (Nov. 26) ... finished freshman campaign with five tackle, one and a half sack game against Florida State.

2010 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action during the 2010 season.

CAREER: Talented offensive lineman who served as an understudy to Taylor Dever from 2010-11 ... did not play as a freshman and participated in 13 games in 2011, primarily on special teams and as a reserve HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played both offense and defense as senior in 2009 at Mount Dora High School in Mount Dora, Fla. ... caught 16 passes for 160 yards and three touchdowns as senior tight end in 2009 and talright tackle ... enters 2012 with a good chance to start either at right tackle or right guard. lied four sacks as defensive end ... first-team all-Lake/Sumter Counties selection as offensive lineman/tight end follow2011 (SOPHOMORE): Backup offensive tackle and special teams performer who played in all 13 games. ing senior campaign by Orlando Sentinel ... missed first three games of 2009 season due to injury, then returned to help Hurricanes to 6-4 record ... named one of top 100 players in Central Florida prior to senior year by Orlando Sentinel ... received honorable mention all-area accolades from Southlake Press following 2009 season ... ranks 10th in senior class 2010 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action during the 2010 season. academically with 4.2 grade-point average ... named academic all-state as senior in 2009 ... father Bruce Sr. played HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: USA Today first-team prep All-America offensive lineman ... EA defensive end at Florida State from 1983-86 ... played for coach Chad Grabowski at Mount Dora ... born Oct. 18, 1991 Sports first-team All-American ... named to Parade magazine All-America team for 2009 as one of 18 of- ... son of Bruce Sr. and Susan Heggie. ... enrolled in Mendoza College of Business. Rated sixth-best player nationally in fensive and defensive linemen ... MaxPreps #30 national prospect and second-team All-American ... played 2010 by 24/7 Sports ... ranked as third-best defensive end and 15th-best prospect overall in ESPN 150 ratings ... listed offensive right tackle for Fremd High School in Palatine, Ill. ... Gatorade Player of the Year for state of Illinois 36th on SuperPrep Elite 50 squad ... ranked 22nd on MaxPreps Top 100 breakdown ... rated 28th-best player overall in 2009 ... selected to Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Class 8A all-state football squad and third-best strong-side defensive end in nation by Rivals.com ... ranked 19th on Rivals Florida Postseason 100 list for 2009 (one of 18) ... named to Chicago Tribune all-state team as senior in 2009 after helping Fremd to ... rated 91st-best prospect nationally by Sporting News ... listed 10th on Scout Top 100 breakdown ... played in U.S. perfect regular season and final 11-1 finish after falling in Illinois Class 8A quarterfinals ... first-team pick Army All-American Bowl and registered two and a half sacks ... ranked sixth in sacks among Florida Division 2B players on Champaign News-Gazette all-state squad for 2009 ... rated #13 offensive lineman nationally by SuperPrep and 83rd in state in 2010 ... selected Florida first-team all-state in 2010 at Island Coast High School in Cape Coral, Fla. ... rated 103rd nationally on The Kickoff Top 120 ... made 32 tackles on defense as senior in 2009 ... played ... tabbed by Gainesville Sun as one of Florida’s top 50 seniors in 2010 ... selected to Florida Times-Union Super 75 squad in 2010 U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio ... named to Daily Herald Northwest Suburban all- following senior season ... named to the Florida Athletic Coaches Association Division 16 team in 2010 ... Fort Myers area team for 2009 and 2008 ... helped team average 331 yards per game ... helped Fremd to 8-3 record News-Press all-area selection in 2010 ... registered 31 solo stops and 10.5 sacks during senior campaign in 2010 ... led as junior in 2008 ... attended U.S. Army All-American Combine in January 2009 and Notre Dame football team to 11-2 record and Florida 2B state semifinal playoff appearance as senior in 2010 ... tallied seven tackles in 55-0 camp in summer of 2009 ... earned special mention on all-area team as sophomore in 2007 ... played for win over Clewiston in 2010 ... recorded eight tackles and sack vs. Cape Coral in 2010 ... led Island Coast to 28-0 win coach Mike Donatucci at Fremd ... born Jan. 5, 1992 ... son of Greg and Erin Lombard ... enrolled in the over Tampa Catholic in 2010 with three sacks ... completed his junior season in 2009 with 52 total tackles, 35 assists, 16 Mendoza College of Business. sacks, and two fumble recoveries, one returned for a touchdown ... graduated from high school in December 2010 and enrolled at Notre Dame in January 2011 with Kyle Brindza, Brad Carrico, Everett Golson and Ishaq Williams ... played for coach Joe Bowen at Island Coast High School ... born March 8, 1993 ... enrolled in First Year of Studies.

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LYNCH’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR G-GS UT AT TT 2011 12-6 19 14 33 TOTAL 12-6 19 14 33

DE / 6-6 / 270 / So. / Cape Coral, FL (Island Coast) LYNCH’S HONORS & AWARDS X FWAA First-Team Freshman All-American (2011) X Phil Steele First-Team Freshman All-American (2011) X Scouts Inc. #3 Freshman All-American (2011)

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in the SI/TAKKLE Top 200 ... rated 110th in ESPNU150 and 10th-best offensive tackle according to ESPN ... named to Indiana Football Coaches Association Top 50 All-State team as an offensive lineman in senior year ... selected first-team all-state in 2008 by Indianapolis Star and Associated Press ... also named to Indianapolis Star’s 2008 Super Team ... tallied 114 pancake blocks during senior campaign ... first-team all-state selection as senior and junior ... named to Bloomington Herald Times Junior All-State team as sophomore ... selected to Bloomington Herald Times Top 33 team as junior and senior ... selected as SuperPrep All-American and 20th-best offensive lineman ... SuperPrep ranked him as 16th-best player in the Midwest ... ranked as G/T / 6-4 / 285 / So. / Indianapolis, Ind. (Bishop Chatard) second-best prospect in the Rivals.com Indiana postseason rankings ... member of Indiana Class 3A State Championship team as sophomore with 12-3 record ... helped lead high school team to 14-1 record and CAREER: One of five offensive lineman to not play in their freshman season in 2011 ... enters 2012 comsecond consecutive Indiana Class 3A state championship as junior in 2007 ... started both ways as sophopeting for starting spot on right side of offensive line ... younger brother of starting left tackle Zack Martin. more along offensive and defensive lines ... recorded 73 tackles including five tackles for loss as defensive tackle during sophomore season in 2006 ... father played football at Kentucky ... played for head coach FRESHMAN SEASON (2011): Did not see any action during the season.

Vince Lorenzano at Bishop Chatard High School ... brother Nick joined Irish in 2011 as an offensive lineman HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: First-team Indiana all-state pick on Associated Press Class 3A team ... born Nov. 20, 1990 ... full name is Zachary Edward Martin ... son of Pam and Keith Martin ... enrolled in as offensive lineman ... also named to Indiana Football Coaches Association Top 50 all-state team as one of 10 Mendoza College of Business, majoring in management-consulting offensive linemen ... named to 2010 Super Team by Indianapolis Star ... second-team offensive lineman on U.S. Air Force Medium Schools Prep All-America squad ... helped fourth-ranked Bishop Chatard High School in Indianapolis, Ind., to 2010 Indiana Class 3A state title with 28-14 win over South Bend St. Joseph’s in state title contest MARTIN’S CAREER STATISTICS that marked Chatard’s record 10th state title ... Chatard ended season with 11-4 record and 10 straight wins after YEAR G-GS early three-game losing streak ... helped team to number-three state ranking in IFCA final regular-season poll for 2009 Did Not Play 2010 ... starter on both offensive and defensive lines ... rated second-best Class 3A defensive player in Indianapolis 2010 13-13 area in preseason listings by Indianapolis Star ... . helped Chatard to 12-2 mark as junior in 2009 before losing to 2011 13-13 Evansville Memorial in Indiana state playoff semi-state round ... brother Zack was Notre Dame offensive tackle TOTAL 26-26

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starter as sophomore in 2010 ... father Keith played football at Kentucky ... played for coach Vincent Lorenzano at Bishop Chatard High School ... born April 29, 1993 ... enrolled in First Year of Studies.

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ZACK MARTIN OT / 6-4 / 304 / Sr. / Indianapolis, Ind. (Bishop Chatard) MARTIN’S HONORS & AWARDS X Notre Dame’s Guardian of the Year (2010, 2011) X Outland Trophy Watch List (2011)

CAREER: Entering second year at wide receiver after initialing starting Notre Dame career as a quarterback ... played in eight games for the Irish in 2011, primarily on special teams ... enters 2012 looking to crack the depth chart at wide receiver.

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WR / 6-4 / 225 / Jr. / Cincinnati, Ohio (St. Xavier)

2011 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in eight games during the season, primarily on special teams ... did not play in first four games or at Wake Forest.

CAREER: Recipient of Notre Dame’s Guardian of the Year award from the Guardian Life Insurance Company (a sponsor of Irish football on IMG College radio broadcasts) as the top Notre Dame offensive lineman in each of last two years ... has two seasons remaining of eligibility after not playing as a freshman ... has started all 26 games he has played in ... started two games at right tackle and 24 games at left tackle ... opens 2012 as the starter at left tackle.

2011 STATISTICS

2010 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in all 13 games in 2010 ... one of 11 players to start all 13 games for the Irish this season ... joined C Braxston Cave, OG Chris Stewart and OG Trevor Robinson as the only players on the offensive side of the ball to start all 13 games ... won the Guardian of the Year Award from the Guardian Life Insurance Company (a sponsor of Irish football on IMG College radio broadcasts) as the top Notre Dame offensive lineman ... made his first career start against Purdue ... started 11 games at left tackle and two games at right tackle (vs. Pittsburgh and Western Michigan) ... named Jimmy Rogers, Jr. Most Valuable Lineman following the victory over Miami (Fla.) in the Hyundai Sun Bowl ... the Irish offensive line allowed 20 sacks over their 13 games in 2010, which averaged out to 1.54 sacks per game ... Notre Dame had not allowed fewer sacks per game since 1998 when the Irish allowed only nine sacks in 11 games or 0.82 per game ... totaled 831 snaps on offense, the most of any Irish offense lineman and second-most of any Notre Dame player.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: First-team quarterback on Cincinnati Enquirer Division I Football All-Stars squad for 2009 ... threw for 1,800 yards and 16 touchdowns while completing 67 percent of his throws as senior in 2009 for St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati ... earned all-league honors in 2009 while helping St. Xavier to Cincinnati Greater Catholic League South title ... helped St. Xavier to final number-four ranking in Associated Press poll to end 2009 regular season – and 9-3 final record following regional semifinal playoff loss to Elder in 2009 Ohio Division I playoffs ... completed 20 of 28 passes in that Elder game, his final high school contest, for 221 yards and a TD ... hit 14 of 17 throws for 194 yards and three TDs in first-round state playoff win vs. Centerville ... completed 66 of 124 passes for 752 yards and three TDs as junior in 208 despite laying in only four games due to collarbone injury ... career numbers at St. Xavier included 3,496 passing yards and 28 TDs ... also a starting forward in basketball in 2009-10 for St. Xavier ... father Gary is former basketball captain at Xavier ... grandfather Larry Krutko played football as fullback at West Virginia and three seasons with NFL Pittsburgh Steelers in 1958-60 ... mother Mary is a television personality in Cincinnati real estate market ... from same high school that produced 2001 Irish captain and current Pittsburgh Steeler linebacker Rocky Boiman ... played for head coach Steve Specht at St. Xavier ... born Aug. 16, 1991 ... son of Gary and Mary Massa ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.

2009 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action for Irish.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Selected to play in 2009 Under Armour All-American game in Orlando ... named to Best in Midwest team by Detroit Free Press as the fifth-best player and second-best offensive lineman (behind future classmate Chris Watt) in the Midwest ... ranked as 107th-best prospect

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2011 (JUNIOR): Started all 13 games at left tackle ... part of a unit that only allowed 17 sacks during the season ... helped pave the way for a running game that averaged 4.8 yards a carry, the best by a Notre Dame team since 1996 ... older brother of freshman offensive lineman Nick Martin.

2010 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action during the 2010 season.

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DAN MCCARTHY

CAM MCDANIEL

CAREER: Has played in 24 career games ... recorded 16 tackles in Notre Dame career, including one-half CAREER: Very quick and agile player started career at Notre Dame as a running back and switched to tackle for loss ... added one forced fumble ... has contributed predominantly on special teams and scout cornerback during 2012 spring drills ... played in eight games during freshman season, mostly on special team for the Irish ... enters 2012 in competition for playing time at one of the safety positions. teams.

2011 (SENIOR): Played in 12 games during the season ... did not play at Wake Forest ... saw action 2011 (FRESHMAN): Played in eight games during the season, primarily on special teams ... did not play primarily on special teams and as a reserve safety ... produced nine tackles ... tied for fifth on the team in first four games or against Navy ... saw time on special teams and at running back in a reserve role ... had with seven tackles on special teams ... had four tackles each against Air Force (Oct. 8) and Navy (Oct. 29). three carries for nine yards and two kick returns for 24 yards ... also tallied a pair of tackles.

2010 (JUNIOR): Played in seven games for the Irish, including Purdue, Michigan State, Stanford, Boston College, Pittsburgh, Western Michigan and Tulsa (missed the final three games of regular season and the bowl game due to injury) ... totaled five tackles ... recorded three solo and two assisted stops ... added one-half tackle for loss (1 yard) and one forced fumble ... made one solo tackle at Boston College ... posted an assisted tackle against Pittsburgh ... registered three tackles, including two solo stops, in the victory over Western Michigan ... also added a half tackle for loss and forced fumble versus the Broncos ... totaled 22 snaps on defense.

2009 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in five games for Irish against Nevada, Washington State, Navy, Pittsburgh and Connecticut ... played primarily on special teams but also contributed as backup safety against Nevada and Washington State ... made Irish debut against Nevada in season opener ... recorded first career tackle against Washington State in San Antonio ... logged 1:08 of playing time and made 15 special-teams appearances.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Second-team all-state running back as senior on 2010 Texas Associated Press Sports Editors Class 5A team ... MVP of District 7-5A by Fort Worth Star-Telegram ... second-team running back pick on Dallas Morning News all-area squad ... rushed 301 times for 1,906 yards and 32 TDs as senior in 2010 at Coppell High School in Coppell, Texas ... also caught 40 passes for 492 yards and three TDs ... . led Dallas area 5A players in scoring with 37 TDs and ranked third in rushing ... helped Coppell to 13-1 record and #2 ranking in Texas Class 5A, losing only 41-40 to Euless Trinity in state quarterfinals ... Coppell finished regular season 10-0 and ranked fifth in Texas Associated Press Class 5A poll ... rated one of top 100 players in Dallas area (one of six running backs) coming into 2010

by Dallas Morning News ... helped 2009 Cowboys team as junior to 11-2 record ending in 5A playoff loss to Arlington ... played for coach Joe McBride at Coppell High School ... born Sept. 20, 1991 ... enrolled in First Year of Studies.

MCDANIEL‘S CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS YEAR G-GS ATT YDS TD LG AVG/C 2011 8-0 3 9 0 12 3.0 TOTAL 7-0 3 9 0 12 3.0

AVG/G 1.1 1.1

2008 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named Gatorade Player of the Year for Ohio ... finalist for Mr. Football award in Ohio ... earned second-team All-America honors from USA Today following senior season ... one of five future Irish players placed on the EA Sports All-America third team ... named offensive player of the year for Division IV by the Associated Press and the quarterback on the Associated Press NE Inland Division IV all-district football team ... ranked by Scout.com as the sixth-best Ohio prospect and eighth-best safety in the nation ... Rivals.com rated him to be the 12th-best player in Ohio and the 14th-best safety in the country ... played in first 12 games for Mooney and helped team go undefeated in those contests while being ranked No. 1 in Ohio and No. 9 in the nation by USA Today ... rushed for 1,340 yards with 15 TDs and passed for 625 yards with seven TDs as a senior ... posted 137 tackles and nine sacks during senior season ... gained 128 yards on the ground with one TD and passed for 103 yards with two TDs to lead Mooney to a 21-17 win over Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary’s ... rushed for 161 yards and two TDs in the Cardinals 28-0 victory over Bishop Watterson in the regular-season finale ... as a junior, helped lead his team to a state championship - the sixth in school history - after playing both quarterback and defensive back ... in the state title game, rushed 22 times for 161 yards and a TD and completed two of four passes for 61 yards en route to the 26-12 victory ... threw for 785 yards and eight TDs while rushing for 1,910 yards and 21 TDs during junior season and added 112 tackles, seven sacks and two interceptions on defense ... grandfather Jack Mayo attended Notre Dame from 1943-47 and was captain of the baseball team his final year ... older brother Kyle played safety at Notre Dame from 2005-09 and was captain in ’09 ... older brother Brian also attended Notre Dame and graduated in ’06 ... played for coach P.J. Fecko at Mooney ... named to National Honor Society ... four-year member of the student council, spanish and science clubs in high school ... born May 20, 1989 ... son of John and Janet McCarthy ... second youngest of four children (all boys) ... enrolled in Mendoza College of Business, majoring in finance.

MCCARTHY’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS YEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SCK 2009 5-0 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 2010 7-0 3 2 5 0.5-1 0.0-0 2011 12-0 3 7 9 0.0-0 0.0-0 TOTAL 24-0 7 9 15 0.5-1 0.0-0

INT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

PBU 0 0 0 0

FF 0 1 0 1

FR 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

BLK 0 0 0 0

MCDANIEL’S CAREER RETURN STATS YEAR KR YDS AVG TD LG 2011 2 24 12.0 0 18 TOTAL 2 24 12.0 0 18

PR 0 0

MCDANIEL’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS YEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SCK 2011 8-0 1 1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 TOTAL 7-0 1 1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0

YDS 0 0

AVG 0.0 0.0

TD LG 0 0 0 0

INT 0-0 0-0

PBU 0 0

FF 0 0

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KENDALL MOORE ILB / 6-1 / 242 / Jr. / Cary, N.C. (Southeast Raleigh) MOORE’S HONORS & AWARDS X Notre Dame’s Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year (2010) CAREER: Former Notre Dame Scout Team Player of the Year who played in 13 games as a sophomore in 2011 and enters 2012 competing for more playing time at inside linebacker ... recorded 10 tackles, including two tackles for loss, while on defense ... has also contributed to Irish special teams.

2011 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 games, seeing action on special teams and as a reserve linebacker ... tallied 10 tackles and two tackles for loss ... had season-high four tackles, including one tackle for loss, in win vs. Maryland (Nov. 12) ... also had one tackle for loss in win vs. Navy.

2010 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action during the 2010 season ... selected Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year at year-end banquet for his stellar contributions in practice situations against the first-team offense.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named SuperPrep All-American and eighth-best player in North Carolina

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INT 0-0 0-0

PBU 0 0

FF 0 0

FR BLK 0-0 0 0-0 0

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HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Participated in 2009 U.S. Army All-American Game in San Antonio ... selected to play in Hawaii Football Prep Classic, featuring all-star team from the U.S. mainland against allstar team from Hawaii ... Rivals.com ranked him 54th in Rivals100 rankings ... rated the eighth-best overall prospect in Florida according to Rivals.com’s postseason prospect rankings by state ... rated the 168th overall prospect in SI/TAKKLE Top 200 ... ranked 179th overall player according to Scout.com ... member of Florida Varsity Top 100 ... named Class 6A first-team all-state in Florida in 2007 and first-team academic all-state in 2008 for Florida Class 6A football ... named District 17 Player of the Year in 2007 and 2008 ... named SuperPrep All-American as 25th-best linebacker nationally ... ranked 13th among Florida’s best players according to SuperPrep’s Florida 110 ... selected to the Jacksonville Times-Union’s Florida Super 75 squad ... tabbed the second-best outside linebacker in Florida by the Times-Union ... named first-team Class 6A all-state as a senior ... tallied 137 tackles including eight tackles for a loss and three sacks during senior campaign at Vero Beach High School... one of three early enrollees at Notre Dame, joining E.J. Banks and Tyler Stockton ... played for head coach Gary Coggin at Vero Beach High School ... born May 14, 1990 ... full name is Ezekiel Edward Motta ... son of Bill Motta, who was the defensive coordinator at Vero Beach High School ... enrolled in College of Arts and Letters as an industrial design major.

ZEKE MOTTA S / 6-2 / 215 / Jr. / Vero Beach, Fla. (Vero Beach) MOTTA’S CAREER HIGHS Total Tackles: 11, at Michigan State (Sept. 18, 2010) Solo Tackles: 5, at Michigan State (Sept. 18, 2010) Assisted Tackles: 6, at Michigan State (Sept. 18, 2010) Tackles For Loss: 1.0, vs. Pittsburgh (Oct. 9, 2010) Sacks: 0.5, vs. Washington State (Oct. 31, 2009) Interceptions: 1, twice (last at Michigan, Sept. 10, 2011 Forced Fumble: 1, at Stanford (Nov. 26, 2011) Fumble Recoveries: 1, twice (last vs. Florida State, Dec. 29, 2011) Pass Breakups: 1, three times (last vs. Maryland, Nov. 12, 2011)

SCK 0.5-1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.5-1

INT 0-0 1-0 1-0 2-0

PBU 0 2 2 4

FF 0 0 1 1

FR 0-0 1-0 1-29 2-29

BLK 0 0 0 0

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MOTTA’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS YEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL 2009 12-0 6 6 12 0.5-1 2010 13-8 30 20 50 1.5-1 2011 13-8 17 23 40 0.0-0 TOTAL 38-16 53 49 102 2.0-2

2012 OUTLOOK

School in Raleigh, N.C. ... helped Southeast Raleigh to 10-3 record and second round of North Carolina state playoffs in 2009 ... scored tying touchdown for Bulldogs as running back on three-yard plunge in fourth quarter of secondround playoff game to force overtime ... key member of defense that limited five opponents to a touchdown or less ... named eighth-best player in North Carolina by Charlotte Observer ... recorded 125 tackles with seven sacks and added 30 receptions and seven touchdowns as tight end during junior campaign in 2008 ... led Southeast Raleigh to 11-3 record in 2008 ... registered 110 tackles and one interception as a sophomore in 2007 ... played for coach Daniel Finn at Southeast Raleigh ... born Nov. 15, 1991 ... son of Jeffrey and Tammie Moore ... enrolled in College of Arts and Letters.

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TATE NICHOLS OT / 6-8 / 320 / Jr. / Walton, Ky. (Ryle)

2009 (FRESHMAN): One of three freshmen to play in every game ... contributed primarily on special teams and also moved back and forth between outside linebacker and safety ... participated on four special teams units and was standout performer on kickoff coverage where he was credited with eight tackles ... ranked fourth on the team in special-teams tackles with eight and tied for second on squad in kickoff return tackles ... finished season with 12 tackles including one-half sack and one-half tackle for loss ... registered four tackles, including half a sack, against Washington State at San Antonio’s Alamodome ... notched three stops against Michigan State ... earned 11:06 of playing time and ranked fifth on team with 166 appearances on special teams.

2010 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action during the 2010 season.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Caught 28 passes for 455 yards and three touchdowns as senior tight end and defensive end in 2009 at Ryle High School in Union, Ken. ... one of 22 players on Class of the Commonwealth squad for 2009 by Lexington Herald-Leader ... second-team 2009 all-state pick in Kentucky in athlete category by Louisville Courier-Journal ... first-team selection as tight end on Cincinnati Enquirer Northern Kentucky Football All-Stars ... one of two recipients of Brian Williams “That’s My Boy” Award given by local chapter of National Football Foundation to top scholar-athlete in Northern Kentucky ... helped Ryle to 9-4 record in 2009, including second-round Kentucky playoff loss to eventual state champion St. Xavier ... one of Ryle’s four losses in 2009 came to eventual state champion Highlands team that includes fellow Notre Dame teammate Austin Collinsworth ... played wide receiver as sophomore, then moved to tight end for junior and senior seasons ... distant relative of former Irish tight end Kyle Rudolph ... played for coach Bryson Warner at Ryle ... born March 19, 1992 ... son of Dave and Annie Nichols ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.

2010 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action during the 2010 season.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Caught 28 passes for 455 yards and three touchdowns as senior tight end and defensive end in 2009 at Ryle High School in Union, Ken. ... one of 22 players on Class of the Commonwealth squad for 2009 by Lexington Herald-Leader ... second-team 2009 all-state pick in Kentucky in athlete category by Louisville Courier-Journal ... first-team selection as tight end on Cincinnati Enquirer Northern Kentucky Football All-Stars ... one of two recipients of Brian Williams “That’s My Boy” Award given by local chapter of National Football Foundation to top scholar-athlete in Northern Kentucky ... helped Ryle to 9-4 record in 2009, including second-round Kentucky playoff loss to eventual state champion St. Xavier ... one of Ryle’s four losses in 2009 came to eventual state champion Highlands team that includes fellow Notre Dame teammate Austin Collinsworth ... played wide receiver as sophomore, then moved to tight end for junior and senior seasons ... distant relative of former Irish tight end Kyle Rudolph ... played for coach Bryson Warner at Ryle ... born March 19, 1992 ... son of Dave and Annie Nichols ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.

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2011 STATISTICS

2010 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 games for the Irish, starting against Michigan, Michigan State, Western Michigan, Navy, Tulsa, Utah, USC and Miami (Fla.) ... totaled 50 tackles ... recorded 30 solo and 20 assisted stops ... ranked seventh on the team in tackles ... added one and a half tackles for loss (one yard), one fumble recovery, one interception and two pass breakups ... tallied three tackles, including two solo stops against Purdue ... registered four tackles and a pass breakup against Michigan ... registered career-highs in total tackles (11), solo stops (five) and assisted tackles (six) against Michigan State ... added a half tackle for loss and interception against the Spartans ... registered three solo stops and four tackles overall against Stanford and three total stops (all solo tackles) against Pittsburgh ... added a tackle for loss against the Panthers ... registered four tackles, two solo, in the victory over Western Michigan ... totaled six tackles, five assisted stops, against Navy ... collected three tackles, two solo stops, against Utah ... totaled four solo tackles in the regular season finale at USC ... recorded four tackles, three solos, in the Hyundai Sun Bowl victory over Miami (Fla.) ... totaled 553 snaps on defense, the fourth most of any Irish defensive back and the second most of any safety.

2011 (SOPHOMORE): Did not see any game action during the season.

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2011 (JUNIOR): Played in all 13 games, starting eight at safety ... tallied 40 tackles, one interception, one pass breakup, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery ... recorded three or more tackles in six games ... registered three six-tackle games ... tallied six tackles in games against Michigan State, Boston College and Stanford ... had second career interception at Michigan ... forced first career fumble at Stanford ... recovered fumble and returned 29 yards for game’s first touchdown against Florida State.

CAREER: The tallest player on Notre Dame’s roster is competing for the vacant right tackle position in the starting lineup ... a former high school tight end and defensive end who moved to offensive tackle when he arrived at Notre Dame ... has not played in his Notre Dame career.

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CAREER: Has not missed a game in his Irish career, playing in all 38 games and starting 16 contests ... has totaled 102 tackles, 53 solo stops, two tackles for loss, one-half sack, four pass breakups, two fumble recoveries and two interceptions ... enters 2012 with most career tackles among active Notre Dame defensive backs and only Manti Te’o (324 tackles) and Kapron Lewis-Moore (140) have more tackles at Notre Dame ... talented, young player enrolled early in 2009 and spent the spring of 2010 practicing at linebacker before moving to safety in fall ... utilized more towards middle and end of freshman season as extra rusher in box ... carved out major contributing role on special teams in first year with Irish ... starts 2012 as a starter at safety along with Jamoris Slaughter.

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NG / 6-3 / 326 / Jr. / Jacksonville, Fla. (Raines)

TROY NIKLAS

LOUIS NIX III

NIKLAS’ CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 4, vs. Boston College (Nov. 19, 2011) Solo Tackles: 2, twice (last vs. Navy (Oct. 29, 2011) Assisted Tackles: 4, vs. Boston College (Nov. 19, 2011) Tackles For Loss: 0.5, vs. Boston College (Nov. 19, 2011) Sacks: None Forced Fumbles: None Fumble Recoveries: 1, vs. Navy (Oct. 29, 2011) Pass Breakups: None Interceptions: None

NIX III CAREER HIGHS Total Tackles: 6, twice (last vs. Navy (Oct. 29, 2011) Solo Tackles: 2, four times (last at Stanford, Nov. 26, 2011) Assisted Tackles: 5, vs. Navy (Oct. 29, 2011) Tackles For Loss: 1.5, at Stanford (Nov. 26, 2011) Sacks: 0.5, vs. Navy (Oct. 29, 2011) Interceptions: None Forced Fumble: None Fumble Recoveries: None Pass Breakups: 1, vs. Boston College (Nov. 19, 2011)

CAREER: Great athlete who transitions from defense to offense for the Irish in 2012 ... played in 12 games as a freshman at outside linebacker but switched to tight end for spring drills in 2012 ... tallied 20 tackles in only season on defense and started at outside linebacker in Notre Dame’s win against then-No. 15 Michigan State ... nickname on the team is Hercules.

CAREER: The anchor of Notre Dame’s defensive line was a force at times in the middle of the Irish defense ... tied for seventh on the team and was tops among defensive ends and nose guards with 45 tackles in 2011 ... recorded 32 tackles over final seven games of season ... has three seasons of eligibility remaining after preserving a year during freshman campaign.

2011 (FRESHMAN): Played in 12 games for the Irish as an outside linebacker, starting the game against Michigan State ... tallied career-high four tackles and one-half tackle for loss in win vs. Boston College ... recorded two tackles and first career fumble recovery in a win vs. Navy ... registered three tackles in start against the Spartans.

2011 (SOPHOMORE): Started 11 games at nose guard while playing in all 13 during the season ... did not start vs. USF or Navy ... collected 45 tackles, including four and a half for loss ... also recorded one pass breakup and one-half sack ... registered nine games with at least two tackles and six games of four or more ... had a pair of six-tackle games ... opened career with six tackles, including one-half tackle for loss against South Florida ... tied career high in tackles with six, including one-half tackle for loss and one-half HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Los Angeles Times lineman of the year as senior in 2010 ... two- sack in win against Navy ... had four tackles, including a career-high one and a half tackles for loss, against way standout as both offensive and defensive lineman at Servite High School in Anaheim, Calif., where Stanford ... notched five tackles, including one tackle for loss and a pass breakup in win vs. Boston College he played offensive guard and defensive tackle in 2010 ... helped Servite to 14-1 record in 2010, a second ... registered three tackles in Champs Sports Bowl against Florida State. straight CIF Southern Section Pac-5 Division title and runner-up in state playoffs ... named co-lineman of the year as senior in Trinity League by Orange County Register ... an offensive lineman on Los Angeles 2010 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action during the 2010 season.

Times high school all-star football team for 2010 ... first-team all-state offensive lineman by CalHiSports ... rated 215th among all prospects nationally on Rivals.com 250 list ... rated 11th by SuperPrep among all HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named to Florida Super 75 and to Jacksonville Super 24 teams th prospects in California, Nevada and Hawaii ... all-CIF Southern Section Pac-5 as defensive lineman as senior by Jacksonville Times-Union following his senior year in 2009 ... rated 59 nationally on Sporting News Top 100

by Orange County Register ... first-team defensive lineman on Orange County Register all-county team for list ... tabbed SuperPrep All-American and eighth-best defensive tackle nationally ... made 50 tackles and 10 2010 ... two-time first-team all-Trinity League selection ... played tight end on offense until switch to guard sacks as senior in 2009 at Raines High School in Jacksonville, Fla. ... a 2009 all-First Coast pick as defensive as senior in 2010 ... made 14 tackles as senior in 48-8 CIF State Open Division title game loss to De La Salle lineman by Jacksonville Times-Union ... selected to play in Under Armour All-America Game in St. Petersburg, Fla. ... helped Servite to 2009 California state title (33-20 victory over Rocklin in Division II championship), in ... tallied 19 combined sacks as a sophomore and junior in 2007 and 2008 ... selected to Jacksonville Times-Union addition to Pac-5 and Trinity League crowns ... caught 16 passes as tight end for 128 yards and three TDs in Super 11 squad prior to senior season and was labeled “most disruptive” player in First Coast ... named to Super th 2009 ... also helped Servite to Trinity League title as sophomore in 2008 ... brother Austin was sophomore Southeast 120 team by Mobile Press-Register ... rated 64 -best player nationally and sixth-best defensive tackle in ESPNU 150 ... listed as seventh-best defensive tackle nationally and 85th-best player by Rivals.com ... rated linebacker at Air Force in 2010 ... uncle Bruce Matthews played at USC, was ninth overall pick in NFL Draft, nd th earned Pro Bowl honors 14 times while playing with NFL Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans from 1983- ninth-best defensive tackle in country and 102 -best prospect nationally by Scout.com ... ranked 108 player th 2001 and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007 ... from same high school as former Irish nationally by SI.com/TAKKLE ... rated on Offense-Defense Top 250 list ... rated 75 nationally by The Kickoff Top quarterback standout, NFL veteran and current CBS Sports analyst Steve Beuerlein ... born Sept. 18, 1992 120 ... tallied 60 tackles and 10 sacks as junior and named second-team all-First Coast by Jacksonville TimesUnion ... helped Raines High School to 7-4 record and appearance in Florida state playoffs as sophomore in ... enrolled in First Year of Studies.

2007 ... named to Jacksonville Times-Union second-team all-First Coast in 2007 ... also played basketball ... played for coach Deran Wiley at Raines ... born July 31, 1991 ... son of Louis Nix and Stephanie Ancrum ... enrolled in NIKLAS’ CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS YEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SCK INT PBU FF FR BLK the College of Arts and Letters.

2011 12-1 8 12 20 0.5-3 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 1-0 0 NIX III CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS TOTAL 12-1 8 12 20 0.5-3 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 1-0 0 YEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SCK INT PBU FF FR BLK 2010 Did Not Play 2011 13-11 12 33 45 4.5-9 0.5-1 0-0 1 0 0-0 0 TOTAL 13-11 12 33 45 4.5-9 0.5-1 0-0 1 0 0-0 0

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2011 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action during the season.

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QB / 6-2 / 210 / Jr. / Lake Forest, Ill. (Lake Forest) REES’ HONORS & AWARDS X FBS Independent Offensive Player of the Week (11/14/11) X College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Quarterback (10/9/11) X FBS Independent Offensive Player of the Week (10/11/11) X Notre Dame’s Next Man In Award Recipient (2010)

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2011 STATISTICS

REES’ PLACE IN THE IRISH RECORD BOOKS X Career Completion Percentage (2010-, 64.2, 1st) X Career Pass Attempts/Game (2010-, 26.1, 3rd) X Career Completions/Game (2010-, 16.8, 3rd) X Career Passing Yards/Game (2010-, 180.8, 3rd) X Career 300-Yard Passing Games (2010-, 2, t-3rd) X Career Total Yards/Game (2010-, 178.1, 5th) X Career Pass Completions (2010-, 369, 6th) X Career Total Yards/Attempt (2010-, 6.34, 6th) X Career Touchdown Passes (2010-, 32, 6th) X Career Pass Attempts (2010-, 575, 7th)

2011 (SOPHOMORE): Started 12 games for the Irish, while appearing in all 13 ... took over for then-starter Dayne Crist at halftime of South Florida game, and started the remaining 12 games ... passed for over 200 yards in eight games ... threw multiple TDs in six games ... threw a touchdown pass in 11 straight games from 2010 to 2011, which ranks third for the longest streak in school history ... threw for 2,871 yards and 20 TDs on the year ... completed 65.5% of passes, the second-best completion percentage in a season by any Notre Dame QB ... tied school record by completing 14 consecutive passes at one point ... completed 135 consecutive passes without an INT, the third-longest streak in school history ... ranked in the top five in school history in single-season passes attempted, completed, TD passes and passing yards ... put together strong game in a 38-10 victory over Purdue, throwing for 254 yards and three scores ... tied career-high with four TD passes, all coming in the first half, in a victory over Air Force ... four TD passes in first half tied with Brady Quinn for most in a half in Irish history ... named College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Quarterback and FBS Independent Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 11) for effort against the Falcons ... produced most efficient game of season in win vs. Maryland, going 30 for 38 (79.0 percent) for 296 yards and two TDs ... named FBS Independent Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 14) for performance against the Terrapins ... threw for 315 yards and three TDs at Michigan ... also had two TD tosses against South Florida and Wake Forest.

2011 REVIEW

TOMMY REES

REES’ CAREER HIGHS Carries: 5, at Pittsburgh (Sept. 24, 2011) Rushing Yards: 6, twice (last vs. USC, Oct. 22, 2011) Rushing Touchdowns: None Longest Rush: 12, vs. Tulsa (Oct. 30, 2010) Pass Attempts: 54, vs. Tulsa (Oct. 30, 2010) Pass Completions: 33, vs. Tulsa (Oct. 30, 2010) Passing Yards: 334, vs. Tulsa (Oct. 30, 2010) Long Completion: 56, vs. Navy (Oct. 29, 2011) Passing Touchdowns: 4, twice (last vs. Air Force, Oct. 8, 2011) Completion Percentage: 85.7 (6-for-7), vs. Navy (Oct. 23, 2010) Passing Yards Per Attempt: 10.77, vs. Navy (Oct. 29, 2011) Passing Yards Per Completion: 16.5, vs. Army (Nov. 20, 2010) Passing Efficiency: 181.64, vs. Air Force (Oct. 8, 2011) Interceptions: 3, vs. Tulsa (Oct. 30, 2010) CAREER: A 16-game starter for the Irish at quarterback whose name is littered throughout the Notre Dame record book for career and single-season performances ... completed 369 of 575 passes (64.2 percent) for 3,977 yards with 32 TDs and 22 interceptions ... owns a 12-4 record as starting QB for the Irish ... career leader in completion percentage among all Notre Dame players, he ranks in the top 10 in 13 different career lists and 16 different single-season lists ... ranks third in career completions per game and passing yards per game ... ranks sixth in career TD passes, ninth in career efficiency rating (133.4) and 10th in career passing yards ... started final four games of his freshman year and led Notre Dame to victories in all four contests ... became the first freshman QB in Notre Dame history to ever lead the Irish to a victory in a bowl game ... set single-season freshman school records in TD passes (12) and completion percentage (61.0).

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HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked 11th nationally on Rivals weak-side defensive end list ... selected to Florida Times-Union Super 75 team of Florida’s top players ... listed 123rd on ESPN 150 list of top players nationally for 2010 ... selected to play in Team USA vs. The World game Feb. 2 in Austin, Texas ... tabbed as best defensive lineman and fifth-best prospect in Miami-Dade County by Miami Herald ... named to Orlando Sentinel Florida Top 100 list as fourth-best defensive end in state ... led Columbus High School team in Miami, Fla., to 6A regional quarterfinals of 2010 Florida state playoffs ... registered 80 tackles and 10 sacks for Columbus as junior defensive end in 2009 ... named first-team all-county in 2010

by Miami Herald ... 2009 first-team all-Dade County selection ... named second team all-state defensive line by Florida sportswriters and first team all-county by the Miami Herald following junior campaign in 2009 ... played for coach Chris Merritt at Christopher Columbus High School ... born July 8, 1992 ... enrolled in First Year of Studies.

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Career Efficiency Rating (2010-, 133.4, 9th) Lowest Career Interception Percentage (2010-, 3.83, 9th) Career Passing Yards (2010-, 3,977, 10th) Single-Season Consecutive Completions (2011, 14, t-1st) Single-Season Completion Percentage (2011, 65.5, 2nd) Single-Season Consecutive Passes Without Interception (2011, 135, 3rd) Single-Season Completions/Game (2011, 20.7, 4th) Single-Season Pass Completions (2011, 269, 4th) Single-Season Pass Attempts (2011, 411, 5th) Single-Season Touchdown Passes (2011, 20, 5th) Single-Season Passing Yards (2011, 2,871, 5th) Single-Season Total Offense Plays (2011, 442, 6th) Single-Season Pass Attempts/Game (2011, 31.6, 6th) Single-Season Total Offense Yards (2011, 2,815, 6th) Single-Season Completion Percentage (2010, 61.0, 7th) Single-Season 300-Yard Passing Games (2011, 1, t-7th) Single-Season 300-Yard Passing Games (2010, 1, t-7th) Single-Season Passing Yards/Game (2011, 220.8, 8th) Single-Season Total Yards/Game (2011, 216.5, 9th) Single-Game Consecutive Completions (Nov. 12, 2011 vs. Maryland, 14, t-1st) Single-Game Pass Completions (Oct. 30, 2010 vs. Tulsa, 33, 2nd) Single-Game Pass Attempts (Oct. 30, 2010 vs. Tulsa, 54, 6th) Single-Game Touchdown Passes (Oct. 30, 2010 vs. Tulsa, 4, t-6th) Single-Game Touchdown Passes (Oct. 8, 2011 vs. Air Force, 4, t-6th) Single-Game Pass Completions (Nov. 12, 2011 vs. Maryland, 30, t-9th) Single-Game Consecutive Passes Without Interception (Oct. 1, 2011 at Purdue, 40, t-10th)

2012 OUTLOOK

X X X X X X X OT / 6-5 / 284 / So. / Plant City, Fla. (Plant City) X X CAREER: Sat out 2011 season after transferring to Notre Dame in January 2011 from Florida State ... adds X depth to offensive line group and will compete for playing time at offensive tackle.

X X 2011 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action during the season.

X X X X X X X X X X ILB / 6-3 / 240 / So. / Miami, Fla. (Columbus) X X CAREER: Versatile linebacker with ability to play both inside and outside linebacker ... did not play during X freshman season.

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2010 (FRESHMAN): Played in nine games for the Irish, starting four contests (Utah, Army, USC and Miami) ... led Irish to four straight victories including a Hyundai Sun Bowl victory over Miami (Fla.) as the starting quarterback ... became the first freshman quarterback in Notre Dame history to ever lead the Irish to a victory in a bowl game ... completed 61.0 percent of his passes (100 of 164) for 1,106 yards and 12 touchdowns ... registered a passing efficiency of 132.70 ... recorded 17 completions of 20 yards or more ... completed 66.7 percent (40 of 60) of his passes on first down ... set a single-season freshman school record with 12 TD passes ... established a single-season freshman record in completion percentage ... ranked among the top five in the following categories for Irish freshman quarterbacks: passing yards (second, 1,106), passing efficiency (second, 132.70), pass attempts (third, 164), completions (third, 100) and games played (t-fourth, 9) ... made career debut against Michigan, but attempted two passes, one of which was intercepted, without a completion ... saw action late in the game against Navy, but guided the Irish on a touchdown drive ... went 6 of 7 for 79 yards on the scoring drive ... replaced Dayne Crist following his season-ending injury against Tulsa ... proceeded to complete 33 of 54 passes for 334 yards and four TDs vs. Tulsa ... was the first Irish freshman quarterback to ever throw four TD passes in a single game ... the 334 yards passing was the most ever by a quarterback that did not start the game ... his 300-yard game was the 35th in school history and second-ever by a Notre Dame freshman ... Brady Quinn was the only other freshman signal caller to throw for at least 300 yards in a single game (350, Oct. 25, 2003 at Boston College) ... started the final three games of the regular season at national sports landmarks (Notre Dame Stadium, Yankee Stadium and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum) ... ninth freshman quarterback to start for the Irish in the last 60 seasons (1951-present), joining Ralph Guglielmi (1951), Blair Kiel (1980), Steve Beuerlein (1983), Kent Graham (1987), Paul Failla (1991), Matt LoVecchio (2000), Brady Quinn (2003) and Jimmy Clausen (2007) ... became the first Irish freshman quarterback to knock off a top-20 opponent since Blair Kiel helped Notre Dame get past No. 13 Miami, (Fla.), 32-14 ... completed 13 of 20 passes for 129 yards and three touchdowns in the victory over Utah ... his three TD passes were the most by a freshman in his first career start in school history ... he also threw for the fourth-most yards ever by an Irish quarterback in his first start ... threw seven TD passes in back-to-back outings against Tulsa (four) and Utah (three) ... the seven TD passes in consecutive games were the third-most TD passes over a two-game stretch in school history ... only Brady Quinn has ever thrown more TD passes in two consecutive games ... Quinn had nine TD passes over back-to-back games in 2009 and twice had eight TD passes in consecutive games in 2006 ... threw for 214 yards and completed 13 of 20 passes for the second straight game in the victory over Army ... collected another TD pass against the Black Knights ... closed out the regular season connecting on 20 of 32 pass attempts for 149 yards and two TDs ... the first rookie Notre Dame quarterback to knock off USC since Matt LoVecchio in 2000 ... completed 15 of 29 passes for 201 yards and two TDs in the Hyundai Sun Bowl victory over Miami (Fla.) ... threw two or more TD passes in four of the last five games of 2010.

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THEO RIDDICK RB / 5-11 / 199 / Sr. / Manville, N.J. (Immaculata) RIDDICK’S PLACE IN THE IRISH RECORD BOOKS X Single-Game Kickoff Returns (Oct. 3, 2009 vs. Washington, 6, t-3rd) X Single-Game Kickoff Returns (Nov. 28, 2009 at Stanford, 6, t-3rd) X Single-Season Kickoff Returns (2009, 37, 1st) X Career Kickoff Returns (2009-, 47, t-5th) X Single-Season Kickoff Return Yards (2009, 849, 1st) X Career Kickoff Return Yards (2009-, 1,051, 8th) X Single-Season Kickoff/Punt Return Yards (2009, 849, 3rd) X Career Kickoff/Punt Return Yards (2009-, 1,049, 10th)

RIDDICK’S CAREER HIGHS Carries: 9, vs. Washington State (Oct. 31, 2009) Rushing Yards: 51, vs. Washington State (Oct. 31, 2009) Rushing Touchdowns: None Longest Rush: 24, at Purdue (Sept. 26, 2009) Receptions: 10, at Michigan State (Sept. 18, 2010) Receiving Yards: 128, at Michigan State (Sept. 18, 2010) Receiving Touchdowns: 2, at Michigan (Sept. 10, 2011) Longest Reception: 37, vs. Michigan (Sept. 11, 2010) Kick Returns: 6, vs. Washington (Oct. 3, 2009) Kick Return Yards: 129, vs. Washington (Oct. 3, 2009) Kick Return Touchdowns: None Longest Kick Return: 38, vs. Michigan State (Sept. 19, 2009) Punt Returns: 2, vs. USF (Sept. 3, 2011) Punt Return Yards: 1, vs. Florida State (Dec. 29, 2011) Punt Return Touchdowns: None HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Completed 215 of 308 passes for 2,572 yards and 23 touch- Longest Punt Return: 1, vs. Florida State (Dec. 29, 2011) downs as senior in 2009 at Lake Forest High School in Lake Forest, Ill. ... threw for 526 yards and six TDs All-Purpose Yards: 152, vs. Navy (Nov. 7, 2009) in one 2009 game versus Bradford (Wis.) ... also threw for five TDs and 348 yards in 2009 vs. Warren ... as junior in 2008 completed 195 of 344 passes for 2,170 yards and 21 TDs (including four in 65-52 win CAREER: One of quickest and most exciting players on Irish roster ... returned to his original position of over Wauconda) in seasons that ended with Illinois Class 6A first-round playoff loss to Lemont ... played running back at end of 2011 following injury to Jonas Gray ... opens 2012 as a running back but will also basketball at Lake Forest until he enrolled at Notre Dame in January 2010 ... started final six games at play out of slot wide receiver position ... moved to wide receiver as a sophomore in 2010 after playing in quarterback for Lake Forest as sophomore in 2007 ... brother Danny was punter and holder at UCLA ... every game during freshman season as reserve running back and kickoff returner ... missed four games in father Bill is former assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for years at UCLA (1979-93) under Terry 2010 with foot injury ... has played in 32 career games and started 18, 17 in last two years ... has 84 career Donohue, also has worked in scouting and pro personnel for Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, Kansas City catches for 893 yards and six touchdowns ... has added 54 career rushes for 252 yards, good for a 4.7 per Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers – after playing quarterback at Ohio Wesleyan and serving as an assistant carry average ... has returned 39 kickoffs and averaged 22.7 yards per return ... broke Armando Allen’s coach at Northwestern (1976-78) for three years ... played for coach Chuck Spagnoli at Lake Forest ... born school record with 849 kickoff return yards in 2009.

May 22, 1992 ... son of Bill and Susan Rees.

2011 (JUNIOR): Played in 11 games during the season, starting the first nine before missing two with injury ... proved to be a reliable No. 2 wide receiver, hauling in 38 catches for 436 yards and three TDs ...

REES’ CAREER OFFENSIVE STATISTICS ranked third on the team in receptions, receiving yards and receiving TDs behind Michael Floyd and Tyler PASSING RUSHING Eifert ... had eight games with two or more catches ... produced six games with 50 or more yards receiving YEAR G-GS COMP ATT INT PCT YDS TD ATT YDS AVG TD ... recorded six receptions for 62 yards and two touchdowns at Michigan (Sept. 17), including 29-yard grab 2010 9-4 100 164 8 61.0 1106 12 12 -2 -0.2 0 late in the fourth quarter to give Irish a 31-28 lead ... collected six more catches (52 yards) in the victory at 2011 13-12 269 411 14 65.5 2871 20 31 -56 -1.8 0 Pittsburgh (Sept. 24) ... notched season-highs of eight catches and 83 yards with a TD in a victory over Air TOTAL 22-16 369 575 22 64.2 3977 32 43 -58 -1.3 0 Force (Oct. 8) ... had a pair of catches for 67 yards against Stanford (Nov. 26) ... carried the ball eight times for 36 yards and hauled in two passes for seven yards against Florida State (Dec. 29).

2010 (SOPHOMORE): Played in nine games for the Irish, starting eight ... missed four games (Navy, Tulsa, Utah and Army) with a foot injury ... still ranked second on the team in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns (tied) ... recorded 40 catches for 414 yards and three TDs ... added 11 rushes for 29 yards and two kickoff returns for 36 yards in 2009 ... registered four catches of 20 yards or more ... 22 of 40 receptions resulted in a TD or first down ... five of seven receptions on third down plays resulted in a TD or first down ... started out Irish career as a running back, but head coach Brian Kelly liked the idea of moving Riddick to the slot in his spread offense ... somewhat slow in his progression at wideout over Notre Dame’s first two games of 2010 ... managed just four catches for 52 yards against Purdue and Michigan, but the wide receiver found his form over a four-game stretch against Michigan State, Stanford, Boston College and Pittsburgh ... totaled 33 receptions for 343 yards and three TDs (all team-highs over the four-game stretch) ... recorded a game-high and career-high 10 catches for 128 yards against Michigan State ... also

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grabbed a 15-yard TD pass from Dayne Crist versus the Spartans ... registered his first career 100-yard receiving game against Michigan State ... posted two grabs for 42 yards on Notre Dame’s opening scoring drive of the second half (an 18- and 24-yard grab) ... his 10 receptions against the Spartans were tied for the ninth most in single-game school history ... his output was tied for the third most ever by an Irish sophomore wideout ... Michael Floyd also hauled in 10 catches against Navy on Nov. 7, 2009 and Jim Seymour, who was a first-year player, but a sophomore eligibility wise, has the two highest outputs (13 and 11 catches in 1966) ... registered a TD catch in three consecutive weeks (Michigan State, Stanford and Boston College) ... recorded seven catches for 71 yards and a TD versus Stanford ... added nine RB / 6-0 / 218 / Jr. / Newbury Park, Calif. (Newbury Park) more catches (69 yards) and a TD in the victory at Boston College ... collected seven receptions over 75 yards against Pittsburgh ... managed just one catch against Western Michigan before he was sidelined by an injury ... returned to the ROBERSON’S HONORS & AWARDS field against USC and has one catch for six yards ... managed only one reception for two yards in the Hyundai Sun Bowl X Notre Dame Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year (2010) victory over Miami (Fla.), but rushed for 32 yards on eight carries (both season highs) ... totaled 490 snaps on offense, third most of any Irish wide receiver.

CAREER: Recovering from knee surgery following knee injury in 2011 spring practices ... did not play 2009 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in all 12 contests for Irish, serving as primary return man on kickoffs and as reserve during freshman year ... named Notre Dame Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year in 2010 for his stellar running back ... earned first start of career in final game of season against Stanford ... tallied 849 kickoff return yards on play at running back against the first team Irish defense.

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RIDDICK’S CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS YEAR G-GS REC YDS TD LG REC/G 2009 12-1 6 43 0 16 0.5 2010 9-8 40 414 3 37 4.4 2011 11-9 38 436 3 45 3.5 TOTAL 32-18 84 893 6 45 2.6

RIDDICK’S CAREER RETURN STATS YEAR KR YDS AVG TD LG 2009 37 849 22.9 0 38 2010 2 36 18.0 0 19 2011 8 166 20.8 0 34 TOTAL 47 1051 22.4 0 38

AVG/G 3.6 46.0 39.6 27.9

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CHRIS SALVI S / 5-10 / 190 / Sr. / Lake Forest, Ill. (Carmel Catholic) CAREER: Hardworking walk-on was rewarded with a scholarship during winter workouts in 2012 ... transfer from Butler University has played in 22 games over past two seasons and totaled 12 tackles ... won the 188-pound division at 2012 Bengal Bouts..

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HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: First-team pick as running back as both senior and junior in 2009 and 2008 on California Southern Section Marmonte League all-conference squad ... named to Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100 squad for 2009 ... second-team running back on all-county large school squad selected for 2009 by Ventura County Football Coaches Association ... carried 199 times for 1,107 rushing yards and 20 TDs as senior in 2009 for Newbury Park High School in Thousand Oaks, Calif. ... top game in 2009 featured 26 attempts for 186 and three TDs versus Saugus ... caught 29 passes for 268 yards and one TD in 2009 while helping Panthers to 9-3 record ... listed on Rivals.com 250 chart for 2009 ... rushed 226 times for 1,452 yards and 18 TDs as junior in 2008 – and also caught 29 passes for 279 yards and three TDs as Newbury Park finished 7-4 ... grandfather Thomas Murray Turner is ’59 Notre Dame graduate ... played for coach George Hurley at Newbury Park ... born March 13, 1992 ... son of Marvin Roberson and Tanya Turner ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business

2011 (SENIOR): Played in all 13 season games as a member of the special teams unit ... tallied 10 tackles ... had two each in wins over Air Force, Navy and Maryland ... also had a tackle against Michigan State, Purdue and Wake Forest.

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SALVI’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS YEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL 2010 9-0 1 1 2 0.0-0 2011 13-0 3 7 10 0.0-0 TOTAL 22-0 4 8 12 0.0-0

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RIDDICK’S CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS YEAR ATT YDS TD LG AVG/C 2009 29 160 0 24 5.5 2010 11 29 0 18 2.6 2011 8 63 0 14 4.5 TOTAL 54 252 0 24 4.7

AVG/C 7.2 10.4 11.5 10.6

2010 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action during the 2010 season ... received Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year Award at year-end banquet for his great play against the Irish first-team defense.

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HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked 82nd in Offense-Defense Top 100 ... member of Rivals250, ranking 242nd overall ... 241st overall player in country according to Scout.com ... named SuperPrep All-American, rating him as 23rd-best running back nationally ... SuperPrep ranks him as seventh best player in New Jersey 35 ... first-team all state performer senior year at Immaculata High School ... selected third-team all-state running back during junior season by Newark Star-Ledger ... Star-Ledger named him to first-team non-public school all-state squad after junior season ...named second-team all-state performer as defensive back during sophomore campaign by Associated Press and Newark StarLedger ... as junior carried 159 times for 1,192 yards and 13 touchdowns on offense and added 17 tackles on defense ... tallied 1,352 yards and 23 TDs on 172 carries during sophomore season ... added 13 catches for 157 yards offensively and five interceptions as safety on defense in 2006 sophomore season ... ran for 217 yards in 2006 state championship game, leading his team to victory and perfect 12-0 season ... added three TDs and an interception in the end zone with 57 seconds left to preserve victory in state championship ... rushed for 4,042 yards and 52 TDs during high school career ... ranked second in New Jersey preseason top 30 according to Rivals.com and fourth in its postseason rankings ... played for head coach Pierce Frauenheim at Immaculata High School ... born May 4, 1991 ... son of Celeste Bell ... enrolled in College of Arts and Letters, majoring in film, television and theatre.

2011 (SOPHOMORE): Did not see any game action during the season while recovering from knee surgery.

THE FIGHTING IRISH

37 returns, most kickoff return yards in single season in Irish history (Armando Allen – 704 in 2007) ... rushed five times for 19 yards in opener against Nevada ... averaged season-best 26.8 yards on four kickoff returns against Michigan State ... set season highs with nine rushes for 51 yards and three receptions for 24 yards against Washington State ... averaged 7.0 yards on five rushes against Navy and added one 16-yard reception ... totaled 155 all-purpose yards in season finale at Stanford behind 35 rushing yards, minus 2 receiving yards and 122 kickoff return yards ... logged 14:01 of playing time and made 60 special-teams appearances.

2012 OUTLOOK

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2010 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in all 13 games in 2010 ... one of six freshmen to make their Irish debut against Purdue ... one of three freshmen (joined Austin Collinsworth and Bennett Jackson) to play in every game... registered 15 tackles on the year, including six solo stops and nine assisted tackles ... had only three tackles, including half a tackle for loss, in Notre Dame’s first four games of the season ... then recorded two and a half sacks, forced fumble and quarterback hurry in the two games against Boston College and Pittsburgh ... picked up his first career sack and forced fumble on the same play late in the third quarter against the Eagles ... added a second sack in the fourth quarter versus Boston College ... registered a quarterback NG / 6-4 / 286 / Jr. / Hauula, Hawaii (Kahuku) hurry and half sack in the victory over the Panthers ... recorded a career-high five tackles, including two solo, and one sack in the victory over No. 15 Utah ... totaled three tackles and a sack (for minus-16 yards) CAREER: Improving defensive lineman has provided excellent depth for the Irish in his first two seasons in the Hyundai Sun Bowl victory over Miami (Fla.) ... totaled 121 snaps on defense, the sixth most of any ... switches from defensive end to nose guard in 2012 and will backup Louis Nix III on the interior of the Irish linebacker.

Notre Dame defensive line ... has played in eight games for the Irish and totaled two tackles and one fumble recovery.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Selected to play in 2010 Offense-Defense Bowl in Myrtle

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2011 (SOPHOMORE)): Played in three games during the season: Purdue, Wake Forest and Maryland.

2010 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in five games in 2010 ... moved into the playing rotation over the final five games of the year (Tulsa, Utah, Army, USC and Miami) ... posted two solo tackles on the year, both came against Utah ... added a fumble recovery against Tulsa.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: First-team Hawaii all-state selection for 2009 as defensive lineman

by Honolulu Advertiser ... named second-team all-state as senior by Honolulu Star-Bulletin ... helped lead team to Hawaii state championship game and 12-1 record as senior at Kahuku High School in Kahuku, Hawaii ... only loss came 34-21 in Division I title game to Kamehameha ... participated in 2009 Hawaii/Polynesia vs. Mainland Bowl ... selected to Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100 team ... one of 14 defensive linemen from 11 Western states selected to Western 100 team ... ranked by Rivals.com as top defensive lineman, fourth-best player in Hawaii for 2009 and one of top 35 defensive ends nationally ... selected Oahu Interscholastic Association Red East defensive player of year for 2009 as Kahuku claimed OIA crown ... had six tackles, four for loss, and two sacks, in Kahuku’s 24-20 victory over Leilehua to earn 2009 OIA Red Conference title ... one of four finalists for 2009 Island Sports Media Athlete of the Year award ... played for coach Reggie Torres at Kahuku ... born May 11, 1992 ... son of McKay and Angela Schwenke ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters.

SCHWENKE’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS YEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL 2010 5-0 2 0 2 0.0-0 2011 3-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 TOTAL 8-0 2 0 2 0.0-0

SCK 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0

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FF 0 0 0

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Beach, S.C. ... named SuperPrep All-American and 11th-best linebacker nationally ... rated seventh-best inside linebacker in nationally and among top 250 players nationally by Rivals.com ... received honorable mention accolades on Orlando Sentinel all-Southern Team following senior year in 2009 ... played in only five games during senior campaign at Ardrey Kell High School in Charlotte, N.C., due to an ankle injury ... invited to play in Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas and helped North Carolina defeat South Carolina 24-14 ... ranked sixth-best player in North Carolina by SuperPrep ... rated ninth-best player in North Carolina by Charlotte Observer ... recorded 86 tackles with nine sacks and added two interceptions, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries as junior in 2008 ... made 117 tackles during sophomore season in 2007 and was named to 2007 all-Observer team by Charlotte Observer ... one of only two sophomores on that team and was joined by current Irish defensive back Robert Blanton ... helped lead Knights to first state playoff appearance in 2007 ... became starter on Ardrey Kell’s initial varsity team as freshman in 2006 ... also competed in basketball and track in high school ... played for coach Marty Woolbright at Ardrey Kell ... born Dec. 24, 1991 ... son of Maurice and Gina Shembo ... father moved to United States in 1986 from Democratic Republic of the Congo ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.

SHEMBO’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS YEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL 2010 13-0 6 9 15 5.0-40 2011 12-8 17 14 31 3.5-18 TOTAL 25-8 23 23 46 8.5-58

OLB / 6-2 / 250 / Jr. / Charlotte, N.C. (Ardrey Kell)

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S / 6-0 / 200 / Gr. / Stone Mountain, Ga. (Tucker) SLAUGHTER’S HONORS & AWARDS X FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Week (10/11/11)

SLAUGHTER’S CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 8, vs. USC (Oct. 22, 2011) Solo Tackles: 5, vs. Florida State (Dec. 29, 2011) Assisted Tackles: 5, vs. USC (Oct. 22, 2011) Tackles for Loss: 2.0, vs. Florida State (Dec. 29, 2011) Sacks: 2.0, vs. Florida State (Dec. 29, 2011) Interceptions: 1, twice (last vs. Air Force (Oct. 8, 2011) Longest Interception Return: 26, vs. Stanford (Sept. 25, 2010) Interception Return Yards: 26, vs. Stanford (Sept. 25, 2010) Pass Breakups: 1, five times (last vs. USC, Oct. 22, 2011) Forced Fumbles: 1, vs. Air Force (Oct. 8) CAREER: Arguably the most explosive pass rusher on the Irish who can play outside linebacker in a 3-4 defense or a Fumble Recoveries: None defensive end in a 4-3 alignment ... switches from outside linebacker position to the opposite side in 2012 to become more of a pass rush threat for Notre Dame ... has played in 25 games for the Irish and started eight games (all in 2011) CAREER: Versatile defensive back who has played both cornerback and safety for Irish ... has seen action in 36 career games and started 16 ... started 10 of 13 games for the Irish in 2011 and played both safety and ... totaled 46 career tackles with eight and a half tackles for loss, six and a half sacks and one forced fumble. also an outside linebacker in certain defensive formations ... has totaled 90 career tackles with four tackles 2011 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 12 games for the Irish, while starting eight contests ... did not play vs. Michigan for loss, two sacks, two interceptions, five pass breakups and one forced fumble ... opened 2010 as the State ... did not start vs. Air Force, Maryland or Boston College ... notched six games of three tackles or more ... totaled starter at safety but was hindered with a foot injury for much of the year ... practiced initially at Notre Dame 31 tackles, including three and a half for loss ... also had a pair of sacks ... recorded a career-high six tackles at Pitts- as a cornerback but received increased playing time during 2009 season at safety ... appeared in every game during 2009 after not seeing any action in rookie campaign ... a valuable special-teams contributor burgh and also had a sack for an 11-yard loss ... registered four tackles and a sack in a win at Wake Forest. on multiple units ... opens 2012 as a leader of the Irish defense and a starter at a safety position.

SHEMBO’S CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 6, at Pittsburgh (Sept. 24, 2011) Solo Tackles: 5, at Pittsburgh (Sept. 24, 2011) Assisted Tackles: 4, vs. Navy (Oct. 29, 2011) Tackles For Loss: 2.0, at Boston College (Oct. 2, 2010) Sacks: 2.0, at Boston College (Oct. 2, 2010) Forced Fumbles: 1, at Boston College (Oct. 2, 2010) Fumble Recoveries: None Pass Breakups: None Interceptions: None

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2009 (SOPHOMORE): Defensive back appeared in all 12 games for Irish, making his first career start against Washington State ... tallied 14 tackles, including 12 solo stops, in his first season playing ... ranked eighth on team with five special teams tackles ... recorded four tackles, including three solos, against Washington State ... also recorded multiple tackles against Nevada (two solo), Boston College (three total, two solo) and Stanford (two solo) ... earned 33:51 of playing time on defense and made 110 special teams appearances.

2008 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action as a rookie.

DANIEL SMITH WR / 6-4 / 215 / Jr. / South Bend, Ind. (Clay) CAREER: One of the bigger wide receivers on the Irish roster will compete to replace Michael Floyd in Notre Dame’s starting lineup ... played in nine games in Notre Dame career, primarily on special teams ... has not recorded a reception for the Irish.

2011 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in two games, recording a tackle in a win vs. Navy.

2010 (FRESHMAN): Saw action the final seven games of 2010 ... played against Western Michigan, Navy, Tulsa, Utah, Army, USC and Miami (Fla.) ... registered one assisted tackle against Navy ... recorded a critical fumble recovery that helped setup a touchdown just after halftime in the victory over No. 15 Utah ... totaled 117 snaps on special teams.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Invited to play in the Under Armour All-American Game in Orlando ... named first-team all-state by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution following his senior year ... one of just six safeties named to Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Super Southern 100 list ... named first-team allstate for Class AAAA by the Georgia Sports Writers Association ... chosen to the Mobile Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 where he was the ninth-ranked defensive back and the 53rd-ranked player on the list ... rated the 86th-best player on the ESPN 150 list ... considered by Rivals.com as the 13th-best safety in the country and the 14th-best player in Georgia ... ranked the 11th-best player in Georgia and the 11th-best safety in the nation by Scout.com ... helped lead the Tigers to the Class AAAA state semifinals before losing to the eventual state champions ... finished the season with a 13-1 record and ranked No. 2 in the state ... won region six as a senior with a 10-0 record and was member of a defense that allowed only six points per game (best in Class AAAA) and pitched seven shutouts ... credited with 56 tackles, three interceptions and OLB / 6-2 / 248 / Jr. / Littleton, Colo. (Columbine) 11 pass break ups during senior season ... totaled 66 tackles, four interceptions and three forced fumbles as a junior ... recipient of the Bob Basket Award at Tucker’s end of season awards ceremony ... also ran track and had personal bests of 10.9 in the 100-meter dash and 49.0 in the 400 meters ... played for coach Franklin CAREER: Former high school quarterback who also played defensive back in high school has grown into Stephens at Tucker ... born Dec. 22, 1989 ... son of Debbie Garrett... enrolled in College of Arts and Letters as an athletic linebacker who is competing for starting outside linebacker position ... played in 18 games in Notre Dame career, primarily on special teams. an industrial design major ... earned a 3.0 grade-point average in ‘09 spring semester.

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HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: First-team pick as receiver on 2009 Associated Press Indiana Class 4A all-state squad ... named to Indiana Football Coaches Association Top 50 All-State team for 2009 as one of four receivers ... four-year starter as wide receiver for Clay High School in South Bend, Ind. ... caught 60 passes as senior in 2009 for more than 1,000 yards and nine touchdowns ... grabbed nine catches for 175 vs. Mishawaka in 2009, including TD receptions of 30 and 57 yards ... caught 10 passes for 124 yards and a TD vs. Elkhart Central in 2009 ... caught 51 passes for 1,061 yards and nine TDs as junior in 2008 ... also made seven interceptions as junior starter at defensive back for Clay team that finished 5-5 and Indiana Class 4-A sectional runner-up ... first-team all-conference receiver as junior ... caught 30 passes for 400 yards and eight TDs as sophomore in 2007 ... grabbed 49 passes for 800 yards and eight TDs as a freshman in 2006 ... caught 61-yard TD pass on first play of his career as freshman ... also a standout at Clay in basketball and track and field (as long jumper) ... brother-in-law is former Irish safety Gerome Sapp (1999-2002) ... played for coach Joe Szajko at Clay ... born July 16, 1991 ... son of Robert and Vicki Smith. ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.

THE FIGHTING IRISH

2010 (JUNIOR): Played in 11 games for the Irish, starting against Purdue, Stanford, Boston College, Pittsburgh and Army ... totaled 31 tackles ... recorded 20 solo and 11 assisted stops ... added one interception and three pass breakups ... did not see action against Michigan or Navy due to an injury ... registered three tackles, including one solo stop, and a pass breakup against Purdue ... recorded a season and career-high seven tackles versus Stanford ... hauled in an interception against the Cardinal and raced 26 yards, marking the second-longest interception return for the Irish this season ... registered four tackles, three solo, in the victory over Pittsburgh ... added three tackles and a pass breakup against Tulsa ... collected a season-high four solo tackles (totaled five tackles) against Army at Yankee Stadium ... recorded four tackles, including three unassisted stops, in the victory over USC ... registered a pair of solo tackles in the victory over Miami (Fla.) in the Hyundai Sun Bowl ... added a pass breakup against the Hurricanes ... totaled 292 snaps on defense, the third most of any Irish safety and sixth most of any Notre Dame defensive back.

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2011 (SENIOR) : Started 10 games at safety, while appearing in all 13 ... did not start vs. Pittsburgh, USC or Stanford ...tallied 40 tackles, including two for loss ... also had an interception, forced fumble and two pass breakups ... had five games with four or more tackles ... had career game against Air Force, notching six tackles, while forcing a fumble and intercepting a pass ... named FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Week following performance against the Falcons ... notched career high in tackles with eight against USC ... had five tackles, including first-career tackle for loss, in a victory over Navy ... also had four tackles in a win vs. Michigan State and at Stanford ... registered career high in solo tackles (five), tackles for loss (two) and sacks (two) against Florida State in the Champs Sports Bowl.

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2011 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 10 games, primarily on special teams and also as a reserve linebacker ... did not play vs. Michigan State, Pittsburgh or Purdue ... totaled 13 tackles, including seven solo ... had career-best six tackles in win vs. Maryland ... notched three tackles in win vs. Navy and two tackles in win vs. Air Force ... chipped in with one-half tackle for loss against the Falcons.

2011 REVIEW

SLAUGHTER’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS YEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SCK 2008 Did Not Play 2009 12-1 12 2 14 0.0-0 0.0-0 2010 11-5 20 11 31 0.0-0 0.0-0 2011 13-10 25 20 45 4.0-13 2.0-10 TOTAL 36-16 57 33 90 4.0-13 2.0-10

2010 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in eight games in 2010 ... one of six freshmen to make their Irish debut against Purdue ... saw the field against Purdue, Michigan, Michigan State, Stanford, Boston College, Pittsburgh, Utah and Miami (Fla.) ... majority of playing time came on multiple Irish special teams ... recorded one solo tackle against Boston College ... totaled 105 plays on special teams and 10 plays on defense.

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HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: First-team all-Colorado selection by Denver Post as junior and honorable mention all-state by Post as senior in 2009 ... played quarterback for Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., and helped lead Rebels to state semifinals as junior and quarterfinals as senior in 2009 ... rated by Rivals.com as second-best player in Colorado and the 27th-best athlete nationally ... labeled as “best athlete” in Colorado high school football prior to start of 2009 season by Denver Post ... missed four games as a senior in 2009 due to injury ... passed for 517 yards on 41-for-64 throwing with 10 touchdowns and rushed for 386 yards with four TDs in 2009 ... also kicked five of seven PATs, connected on both fieldgoal attempts (one for 46 yards), punted 14 times for 35.9-yard average, intercepted one pass and made 13.5 tackles as cornerback ... rushed for 178 yards in one 2009 game vs. Chatfield ... first-team all-Big 8 Conference selection for 2009 on Columbine team that finished 8-4 and qualified for Colorado 5A playoffs ... played quarterback in wing-T offense and passed 57 times for 511 yards as junior in 2008, with eight

passes for TDs ... totaled 874 rushing yards in 2008 and averaged 9.8 rushing yards per carry with 10 rushing TDs ... led Columbine to 11-2 record in 2008 ... named all-conference linebacker in 2007 and also served as placekicker for Rebels as sophomore ... named Denver Post high school student-athlete of week on Sept. 6, 2009 ... won seven consecutive Carnation Bowls, South Jeffco (Colo.) youth league’s version of Super Bowl ... compiled 77-1 record in youth football with one loss occurring as he sat out due to injury ... played for coach Andy Lowry at Columbine ... born Dec. 30, 1991 ... son of Don and Janet Spond ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters.

New Jersey’s top 35 players according to SuperPrep ... named first-team all-state by the Newark StarLedger as a junior at The Hun School ... Trenton Times named him all-area performer during junior season in 2007 ... earned Mid-Atlantic Conference defensive player-of-the-year honors as junior ... helped team to 9-0 record and recorded 68 tackles, 24 tackles for loss and nine sacks during junior campaign ... one of three early enrollees at Notre Dame in 2009, joining E.J. Banks and Zeke Motta ... played for head coach Dave Dudeck at The Hun School ... born Feb. 11, 1990 ... son of Naomi and Lyndon Stockton ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a marketing major.

SPOND’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS YEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL 2010 8-0 1 0 1 0.0-0 2011 10-0 7 6 13 0.5-0 TOTAL 18-0 8 6 14 0.5-0

STOCKTON’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS YEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SCK 2009 Did Not Play 2010 6-0 1 0 1 1.0-4 1.0-4 2011 0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 TOTAL 6-0 1 0 1 1.0-4 1.0-4

SCK 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0

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NICK TAUSCH PK / 6-0 / 201 / Sr. / Plano, Texas (Jesuit)

CAREER: Solid contributor to Irish scout team last year looks to break into depth chart this season on the interior of the Notre Dame defensive line.

TAUSCH’S PLACE IN THE IRISH RECORD BOOKS X Single-Game Field Goals (Oct. 3, 2009 vs. Washington, 5, t-1st) 2011 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action during the season.

X Single-Season Field Goals (2009, 14, t-6th) X Career Consecutive Field Goals (2009, 14, 2nd) HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: First-team Indiana all-state pick on Associated Press Class 4A X Single-Season Consecutive Field Goals (2009, 14, 2nd) team as offensive tackle ... also named to Indiana Football Coaches Association Top 50 all-state team as one of X Single-Game Points (Oct. 3, 2009 vs. Washington, 17, t-1st) eight defensive linemen ... helped Bishop Dwenger High School in Fort Wayne, Ind., to Indiana Class 4A state title game before losing to Indianapolis Cathedral 31-20 ... Dwenger in 2010 finished 13-1, won the Summit CAREER: Accurate field goal kicker who was primary Notre Dame placekicker as a freshman in 2009 before Athletic Conference title for fifth straight year and set an all-time record with 36 consecutive league wins ... an injury sidelined him for last three games of his rookie season ... set school record with 14 consecufirst-team all-Northeast Indiana offensive tackle by Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette . . .returned an interception tive made field goals during freshman season (record later broken by David Ruffer) ... has two seasons of seven yards for a score in 42-0 win over Harding ... recorded 11 tackles and a sack in 46-45 double overtime eligibility remaining ... connected on 15 of 18 field goals and 27 of 30 point-after touchdowns to total 72 win over Snider ... IFCA Junior All-State 4A defensive lineman as junior in 2009 when he made 73 tackles and points in his college career.

10 sacks ... also an Associated Press first-team all-state selection on defensive line and SAC first-team offensive lineman in 2009 ... had 89 tackles and nine sacks as sophomore defensive lineman in 2008 ... from same 2011 (JUNIOR): Did not see any game action during the season. high school as current Irish players John Goodman and Tyler Eifert ... played football with Eifert and played basketball with Goodman when Goodman was a senior and Springmann a freshman ... played for coach Chris 2010 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in three games in 2010 ... served as the kickoff specialist against PittsSvarczkopf at Bishop Dwenger High School ... born June 10, 1992 ... enrolled in First Year of Studies. burgh ... replaced an injured David Ruffer in the Hyundai Sun Bowl victory over Miami (Fla.) and connected on a 34-yard field goal ... registered eight kickoffs for a total of 443 yards (55.4 per kick) ... attempted Notre Dame’s onside kick against Stanford.

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2009 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in each of first nine games before missing final three contests (Pittsburgh, Connecticut, Stanford) due to foot injury ... connected on 14 of 17 field goal attempts and 27 of 30 point-after touchdowns (PAT) ... ranked second on team with 69 points ... broke then school record by converting 14 consecutive field goals from Michigan game through Washington State game ... set school record for most field goals made in game without a miss when he converted all five field goals against NG / 6-0 / 285 / Sr. / Linwood, N.J. (Hun School) Washington ... longest field goal made was 46 yards ... converted five of six field goals between 20-29 yards, made six of seven from 30-39 yards and converted three of four field goals between 40-49 yards CAREER: Strong interior defensive lineman has played in six games in Notre Dame career (all in 2010) ... did not attempt field goal over 46 yards and did not have a kick blocked ... split time on kickoff duty, ... will compete for playing time at nose guard in 2012 against Louis Nix III, Kona Schwenke and Tony averaged 61.8 yards per kick on 35 kickoffs he handled ... converted all five PATs in season opener against Nevada ... missed his first field-goal attempt of season from 28 yards at Michigan but came back to convert Springmann. from 34 and 42 yards, respectively, against Wolverines ... made both field goals against Michigan State 2011 (JUNIOR): Did not see any game action during the season. including season-best 46-yarder ... tallied season-best 17 points after making all five field-goal attempts and both PATs against Washington ... continued hot streak against Boston College and Washington State, 2010 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in six games in 2010 ... saw the field against Purdue, Michigan, Michi- making two field goals apiece against both teams ... made 81 appearances in rookie campaign. gan State, Stanford, Boston College and Navy ... registered only tackle of the season, a sack for a loss of four yards, at Boston College.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked as ninth-best kicker nationally according to Rivals.com ... connected on nine of 15 field goals during senior season including made field goals of 51 and 53 yards 2009 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action during rookie campaign. ... 22 of 41 kickoff attempts resulted in touchbacks as senior ... opposing teams averaged 16.0 on kickoff returns in 2008 ... participated in Hawaii Prep Classic, converting only field-goal attempt from 37 yards and HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Selected to play in 2009 U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San averaging 47.2 yards on four punts ... named to Dallas Morning News Top 100 list for area players – the Antonio ... rated third-best defensive tackle in country by ESPN ... ranked 17th in SI/TAKKLE Top 200 ... only kicker placed on the list ... also named first-team all-area by the Dallas Morning News ... placed on ranked 32nd in ESPNU150 ... rated as 121st overall player by Scout.com ... Rivals.com ranked him 192nd third-team all-state following senior year by the Texas Sports Writers Association ... named to first-team in its Rivals250 ... ranked top player in New Jersey in postseason state rankings according to Rivals.com ... all-district squad as both punter and placekicker as senior ... attended same high school as former Irish named to SuperPrep All-American team as 22nd-best overall defensive lineman ... rated second among star Omar Jenkins ... father, Terry, played offensive line in the NFL for eight years (Minnesota, 1982-88; San

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Francisco 1989) and was with the 49ers team that won Super Bowl XXIV ... brother Eric is a 295-pound junior offensive lineman at TCU ... played for head coach Bob Wunderlick at Jesuit Prep ... born April 30, 1991 ... full name is Nicholas Andrew Tausch ... son of Ela and Terry Tausch ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as a sociology major.

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2011 (JUNIOR): All-America linebacker who started all 13 games at inside linebacker, tallying 128 tackles with 13.5 tackles for loss ... selected second-team All-American by Associated Press, Walter Camp Football Foundation, SI.com, Rivals.com and Phil Steele ... chosen to Capital One Academic All-America Second Team and recipient of Notre Dame’s Rockne Student-Athlete of the Year ... named finalist for some of college football’s most prestegious awards including the Lott and Butkus Awards after being named to numerous preseason awards lists and All-America scrolls ... semifinalist for the Bednarik, Butkus and Lombardi Awards and was a quarterfinalist for the Lott Trophy all at the same time, making him one of only three players in the country to be on all four lists ... placed on the Phil Steele Midseason All-America First Team ... notched double-digit tackles in nine games ... led team in tackles nine times ... had at least one tackle for loss in seven games ... became only 10th Irish player to register 300 tackles for career at Stanford ... started 35 consecutive games and 36 overall in career ... recorded 14 tackles and a sack against USF ... had 12 tackles against Michigan State ... tallied 10 tackles and a sack at Pittsburgh ... produced eight tackles, including a sack and a career-high three tackles for loss, in victory at Purdue ... named FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Week following game against the Boilermakers ... recorded 12 tackles, including two and a half for loss, and a pass breakup in victory over Air Force ... had productive game against Navy (Oct. 29), tallying 13 tackles, including two and a half for loss, and one-half sack ... named College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Linebacker and FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Week following game against the Midshipman ... tallied 12 tackles, including one-half tackle for loss, in win vs.

Boston College ... named FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Week following game against the Eagles ... tallied 13 tackles and assisted on a sack in the Champs Sports Bowl against Florida State.

2009 (FRESHMAN): Linebacker appeared in all 12 games as rookie, while starting 10 ... finished season with 63 total tackles, ranking fourth on team and third most for any freshman in program history ... beCAREER: One of highest regarded and most-decorated defensive recruits to select Notre Dame in recent came full-time starter in fifth game of season against Washington and recorded 57 tackles over last eight memory ... played in every Irish game over his first three seasons and started 36 contests ... totaled 324 games, second most on team ... added five and a half tackles for loss, one sack and one pass breakup in

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2010 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in all 13 games in 2010 ... one of 11 players to start all 13 games for the Irish this season ... joined LB Darius Fleming, CB Gary Gray, DE Kapron Lewis-Moore, DE Ethan Johnson, S Harrison Smith and CB Darrin Walls as the only players on the defensive side of the ball to start all 13 games ... totaled 133 tackles, including nine and a half tackles for loss (34 yards), one sack (seven yards), one forced fumble and two pass breakups ... led the Irish in total tackles (133), tackles on running plays (95), tackles on passing plays (35, tied), solo tackles (66) and assisted tackles (67) ... also ranked second on the team in tackles for loss (9.5) ... nearly became the first Notre Dame defender to eclipse 100 total tackles and lead the team in tackles for loss since Melvin Dansby in 1997 ... nearly became the first Irish defender to lead the team in total tackles and tackles for loss since Brandon Hoyte in 2005 ... ranked t-18th in the FBS in tackles per game (10.23), 12th in total tackles (133), tied for 17th in assisted tackles (67) and tied for 29th in solo stops (66) ... eclipsed 10 or more tackles in seven different games (Michigan, 13; Michigan State, 11; Stanford, 21; Boston College, 10; Western Michigan, 10; Navy, 13; Army, 12) ... only failed to reach double digits in tackles in six games (Purdue, Pittsburgh, Tulsa, Utah, USC and Miami) ... added one tackle for loss, forced a fumble and registered a pass breakup against the Wolverines ... recorded two and a half tackles for loss for a total of 15 yards in the overtime defeat against the Spartans ... registered at least one tackle for loss in seven of Notre Dame’s 13 games, including five consecutive games (Western Michigan, Navy, Tulsa, Utah and Army) ... finished with nine tackles against the Black Knights, nine tackles against the Boilermakers, nine tackles against the Utes, eight versus the Golden Hurricane and six against the Trojans and Hurricanes (missed most of the second-half with an injury) ... his 133 tackles in 2010 finished just outside the top 10 in single-season school history ... the 133 tackles were the most by an Irish player since Tony Furjanic made 147 in 1983 ... his 133 tackles rank as the third-most ever by a Notre Dame sophomore ... Crable’s school record total of 187 in 1979 and Furjanic’s total of 142 in 1983 came during each of their second year in an Irish uniform ... established a career-high in tackles with 21 against Stanford ... first player in the FBS in 2010 to eclipse the 20-tackle barrier ... no player in the FBS has had more tackles in one game against a BCS conference foe since Durell Mapp of North Carolina had 23 stops against North Carolina State on Nov. 10, 2007 ... most tackles by a sophomore against a BCS opponent since Austin Thomas of Indiana had 22 against Michigan State on Oct. 13, 2007 (Luke Kuechly equaled total of 21 on Nov. 13, 2010 against Duke) ... most tackles by a Notre Dame player since Chinedum Ndukwe had 22 in a victory over Air Force on Nov. 11, 2006 ... the 21 tackles against Stanford not only rank as the sixth-most in single-game school history, but also the second-most ever by an Irish sophomore ... Bob Crable was a sophomore when he tied the school record with 26 stops against Clemson on Nov. 17, 1979 ... totaled 824 snaps on defense, the most of any Irish player.

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TE’O’S CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 21, Stanford (Sept. 25, 2010) (8 solo, 13 assisted) Solo Tackles: 8, three times (last at Pittsburgh, Sept. 23, 2011) Assisted Tackles: 13, vs. Stanford (Sept. 25, 2010) Tackles For Loss: 3.0, at Purdue (Oct. 1, 2011) Sacks: 1.0, five times (last at Purdue, Oct. 1, 2011) Forced Fumbles: 1, vs. Michigan (Sept. 11, 2010) Pass Breakups: 1, six times (last vs. Air Force, Oct. 8, 2011)

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TE’O’S HONORS & AWARDS X Notre Dame’s Rockne Student-Athlete of the Year Award (2011) X Capital One Academic All-America Second Team (2011) X Academic All-District V (2011) X Walter Camp Second Team All-American (2011 X Rivals Second Team All-American (2011) X Lott Trophy Finalist (2011) X Phil Steele Second Team All-American (2011) X Butkus Award Finalist (2011) X Lombardi Award Semifinalist (2011) X SI.com Second Team All-American (2010, 2011) X Lott Trophy Semifinalist (2011) X AP Second Team All-American (2011) X Butkus Award Semifinalist (2010, 2011) X Phil Steele Midseason All-American First Team (2011) X FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Week (11/21/11) X FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Week (10/31/11) X College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Linebacker (10/30/11) X FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Week (10/3/11) X Bednarik Award Watch List (2010, 2011) X Butkus Award Watch List (2010, 2011) X Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List (2010, 2011) X Nagurski Trophy Watch List (2010, 2011) TE’O’S PLACE IN THE IRISH RECORD BOOKS X Single-Game Tackles (Sept. 25, 2010 vs. Stanford, 21, 6th) X Career Tackles (2009-, 324, 8th)

AVG 61.8 55.4

THE FIGHTING IRISH

FIELD GOALS BREAKDOWN YEAR 0-19 20-29 2009 0-0 5-6 2010 0-0 0-0 Total 0-0 5-6

XP M-A PCT 27-30 .900 0-0 .000 Did Not Play 27-30 .900

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TAUSCH’S CAREER STATISTICS FIELD GOALS YEAR G M-A PCT LG 2009 9-0 14-17 .824 46 2010 3-0 1-1 1.000 34 2011 Total 12-0 15-18 .833 46

tackles, 157 solo stops, 28.5 tackles for loss, seven sacks, six pass breakups and two forced fumbles ... ranks eighth at Notre Dame in career tackles ... named a second-team All-American by five outlets in 2011 ... earned Capital One Academic All-America Second Team honors in 2011 ... finalist for the Lott Trophy and Butkus Award in 2011 ... his 133 tackles in 2010 finished just outside the top 10 in single-season school history ... the 133 tackles were the most by an Irish player since Tony Furjanic made 147 in 1983 ... has recorded 10 or more tackles in a game 18 times over his career ... only four Irish players started more games on defense in 2009 ... recorded third-most tackles ever by an Irish freshman and ranked fourth on team with 63 stops.

first season ... recorded two solo tackles in his Irish debut against Nevada including tackle on first career play in Irish uniform ... recorded only sack of season against Purdue with 16 seconds left in contest to help secure Notre Dame’s 24-21 win over Boilermakers ... totaled 10 tackles in first game as full-time starter against Washington ... tied for team-high honors with eight tackles against USC ... paced Irish with nine tackles against Boston College including season-best two and a half tackles for loss and one pass breakup ... recorded season-high seven solo tackles in final home game against Connecticut ... matched season high with 10 tackles in season finale against Stanford ... totaled 238:28 of playing time and made 63 special-teams appearances.

CAREER: Quick and shifty receiver that has predominantly lined up in the slot at Notre Dame ... has appeared in 24 games for Irish and started six ... played in every game in 2011 and started four contests ... has 36 career receptions for 415 yards and one touchdown ... earned first bit of playing time midway through the 2009 season after being one of top offensive scout team players over the first half of year ... enters 2012 as the starting slot receiver.

2011 (JUNIOR): Saw action in all 13 games, starting the final four after injuries hit the Irish ... caught 19 balls for 207 yards and first career touchdown ... recipient of Next Man In Award at season ending football banquet, signifying him as the top reserve on the team ... produced career highs in catches (seven) and HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Selected to play in 2009 Under Armour All-American game in Orlando ... yards (73) in win vs. Maryland ... had five catches for 65 yards in win vs. Boston College ... caught first participated in Hawaii Prep Football Classic, which featured an all-star team from U.S. mainland against an all-star career TD pass in win vs. Air Force ... had four grabs for 34 yards in the Champs Sports Bowl against Florida team from Hawaii ... named 2008 High School Athlete of the Year by Sporting News ... selected as defensive player of State. the year by USA Today ... became inaugural high school recipient of the Butkus Award, given to the best linebacker in the country ... two-time recipient of Hawaii Gatorade Player-of-the-Year award in 2007 and 2008 ... Sporting News 2010 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in eight games for the Irish during 2010, starting against Army and rated him the top defensive player in the nation and second-best player in the country ... rated second-best overall USC ... moved into the regular rotation at wide receiver following the injuries to TJ Jones and Theo Riddick prospect in the ESPNU150 and best linebacker according to ESPN ... ranked fifth nationally in SI/TAKKLE Top 200 for ... totaled 14 receptions for 187 yards on the year, including a season-high grab of 26 yards against Tulsa ...

2008 ... rated third in 2009 Athlon Consensus 100 ... ranked sixth nationally by Scout.com and its top linebacker pros- registered four plays of 20 yards or more, all on receptions ... 10 of 14 receptions resulted in a touchdown or pect ... Rivals.com ranked him as 12th-best overall player nationally and second-best inside linebacker ... rated as first down ... two of four receptions on third down plays resulted in a touchdown or first down ... hauled in the best player in Hawaii according to Rivals.com’s postseason state rankings ... listed seventh nationally in Chicago a 11-yard reception against Western Michigan ... nabbed two catches for 26 yards against Navy ... collected Sun-Times rating of top 100 players ... Tom Lemming of CBS College Sports rated him as 12th-best all around player in a career-high tying four receptions for a career-best 67 yards against Tulsa, including a career-best catch of his Top 100 ... named to SuperPrep Elite 50 squad as 12th-best overall player and made SuperPrep All-America team 26 yards ... snatched a five-yard toss against Utah ... totaled 63 yards on four receptions at Yankee Stadium as second-best linebacker in the county ... also named SuperPrep Farwest Defensive Player of the Year ... named top against Army ... recorded two catches for 15 yards versus USC ... totaled 161 snaps on offense, the sixth overall prospect in the Offense-Defense 100 ... top vote-getter among defensive players in Long Beach Press-Telegram’s most of any Irish wide receiver.

2009 Best in the West team ... selected to Western 100 in 2008 by Tacoma News Tribune ... named to 2008 MaxPreps AllAmerica first-team defense as a senior ... named 2007 defensive player of the year and first-team all-state linebacker 2009 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in three games at wide receiver (Boston College, Washington State, Conby Honolulu Star-Bulletin ... received first-team all-state and conference defensive player of the year honors as junior and necticut) during freshman season ... recorded three receptions for 21 yards ... also registered one kick return senior by Honolulu Advertiser ... as sophomore named 2006 second-team all-state linebacker by both Honolulu Advertiser (Washington State) good for 11 yards ... hauled in two catches for 13 yards against Boston College before and Honolulu Star-Bulletin as well as first-team all-conference ... registered 129 tackles, 11 sacks, three forced fumbles, securing one catch for eight yards following week against Washington State ... totaled 5:12 of playing time three interceptions, one which he returned for a touchdown and a blocked punt that he scored a touchdown on dur- and made one appearance on special teams. ing his senior campaign ... helped Punahou High School team capture its first ever state championship by racking up HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named 2008 Hawaii Co-Offensive Player of the Year by Honoeight tackles, two sacks, three tackles for loss, and a forced fumble in title game en route to 38-7 victory ... recorded lulu Advertiser ... also named first-team all-state by Advertiser ... participated in Hawaii vs. Mainland All90 tackles and five sacks as junior in 2007 ... named an Eagle Scout in 2008 and volunteers his time at Hawaii Special Star Game ... selected to play in 2009 Under Armour All-American All-Star Game ... won best hands contest Olympics and Head Start Preschool program ... graduated from President Barack Obama’s high school ... high school at Under Armour game ... earned all-conference honors as junior and senior ... led state as senior with teammate of Irish wide receiver Robby Toma ... played for head coach Kale Ane at Punahou School ... born Jan. 26, 1,393 receiving yards and 15 receiving touchdowns ... also returned kickoffs and played defensive back in 1991 ... full name is Manti Malietau Louis Te’o ... son of Ottilia and Brian Te’o ... enrolled in College of Arts and Letters as certain situations ... finished season with 19 total TDs ... along with current Notre Dame sophomore Manti a design major ... earned a cumulative grade-point average of 3.348.

Te’o, helped lead their high school to 12-1 record and first state championship ... totaled 211 all-purpose yards in championship game, including seven receptions for 147 yards and a TD as the Buffanblu defeated TE’O’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SCK INT PBU FF FR BLK Leilehua 38-7... named first-team all-state by Honolulu Star-Bulletin as junior after posting 35 receptions for 836 receiving yards with 13 TDs ... totaled 992 all-purpose yards as junior ... selected first-team all2009 12-10 29 34 63 5.5-25 1.0-12 0-0 1 0 0-0 0 conference in 2007 and 2008 ... ranked eighth-best player in Hawaii by Rivals.com ... named one of top 150 2010 13-13 66 67 133 9.5-34 1.0-7 0-0 3 1 0-0 0 players in SuperPrep’s Far West (California, Hawaii, Nevada) rankings ... graduated from President Barack 2011 13-13 52 66 128 13.5-36 5.0-23 0-0 2 1 0-0 0 Obama’s high school ... teammate in high school of Irish linebacker Manti Te’o ... played for head coach Kale TOTAL 38-36 157 167 324 28.5-95 7.0-42 0-0 6 2 0-0 0 Ane at Punahou School ... born Feb. 23, 1991 ... full name is Robert Joseph Toma ... son of Tammy and Ross Toma ... enrolled in College of Arts and Letters as a film, television and theatre major.

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TOMA’S CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS YEAR G-GS REC YDS TD LG 2009 3-0 3 21 0 8 2010 8-2 14 187 0 26 2011 13-4 19 207 1 27 TOTAL 24-6 36 415 1 27

TOMA’S HONORS & AWARDS X Notre Dame’s Next Man In Award (2011) TOMA’S CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 7, vs. Maryland (Nov 12, 2011) Receiving yards: 73, vs. Maryland (Nov. 12, 2011) Long reception: 27, vs. Boston College (Nov. 19, 2011) All-purpose yards: 73, vs. Maryland (Nov. 12, 2011) Kick returns: 1, Washington State, Oct 31, 2009 Kick return yards: 11, Washington State, Oct 31, 2009 (1 returns) Long kick return: 11, Washington State, Oct 31, 2009 Tackles: 1, Western Michigan, Oct 16, 2010 (1-0)

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REC/G 1.0 1.8 1.5 1.5

AVG/C 7.0 13.4 10.9 11.5

AVG/G 7.0 23.4 15.9 16.6

Punt Average: 46.6, vs. Pittsburgh (Oct. 9, 2010) Touchbacks: 3, vs. Boston College (Nov. 19, 2011) Fair Catches: 5, twice (last at Boston College, Oct. 2, 2010) 50+ Yard Punts: 2, twice (last vs. Tulsa, Oct. 30, 2010) Inside 20: 4, twice (last vs. Florida State, Dec. 29, 2011)

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DE / 6-6 / 295 / So. / Monroe, Ga. (Monroe Area) TUITT’S HONORS & AWARDS X Phil Steele Third Team Freshman All-American (2011)

2011 (JUNIOR): Was the team’s starting punter in all 13 games ... averaged 40 yards a punt or more per game the last seven games and nine games total ... averaged a career-best 40.3 for the season, hitting 53 punts for 2,136 yards ... had a career-long 58 yarder in win vs. Maryland ... had five punts that went at least 50 yards ... forced 13 fair catches and placed 14 inside the 20 yard line ... averaged 44 yards a punt in win vs. Boston College ... also set career highs for punts, punt yards, touchbacks and fair catches against the Eagles ... stopped four punts inside the 20-yard line during Champs Sports Bowl against Florida State.

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FC 13 22 15 50

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50+ 3 6 5 14

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TURK’S CAREER PUNTING STATISTICS YEAR G-GS NO. YDS AVG LG 2009 6-0 26 994 38.2 53 2010 13-0 68 2603 38.3 56 2011 13-0 53 2136 40.3 58 TOTAL 32-0 147 5733 39.0 58

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CAREER: Physically-imposing defensive lineman who showed ability to play both defensive end and 2010 (SOPHOMORE): Took to the field as the starting punter for the Irish in all 13 games in 2010 ... defensive tackle for the Irish as a freshman ... played in nine games and totaled 30 tackles with three tackles punted 68 times for a total of 2,603 yards and averaged 38.3 yards per punt ... registered a career-long punt of 56 yards against Tulsa ... only 14 of 68 punts were returned ... 22 resulted in a fair catch and 26 for loss and two sacks ... received third-team Freshman All-America honors from Phil Steele. were downed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line ... six punts sailed over 50 yards ... recorded four games 2011 (FRESHMAN): Talented freshman who saw action in nine games, while starting three ... started with a punt average above 40.0 yards (Pittsburgh, Western Michigan, Navy and Tulsa) ... pinned Miami vs. Navy, Wake Forest and Maryland ... did not play vs. Michigan, Purdue, Boston College or Stanford ... (Fla.) inside its 20-yard line on three of his four punts in the Hyundai Sun Bowl victory over the Hurricanes. showed steady improvement throughout the season, tallying 26 of 30 tackles over final six games played ... had season high in tackles with seven in games against USC and Navy ... notched five and a pass breakup 2009 (FRESHMAN): Named starting punter for Irish midway through season and punted in six of final in a win vs. Air Force ... turned in most disruptive game in a win at Wake Forest, compiling four tackles, eight games (Washington, Boston College, USC, Washington State, Connecticut and Stanford) ... punted 26 with two going for a loss of 14 yards ... also had an 11-yard sack ... tallied two tackles each in wins against times for an average of 38.2 yards per kick and net of 34.7 yards ... nine of his punts were downed inside Michigan State and Pittsburgh ... registered three tackles to go along with a seven-yard sack in the Champs 20-yard line with long punt of 53 yards ... finished season strong as three of his final eight punts traveled at least 50 yards and averaged 45.5 yards per punt in final two games combined ... made Irish debut against Sports Bowl against Florida State.

Washington ... landed three of five punts inside 20-yard line against USC and recorded net average of 37.0 HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated 38th nationally on Sports Illustrated list of top players yards per punt ... punted season-high six punts against Boston College ... booted five punts against Confrom 2010 ... Georgia Class 3A all-state first-team defense selection for 2010 by Atlanta Journal-Consti- necticut with 47.0-yards-per-punt average, highest single-game punting average by Notre Dame punter tution ... one of four Georgia players to be named to all-Southern team by Orlando Sentinel ... second on since Geoff Price averaged 47.4 yards on five punts in Sugar Bowl following 2006 season ... recorded two Rivals strong-side defensive end list ... ranked 22nd overall on Rivals 100 lists ... 23rd on Sporting News punts of 50 yards against Huskies and landed one punt inside 20-yard line ... punted three times for 129 Top 100 list and 90th on ESPN 150 list ... ranked 42nd nationally on MaxPrep Top 100 list ... landed 13th yards at Stanford (43.0-yard average) including season-best 53-yard punt ... registered season-best 41.0spot on Atlanta Journal-Constitution Fab 50 breakdown and SuperPrep defensive line rankings ... rated 35th yard net average ... made 27 appearances on special teams. on The Kickoff Top 150 Prospects list ... played in U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio and Team USA vs. The World All-Star Game in Austin, Texas ... led Monroe Area High School in Monroe, Ga., to 11-2 HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Scout.com ranked him as the third-best punter nationally ... rated record and third-round appearance in the Georgia Class AAA state playoffs during senior season in 2010, the sixth-best kicker in the country by Rivals.com ... named first-team all-state for Class 5A following senior year after Monroe Area had finished a combined 0-20 the previous two seasons ... also played as tight end ... ... selected to Florida Super 75 squad by Jacksonville Times-Union and also tabbed the state’s top kicker by the Timesfirst-team all-Georgia Region 8-AAA for 2010 by vote of area coaches ... recorded 56 tackles, 24 tackles for Union ... named first-team all-Broward County following senior season ... averaged 41 yards per punt as a junior loss, 10 sacks, four forced fumbles and two fumbles recovered as junior in 2009 ... played for coach Matt and 39 yards per punt during his senior campaign at St. Thomas Aquinas ... landed 14 of his 28 punts inside the 20-yard line as a senior in 2008 ... high school teammate of Irish long snapper Jordan Cowart ... attended same Figg at Monroe Area High School ... born May 23, 1993 ... enrolled in First Year of Studies. high school as Irish offensive lineman Dan Wenger ... nephew of current Houston Texans punter Matt Turk ...

TUITT’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS helped his high school to a 29-1 record as a junior and senior and was a member of 2007 and 2008 Florida Class YEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SCK INT PBU FF FR BLK 5A state champions ... the Raiders finished the 2008 season ranked first nationally by USA Today and ESPN Rise 2011 9-3 11 19 30 3.0-21 2.0-18 0-0 1 0 0-0 0 ... played for head coach George Smith at St. Thomas Aquinas High School ... born June 5, 1990 ... son of Kelly TOTAL 9-3 11 19 30 3.0-21 2.0-18 0-0 1 0 0-0 0 and Tony Turk ...enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as a design major.

THE FIGHTING IRISH

TUITT’S CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 7, twice (last vs. Navy (Oct. 29, 2011) Solo Tackles: 2, twice (last vs. Florida State, Dec. 29, 2012) Assisted Tackles: 6, vs. USC (Oct. 22, 2011) Tackles for Loss: 2.0, at Wake Forest (Nov. 5, 2011) Sacks: 1.0, twice (last vs. Florida State, Dec. 29, 2011)

CAREER: Served as the starting Irish punter for each of the last three years ... has punted 147 times for 5,733 yards (39.0 per punt) over his career ...owns a career-long punt of 58 yards ... registered 14 career punts of 50 yards or longer and dropped 53 career punts inside the opponent’s 20-yard line ... only nine of 147 career punts have resulted in touchbacks ... has yet to have a punt blocked in his career ... ascended to Irish starting punter midway through his first season (2009) and averaged 38.2 yards on 26 punts.

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TURK’S PLACE IN THE IRISH RECORD BOOKS X Career Punts (2009-, 140, t-6th) TURK’S CAREER HIGHS Punts: 8, four times (last vs. Boston College, Nov. 19, 2011) Punt Yards: 352, vs. Boston College (Nov. 19, 2011) Long Punt: 58, vs. Maryland (Nov. 12, 2011)

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... named to SuperPrep All-American team as the third-best overall offensive lineman in the country ... selected as an Elite 50 player, 40th overall, by SuperPrep ... selected first-team all-state as senior by Illinois High School Football Coaches Association, Chicago Tribune and Champaign News-Gazette ... named 2008-09 Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year ... selected to Chicago Sun-Times’ all-area team as a senior ... named special mention all-state as junior by Chicago Tribune and Champaign News-Gazette ... Arlington Heights Daily Herald named Watt captain of 2008 all-area football team for DuPage County ... named West Suburban Silver Conference Most Valuable Player in 2008 ... recorded 118 pancake blocks as a junior and ILB / 6-1 / 258 / Jr. / Lakewood, Calif. (Lakewood) 107 as a senior despite missing two games due to an ankle sprain in 2008 ... led Glenbard West High School to 12-1 record in 2008 ... played three different positions along offensive line and never surrendered a sack CAREER: Versatile defensive player who has experience as a defensive end and inside linebacker for the ... brother Kevin is entering his fifth season as a defensive end at Northwestern in 2011 ... played for head Irish ... did not play as a freshman but saw action in 12 games in 2011. coach Chad Hetlet at Glenbard West High School ... born Aug. 17, 1990 ... son of Mary Pat and Rich Watt ...

2011 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in 12 games on the year, primarily on special teams ... did not play enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a management-consulting major. vs. USF. WATT’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR G-GS 2010 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action in 2010.

2009 Did Not Play HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: First-team defensive lineman on California Division I all-state 2010 13-0 squad as senior in 2009 ... named Lineman of the Year for 2009 by Los Angeles Times ... first-team defensive 2011 13-13 lineman on Los Angeles Times All-Star team for 2009 ... defensive player of the year on all-Southland team TOTAL 26-13 named by Los Angeles Times ... named Moore League defensive player of the year as senior in 2009 ... recorded 67 total tackles, 11.5 sacks, three fumble recoveries, 29 tackles for loss and forced four fumbles as senior defensive tackle and tight end in 2009 at Lakewood High School in Lakewood, Calif. ... made seven receptions for touchdowns as tight end in 2009 as Lancers finished 11-2 ... helped Lakewood to final #9 Southern California overall top 25 ranking and final #4 ranking in CIF Division I South by CalHiSports.com ... recovered a pair of fumbles to help Lakewood end Long Beach Poly’s 80-game conference win streak with 21-14 victory in 2009 and ensure Lakewood’s first outright Moore League title since 1974 ... had four sacks in Lancers’ CIF Southern Section Pac-5 Division quarterfinal win over #23 La Puente Bishop Amat TE / 6-4 / 250 / Jr. / Cincinnati, Ohio (Elder) ... first-team all-conference selection as defensive lineman as junior in 2008 on Lakewood squad that finished 10-3 ... made 70 tackles and six sacks as junior in 2008 while leading conference in tackles for loss ... helped Lakewood to CIF Southern Section Pac-5 semifinals in 2008 ... played in Offense-Defense CAREER: Talented tight end who played in 10 games in 2011 after preserving a year of eligibility in freshAll-American game in Myrtle Beach, S.C., in January 2010 ... played for coach Thadd Macneal at Lakewood man season ... will compete for playing time behind All-America tight end Tyler Eifert.

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OG / 6-3 / 310 / Sr. / Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Glenbard West) CAREER: Powerful offensive lineman who has played in 26 consecutive games for the Irish ... started every game in 2011 at left guard after serving as a backup in 2010 ... started every game in career next to Zack Martin ... has two seasons of eligibility remaining.

2011 (JUNIOR): Started all 13 games at left guard ... part of a unit that allowed only 17 sacks in 13 games during the regular season (fewest since 1998) ... helped pave the way for a running game that averaged 4.8 yards a carry (best by an Irish team since 1996).

2010 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in all 13 games in 2010 ... provided depth behind Chris Stewart the right guard position ... took the field for the Irish for the first time in his career against Purdue ... the Irish offensive line allowed 20 sacks over their 13 games in 2010, which averaged out to 1.54 sacks per game ...

Notre Dame had not allowed fewer sacks per game since 1998 when the Irish allowed only nine sacks in 11 games or 0.82 per game ... totaled 117 snaps on offense, the seventh most of any Irish offensive lineman.

2011 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in 10 games ... caught one pass for eight yards and recorded three tackles on special teams ... caught pass in win vs. Navy ... tackles came in wins against the Midshipman, Maryland and Maryland.

2010 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action during the 2010 season.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: First-team Ohio all-state tight end for 2009 by OhioVarsity. com ... an honorable mention selection on 2009 Cincinnati Enquirer Football All-Stars ... rated #10 tight end nationally by SuperPrep ... rated 112th player nationally by The Kickoff Top 120 ... caught 43 passes for 620 yards and five touchdowns as senior in 2009 ... had five catches for 98 yards, including 41-yarder for a TD vs. Trinity in 2009 ... also caught five for 89 yards and two TDs vs. St. Francis de Sales in 2009 ... caught 32 passes for 480 yards as junior in 2008, four of them for TDs at Elder High School in Cincinnati, Ohio ... helped Elder to 10-3 mark as senior in 2009, including Ohio Division I semifinal loss to Hilliard Davidson ... selected to South roster for Ohio North-South Classic in April 2010 in Columbus, Ohio ... 2009 Elder team had been ranked as high as third nationally early in the fall ... as junior in 2008 helped Elder to 13-2 record, including Ohio Division 1 championship game loss to Cleveland St. Ignatius ... from same high school as former Irish tight end Kyle Rudolph ... played behind Rudolph at tight end as a sophomore in 2007 when Rudolph was a senior ... starting center on 2009 Elder basketball team ... joins long list of Elder graduates to play football at Notre Dame, including 1975 co-captain and offensive tackle Ed Bauer ... nephew of former Irish linebacker Steve Heimkreiter (1975-78) ... played for coach Doug Ramsey at Elder ... born Nov. 20, 1991 ... son of Austin and Lynn Welch ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.

2009 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action as rookie.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Participated in 2009 U.S. Army All-American game in San Antonio ... named to USA Today All-American team ... placed on Parade All-America team following senior year ... honored as the top high school recruit in the Midwest in the Detroit Free Press’ Best in the Midwest rankings ... named to Tom Lemming’s 26-man All-America team ... ranked 31st-best overall player and top overall offensive guard according to Scout.com ... considered 35th-best player nationally and the fifth-best offensive lineman by the Sporting News ... rated as 68th-best overall prospect in the SI/TAKKLE Top 200 ... ranked as 67th-best overall prospect in country according to Tom Lemming of CBS College Sports ...

Rivals.com ranks him as 77th-best overall player and second-best offensive guard ... selected first-team All-American by MaxPreps in 2008 ... ranked second in Illinois postseason Top 30 according to Rivals.com

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CIERRE WOOD

ISHAQ WILLIAMS’ CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 1, four times (last vs. Maryland, Nov. 12, 2011) Solo Tackles: 1, twice (last vs. Navy, Oct. 29, 2011) Assisted Tackles: 1, vs. Maryland (Nov. 12, 2011) Tackles for Loss: 1, vs. Navy (Oct. 29, 2011)

2012 OUTLOOK

ISHAQ WILLIAMS

CIERRE WOOD’S HONORS & AWARDS X FBS Independent Co-Offensive Player of the Week (10/3/11) X College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Running Back (10/2/11) X Walker Award Watch List (2011) X Hornung Award Watch List (2011)

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2011 STATISTICS

2010 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in all 13 games in 2010 and started five games (Western Michigan, Tulsa, Utah, Army and USC) ... opened the season behind Armando Allen Jr., but moved into the starting lineup when Allen Jr. was lost for the season with an injury following the Navy game ... led the Irish in rushing with 603 yards on 119 carries, good for a 5.1 yard average per rush ... rushed for three touchdowns ... had 20 receptions for 170 yards and two receiving TDs ... added 15 kickoff returns for 300 yards ... totaled 1,073 all-purpose yards ... registered 15 plays of 20 yards or more, including eight rushes, one reception and six kickoff returns ... collected 21 rushes of 10 yards or more ... 27 of 119 carries resulted in a TD or first down ... six of 17 rushing attempts on third down plays resulted in a TD or first down ... eight of 20 receptions resulted in a TD of first down ... made first career appearance in an Irish uniform against Purdue ... raced 16 and 15 yards, respectively, on his first two career carries ... totaled 58 yards rushing on only seven carries against the Boilermakers ... added two catches for 14 yards and two kickoffs for 50 yards against Purdue ... managed only 19 yards rushing (10 carries) over the next four games against Michigan, Michigan State, Stanford and Boston College ... totaled 28 yards rushing on seven carries in the victory over Pittsburgh ... with Allen Jr. unavailable for most of the Western Michigan game with

2011 REVIEW

2011 (JUNIOR): Quick, shifty back who put together the 16th 1,000-yard season in Notre Dame history ... provided a powerful one-two punch at running back with teammate Jonas Gray ... played in all 13 games, starting nine ... did not start vs. Navy, Wake Forest, Maryland and Boston College ... averaged 84.8 yards a game and an impressive 5.1 yards a carry ... rushed for 1,102 yards on 217 carries with nine TDs ... all three categories were career highs ... tallied three 100-yard rushing games ... recorded two multitouchdown games ... named to the preseason Walker and Hornung Award watch lists ... had career-high 26 carries in a win vs. Boston College ... eclipsed the 1,000 yard mark for the season against the Eagles ... produced a then career-high in yards (134) and carries (25) against Michigan ... scored two TDs in a 31-13 win over Michigan State ... also had career-high six receptions against the Spartans ... recorded two more rush TDs in a win vs. Navy ... smashed career-high in yards (191), all-purpose yards (212) and longest run (55) in victory at Purdue (Oct. 1) ... named College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Running Back and FBS Independent Co-Offensive Player of the Week following game against the Boilermakers ... had 99 yards and a TD in a win vs. Maryland ... toted the ball 18 times for 60 yards against Florida State.

COACHES AND STAFF

ISHAQ WILLIAMS’ CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS YEAR G-GS UT AT TT TFL SCK INT 2011 11-0 4 2 6 1.0-2 0.0-0 0-0 TOTAL 11-0 4 2 6 1.0-2 0.0-0 0-0

THE FIGHTING IRISH

CAREER: Very talented outside linebacker played in 11 games during freshman season ... participated on CIERRE WOOD’S PLACE IN THE IRISH RECORD BOOKS special teams and as a reserve linebacker ... enters 2012 looking to compete for playing time at outside X Career Receptions By Running Back (2010-, 47, 9th) linebacker.

X Single-Season Receptions By Running Back (2011, 27, 9th) X Single-Season Touchdown Receptions By Running Back (2010, 2, t-9th) 2011 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in 11 games as a reserve outside linebacker ... recorded six tackles, including one tackle for loss ... did not play against USC or Wake Forest ... notched a tackle against Michigan, CIERRE WOOD’S CAREER HIGHS Purdue, Air Force, Navy, Maryland and Florida State.

Carries: 26, vs. Boston College (Nov. 19, 2011) Rushing Yards: 191, at Purdue (Oct. 1, 2011) HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Gatorade Player of the Year as top high school football Longest Rush: 55, at Purdue (Oct. 1, 2011) player in state of New York for 2010 ... ranked 45th nationally in 2010 by Sports Illustrated ... ranked 16th Rushing Touchdowns: 2, twice (last vs. Navy (Oct. 29, 2011) nationally on Rivals 100 list ... ranked second on Rivals weak-side defensive end listing ... rated 42nd on Receptions: 6, vs. Michigan State (Sept. 17, 2011) ESPN 150 list ... 84th among The Kickoff Top 150 high school prospects from 2010 ... 17th on SuperPrep Receiving Yards: 57, vs. Tulsa (Oct. 30, 2010) Elite 50 and was named SuperPrep Northeast Defensive Player of Year ... fourth-ranked defensive lineman Longest Reception: 31, vs. USF (Sept. 3, 2011) in country according to SuperPrep ... 70th player nationally on MaxPreps Top 100 ... U.S. Army All-American Receiving Touchdowns: 2, vs. Tulsa (Oct. 30, 2010) Bowl selection ... first-team all-Borough pick in 2010 by New York Daily News ... tabbed 2010 New York Kickoff Returns: 5, two times (last vs. Stanford, Sept. 25, 2010) Daily News all-city selection ... dubbed top player in New York state postseason rankings by Rivals ... led Kickoff Return Yards: 95, vs. Stanford (Sept. 25, 2010) Lincoln High School in Brooklyn, N.Y., to 12-1 record and a Public School Athletic League playoff runner- Longest Kickoff Return: 38, vs. Purdue (Sept. 4, 2010) up spot as senior in 2010 ... had 22 tackles, six sacks and two fumble recoveries in 2010 senior season ... All-Purpose Yards: 212, at Purdue (Oct. 1, 2011) recorded six tackles and fumble recovery in 28-7 victory over Port Richmond in 2010 ... led Lincoln to 40-24 win over Boys & Girls in 2010 with five tackles and two sacks ... 2009 first-team New York Post all-city and CAREER: Great all-around running back who has always had great speed but showed good strength on Daily News all-city selection as junior ... tallied 43 tackles, 11 sacks and three forced fumbles during junior short yardage runs in 2011 ... gained 1,705 yards in two seasons of competition and has averaged 5.1 yards season in 2010 ... graduated from high school in December 2010 and enrolled at Notre Dame in January per carry in college career with 12 rushing TDs ... added 47 career receptions for 359 yards and two TDs 2011 with Kyle Brindza, Brad Carrico, Aaron Lynch and Everett Golson ... played for coach Shawn O’Connor ... recorded the 16th 1,000-yard season in school history in 2011 and became only the 11th Notre Dame at Lincoln High School ... born Feb. 22, 1993 ... enrolled in First Year of Studies. player to eclipse 1,000 rushing yards in a season.

injury, Wood stepped in and did not miss a beat ... ran for 94 yards on 11 rushes, including a 39-yard TD run (the first TDs of his career) ... the 39-yard run was the longest by an Irish running back since Robert Hughes rumbled 45 yards at Stanford on Nov. 24, 2007 ... it was also the longest TD run by a Notre Dame running back since Ryan Grant registered a 46-yard touchdown run at Stanford on Nov. 29, 2003 ... also registered three catches for 29 yards versus the Broncos ... gained 17 yards rushing on eight carries against Navy, including a TD run ... chalked up a pair of TD receptions against Tulsa ... became the first Irish running back with two or more TD receptions in a game since Tony Fisher had a pair in a 42-28 victory over West Virginia on Oct. 21, 2000 ... carried 19 times for 71 yards during the win over Utah ... finished the Army game with 88 yards rushing on 14 carries, good an average of 6.3 per rush ... registered 50 yards rushing on five carries during Notre Dame’s opening drive of the game ... closed out the season with 15 carries against USC for 89 yards ... over the final four games of the season, rushed for 306 yards on 64 carries good for a 4.8 yard average per rush ... averaged 76.5 yards per game on the ground over the stretch ... even better during Notre Dame’s four-game winning streak to end the year ... recorded 329 yards on 60 rushes (5.5 yards per rush) in victories over Utah, Army, USC and Miami (Fla.) ... rushed for 81 yards on 12 carries, including a 34-yard TD scamper in the Hyundai Sun Bowl victory over Miami (Fla.) ... added a 26-yard run against the Hurricanes ... played 328 snaps on offense, second most of any Irish running back.

2009 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action as rookie running back.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Selected to play in 2009 U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio ... named to USA Today All-American team ... rated 10th-best overall player nationally and second-best running back by Sporting News ... ranked 12th-best overall prospect and second-best running back in SI/TAKKLE Top 200 ... rated 15th-best overall player and third-best running back in Tom Lemming’s Top 100 football prospects rankings ... rated 17th-best player nationally by Chicago Sun-Times ... ranked 76th in Rivals100 by Rivals. com and rated as the eighth-best running back prospect in the country ... rated as eighth-best overall prospect in California according to Rivals.com’s postseason state rankings ... ESPN ranks him as 25th-best overall player in ESPNU150 ... rated as 54th-best overall player according to Scout.com ... ranked 17th overall in the 2009 Athlon Consensus 100 ... was the only running back selected to 2009 Long Beach Press-Telegram’s Best in the West first team ... named to Western 100 by Tacoma News Tribune in 2008 ... named first-team all-state by CalHiSports. com as a multi-purpose player following senior season ... selected to 2008 all-Ventura County small schools football team ... tabbed 2008 defensive back of the year ... co-offensive player of the year in Tri-Valley League as senior ... lauded as the top running back and 12th-best player in California by Contra Costa Times in 2009 class ... named first-team all-Ventura County as junior ... named Division IV state player of the year by Maxpreps.com ... rated fourth in Offense-Defense Top 100 ... selected SuperPrep All-American as the 14th-rated running back ... named to the SuperPrep Far West 150 as 15th overall player and top pure running back in the area ... rushed for 1,632 yards and 20 TDs and caught eight passes for 182 yards and four TDs as senior following 2,612 yards rushing with 34 TDs during junior year ... posted 33 tackles, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries in 2008 ... led high school team to first division title in 42 years as junior ... also handled punting duties and played cornerback, recording 63 tackles and two interceptions in 2007 ... tallied 1,407 rushing yards with 17 TDs rushes as a sophomore, to go along with 585 receiving yards on 16 catches with seven additional scores ... also returned four kickoffs for TDs during high school career ... named first-team all-area as sophomore by Ventura County Star ... CalHiSports.com named him sophomore player of the year in 2006 ... recorded 64 tackles on defense as sophomore ... named second-team all state as junior in 2007 by CalHiSports.com ... named offensive player of the year for CIF Southern Section Mid-Valley division after junior season ... as special teams player in 2007 he returned seven punts for 373 yards, had seven kickoff returns for 307 yards and also kicked off five times resulting in three touchbacks ... tallied 2,480 all-purpose yards as sophomore and named receiver of the year in Frontier League after averaging 37.2 yards per catch ... played for head coach Fran Fredette at Santa Clara High School ... born Feb. 21, 1991 ... full name is Cierre Marcelle Wood ... son of Valerie and Martine Robertson ... major is film, television and theatre in College of Arts and Letters.

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LO WOOD CB / 5-10 / 195 / Jr. / Apopka, Fla. (Apopka)

CAREER: Defensive back that will be called upon to contribute in 2012 ... has played in 21 games for the Irish and totaled nine tackles and one interception ... tallied one touchdown on 57-yard interception return in 2011 ... in competition to start at cornerback in 2012.

2011 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 10 games for the Irish during the season ... did not play vs. Wake Forest, Stanford or Florida State ... tallied six tackles and an interception, which went for a 57-yard touchdown in a win vs. Maryland ... had a pair of tackles in a win vs. Air Force.

2010 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in the first 11 games of the season (did not see the field at USC or against Miami) ... notched three tackles during his rookie campaign ... one of six freshmen to make their Irish debut against Purdue ... registered one assisted tackle against Purdue ... posted another assisted stop versus Michigan State ... recorded his first career solo tackle at Boston College ... played 23 snaps on defense and 155 snaps on special teams (seventh most of any Irish player).

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: First-team all-Central Florida selection following senior season in 2009 by Orlando Sentinel ... registered one interceptions and eight pass breakups as senior in addition to 58 tackles, five blocked kicks, and a fumble recovery for Apopka High School in Apopka, Fla. ... named second-team all-state by SunStateFootball.com ... ranked 55th on Orlando Sentinel Final Florida Top 100 list, including fourth on Sentinel Final Central Florida Top 100 ... led Apopka to undefeated regular season and semifinals of Florida Class 6A state playoffs as senior ... Blue Darters were District 5-6A champions in 2009 ... led defense during senior season that allowed only 86 points through first 11 games ... first-team defensive back on all-Metro Conference team for 2009 as selected by Orange County coaches ... first-team defensive back on all-Orange County team for 2009 by Orlando Sentinel ... named third-best cornerback in Florida prior to 2009 season by Orlando Sentinel ... selected one of top players in Florida by SuperPrep ... totaled 35 tackles, five interceptions, four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and blocked one kick during junior season in 2008 ... named all-county by Orlando Sentinel and first-team all-metro following junior campaign ... named one of top 10 juniors in Florida and only cornerback listed prior to 2009 season by Gainesville Sun ... four-year starter in high school who transferred to Apopka before junior year after attending Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando as freshman and sophomore ... intercepted four passes as freshman starter at Dr. Phillips ... played for coach Rick Darlington at Apopka ... born Jan. 15, 1991 ... son of Lo Wood Sr. and Diana Biles ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters and is a film, television and theatre major.

CIERRE WOOD’S CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS YEAR 2010 2011 TOTAL

G-GS 13-5 13-9 26-14

ATT 119 217 336

YDS 603 1102 1705

TD 3 9 12

LG 39 55 55

AVG/C 5.1 5.1 5.1

CIERRE WOOD’S CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS YEAR G-GS REC YDS TD LG REC/G 2010 13-5 20 170 2 23 1.5 2011 13-9 27 189 0 31 2.1 TOTAL 26-14 47 359 2 31 1.8

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DE, 6-2, 286, Indianapolis, IN (Warren Central)

Multipurpose standout who worked most notably at safety at Klein Oak High School in Spring, Texas . . . played as many as five positions in a game in 2011, including quarterback, running back, wide receiver, tight end and safety and also punted . . . named first-team all-state for class 5A by Texas Sportswriters Association in 2011 . . . helped Klein Oak to 9-4 mark as senior in 2011, including 6-1 district record . . . completed 13 of 33 passes in 2011 for 214 yards; rushed 59 times for 338 yards; caught 48 passes for 570 yards and four TDs . . . helped Klein Oak in 2011 defeat top-ranked Klein Collins in triple overtime and end its 28-game regular-season winning streak . . . caught 11 passes for 168 yards and two scores in 49-21 win over Spring . . . rated 71st among Texas players by SuperPrep . . . named to Houston Chronicle Top 100 list prior to 2011 season as one of six players in “athlete” category . . . rated second-team quarterback on Chronicle All-Greater Houston team prior to senior season . . . played primarily at quarterback as junior in 2010, including one game in which he had two scoring runs of 60-plus yards . . . rushed 188 times for 1,267 yards and 17 TDs and completed 136 of 237 passes for 1,873 yards and 13 TDs (five interceptions) as junior in 2010 on 8-4 Klein Oak team . . . played mainly at safety as sophomore in 2009 . . .also competed in 110- and 300-meter hurdles in track . . . coached by David Smith at Klein Oak High School . . . born Nov. 13, 1993.

Second-team selection on SI.com High School All-America team . . . ranked the sixth-best defensive tackle in the country and 50th-best player in his class by Scout.com . . . rated 81st nationally on 247Sports list of top prospects . . . considered 10th-best defensive tackle in the nation and second-best player in Indiana by 247Sports . . . rated number-143 player nationally on 2012 ESPNU 150 list . . . listed as second-best player in Indiana, 12th-best prospect in the Midwest and 14th-best defensive tackle in his class by ESPNU . . . rated number-121 player nationally and eighth-best defensive tackle in his class by MaxPreps and Tom Lemming . . . listed 244th nationally on Rivals.com Rivals250 . . . ranked third-best player in Indiana and 18th-best defensive tackle in the nation by Rivals.com . . . rated 24th-best defensive lineman nationally and 12th-best player in Midwest by SuperPrep . . . named Indianapolis Star Super Team Player of the Year for 2011 . . . runner-up for 2011 Indiana Mr. Football award as chosen by Indiana Football Coaches Association . . . one of eight defensive linemen on IFCA Top 50 all-state squad in both 2011 and 2010 . . . first-team defensive lineman on Associated Press Indiana Class 5A all-state squad for 2011 . . . starter on defensive line for Warren Central High School in Indianapolis, Ind. . . . made 55 tackles, 12 for loss, nine sacks, 12 quarterback pressures, two fumble recoveries as senior in 2011 . . . named Marion County Coaches’ Player of the Year at Indianapolis Kiwanis Club’s 55th Annual High School Awards program for 2011 . . . first-team defensive lineman on all-Marion County team . . . helped Warren Central to 11-1 record and number-one ranking in 2011, with only loss in sectional final to eventual Indiana 5A champion Carmel . . . played in Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl in Phoenix . . . honorable mention AP all-state pick as junior in 2010 . . . coached by John Hart at Warren Central High School . . . born July 1, 1994 . . . enrolled at Notre Dame for 2012 spring semester.

CHRIS BROWN WR, 6-2, 175, Hanahan, SC (Hanahan)

SCOTT DALY

JUSTIN FERGUSON WR, 6-2, 205, Pembroke Pines, FL (Flanagan) Rated as number-85 player nationally and 14th-best wide receiver in the country on 2012 ESPNU 150 list . . . listed as 19th-best player in Florida and 41st-ranked prospect in Southeast by ESPNU . . . rated number-127 player nationally and 15th-best wide receiver in his class by MaxPreps and Tom Lemming . . . listed as 41stbest player in Florida by SuperPrep . . . member of the Florida Top 100 as selected by Orlando Sentinel . . . standout wide receiver at Flanagan High School in Pembroke Pines, Fla. . . . helped Flanagan to 6-4 record in 2011 while grabbing 29 passes for 527 yards and nine touchdowns . . . made four catches for 213 yards in 33-30 win over Western, including TD receptions for 58 and 99 yards . . . caught 44 passes for 953 yards and 12 TDs as junior in 2010 . . . first-team all-Broward County pick by both Miami Herald and Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel in 2010 . . . selected for USA Football U-19 team that played against World team in Austin, Texas, Feb. 1, 2012 . . . played in Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl in Phoenix . . . coached by Don Simon at Flanagan High School.

MARK HARRELL

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2011 STATISTICS

Second-team pick on MaxPreps 2011 U.S. Air Force All-American team as offensive lineman . . . secondleading vote-getter among offensive linemen on 2011 Associated Press North Carolina all-state team . . . first-team offensive lineman on All-Observer squad named by Charlotte Observer in both 2011 and 2010 . . . rated 16th among North Carolina players by SuperPrep . . . ranked 17th-best prospect in North Carolina and 25th-best offensive lineman in the nation by Rivals.com . . . helped Catholic average 333 rushing yards and 43 points per game in 2011 to go with 5,197 yards of total offense and also played some at tight end . . . two-time first-team All-Mecklenburg selection by Observer in 2011 and 2010 for players in immediate Charlotte area . . . three-time all-MEGA 7 3A/4A selection . . . helped 2010 Catholic team to 14-1 record in junior campaign that featured 4,904 team rushing yards and included advancement to North Carolina Class 3AA playoff semifinals . . . played in Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl in Phoenix . . . chosen to play in North Carolina-South Carolina Shrine Bowl . . . also played basketball and throws the shot in track and field . . . coached by Jim Oddo at Charlotte Catholic High School . . . born May 3, 1993.

2011 REVIEW

OL, 6-5, 270, Charlotte, NC (Catholic)

LS, 6-3, 245, Downers Grove, IL (South) Named national high school long snapper of the year for 2011 in winning the first Herbalife 24 Chris Rubio Award . . . ranked the number-one long snapper in the nation by Scout.com . . . rated the second-best long snapper in the nation by 247Sports . . . listed the third-best long snapper in the nation by ESPNU . . . played tight end and handled long-snapping duties at Downers Grove South High School in Downers Grove, Ill. . . . helped Downers Grove South to 10-2 record as senior in 2011 before losing in Illinois Class 8A state quarterfinals . . . scored first career touchdown as tight end in 2011 opener vs. South Elgin . . . earned special mention on Chicago Tribune all-state team for 2011 . . . rated 55th player in Midwest by SuperPrep . . . earned all-conference honors at tight end as junior in 2010, as well as all-area honorable mention . . . helped Mustangs to 7-3 mark as junior in 2010, including 6-0 record in West Suburban Gold play and first-round loss to Neuqua Valley in Illinois 8A playoffs . . . has worked extensively at camps with former UCLA long snapper Chris Rubio . . . began long-snapping in fifth grade . . . owns black belt in tae kwon do and practices yoga . . . coached by John Belskis at Downers Grove south High School . . . born Feb. 2, 1994.

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One of four wide receivers on HSSR Division I-AA South Carolina all-state team for 2011 . . . top-flight wide receiver at Hanahan High School in Hanahan, S.C. . . . ranked the 26th-best athlete in the nation and seventh-best prospect in South Carolina by 247Sports . . . rated 29th among all receivers nationally and seventh among all South Carolina players by SuperPrep . . . ranked 11th-best player in South Carolina by Rivals.com . . . caught 33 passes as senior in 2011 for 532 yards and 12 touchdowns . . . made five catches for 130 yards and four scores in 57-6 win over Stall . . . had nine grabs for 145 yards and three scores and also returned a punt 72 yards for a score in third round of South Carolina playoffs in 42-18 win over Lake City . . . missed handful of games in 2011 due to broken collarbone . . . had 52 receptions for 1,105 yards and 16 TDs as junior in 2010, to go with three kick returns for scores . . . also intercepted three passes, returned one for a score, and returned three fumbles for TDs in 2010 . . . caught 31 passes as sophomore in 2009 for 332 yards and five TDs, while also making 32 tackles and five tackles for loss on defense . . . had more than 450 kick return yards in 2009 . . . ranked as top triple-jumper in the nation as junior in 2011 . . . broke 32-year-old South Carolina high school record for triple jump as junior at 51-2.5 . . . helped Hanrahan to 2011 South Carolina state title in track while winning the triple jump and long jump (23-9), taking second in 200 meters (21.9) and helping 4x100 relay squad (he ran the third leg) to blue ribbon . . . ran in Puerto Rico with U.S. Junior National Track team in June 2011 . . . coached by Charlie Patterson at Hanahan High School . . . born Dec. 8, 1993.

THE FIGHTING IRISH

SHELDON DAY 2012 OUTLOOK

NICK BARATTI

JARRON JONES

DAVONTE NEAL

DL, 6-6, 298, Rochester, NY (Aquinas Institute)

WR, 5-10, 175, Scottsdale, AZ (Chaparral)

Rated number-20 player nationally by MaxPreps and Tom Lemming. . . listed 107th on 247Sports rating of national prospects . . . ranked number-10 offensive tackle in the nation and second-best player in New York by 247Sports . . . rated number-102 player nationally on 2012 ESPNU 150 list . . . listed 11th-best offensive tackle in the nation, second-best player in New York and 13th-best prospect in Northeast region by ESPNU . . . rated 199th nationally on Rivals.com Rivals250 list . . . listed as second-best player in New York and 14th-best defensive tackle in his class by Rivals.com . . . listed 229th nationally on the Scout.com Scout 300 rankings . . . rated best player in New York and 43rd-best offensive lineman nationally by SuperPrep . . . first-team defensive lineman on all-Greater Rochester team for 2011 by Rochester Democrat and Chronicle . . . helped Little Irish win New York Section V Class A title again in 2011 . . . standout defensive lineman at Aquinas Institute in Rochester, N.Y. . . . made 71 tackles, five sacks, recovered a fumble, broke up nine passes and blocked two field goals in 2011 . . . made nine tackles in 19-16 state playoff semifinal loss to Mane-Endwell . . . as junior in 2010 made 68 tackles (32 unassisted), 14 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, one interception, four passes broken up, four forced fumbles and one fumble recovery on team that finished 13-0 and claimed New York Class A state crown . . . two-time first-team defensive lineman on New York State Sportswriters Association Class A all-state team . . . also plays basketball at Aquinas . . . recorded a triple-double on Jan. 27, 2012, recording a school record 33 rebounds to go with 20 points and 11 blocks . . . played in U.S. Army All-American Bowl in January in San Antonio . . . coached by Chris Battaglia at Aquinas Institute . . . born March 11, 1994.

Named Gatorade Arizona Player of the Year as a junior and senior . . . selected to Parade All-America team following senior season . . . named to the ESPNHS All-America first team as a kick returner in 2011 . . . rated the eighth-best player in the nation on the 2012 ESPNU 150 list . . . ranked by ESPN the best “athlete” in the nation, the top player in the West and the number-one player in Arizona . . . named a SuperPrep All-American in 2011 . . . rated the third-best player in the Far West and number-six “athlete” nationally by SuperPrep . . . listed the number-53 player in the country by 247Sports . . . ranked the best player in Arizona and sixth-best “athlete” nationally by 247Sports . . . rated the 67th-best player in the country and the number-eight wide receiver nationally by MaxPreps and Tom Lemming . . . considered the fifth-best cornerback in the nation by Scout.com and the 74th-best prospect in the country . . . rated

by Rivals.com the third-best player in Arizona, 17th-best wide receiver in the nation and number-107 player nationally . . . played in the Under Armour All-America Game in St. Petersburg, Fla. . . . scored 35 touchdowns as a senior at Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, Ariz., with 16 receiving TDs, 14 rushing TDs and five TDs on kickoff or punt returns . . . gained 1,317 rushing yards and caught 62 passes for 1,113 yards as a senior . . . averaged 39 yards on kickoff returns with three TDs and averaged 26.6 yards per punt return with two TDs . . . also made 31 tackles and 12 pass breakups as a cornerback in 2011 . . . selected to All-Arizona team as the all-purpose player by Arizona Republic in 2011 and 2010 . . . named to Tacoma News Tribune Western 100 list as one of the 100 best players in 13 western states . . . tallied 64 touchdowns at Chaparral High School as a junior and senior, the third-most TDs recorded by a player in school history . . . recorded 2,020 receiving yards and 27 receiving TDs as a junior and senior . . . his 35 total TDs as a senior were the second most in a single season and the 29 TDs scored as a junior ranked sixth in Chaparral history . . . helped lead the Chaparral Firebirds to a 14-1 record in 2011 and third consecutive state championship . . . caught 37 passes for 907 yards and 11 TDs as a junior . . . added five interceptions for the Firebirds as defensive back in 2010 . . . named offensive MVP of the U.S. Army National Combine in 2011 after recording the most dominate offensive performance during the skill and position drills . . . as a senior at Chaparral, volunteered as a middle school mentor and also served as a youth football coach . . . coached by Charlie Ragle at Chaparral High School.

GUNNER KIEL QB, 6-4, 210, Columbus, IN (East) Second-team pick on USA Today All-USA high school football team for 2011 . . . honorable mention selection on SI.com High School All-America team . . . rated 24th on 247Sports list of top national prospects . . . listed the top QB in the country and number-one player in Indiana by 247Sports . . . rated number-two player nationally and top-ranked quarterback by MaxPreps and Tom Lemming . . . rated 20th on Rivals. com Rivals250 list . . . listed number-one QB in the nation and top player from Indiana by Rivals.com . . . ranked the top QB in the nation and 38th-best prospect in the country by Scout.com . . . rated number-52 player nationally on 2012 ESPNU 150 list . . . ESPNU ranked him the third-best QB in the country, secondbest player in the Midwest and top player in Indiana . . . listed 10th player nationally on SuperPrep Elite 50 team . . . rated number-one quarterback nationally and SuperPrep Midwest Offensive Player of the Year . . . named top player in Indiana on Detroit Free-Press Best of the Midwest team . . . received 2011 Indiana Mr. Football Award from Indianapolis Star . . . named Gatorade Indiana Player of the Year for 2011 . . . named to Indiana Football Coaches Association Top 50 all-state team for 2011, as one of three quarterbacks selected . . . Associated Press Indiana Class 4A first-team all-state quarterback selection . . . threw for 2,517 yards and 28 touchdowns as a senior in 2011, while also rushing for 482 yards and 11 TDs . . . helped East to 12-2 record and Indiana Class 4A state semifinals in 2011 . . . career statistics included 7,175 passing yards . . . honorable mention Associated Press 5A all-state pick as junior in 2010 after throwing for 2,500 yards and 25 TDs and also rushing for 425 yards and six TDs . . . played in U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio . . . uncle Blair Kiel played quarterback at Notre Dame from 1980-83 (throwing for 3,650 career yards in 29 career starts) and also spent seven seasons in NFL with Tampa Bay, Indianapolis and Green Bay . . . enrolled at Notre Dame for 2012 spring semester . . . coached by Bob Gaddis at Columbus East High School . . . born July 23, 1993.

WILL MAHONE RB, 6-0, 210, Austintown, OH (Fitch) Rated 197th player nationally on Rivals.com Rivals250 list . . . listed ninth-best player in Ohio and 18thbest running back in the nation by Rivals.com . . . ranked the 23rd-best running back in his class by Scout. com and the 201st player on Scout 300 list . . . rated 50th player in Midwest by SuperPrep . . . earned second-team 2011 Division I all-Ohio honors from Associated Press as linebacker . . . helped Fitch High School in Austintown, Ohio, to 6-4 mark in 2011 after 10-2 season in 2010, while playing as both running back and linebacker . . . captain of team as senior in 2011 . . . rushed 81 times as senior for 700 yards and nine touchdowns, despite missing about half of senior season with ankle injury . . . also caught two TD passes and returned two kickoffs for scores . . . recorded 30 tackles and an interception on defense in 2011 . . . made five interceptions on defense as junior, returning two for scores . . . also played basketball for Fitch as standout three-point shooter . . . coached by Phil Annarella at Austintown Fitch High School.

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ROMEO OKWARA OLB, 6-4, 240, Charlotte, NC (Ardrey Kell) first-team defensive lineman on all-Observer squad by Charlotte Observer for 2011 . . . considered the 13th-best player in North Carolina by 247Sports . . . rated 15th-best player in North Carolina by SuperPrep . . . ranked number-19 player in North Carolina by Rivals.com . . . led team with 76 tackles, 14 sacks and 27 tackles for loss, to go with 18 quarterback pressures, three pass breakups, a forced fumble and a fieldgoal block . . . two-time all-Mecklenburg select by Charlotte Observer . . . as junior in 2010 recorded 70 tackles, nine sacks, two forced fumbles and a blocked field goal . . . an all-league selection on 8-5 Ardrey Kell team as junior . . . chosen to play in North Carolina-South Carolina Shrine Bowl . . . from same high school that produced current Irish defender Prince Shembo . . . moved to United States from Nigeria as sixth-grader . . . coached by Adam Hastings at Ardrey Kell High School . . . born June 17, 1995.

C.J. PROSISE DB, 6-0, 205, Petersburg, VA (Woodberry Forest) Earned first-team Virginia all-state honors in both 2011 and 2010 . . . named Central Virginia defensive player of the year for 2011 by Charlottesville Daily Progress . . . first-team defensive back on all-Central Virginia squad . . . listed as ninth-best player in Virginia and 24th defensive back nationally by SuperPrep . . . ranked 276th on Scout.com Scout 300 list and 21st-best safety in the nation by Scout.com . . . rated the 13th-best player in Virginia and 22nd-best safety nationally by 247Sports . . . Prep League player of the year and first-team defensive back on Richmond Times-Dispatch Prep League all-district team for 2011 . . . receiver, safety and kick returner at Woodberry Forest School in Woodberry Forest, Va. . . . credited with 51 tackles, six interceptions and 10 passes defended as senior safety in 2011 . . . scored seven touchdowns on returns in 2011, five on kicks, one on an interception, one on a fumble . . . helped Tigers to 8-2 record and Virginia Prep League crown in 2011 . . . made 42 tackles and seven interceptions as junior in 2010 . . . returned four kicks for scores as junior . . . finished second in 100 meters at 10.9 in 2011 Virginia state track meet . . . coached by Clint Alexander at Woodberry Forest School . . . born May 20, 1994.

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RB, 6-0, 177, Everett, WA (Mariner)

OL, 6-6, 285, Las Vegas, NV (Bishop Gorman)

Listed 122nd player nationally on 247Sports chart of top prospects . . . ranked the fifth-best all-purpose back in the nation and third-best player from Washington by 247Sports . . . rated 124th on Rivals.com Rivals250 list . . . listed as ninth-best athlete in the nation and third-best player in Washington by Rivals. com . . . rated number-138 player nationally and 12th-best tailback in his class by MaxPreps and Tom Lemming . . . rated 12th nationally among running backs and fourth-best player in Washington by SuperPrep . . . listed 207th nationally on Scout.com Scout 300 rankings . . . named to Tacoma News Tribune Western 100 list as one of the 100 best players in 13 western U.S. states . . . first-team 2011 Washington Class 4A all-state running back by Associated Press . . . gained 1,293 rushing yards on 177 attempts with 14 touchdowns as senior in 2011 despite missing three games due to injury . . . also caught five passes n 2011 for 69 yards and one TD and completed all three of his passes for 58 yards and another TD . . . firstteam all-area running back by Everett Herald – and finished second in voting for all-area offensive player of the year . . . standout running back at Mariner High School in Everett, Wash. . . . rushed 30 times for 284 yards and four TDs in 28-24 win over Mount Vernon in second game of 2011 season . . . accounted for 1,850 rushing yards on 288 carries with 20 TDs as junior in 2010 . . . rushed 159 times for 1,232 yards and 14 TDs as sophomore in 2009, to go with five catches for 120 yards and two TDs . . . also played defensive back as a sophomore, making 25 tackles and three interceptions . . . carried 36 times as freshman for 182 yards and two TDs in 2008 . . . selected for U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio . . . coached by John Ondriezek at Mariner High School . . . born Oct. 19, 1993.

Ranked the 11th-best offensive tackle in the country and 66th-best prospect nationally by Scout.com . . . rated number-118 player nationally and 17th-best offensive tackle in the country by MaxPreps and Tom Lemming . . . ranked the 145th-best player in the nation by 247Sports . . . rated the best player from Nevada and 16th-best offensive tackle prospect nationally by 247Sports . . . listed 176th on Rivals.com Rivals250 . . . ranked as best player in Nevada and 15th-best offensive tackle in the nation by Rivals.com . . . rated 17th nationally among offensive linemen and 12th-best player in California/Hawaii/Nevada by SuperPrep . . . named to Tacoma News Tribune Western 100 list as one of the 100 best players in 13 western U.S. states . . . first-team offensive lineman on Nevada Class 4A all-state team for 2011 . . . selected first-team all-Southwest League as senior in 2011 . . . honorable mention pick on SI.com High School All-America team . . . played at offensive tackle for Bishop Gorman in Las Vegas, Nev. . . . helped Gorman finish 16-1 in 2011 and win third straight Nevada Class 4A state crown with 72-28 win over Reed in title matchup . . . three-year starter who helped Gorman to combined 43-3 record and final number-five ranking in 2011

by USA Today . . . played in Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl in Phoenix . . . also a standout in basketball, averaging 10 points, eight rebounds and four assists per game as junior on Gorman team that reached state semifinals . . . as a senior, his high school basketball team has been ranked in the top-20 by USA Today and ESPN all season . . . high school basketball teammate is Shabazz Muhammad, the nation’s top recruit . . . coached by Tony Sanchez at Bishop Gorman High School . . . born March 18, 1994.

ELIJAH SHUMATE

JOHN TURNER

THE FIGHTING IRISH

RONNIE STANLEY 2012 OUTLOOK

KEIVARAE RUSSELL

DB, 6-0, 206, Indianapolis, IN (Cathedral)

DB, 6-1, 205, East Orange, NJ (Don Bosco Prep) Named to Indianapolis Star Super Team for 2011 . . . first-team defensive back on 2011 Indianapolis Star all-city team . . . first-team defensive back on Associated Press Indiana Class 4A all-state squad for 2011 . . . ranked the fifth-best prospect in Indiana by 247Sports . . . rated 62nd-best player in Midwest by SuperPrep . . . made 49 tackles and broke up six passes as senior defensive back in 2011 for Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, Ind. . . . helped Cathedral to second straight Indiana Class 4A title in 2011 with championship game win over South Bend Washington . . . his Cathedral team eliminated Columbus East and current Irish teammate Gunner Kiel in semifinal matchup . . . made 55 tackles and four interceptions as junior in 2010 in Cathedral’s state title season . . . won AAU national championship in tae kwon do as junior high competitor . . . coached by Rick Streiff at Cathedral High School . . . born June 10, 1994.

COACHES AND STAFF

AMIR CARLISLE RB, 5-10, 180, Santa Clara, CA (Kings Academy)

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2011 STATISTICS

Attended USC as a freshman in 2010 . . . played in eight games for the Trojans and totaled 19 rushes for 118 yards (6.2 avg.) plus recorded seven receptions for 41 yards with one touchdown . . . gained 90 yards on 10 carries at Colorado and added two receptions for 31 yards including one receiving TD against the Buffaloes . . . His 2010 honors included Parade All-American, Super Prep All-American, Prep Star All-American, Under Armour All-American, ESPNU 150, Rivals 100, Prep Star Dream Team, Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West, Orange County Register Fab 15 second team, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West first team, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, Cal-Hi Sports All-State first team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State Small Schools first team, SectionSports.com All-Central Coast second team and Palo Alto Daily News Offensive Player of the Year as a senior running back at Kings Academy in Sunnyvale (Calif.) . . . ran for 2,110 yards (10.0 average per carry) and 28 TDs in 2010 and also caught 12 passes for 231 yards (19.3 avg.) with 3 TDs . . . as a junior in 2009, he made Cal-Hi Sports All-State Small Schools first team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State Underclass first team, Max Preps All-State Division III second team and San Jose Mercury News All-County . . . ran for 2,037 yards on 187 carries (10.9 avg.) with 29 TDs and caught 11 passes for 182 yards (16.5 avg.) in 2009, plus he returned kicks and punts . . . as a sophomore in 2008, he made Cal-Hi Sports All-State Small Schools second team and Cal-Hi Sports All-State Sophomore while running for 961 yards with 14 TDs . . . rushed for 5,108 yards (11.0 average per carry) with 73 TDs in his high school career, and had 26 100-yard performances (in 28 games) . . . father, Duane, ran track at Maryland and then was a strength and conditioning coach/speed and performance coach with numerous high school, college and pro teams, including the Philadelphia Eagles, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Penn State, Philadelphia Charge (women’s pro soccer), New Jersey Pride (pro lacrosse), San Francisco 49ers (2005-10) and currently is director of sports performance at Purdue . . . played for coach Ron Kellner at Kings Academy . . . born Sept. 24, 1992.

2011 REVIEW

Rated 37th player nationally on SuperPrep Elite 50 squad . . . listed seventh nationally among defensive backs and third-best player in New Jersey by SuperPrep . . . ranked 55th on Scout.com Scout 300 list and considered fourth-best safety in the nation by Scout.com . . . rated 103rd on 247Sports list of top prospects nationally . . . ranked the sixth-best safety in the nation and fourth-best prospect from New Jersey by 247Sports . . . listed 113th on Rivals.com Rivals250 . . . ranked eighth-best defensive back in nation and fourth-best recruit in New Jersey by Rivals.com . . . rated number-136 player nationally and ninth-best safety in his class by MaxPreps and Tom Lemming . . . listed the 14th-best safety nationally by ESPNU . . . rated number-four player in New Jersey in Newark Star-Ledger The Ledger 50 listing . . . played defensive back and running back for Don Bosco Prep in Ramsey, N.J., in 2011 . . . first-team all-state pick on defense

by Star-Ledger . . . first-team selection on Star-Ledger all-Non-Public squad . . . first-team all-Suburban

by Bergen Record . . . scored 14 rushing touchdowns on 60 attempts for 361 yards and averaged more than six yards per carry as senior running back . . . helped Don Bosco to sixth straight New Jersey SIAA Non-Public Group 4 title, with Don Bosco finishing the 2011 season as the top-rated high school team in the country according to USA Today . . . had 41 tackles and two interceptions in 2011 . . . returned an interception 21 yards for a score as Don Bosco defeated Bergen Catholic 42-14 in 2011 New Jersey title game for final 11-0 mark . . . made 67 tackles, five sacks, two fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles and an interception as junior in 2010 . . . played in U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio . . . also a track standout who ran 49.6 leg on championship 4x400 relay squad . . . coached by Greg Toal at Don Bosco High School . . . born Jan. 12, 1994.

BRIAN KELLY • HEAD FOOTBALL COACH

BRIAN KELLY Head Football Coach University of Notre Dame 30th year coaching 22nd year as a head coach Third year at Notre Dame Brian Kelly, a veteran of 21 seasons as a collegiate head coach – heads into his third season as the 29th head football coach at the University of Notre Dame.

Currently the fifth-winningest active coach in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, Kelly has guided Notre Dame to 16 wins over the last two seasons. His 110 victories as a head coach since 2001 are more than all but two active FBS head coaches – Oklahoma’s Bob Stoops and Mack Brown of Texas.

When Kelly was hired at Notre Dame he said two things he needed to accomplish early in his tenure were shoring up the defense and getting the players to be mentally and physically stronger so they could compete for all four quarters of all 12 games. Through his first two seasons, Kelly’s defense was one of 13 units in the FBS that allowed fewer than 21 points per game in both seasons. It was the first time an Irish defense accomplished that feat in a decade. The 2011 defense ranked 30th in the nation in yards allowed per game, a

KELLY’S HEAD COACHING RESUME INCLUDES: ➤ Two seasons at Notre Dame where he has fashioned a 1610 record that has included six losses by a combined 19 points. He has helped the Irish win eight of their last 11 games in 2011 and 12 of the last 17 games dating back to 2010. Kelly became the first Irish head coach to win a bowl game in his first season and has defeated opponents ranked in the top 15 in both seasons. ➤Three seasons at Cincinnati from 2007-09, including a 34-6 record (.850) and two straight outright BIG EAST Conference title teams that earned BCS appearances in 2008 (FedEx Orange Bowl) and ’09 (Allstate Sugar Bowl).

At the time he accepted the position at Notre Dame, he qualified as the winningest active BIG EAST football coach and the only league coach with more than 150 wins. ➤Three seasons at Central Michigan University from 200406, including a 19-16 overall record (.542) featuring a 9-4 mark and Mid-American Conference title in 2006. ➤Thirteen seasons at Grand Valley State University from 1991-2003, including a 118-35-2 record (.767) highlighted by NCAA Division II national championships in 2002 (14-0) and 2003 (14-1). ➤An overall record of 187-67-2 (.734) in those 21 seasons as a head coach.

vast improvement from the defense Kelly inherited that ranked 86th in that category in 2009. The Irish ranked in the top 50 nationally in total defense, scoring defense, rushing defense and passing defense in 2011, marking just the second time in the last nine seasons Notre Dame had ranked that high in all four categories.

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three years that preceded Kelly’s arrival in South Bend. The Irish had won only three of 13 games in the final month of the regular season.

Through rigorous strength and conditioning workouts and Kelly’s coaching style, Notre Dame posted a 6-1 combined record in November games in 2010 and 2011. The Irish also had a hard time hanging onto leads prior to Kelly’s arrival. Notre Dame was a combined 9-6 when leading at halftime in 2008 and 2009 but improved under Kelly to 15-3 when taking an advantage into the locker room.

Notre Dame was one of 24 schools that opened 2011 with an 0-2 record but was one of only three teams (Georgia and Western Kentucky the others) to rebound and have a winning season. Since 2001, 275 FBS teams started 0-2 and Notre Dame became one of only 27 schools that won at least eight of its next 10 games. The Irish offense that Kelly directed eclipsed 500 yards of offense in five games, equal to the combined number of 500-yard games Notre Dame tallied in the previous five seasons. Notre Dame scored at least 45 points in three games in 2011, the most by an Irish offense since 1996.

The Irish were led on offense by wide receiver Michael Floyd’s school-record 100 receptions and the running back duo of Cierre Wood and Jonas Gray that combined for 1,893 yards and 21 touchdowns. Floyd capped off his career by breaking former teammate Golden Tate’s two-year-old school record of single-season receptions.

Wood and Gray formed a potent one-two punch out of the backfield. The tandem was one of only three running back duos in the FBS to each have at least nine rushing TDs in the 2011 regular season.

The other two running back teammates played on the high-octane offenses at Oregon and Oklahoma State.

Defensively, Notre Dame held 12 of 13 teams below their season scoring average and held 11 of 13 schools below their season rushing average. When Kelly arrived at Notre Dame, the Irish were coming off a season where the defense ranked 86th in the nation in total defense at 397.8 yards per game. Two years later, Notre Dame’s defense ranked 30th in yards allowed per game at 344.7 and were 25th in scoring defense.

Junior linebacker Manti Te’o was named a finalist for the 2011 Butkus Award and Lott Trophy after leading Notre Dame with 128 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss and five sacks. Senior safety and team captain Harrison Smith paced the

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secondary with 90 tackles and 10 pass breakups.

Despite enduring a slew of injuries at key positions, Kelly’s first Irish squad in 2010 came on strong to play perfectly in November.

In addition to a convincing 28-3 victory over once-beaten and 15thranked Utah (Notre Dame’s widest margin over an Associated Press top 20 opponent in 14 years), the Irish defeated Army in the historic first football game ever played at the new Yankee Stadium – then ended an eight-game losing streak at the hands of archrival USC with a come-from-behind win at the Los Angeles Coliseum. Then, in the convincing 33-17 Hyundai Sun Bowl triumph against Miami, the Irish charged to a 30-3 lead after three periods, as Kelly became the first Notre Dame football coach ever to record a bowl victory in his first season on the Notre Dame sidelines.

The Irish success down the stretch came mainly because of its defense, as Notre Dame went 13 consecutive periods over one late, four-game stretch without allowing an offensive touchdown (the best sequence in that category in 30 years). In those final four wins Notre Dame’s defense limited the Utes, Black Knights, Trojans and Hurricanes to combined averages of 9.8 points (best stretch for an Irish team since 1989), 91.8 yards on the ground and 276.5 total yards. In the last four contests, the Irish defense faced teams that were averaging 38 points (Tulsa), 41 (Utah), 31 (Army) and 32 (USC) per game, yet yielded only two offensive touchdowns, combined, to that quartet. Among individual defensive leaders was Te’o, Notre Dame’s top tackler in 2010 with 133 and a semifinalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award and Butkus Award.

Each of those four victories came in the first four career starts by Rees, following a season-ending injury to Dayne Crist. Among the pacesetters for Kelly’s spread offense was Floyd who caught 79 balls in 2010 for 1,025 yards and 12 touchdowns and was named the MVP

scoring (39.83 points). Meanwhile, Kelly’s Bearcat defense rated third nationally in tackles for losses (8.42 per game) and eighth in sacks (2.92). The ’09 Cincinnati squad set Bearcat single-season records for points (495), passing yards (3,844), fewest fumbles (10), fewest fumbles lost (two) and fewest turnovers (10). Cincinnati concluded the ’09 campaign with a record 18 straight regular-season victories.

Among the standouts Kelly coached on the ’09 Bearcat roster were first-team All-America receiver Mardy Gilyard (he ranked sec-

ond nationally in all-purpose yards at 203.5 per game at the end of the regular season) and quarterback Tony Pike (ninth in passing efficiency at 155.36). Eleven Cincinnati players merited all-BIG EAST honors for ’09 (five first-team selections), including Gilyard, the league’s Special Teams Player of the Year for the second straight season.

In three years at the helm of the program, Kelly put together a 34-6 record and led the Bearcats to their first two BIG EAST champi-

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YEAR BY YEAR WITH BRIAN KELLY Year

School

Position

Record/Postseason

1983

Assumption

4-5

1984

Assumption

1985

Assumption

1986

Assumption

Defensive Coordinator/ Linebackers Defensive Coordinator/ Linebackers Defensive Coordinator/ Linebackers Defensive Coordinator/ Linebackers

1987

Grand Valley State

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1988

Grand Valley State

1989

Grand Valley State

1990

Grand Valley State

Graduate Assistant/ Defensive Backs Graduate Assistant/ Defensive Backs Defensive Coordinator/ Recruiting Coordinator Defensive Coordinator/ Recruiting Coordinator

1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Grand Valley State Grand Valley State Grand Valley State Grand Valley State Grand Valley State Grand Valley State Grand Valley State Grand Valley State Grand Valley State Grand Valley State Grand Valley State Grand Valley State Grand Valley State

Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach

9-3/NCAA Division II playoffs (0-1) 8-3 6-3-2 8-4/NCAA Division II playoffs (0-1) 8-3 8-3 9-2 9-3/NCAA Division II playoffs (0-1) 5-5 7-4 13-1/NCAA Division II runner-up (3-1) 14-0/NCAA Division II champion (4-0) 14-1/NCAA Division II champion (4-0)

2004 2005 2006

Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan

Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach

4-7 6-5 9-4/qualified for Motor City Bowl vs. Middle Tennessee

2006

Cincinnati

Head Coach

1-0/International Bowl: W 27-24 vs. Western Michigan

2007

Cincinnati

Head Coach

10-3/Papajohns.com Bowl: W 31-21 vs. Southern Mississippi Final Rankings: 17th AP, 20th USA Today

2008

Cincinnati

Head Coach

11-3/FedEx Orange Bowl: L 7-20 vs. Virginia Tech Final Rankings: 17th AP and USA Today

2009

Cincinnati

Head Coach

12-0/qualified for Allstate Sugar Bowl vs. Florida Rankings: 4th AP and USA Today

2010

Notre Dame

Head Coach

8-5/Hyundai Sun Bowl: W 33-17 vs. Miami (Fla.)

2011

Notre Dame

Head Coach

8-5/Champs Sports Bowl L 14-18 vs. Florida State

5-3 1-8

7-4 11-1/NCAA Division II playoffs (0-1) 10-2/NCAA Division II playoffs (0-1)

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Grand Valley State Totals (13 seasons) 118-35-2 Central Michigan Totals (3 seasons) 19-16 Cincinnati Totals (3 seasons) 34-6 Notre Dame Totals (2 seasons) 16-10 Overall Totals (21 seasons) 187-67-2

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of the Hyundai Sun Bowl (six catches for 109 yards and two TDs in that contest).

Meanwhile, the Irish kicking game also sparkled in 2010, thanks to placekicker David Ruffer, who successfully converted his first 18 field-goal attempts (18 of 19 overall in 2010 and 23 for 24 in his career). Ruffer became one of three finalists for the Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award as the top placekicker in the nation.

Kelly’s debut season in South Bend saw the 2010 Irish play arguably the most difficult schedule in the country, as all but one of the Notre Dame opponents finished .500 or better – something no other team in the country could claim. Notre Dame’s agenda ranked first nationally in the official NCAA schedule strength standings at the end of the regular season, with Irish opponents playing at a .652 clip (79-42).

On the academic side, Kelly’s first season at Notre Dame featured a first-team ESPN Academic All-America honor for Ruffer, an $18,000 post-graduate scholarship for offensive lineman Chris Stewart (he attended law school at Notre Dame during the 2010 season) as a National Football Foundation National Scholar-Athlete selection – and a first-place finish by Notre Dame among all FBS programs in the latest NCAA Graduation Success Rate standings with a 96 mark.

Architect of two consecutive Bowl Championship Series appearances at the University of Cincinnati, including a perfect 12-0 regular season in 2009 that earned him national-coach-of-the-year honors. Kelly earned the ESPN/Home Depot National Coach of the Year Award in 2009, was the BIG EAST Conference Coach of the Year in 2007, 2008 and 2009 (the first time a BIG EAST football coach won the award three straight years) -- and received the American Football Coaches Association Division II Coach of the Year Award in both 2002 and 2003. He also in ’09 was a finalist for four other national awards – the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award (Football Writers Association of America), Bear Bryant Coach of the Year Award (National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association), Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award and the George Munger Coach of the Year Award (Maxwell Football Club).

He boasted a 2-1 record at Cincinnati in postseason bowl games – including a 27-24 win over Western Michigan in the International Bowl after the 2006 season (he coached in that game immediately after taking the job at Cincinnati), a 31-21 win over Southern Mississippi in the Papajohns.com Bowl after the ’07 season and a 20-7 loss to Virginia Tech in the FedEx Orange Bowl after the ’08 campaign.

Kelly’s ’06 Central Michigan team finished 9-4 and qualified for the Motor City Bowl (Central Michigan defeated Middle Tennessee 31-14, though he did not coach after accepting the head coaching position at Cincinnati) – and his 12-0 team in ’09 earned an Allstate Sugar Bowl assignment against once-beaten Florida.

In six NCAA Division II playoff appearances at Grand Valley State, Kelly’s teams combined for an 11-4 (.733) postseason record – including four straight victories in winning both the ’02 and ’03 NCAA titles. His ’01 Grand Valley State team fell 17-14 to North Dakota in the Division II national title game.

Kelly’s ’09 team at Cincinnati finished third in the final BCS standings and fourth in both the final regular-season Associated Press and USA Today/ESPN polls. His ’08 team ended up 11-3 and 17th in both polls – and his ‘07 Bearcat squad finished 10-3 and 17th (AP) and 20th (USA Today/ESPN) in the final polls.

Through the end of the 2009 regular season, his Cincinnati team won all 12 of its games, led the nation in passing efficiency (166.19), ranked second in kickoff returns (29.2 each) and sixth in total offense (464.25 yards per game), passing yardage (320.33) and

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teams, including BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Year and consensus All-America punter Huber. The 1991 Grand Valley State NCAA Div. II Playoffs L 15-38 vs. East Texas State national leader in punting, Huber was 1994 Grand Valley State NCAA Div. II Playoffs L 27-35 vs. Indiana (Pa.) one of three Bearcats to be named 1998 Grand Valley State NCAA Div. II Playoffs L 14-37 vs. Slippery Rock to an All-America team. Cincinnati 2001 Grand Valley State NCAA Div. II Playoffs W 42-13 vs. Bloomsburg* ranked second in the BIG EAST and W 33-30 vs. Saginaw Valley State* 24th nationally in passing offense W 34-16 vs. Catawba* (254.1), and was also second in the L 14-17 vs. North Dakota# league and 27th nationally in passing 2002 Grand Valley State NCAA Div. II Playoffs W 62-13 vs. C.W. Post* efficiency (139.4). At the same time, W 62-21 vs. Indiana (Pa.)* the Bearcat defense led the BIG EAST W 44-7 vs. Northern Colorado* in sacks (2.9) and tackles for a loss W 31-24 vs. Valdosta State# (6.5). Kelly’s Bearcats led the FBS 2003 Grand Valley State NCAA Div. II Playoffs W 65-36 vs. Bentley in net punting (41.5 yards per punt), W 10-3 vs. Saginaw Valley State and Cincinnati also paced the BIG W 31-3 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville EAST in kickoff returns (24.2).

W 10-3 vs. North Dakota# During his three years at Central 2006 Cincinnati International Bowl W 27-24 vs. Western Michigan Michigan, he transformed a Chip2007 Cincinnati Papajohns.com Bowl W 31-21 vs. Southern Mississippi pewa program that had won more 2008 Cincinnati FedEx Orange Bowl L 7-20 vs. Virginia Tech than three games only once in the 2010 Notre Dame Hyundai Sun Bowl W 33-17 vs. Miami past four seasons into a conference 2011 Notre Dame Champs Sports Bowl L 14-18 vs. Florida State champion. Central Michigan posted * home games played in Allendale, Mich. a 9-4 regular-season record in 2006 # NCAA Division II championship games en route to winning the MAC title and qualifying for its first bowl game in 12 years. onships in 2008 and ‘09. Cincinnati achieved a then-school-record Kelly inherited a program that had pro11 victories in 2008, followed that up with a dozen wins in ’09, and duced a mere 12 wins over its previous had back-to-back-to-back 10-win seasons for the first time in school four seasons when he took the helm at history. Kelly’s Bearcats in ’08 won the school’s first outright conferCentral Michigan in 2004.

He guided the ence championship since 1964 and earned the school’s first berth in Chippewas to a 4-7 record in 2004 and a a BCS game, playing against Virginia Tech in the 75th FedEx Orange 6-5 slate -the school’s fi rst winning seaBowl. In ’08 Cincinnati achieved its then-highest ranking to close the regular season – 12th in the AP and USA Today/ESPN polls and son in seven years -- in 2005.

The Chippewas in 2005 defeated both the BCS standings entering the Orange Bowl. The Bearcats held down defending MAC divisional champions, a postseason ranking of 17th in both polls, tying the top postseason Miami and Toledo, and also knocked off ranking in school history. eventual ‘05 league champ Akron. Central Following the close of the ’08 regular season, Kelly was named Michigan ranked fi rst nationally in fewest the BIG EAST Coach of the Year for the second straight season. He also turnovers (10) and fewest fumbles lost was named the American Football Monthly Schutt Sports FBS Coach (four), while the team’s rushing defense of the Year, earned AFCA Region 1 Coach of the Year honors and was ranked 20th and led the MAC at 113.7 named BIG EAST Coach of the Year by Sporting News. yards per game (compared to 245.8 in ’03 Cincinnati placed 10 players on the 2008 all-BIG EAST teams (in-the year before Kelly arrived). cluding first-team selection Connor Barwin) – with kick returner GilIn 2006 Central Michigan rolled up a yard named the BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Year and punter 7-1 record in conference play to win the Kevin Huber earning the first AFCA All-America nod in program MAC West, then dominated Ohio 31-10 in history. Huber became the first two-time AP first-team All-America the league championship game. Central selection in Bearcat football history.

Michigan boasted the 19th-most prolific The Bearcats’ 27-24 bowl victory over Western Michigan in 2006 passing attack in the nation, averaging came just 34 days after Kelly was hired. Then, in his first full season 252.4 yards per game, set a Chippewa at the helm in ‘07, he put Cincinnati on the national radar by jumping season mark with 28 TD passes and led out to a 6-0 start and earning the Bearcats their first appearance in the MAC in total off ense (375.3 yards the polls in more than 30 years. By winning 10 games for the first per game) and scoring (29.7 points). time since 1951, Cincinnati earned its 10th bowl appearance in proMAC Freshman of the Year Dan LeFevour gram history and sixth bowl appearance in eight years. The Bearcats finished 17th in the AP poll and 20th in the USA Today/ESPN rank- passed for 2,869 yards and 25 TDs to rank 20th nationally in passing efficiency and ings, earning their first appearances in the final polls.

14th in total offense.

Along the way to the 2007 Papajohns.com Bowl victory, the Kelly had 12 of his players achieve Bearcats’ third straight bowl win, Kelly earned BIG EAST Coach of the fi rst-team all-conference honors over his Year honors. Cincinnati listed seven individuals on the all-BIG EAST BRIAN KELLY’S POSTSEASON RECORD (14-6)

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three years at Central Michigan (including ’05 MAC Defensive Player of the Year Daniel Bazuin) -- and three advanced to the NFL (including 2005 draftees Eric Ghiacuic and Adam Kieft and free agent Tory Humphrey). Bazuin, who led the nation in ’05 in tackles for losses, also was a ’06 first-team Academic All-American.

Kelly arrived at Central Michigan after winning the back-to-back NCAA Division II national titles at Grand Valley State in Allendale, Mich. The all-time winningest program in NCAA Division II history, the Lakers were 41-2 in Kelly’s final three seasons, at one point winning 32 consecutive games. Grand Valley State went 14-0 in 2002 en route to its first national title and was 14-1 in 2003 when it claimed its second crown. Kelly was named the AFCA Division II Coach of the Year after both seasons. Kelly led the Lakers to five conference titles (1992-97-98-2001-02) and six Division II playoff appearances in his 13 seasons at Grand Valley. The Lakers never finished lower than third in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletics Conference.

Kelly mentored a pair of finalists for the Harlon Hill Award, presented annually to the top player in Division II. Quarterback Curt Anes won the award in 2002 after finishing as runner-up in 2001.

He threw for 10,581 career yards and 114 TD passes – 48 in ’01 and 47 in ‘02 (12 games with at least five TD passes). Anes still holds the NCAA Division II single-season passing efficiency record for ’01 at 221.6 (189 for 271 for 3,086 yards, with 21 TDs, three interceptions).

Quarterback Jeff Fox was third in the balloting in 1998, as he became the first Laker quarterback to throw for more than 2,000 in multiple seasons. Kelly’s Grand Valley State players earned 77 All-America

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branches across campus. The funding enables senior library personnel to identify and purchase the learning and teaching materials most in demand by Notre Dame scholars. At the RCLC, the gift underwrites innovative tutoring, violence-prevention, youth entrepreneurship and performing arts projects for adults and children in South Bend’s Northeast Neighborhood. Sponsored by Notre Dame in partnership with local residents, the RCLC serves an estimated 500 youths and adults each week, in addition to another 8,000 children annually through its outreach programs. In conjunction with the gift, Kelly launched the “Coach Kelly Challenge,” an effort aimed to encourage all members of the Notre Dame family to offer financial support to the University through one of its annual giving programs: the Notre Dame Annual Fund, the MBA and Law School annual funds, and the Rockne Heritage Fund.

Notre Dame’s head football coach and his wife play host to a series of events benefitting the Kelly Cares Foundation, established

by Brian and Paqui Kelly to support organizations, initiatives and programs that closely align with the goals and values of the Kelly family in three main areas: personal involvement, with emphasis on breast cancer research, prevention, education and awareness; education and institutional advancement; and, community involvement in selected initiatives and projects. In addition to several charity golf events, Kelly co-hosted the Irish Legends Golf Classic in June 2011 with former Notre Dame coaches Ara Parseghian and Lou Holtz.

Proceeds from that event were split evenly between the charities of the three coaches. Football 101 has become a must-attend event in the summers of 2010 and 2011 as more than 900 women had the opportunity to meet the Notre Dame football coaching staff, learn fun facts about Fighting Irish football and enjoy an upscale taste of South Bend. The participants also got a behind-the-scenes look at the Notre Dame football facilities – with proceeds benefitting breast cancer prevention, awareness and early detection initiatives.

Kelly and his wife Francisca (Paqui) are parents of three children – Patrick, Grace and Kenzel.

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football f b ll coachh Bernie B GGaughan. h Kelly joined the Grand Valley State staff in 1987 as a graduate assistant and defensive backs coach. He became the defensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator in 1989 and took over (at age 28) as head coach in 1991 (replacing Tom Beck, who left to become running backs coach at Notre Dame under Lou Holtz). His very first team Laker team finished 9-3 and qualified for the NCAA playoffs.

In 2009 Kelly was inducted into the Grand Valley State Athletics Hall of Fame and in 2011 Grand Valley State renamed its Laker Turf Building the Kelly Family Sports Center. The Kelly Family Sports Center is a 138,000 square foot building that houses a regulation football field, a six-lane, 300-meter track, all of the amenities for field events, batting cages that drop from the ceiling, an athletic training room, locker rooms, multi-purpose rooms, classrooms, bleacher seating for 800 in the grandstand and bleachers on the field level for another 260 spectators. In addition to intercollegiate athletics, the movement science department, campus recreation/intramurals and club sports also use the facility.

Kelly was announced as the Notre Dame head coach on Dec. 10, 2009. He signed a five-year contract to coach the Irish. On Jan. 10, 2012, the University announced it extended Kelly’s contract two seasons through the 2016 campaign.

In June 2010, Kelly and his wife Paqui made a $250,000 gift to the University of Notre Dame in support of endeavors in research, academics and community engagement. The benefaction directly supports three Notre Dame initiatives -- cancer research, the Hesburgh Libraries and the Robinson Community Learning Center (RCLC).

In the area of cancer research -- the fight against breast cancer is a deeply personal cause for the Kelly family -- the gift benefits the Mike and Josie Harper Cancer Research Institute that opened this past summer in Notre Dame’s new Harper Hall. The institute brings together scientists from Notre Dame and Indiana University School of Medicine-South Bend to collaborate to advance basic and clinical research as it pertains to the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cancer. The gift also provides financial support for the Hesburgh Libraries, which consist of the main Hesburgh Library and 11 subject

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awards d (11 ( in 2002 alone). l ) Four players l movedd on to the h NFL andd another three to the Canadian Football League.

His 2001 national runner-up squad set 77 NCAA, GLIAC and school records, including the all-time Division II scoring record by averaging 58.4 points per game (and an average victory margin of 48.0 points). The 2001 team also became the first Division II unit in 53 years to average more than 600 yards per game in total offense (600.8), leading the nation in that category.

Grand Valley State followed up its record-shattering 2001 season by averaging 497.5 yards and a nation-leading 46.7 points during its undefeated 2002 national championship run in which Kelly’s squad went wire to wire as the top-rated Division II squad. That ’02 campaign ended with a 31-24 championship game win over secondranked and unbeaten Valdosta State – as All-America receiver David Kircus caught passes for 270 yards and three TDs. Kircus holds the NCAA Division II season record for TD receptions with 35 in ’02, catching at least one TD pass in 24 straight games in 2001-02. He ended his career with 4,142 receiving yards and 76 TD catches and led the nation (Division II) in scoring in both ’01 and ’02.

The 2003 team, meanwhile, became more noted for its defense, leading the country in rushing defense at 62.0 yards per game. The Lakers defeated North Dakota 10-3 in the 2003 national title game (played annually in Florence, Ala.). In 10 of his 13 seasons at Grand Valley State, Kelly’s teams won eight or more games – and he finished with a 103-22-2 mark in GLIAC contests. The seniors on his final team in ’03 won 47 of their final 49 games (and finished 34-4 in four seasons of GLIAC play) and won 20 straight games in 2002-03.

Kicker David Hendrix led the nation in ’03 with 25 field goals.

Born Oct. 25, 1961, in Everett, Mass., and raised in Chelsea, Mass., Kelly attended St. John’s Prep School in Danvers, Mass. He was a four-year letter-winner at Assumption College (Worcester, Mass.) as a linebacker, captaining the squad in both ’81 and ’82 under coach Paul Cantiani on teams that finished 8-3 and 7-1-1. After graduating from Assumption in 1983 with a bachelor’s degree in political science, he served as linebacker coach and defensive coordinator (as well as softball coach) from 1983-86 at Assumption under head

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BOB DIACO Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 16th year coaching Third year at Notre Dame

THE DIACO FILE Birthdate Hometown High School College Wife Children

Feb. 19, 1973 Cedar Grove, N.J. Cedar Grove High School Iowa (Sociology, 1995) Julia Sons: Angelo and Michael; Daughter: Josephine

COACHING CAREER 1996-97 1999-2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006-08 2009 2010 2011 2012

Iowa Western Illinois Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan Western Michigan Central Michigan Virginia Cincinnati Notre Dame Notre Dame Notre Dame

Graduate Assistant RB/Special Teams Coord.

RB/Special Teams Coord.

LB/Special Teams Coord.

OLB/Special Teams Coord.

LB/Special Teams Coord.

Co-Defensive Coord./LB LB/Special Teams Coord.

Defensive Coord./ILB Defensive Coord./ILB Defensive Coord./LB Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers

BOWLS/PLAYOFFS COACHED 1996 1997 2000 2007 2010 2010 2011

Iowa Iowa Western Illinois Virginia Cincinnati Notre Dame Notre Dame

Alamo Sun NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs-First Round Gator Sugar Sun Champs Sports Bowl

PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1991-95

Iowa

Linebacker

BOWLS/PLAYOFFS PLAYED 1991 1993 1995

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Iowa Iowa Iowa

Holiday Alamo Sun

COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS ➤Semifinalist for the 2011 Broyles Award, presented annually to college football’s top assistant coach. ➤Promoted to assistant head coach for 2012 season. ➤The 2011 defense ranked in the top 50 in scoring defense (24th, 20.7), total defense (30th, 344.7), rushing defense (47th, 138.9) and passing defense (38th, 205.8). It was only the second time since 2003 and fourth time in the last 15 seasons a Notre Dame defense ranked in the top 50 in all four categories. ➤Led a defense that held 12 of 13 opponents below their season scoring average and 11 of 13 teams below their season rushing average. ➤For the first time in 10 years, Notre Dame’s defense allowed fewer than 21 points per game in consecutive seasons. The Irish are one of 13 teams to allow less than 21 points per game in each of the last two years. ➤Diaco’s defense surrendered 14 points or less in five games in 2011, the most since 2002. ➤The rush defense was stingy near the goal line in 2011 as only eight rushing TDs were scored against Notre Dame. Only four schools permitted fewer rushing TDs. Of the eight rushing TDs last year, only three were scored by running backs. ➤The Irish defense was nothing short of sensational in the third quarter as Pittsburgh and Florida State were the only teams to score against Notre Dame in the first period following halftime. ➤Coached the linebackers and helped the growth of Manti Te’o who led the team with 128 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss and five sacks.

Te’o was a finalist for the Butkus Award and Lott Trophy in 2011. ➤In his first season at Notre Dame, Diaco switched defensive schemes from a blitzing 4-3 defense the Irish utilized in 2009 and instilled a 3-4 no-crease defense. ➤Diaco’s defense was drastically better than the 2009 Notre Dame defense. The Irish allowed 5.69 fewer points per game, 40.5 fewer yards per game, averaged one half sacks more per game and forced more turnovers in 2010 than 2009. ➤The 2010 defense was dramatically improved compared to the 2009 defense in almost every statistical category: scoring defense (from 63rd in ’09 to 23rd in ’10), pass efficiency (82nd to 25th), rushing defense (89th to 50th) and total defense (86th to 50th). ➤In the final three games of the regular season, Diaco’s defense limited teams averaging at least 31 points per game to 22 combined points – the fewest points allowed by a Notre Dame defense in three straight games since the 1993 season. ➤Only four touchdowns were scored against the Irish defense in the final five games of the regular season. ➤Working with the inside linebackers, Diaco helped turn Te’o into an All-America candidate in 2010. The Bednarik Award and Butkus Award semifinalist led the Irish with 133 tackles and posted 9.5 tackles for loss as a sophomore. ➤In his only season at Cincinnati, he was charged with replacing 10 starters on the Bearcats’ defense, including every player on the front seven for 2009. ➤The Bearcats recorded 110 tackles for loss in 2009 (8.46 per game) to rank third in the nation. They totaled 37 sacks and tied for 10th in the country averaging 2.85 sacks per contest.

Cincinnati’s defense allowed 3.6 rushing yards per carry. ➤Focused on the inside linebackers in 2009 at Cincinnati and helped Andre Revels and JK Schaffer experience career years in their first seasons as starters. Revels led the Bearcats with 108 tackles and added 4.5 tackles for loss and one interception, while Schaffer ranked second on the team with 100 tackles with 5.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and three interceptions. ➤Safety Aaron Webster was named first-team all-BIG EAST in 2009 after pacing Cincinnati with four interceptions and five pass breakups. Defensive end Ricardo Mathews was named secondteam all-BIG EAST as a first-year starter after he recorded a teambest 12.5 tackles for loss.

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➤Prior to Cincinnati, spent three years as the linebackers coach and special teams coordinator on Al Groh’s coaching staff at the University of Virginia from 2006-08. ➤At the conclusion of the 2008 season, was promoted to the Cavaliers’ defensive coordinator position, but he left two months later to take the same position at Cincinnati. ➤Diaco’s linebackers were critical to Virginia allowing only 3.7 yards per carry and just over 21 points per game to their opponents in 2008. ➤Only four schools permitted fewer rushing touchdowns than Virginia’s nine in 2007, and the Cavaliers allowed 106.9 rushing yards per game, 13th in the nation. Virginia ranked 16th nationally at 19.7 points allowed per game and were 23rd in total defense, allowing 332.5 yards per game. ➤Served as co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach under Brian Kelly at Central Michigan in 2005. ➤In his only season with the Chippewas, Diaco turned around Central Michigan’s rushing defense that just two years earlier had ranked last in the Mid-American Conference. ➤Under Diaco’s watch, Central Michigan led the MAC, allowing only 113.7 rushing yards per game. He also helped defensive end Dan Bazuin lead the nation with 26.5 tackles for loss and tie a MAC record with 16 sacks. ➤In 2004, coached the special teams and linebackers at Western Michigan. The punting, punt return and kickoff return units all finished in the top three of the MAC. ➤First full-time position was at Western Illinois where he was the running backs coach and special teams coordinator in 1999 and 2000. The Leathernecks won the Gateway Conference crown in 2000 and made an appearance in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs.

PERSONAL INFORMATION ➤Twice an all-Big Ten selection at Iowa under Hall of Fame coach Hayden Fry and was named team’s co-MVP in 1995. ➤Led the Hawkeyes in tackles in both 1994 and 1995 and finished his career as the seventh-leading tackler in Iowa history with 334 career stops. Started all 23 games during his final two seasons.

DYNAMIC DISCIPLES ➤LB Manti Te’o (Notre Dame) 2011 Second Team All-American; 2011 finalist for Butkus Award and Lott Trophy ➤S Aaron Webster (Cincinnati) 2009 first-team all-Big East ➤LB Clint Sintim (Virginia) Led nation in sacks by a linebacker in 2007 ➤DE Dan Bazuin (Western Michigan) Led nation in tackles for loss in 2005; Second-round NFL draft pick in 2007 by Chicago Bears

CHUCK MARTIN 21st year coaching Third year at Notre Dame

THE MARTIN FILE Jan. 8, 1968 Park Forest, Ill. Rich East (Ill.) High School Millikin (Ill.) (Accounting, 1990) Dulcie Son: Max; Daughter: Emma

COACHING CAREER Mankato State (Minn.)

Wittenberg (Ohio) Millikin (Ill.) Eastern Michigan Grand Valley State Grand Valley State Grand Valley State Notre Dame Notre Dame Notre Dame

Graduate Assistant LB Defensive Coord./DB LB DB Defensive Coord./DB Head Coach DB/Recruiting Coord.

Safeties/Recruiting Coord.

Offensive Coordinator/QB

BOWLS/PLAYOFFS COACHED 1995 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Wittenberg (Ohio) Grand Valley State Grand Valley State Grand Valley State Grand Valley State Grand Valley State Grand Valley State Grand Valley State Grand Valley State Grand Valley State Notre Dame Notre Dame

NCAA Div. III First Round NCAA Div. II National Finalist NCAA Div. II Champions NCAA Div. II Champions NCAA Div. II Regional NCAA Div. II Champions NCAA Div. II Champions NCAA Div. II Semifinal NCAA Div. II Regional NCAA Div. II National Finalist Sun Champs Sports

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Millikin (Ill.)

Safety

BOWLS/PLAYOFFS PLAYED 1989

Millikin (Ill.)

NCAA Div. II Quarterfinals

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➤Martin was an All-America safety at Millikin and was also selected a GTE Academic All-American. He also doubled as an all-conference placekicker for the football team and received academic all-district honors for Millikin’s basketball team. He was inducted into the Millikin Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008.

DYNAMIC DISCIPLES ➤CB Brandon Carr (Grand Valley State); Kansas City Chiefs Started all 64 games at cornerback in first four seasons with the Chiefs ➤OL Brandon Barnes (Grand Valley State) 2007 Gene Upshaw Award winner (top offensive lineman in NCAA Division II) ➤QB Brad Iciek (Grand Valley State) Harlon Hill Award finalist (top player in NCAA Division II) from 2007-09 ➤QB Cullen Finnerty (Grand Valley State) 2006 Harlon Hill Award runner-up ➤DL Mike McFadden (Grand Valley State) 2005 and 2006 Gene Upshaw Award winner

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➤Martin switches sides of the ball in 2012 and will serve as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach after working with the Irish secondary from 2010-11. ➤Prior to coming to Notre Dame, Martin was head coach at Grand Valley State for six seasons, following Kelly who served as the Lakers head coach from 1991-2003. While coaching the NCAA Division II school in Allendale, Mich., Martin directed the Lakers offense, continuing the same offensive system Kelly installed. ➤From 2004-09, the Grand Valley State offense led by Martin averaged 35.1 points per game, 427 total yards and 208 rushing yards per game. ➤The Lakers ranked in the top 25 nationally in total offense in five of six seasons and ranked in the top 27 in scoring offense in all

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all-GLIAC plaudits, including 56 first-team selections. ➤The Lakers were ranked number one in the American Football Coaches Association Coaches Poll for 56 of 70 weeks the poll was released during his tenure. ➤From 2004 to 2009, directed Grand Valley State to 48 consecutive regular-season victories and 45 straight wins in GLIAC action. He also guided the Lakers to a Division II record 40-game winning streak from 2005-07. ➤Guided the Lakers to 13-2 record and school’s fifth consecutive GLIAC championship in 2009. Grand Valley State also made its ninth straight NCAA Division II playoff appearance and advanced to national championship game for third time in five seasons (falling to Northwest Missouri State, 30-23). It marked the sixth time since 2001 the Lakers had advanced to NCAA Division II finals. ➤The 2008 team turned in its fourth straight undefeated regular season and finished with an 11-1 record. The Lakers advanced to quarterfinals of Division II playoffs before falling to eventual national champion Minnesota-Duluth in double overtime. ➤2007 squad cruised through regular season undefeated and led GLIAC in scoring defense (14.5 points per game), total defense (303.6 yards per game), pass efficiency defense (95.6) and quarterback sacks (42). The Lakers advanced to national semifinals but were defeated at Northwest Missouri State. ➤Claimed his second national championship and Grand Valley State’s fourth title in 2006 after the Lakers defeated Northwest Missouri State for the second straight year, 17-14. The win capped off a perfect 15-0 season that saw Grand Valley State outscore its GLIAC foes by an average score of 37.1-14.6. ➤In his second season as head coach, guided Lakers to an undefeated season (13-0) and their third national championship. ➤Led Grand Valley State to a 10-3 mark and a berth in the NCAA Division II playoffs (lost in quarterfinals) in first season at the helm in 2004. The 10 wins by Martin were the most of any firstyear head coach in school history. ➤Served as defensive coordinator under Kelly in 2003 and helped the Lakers to the national championship. Grand Valley State rode its defense to the title as it limited its final three opponents in the playoffs to just a field goal apiece. ➤Coached the linebackers at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, from 1994-95 and also served as head golf coach and assistant baseball coach.

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but one season. ➤Grand Valley State scored at least 30 points in 56 of 81 games and scored at least 40 points in 34 contests. ➤Martin produced quarterbacks that became finalists for the Harlon Hill Award, presented annually to the NCAA Division II Player of the Year, four times in six years (Cullen Finnerty in 2006; Brad Iciek from 2007-09). ➤Grand Valley State’s starting quarterbacks combined to throw 184 TDs and only 41 interceptions (average of 31 TDs and 7 INTs per season) under Martin and had an average passer efficiency mark of 159.9 in his six years directing the offense (a 159.9 efficiency rating in 2011 would have ranked 10th in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision). ➤Martin’s offense produced a 1,000-yard rusher in all six seasons he was in control of the Lakers offense. Four of the top 10 singleseason rushing leaders and five of the 11 best single-season passing seasons happened from 2004-09. ➤Grand Valley State’s all-time leaders in career rushing and passing played for Martin and seven offensive players earned Associated Press first-team All-America accolades under Martin’s watch. ➤In the season prior to Martin’s arrival at Notre Dame, the Irish ranked 76th in the nation in pass defense and 82nd in pass efficiency defense. Notre Dame ranked 38th in pass defense and 58th in pass efficiency defense in 2011. ➤Focused on safeties in 2011 and got great performances from senior Harrison Smith, senior Jamoris Slaughter and junior Zeke Motta. ➤Smith ranked second on the Irish with 90 tackles and became the 11th Notre Dame player to reach 300 career tackles. His 222 career tackles as a defensive back are the fifth most in school history. ➤Motta and Slaughter combined to record 85 tackles, two interceptions and four pass breakups in 2011. ➤In first season at Notre Dame, helped improve the defensive statistical categories when compared to 2009: passing defense (76th to 54th) and pass efficiency defense (82nd to 25th). ➤Members of his secondary combined to total 15 of team’s 18 interceptions and 28 of team’s 46 passes broken up in 2010. ➤The improved coverage and tackling by the defensive backs under Martin led to the Irish allowing only 10.2 yards per completion in 2010, the fewest yards allowed by a Notre Dame defense since 1993. The 10.2 yards per completion average was seventh-best in the FBS in 2010. ➤Smith became one of Notre Dame’s most consistent players as he ranked fourth in nation with team-best seven interceptions and was second on Irish with 93 tackles. ➤Named one of top 25 recruiters in nation by ESPN.com in February 2011 and was named to Rivals.com’s Tom Dienhart’s second team assistant coach dream team coaching staff in March 2011. ➤Led Grand Valley State University to two NCAA Division II national championships and won over 91 percent of his games as Lakers’ head coach. ➤Replaced Brian Kelly as Lakers’ head coach after Kelly was named head coach at Central Michigan University. ➤Under Martin’s watch, Grand Valley went 74-7 (.914) and won NCAA Division II national championships in 2005 and 2006. The Lakers were runners-up in 2009. ➤Guided the Lakers to five Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletics Conference championships in six years and posted a 16-4 record in Division II playoffs. ➤Martin’s .914 winning percentage was the second best among active college football coaches, regardless of division (Mount Union’s Larry Kehres owned a .925 winning percentage). ➤A member of the Lakers coaching staff since 2000, Martin helped Grand Valley State post a 122-13 record from 2000-09, including winning 121 of its last 130 games. ➤As Grand Valley State head coach, helped develop 34 players who earned various All-America honors and 114 players who earned

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TONY ALFORD Running Backs/Slot Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator 18th year coaching Fourth year at Notre Dame

THE ALFORD FILE Birthdate Hometown High School College Wife Children

Nov. 27, 1968 Colorado Springs, Colo.

Doherty (Colo.) High School Colorado State (Exercise and Sports Science, 1992) Trina Sons: Rylan, Kyler and Braydon

COACHING CAREER 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997-2000 2001 2002-06 2007-08 2009 2010-11 2012

Fort Collins (Colo.) H.S. Lake Wales (Fla.) H.S. Mount Union RB Kent State RB Iowa State RB Washington RB Iowa State Asst. Head Coach/RB Louisville RB Notre Dame RB Notre Dame WR Notre Dame RB/Slot WR/Recruiting Coord.

BOWLS/PLAYOFFS COACHED 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005 2010 2011

Iowa State Washington Iowa State Iowa State Iowa State Notre Dame Notre Dame

Insight.com Holiday Humanitarian Independence Houston Sun Champs Sports

PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1987-90

Colorado State

Running Back

BOWLS/PLAYOFFS PLAYED 1990

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COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS ➤Returns to running backs coach in 2012 and will continue coaching the Irish slot wide receivers. ➤Adds the role of recruiting coordinator in 2012. ➤Coached running backs the first 15 seasons of his collegecoaching career before moving to wide receivers from 2010-11. ➤Notre Dame wide receivers accounted for 165.8 yards of 252.6 receiving yards per game (66 percent) in 2011. ➤Senior Michael Floyd led the Irish with a Notre Dame singleseason record 100 receptions for 1,147 yards and nine TDs. He became just the second Irish player to record multiple seasons of at least 60 receptions. Floyd set career records of receptions, receiving yards, receiving TDs, yards per game and 100-yard games under Alford’s tutelage. ➤Floyd was a Biletnikoff Award semifinalist and an honorable mention selection to Pro Football Weekly’s All-America team. ➤Junior Theo Riddick recorded a career-high 436 receiving yards despite missing over two games with a hamstring injury. ➤Sophomore TJ Jones and junior Robby Toma both set career highs in receptions and receiving yards. Toma was recipient of the Next Man In Award at the Notre Dame football awards banquet. ➤Named one of six finalists for national recruiter of the year by 247Sports.com following 2011 signing day and was tabbed one of nation’s top 25 recruiters in 2011 by Rivals.com. ➤Helped the Irish receiving game average 253.1 yards per contest in the 2010 regular season. ➤With Alford’s coaching, Floyd recorded a breakthrough season at Notre Dame. Floyd led the Irish with 79 receptions for 1,025 yards and 12 TDs. His 2010 totals all rank in the top 10 on Notre Dame’s single-season records list. ➤In his first season as a wide receiver, Riddick flourished under Alford’s tutelage as Riddick ranked second on the squad with 40 catches for 414 yards and three TDs in nine games. Prior to ’10, Riddick had only played running back. ➤Jones and Toma became consistent receiving options under Alford in 2010 as Jones totaled 306 yards and three TDs on 22 receptions and Toma caught 14 passes for 187 yards. ➤Notre Dame’s running backs Armando Allen, Robert Hughes, Riddick and Jonas Gray averaged 4.8 yards on 293 carries in 2009 while the top four Irish rushers in 2008 averaged 3.9 yards per carry. ➤Prior to Notre Dame, spent his entire 14-year coaching career working with running backs at five different schools and produced a 1,000-yard rusher seven times. ➤During the 2008 season, one of Alford’s pupils, redshirt freshman Victor Anderson, rushed for 1,047 yards with eight touchdowns and became the first Louisville running back to eclipse 1,000 rushing yards since 2005. Anderson was named the BIG EAST Conference Rookie of the Year and second-team all-BIG EAST. He was also placed on Sporting News’ Freshman All-America squad. ➤Louisville averaged 164.5 yards rushing per game in 2008 and scored 18 rushing touchdowns. ➤Spent nine years during two stints as running backs coach at Iowa State (1997-2000, 2002-06) where he developed three of the school’s top six career rushing leaders (the last five years at Iowa State he also held the title of assistant head coach). Darren Davis, Ennis Haywood and Stevie Hicks combined for five 1,000yard seasons with Alford as their position coach. ➤Four of the 10 best single-game rushing totals in Cyclone history occurred during Alford’s tenure, and Iowa State had a 200-yard rushing effort by one of his running backs eight times during his nine-year stint in Ames. ➤Hicks became the third Cyclone rusher under Alford to surpass 1,000 rushing yards in a season, as he led Iowa State with 1,062 yards in 2004.

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➤Iowa State was one of only three FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) schools that produced a 1,000-yard rusher annually from 19952001. ➤Haywood continued the tradition in 2000, as he led the Big 12 Conference and ranked 10th nationally with 1,237 rushing yards. Haywood was a first-team all-Big 12 running back as the Cylcones’ rushing attack averaged 209.0 yards per game and totaled 27 rushing TDs. ➤During his initial four years in Ames (1997-2000), Iowa State improved from 103rd to 17th nationally in rushing. ➤Under Alford’s guidance, Davis produced three consecutive seasons over 1,000 yards en route to becoming the second-most prolific rusher in school history. ➤Davis gained 1,005 yards as a sophomore in 1997, 1,116 yards in 1998 and ranked ninth in the nation in 1999 with a Big 12-best 1,388 rushing yards. ➤Sandwiched between Alford’s stints at Iowa State was a year as Washington’s running backs coach in 2001. Under Alford, Husky tailback Willie Hurst became the ninth back in school history to rush for more than 2,000 career yards.

PERSONAL INFORMATION ➤Alford was a first-team all-Western Athletic Conference running back as a player for Colorado State in 1989 and was an honorable mention selection on USA Today’s All-America team. He played for the Rams from 1987-90 and was a 1989 Doak Walker Award nominee. Alford ran for a school-record 310 yards versus Utah during the 1989 season. ➤Participated in Denver Broncos training camp in 1991 and played for the World League of American Football’s Birmingham Fire in 1992. ➤His brother, Aaron, is the director of high school relations at the University of Utah.

DYNAMIC DISCIPLES ➤WR Michael Floyd (Notre Dame) Career record holder at Notre Dame for receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns ➤RB Victor Anderson (Louisville) 2008 BIG EAST Conference Rookie of the Year; ’08 Freshman All-American ➤RB Ennis Haywood (Iowa State) 2000 all-Big 12 first team ➤RB Darren Davis (Iowa State) 1999 all-Big 12 first team; Iowa State’s No. 2 career rusher2008 BIG EAST Conference Rookie of the Year; ’08 Freshman AllAmerican ➤RB Ennis Haywood (Iowa State) 2000 all-Big 12 first team ➤RB Darren Davis (Iowa State) 1999 all-Big 12 first team; Iowa State’s No. 2 career rusher ➤RB Astron Whatley (Kent State) 1996 all-Mid-American Conference first team

SCOTT BOOKER Seventh year coaching Third year at Notre Dame

THE BOOKER FILE

Wife Children

Oct. 7, 1980 Pittsburgh, Pa. Shady Side Academy B.A. Kent State (Business Administration, 2003); M.A. Kent State (Sports Studies, 2006) Jen Daughter: Morgan

COACHING CAREER Kent State Kent State Kent State Western Kentucky Notre Dame Notre Dame

Student Assistant Graduate Assistant Defensive Backs Defensive Backs Intern Tight Ends/Special Teams Coordinator

PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1999-2002

Kent State

Safety

➤Four-year regular at safety and on special teams for Kent State from 1999-2002. ➤Named to the MAC all-academic team in 2001.

DYNAMIC DISCIPLES ➤CB Jack Williams, Kent State 2007 second-team all-MAC selection; Fourth-round selection in 2008 NFL Draft ➤S Usama Young, Kent State 2006 second-team all-MAC honoree; Third-round selection in 2007 NFL Draft

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➤Enters his third season with the Irish but first year as an assistant coach. ➤Will coach the tight ends and serve as special teams coordinator after learning the Irish offense as an intern for the offensive coaching staff from 2010-11. ➤As an intern with the Irish, he assisted the offensive coaches in a variety of areas including film breakdowns, scouting reports, playbooks and other duties assigned by head coach Brian Kelly and the offensive staff. ➤Served as an intern for offensive staff in 2011 that helped Irish register over 500 yards of offense in five games, equal to the combined number of 500-yard offensive games Notre Dame recorded from 2006-10. ➤The Irish offense in 2011 scored at least 45 points in three games, the most by a Notre Dame team since 1996. ➤Part of a staff that helped Tyler Eifert become a finalist for the Mackey Award (top collegiate tight end) and Michael Floyd set every career receiving record at Notre Dame. ➤Prior to Notre Dame, coached defensive backs for five seasons at two schools. He worked with the secondary at Western Kentucky in 2009 and was the defensive backs coach at his alma mater, Kent State, from 2005-08. ➤Also worked with all four special teams units at both Western Kentucky and Kent State. ➤At Kent State, helped develop two NFL draft picks in Jack Williams and Usama Young. Williams earned second-team allMid-American Conference honors in 2007 and was a fourth round selection by the Denver Broncos in the 2008 NFL Draft.

Young received second-team all-MAC accolades in 2006 and was selected in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints. ➤Under Booker’s tutelage, Kent State ranked first or second in the MAC in pass defense efficiency, pass defense and interceptions in 2006. ➤In 2005, the Golden Flashes allowed only 190.5 passing yards per game to rank 24th in the nation. ➤Served as a graduate assistant at Kent State in 2004 and was a student assistant in 2003.

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

2012 OUTLOOK

Tight Ends/Special Teams Coordinator

COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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KERRY COOKS Co-Defensive Coordinator/ Cornerbacks 10th year coaching Third year at Notre Dame

THE COOKS FILE Birthdate Hometown High School College Wife Children

March 28, 1974 Irving, Texas Nimitz (Texas) High School Iowa (Sociology, 2000) Elvern Daughters: Kerrington and Kennedy

COACHING CAREER 2003 2004

Kansas State Western Illinois

2005 2006-09

Minnesota Wisconsin

2010 2011 2012

Notre Dame Notre Dame Notre Dame

Graduate Assistant DB/Asst. Special Teams DB DB/Asst. Special Teams OLB s CB Co-Defensive Coordinator/CB

BOWLS/PLAYOFFS COACHED 2004 2005 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Kansas State Minnesota Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Notre Dame Notre Dame

Fiesta Music City Outback Champs Sports Champs Sports Sun Champs Sports

PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1993-97

Iowa

Strong Safety

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COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS ➤Former all-Big Ten Conference safety and National Football League veteran was promoted to co-defensive coordinator for 2012 and will continue coaching cornerbacks. ➤Enters his 10th season coaching in college football and his second year with Notre Dame’s cornerbacks. ➤Coached the cornerbacks in 2011 and helped the Irish improve 17 spots in pass efficiency defense and 16 positions in pass defense.

Notre Dame’s secondary helped limit opponents to 205.8 passing yards per game and ranked 38th in the FBS. ➤Senior Robert Blanton had his best season in his Irish career in 2011 as he ranked third on the team with 70 tackles, ranked second with eight tackles for loss and added six pass breakups, two interceptions, one sack and one fumble recovery. ➤Senior Gary Gray was the fourth-leading tackler with 67 stops and tied his career-high with two interceptions while adding five pass breakups. ➤Helped develop sophomores Lo Wood and Bennett Jackson as capable backups to Blanton and Gray. Wood returned his first career interception 57 yards for a TD vs. Maryland. ➤Invited to attend 2011 NCAA Champion Forum, a seminar for minority coaches where they learn from current athletics directors how to interview for head coaching jobs and run a football program. ➤Worked with the outside linebackers in his first season at Notre Dame and helped improve the production of Darius Fleming, Kerry Neal, Brian Smith and Prince Shembo. ➤Notre Dame’s outside linebackers combined for 12 sacks and 20 tackles for loss in 2010. ➤Fleming tallied career highs of six sacks and 49 tackles and he led the Irish in sacks and with 11 tackles for loss. ➤Coached defensive backs at Wisconsin for four seasons and helped develop 10 all-Big Ten honorees, including three firstteam selections. ➤Helped lead the Badgers to a 38-14 record from 2006-09, with Wisconsin finishing the season ranked in the top 25 three times. ➤In 2009, two members of Cooks’ secondary received all-Big Ten accolades and a third player burst onto the scene as a first-year starter. ➤Safeties Jay Valai and Chris Maragos directed the Badgers defensive backfield and ranked in the top 10 in tackles on the team in 2009. ➤Valai was named a second-team all-Big Ten performer for the second year in a row in 2009 while Maragos garnered honorable mention all-conference accolades. ➤Cooks’ star pupil in 2008 was cornerback Allen Langford who earned first-team all-Big Ten plaudits and was named the team’s MVP after recording 47 tackles, two interceptions and a teambest 13 pass breakups. ➤Valai was named second-team all-Big Ten as a sophomore after posting 56 tackles and forcing three fumbles in his first season as a starter. ➤Cornerback Jack Ikegwuonu led the Badgers and tied for third in the conference in 2007 with 16 passes defended en route to being named first-team all-Big Ten. ➤Free Safety Shane Carter was a consensus honorable mention allconference pick in 2007 after his seven interceptions led the Big Ten and tied for sixth nationally. ➤In his first season at Wisconsin in 2006, Cooks helped the Badgers lead the nation in pass efficiency defense (84.19 rating), and the 138.3 passing yards allowed per game ranked second in the nation. ➤Cooks helped Wisconsin allow 111.5 fewer passing yards per game in 2006 than 2005 and opposing quarterbacks only completed 47.8 percent of their passes against the Badgers.

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➤Wisconsin finished 12-1 in 2006 and ranked fifth in the final coaches’ poll after defeating Arkansas in the Capital One Bowl. ➤Each of Cooks’ four starting defensive backs in 2006 received postseason recognition from the Big Ten, including Ikegwuonu who earned first-team honors after tallying 41 tackles, two interceptions and 11 pass breakups. ➤Free safety Roderick Rogers was named to the Big Ten second team in 2006 while Langford and strong safety Joe Stellmacher both were named honorable mention all-Big Ten. ➤Cooks spent one season at Minnesota coaching defensive backs in 2005. His defensive backs allowed opponents to complete just 55.3 percent of their passes during the Big Ten season, second best in the league. ➤Prior to his year at Minnesota, Cooks coached defensive backs and assisted on special teams for one season at Western Illinois in 2004. The Leathernecks limited opponents to a Gateway Conference-best 157.2 passing yards per game, held opponents to the lowest completion percentage (45.4) in the conference and finished second in the league with 17 interceptions. ➤Cooks began coaching at his alma mater, Nimitz (Texas) High School, in 2003 before joining the coaching staff at Kansas State as a graduate assistant for the 2003 campaign. ➤While with the Wildcats, he worked mostly with defensive game plan preparation and assisted with the Kansas State secondary.

PERSONAL INFO ➤A four-year letterwinner and two-year starter as a strong safety at Iowa, Cooks played for the Hawkeyes from 1993-97. ➤As a senior, he was a team captain and earned all-Big Ten honors. ➤A fifth-round draft choice of the Minnesota Vikings in the 1998 NFL Draft, Cooks also played for Green Bay, Atlanta and Jacksonville before retiring from the NFL in 2001. He also played for the XFL’s Chicago Enforcers in 2001. ➤Graduated from Iowa in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology.

DYNAMIC DISCIPLES ➤CB Allen Langford (Wisconsin) 2008 first-team all-Big Ten ➤CB Jack Ikegwuonu (Wisconsin), Philadelphia Eagles 2006 and 2007 first-team all-Big Ten

MIKE DENBROCK 27th year coaching Sixth year at Notre Dame

THE DENBROCK FILE

Wife Children

Jan. 29, 1964 Albion, Mich.

Homer (Mich.) High School Grand Valley State (Communications, 1987) Dianne Son: Chance

COACHING CAREER Grand Valley State Michigan State Illinois State Grand Valley State Grand Valley State Buffalo (AFL)

2001 2002-04 2005-08 2009

Stanford Notre Dame Washington Indiana State

2010-11 2010-11 2012

Notre Dame Notre Dame Notre Dame

Graduate Assistant Graduate Assistant OT/TE Offensive Coord./QB/WR Defensive Coord./LB Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Coord./OL/DL OT/TE OT/TE OL Assoc. Head Coach/Special Teams Coord./LB TE TE Outside Wide Receivers/Passing Game Coordinator

BOWLS/PLAYOFFS COACHED Michigan State Michigan State Grand Valley State Grand Valley State Buffalo Stanford Notre Dame Notre Dame Notre Dame

Gator Aloha NCAA Div. II First Round NCAA Div. II First Round Arena League Playoffs Seattle Gator Insight Sun

PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1982-85

Grand Valley State Tight End

➤TE Tyler Eifert (Notre Dame) 2011 first-team All-American; Set Notre Dame record for most receptions and receiving yards in a season by a tight end ➤TE Kyle Rudolph (Notre Dame), Minnesota Vikings 2011 second-round NFL draft pick and first tight end drafted ➤TE John Carlson (Notre Dame) 2008 second-round NFL draft pick by Seattle ➤OT Ryan Harris (Notre Dame), Philadelphia Eagles 2007 third-round NFL draft pick by Denver ➤TE Anthony Fasano (Notre Dame), Miami Dolphins 2006 second-round NFL draft pick by Dallas ➤OT Kwame Harris (Stanford) 2002 first-round NFL draft pick by San Francisco

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DISTINGUISHED DISCIPLES

COACHES AND STAFF

1986-87 1988-89 1990-91 1992-95 1996-98 1999-2000

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➤Denbrock moves to coach the outside wide receivers and will also serve as passing game coordinator. ➤Earlier in his career he spent a combined eight seasons with head coach Brian Kelly at Grand Valley State where he learned Kelly’s offense. Kelly served as the Lakers’ head coach and Denbrock was on his coaching staff from 1992-98. From 1992-95, Denbrock served as offensive coordinator for Kelly as well as quarterbacks and wide receivers coach. The two were graduate assistants together at Grand Valley State in 1987. ➤Selected one of Tom Lemming’s Assistant Coaches of the Year in 2011. Named one of top 25 recruiters by Rivals.com and selected one of top 50 recruiters by 247Sports.com following 2012 signing day. ➤Coached junior tight end Tyler Eifert to one of the best seasons ever by a Notre Dame tight end. Eifert ranked second on the team with 63 receptions for 803 yards and five TDs. ➤A Mackey Award finalist, Eifert led all FBS tight ends in receptions and receiving yards. He also set Notre Dame single-season records for receptions receiving yards by a Notre Dame tight end. ➤Eifert was selected to the Walter Camp Football Foundation AllAmerica first team. He became Notre Dame’s 185th All-America first-team selection and the first Irish tight end named first-team All-American since Derek Brown in 1991. ➤Developed sophomore Alex Welch and freshman Ben Koyack into contributors after injuries to senior Mike Ragone and junior Jake Golic ended their seasons. ➤Coached 2010 preseason All-American Kyle Rudolph as he collected 28 receptions for 328 yards and three touchdowns in first six games before a hamstring injury ended his season.

Rudolph earned John Mackey Tight End of the Week honors following the Michigan game where he set career highs with eight catches for 164 yards and one touchdown. ➤Developed Eifert in Rudolph’s absence and turned the sophomore tight end into a reliable receiving option for the Irish. Eifert snagged 27 passes for 352 yards and two touchdowns and was named John Mackey Award Tight End of the Week following his performance vs. Army where he caught four passes for 78 yards with one touchdown. ➤At Indiana State in 2009, helped turn redshirt freshman linebacker Aaron Archie into an all-conference player in his first season of collegiate football. He was named a second-team performer in the Missouri Valley Football Conference and was a member of the league’s all-newcomer team. ➤Junior return specialist Darrius Gates earned honorable mention accolades in 2009 from the Missouri Valley Football Conference after leading the league and ranking fifth nationally averaging 27.1 yards per kickoff return. ➤Coached offensive line at Washington and in 2007, the Husky line helped running back Louis Rankin become the first 1,000-yard rusher at Washington since 1997. Quarterback Jake Locker also nearly eclipsed 1,000 rushing yards in 2007 as he gained 986 yards on the ground. Rankin and Locker ranked fourth and fifth, respectively, in rushing yards per game among Pac-10 players. ➤Center Juan Garcia earned second-team all-Pacific-10 honors in 2007. ➤Denbrock’s offensive line paved the way for the Huskies to average 203.1 rushing yards per game in 2007. Washington ranked 18th nationally in rushing and second in the Pac-10 Conference. ➤Coached several players at Notre Dame who became NFL Draft selections, including offensive tackles Ryan Harris (2007, third round, Denver), Jim Molinaro (2004, seventh round, Washington), Jordan Black (2003, fifth round, Kansas City) and Brennan Curtin (2003, sixth round, Green Bay) plus tight ends John Carlson (2008, second round, Seattle), Anthony Fasano (2006, second round, Dallas) and Jerome Collins (2005, fifth round, St. Louis).

➤Prior to coming to Notre Dame, Denbrock worked in a similar capacity with the offensive tackles and tight ends at Stanford.

His line helped lead the way for a Stanford rushing attack which ranked 23rd in the nation, averaging more than 200 yards per game and scoring 27 TDs. ➤Developed Kwame Harris into one of the top offensive tackles in the Pac-10 Conference. Harris earned second-team all-Pac-10 honors following 2001 and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers with the 26th pick in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft. ➤Prior to his two years in Buffalo, Denbrock returned to his alma mater, Grand Valley State, where he coached with Kelly. ➤Denbrock served as the Lakers’ defensive coordinator and linebackers coach from 1996-98 and his defensive unit ranked among the nation’s top 30 in total defense, scoring defense and rushing defense each season. ➤His 1996 defense led the Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference and was 11th nationally in scoring defense while also leading the conference in total defense. ➤As the offensive coordinator, Denbrock’s squad was first in the MIFC in both total and scoring offense from 1992-94. ➤In 1995, his offense ranked eighth in the nation in scoring and 12th in total offense. ➤Eight of his players earned first-team All-America honors during his seven years at Grand Valley State. ➤Denbrock’s first full-time coaching assignment came in 1990-91 as the tackles and tight ends coach at Illinois State. ➤He focused on the offensive line as a graduate assistant at Michigan State in 1989 and helped with the quarterbacks and receivers on the 1988 Spartans squad. ➤He broke into coaching as a graduate assistant from 1986-87 at Grand Valley State where he worked with the offensive tackles and tight ends.

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MIKE ELSTON Defensive Line 14th year coaching Third year at Notre Dame

THE ELSTON FILE Birthdate Hometown High School College

Nov. 1, 1974 St. Marys, Ohio Memorial High School Michigan (Sport Management and Communications, 1998) Beth (Broyles) Daughters: Olivia, Sophia and Isabella

Wife Children

COACHING CAREER 1997 1998 1999-2000 2001 2002-03 2004 2005 2006 2007-08

Michigan Michigan Michigan Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan Cincinnati

2009

Cincinnati

2010-11 2012

Notre Dame Notre Dame

Student Assistant Video Intern Graduate Assistant (OLB) DE DL/Recruiting Coord.

DL Co-Defensive Coord./DL LB/Special Teams Coord.

TE/ Special Teams Coord./ Recruiting Coord.

Asst. Head Coach/DL/Special Teams Coord.

DL/Special Teams Coord.

Defensive Line

BOWLS/PLAYOFFS COACHED 1998 1999 2000 2001 2006 2007 2009 2010 2010

Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan Central Michigan Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincinnati Notre Dame

Rose Citrus Orange Citrus Motor City Papajohns.com Orange Sugar Sun

PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1993-96

Michigan

Outside Linebacker

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Hall of Fame Holiday Alamo Outback

COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS ➤Led a defensive line unit that helped permit only 3.8 rushing yards per carry (best since 2004) and held 11 of 13 opponents below their season rushing average. ➤Opened year with three veteran players on defensive line: NG Sean Cwynar, DE Ethan Johnson and DE Kapron Lewis-Moore. All three players suffered injuries at various points of the season that caused them to miss 11 combined games. ➤Developed first-year players DE Aaron Lynch, NG Louis Nix III and DE Stephon Tuitt. The young trio combined to start 20 games and totaled 108 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss and eight sacks. ➤Helped Lynch earn freshman All-America honors after posting 33 tackles, seven tackles for loss and team-high five and a half sacks. ➤George Atkinson ranks 19th in the nation in kickoff return average at 26.1 and was a key reason the Irish kick returns moved from 75th in the NCAA in 2010 to 36th in 2011. ➤Kicker David Ruffer converted more PATs without a miss in 2011 than anyone in Notre Dame history (47-47). ➤In first season at Notre Dame, helped turn around Irish defense as well as coordinated special teams efforts that included an AllAmerican caliber placekicker. ➤The defensive line aided the Irish efforts in holding opponents to 4.0 yards per carry in 2010, almost a yard fewer than the ’09 Irish defense permitted. In Notre Dame’s four-game win streak to close the 2010 season, the Irish allowed only 2.9 yards per rush against Utah, Army, USC and Miami. Those four teams combined to average 4.9 yards per carry against the rest of their respective schedules. ➤The starting defensive line of Lewis-Moore, Ian Williams, Cwynar and Johnson combined for 12 sacks and 15 tackles for loss. ➤Ruffer flourished with Elston’s tutelage as he was named one of three finalists for the Groza Award, presented annually to college football’s top kicker. He converted his first 18 field goal attempts of 2010 before missing his final kick of the season, snapping his school record streak for most consecutive made field goals in a season (18) and career (23). ➤In his only season as Cincinnati’s defensive line coach, Elston was forced to replace all of his starters while helping to implement a new defensive scheme. ➤The results were an attacking defensive front in 2009 that limited its opponents to 3.6 rushing yards per carry and helped lead Cincinnati’s defense to the third-most tackles for loss and 10thmost sacks in the nation. ➤The Bearcats’ defensive line combined for 57 tackles for losses and 25.5 of the team’s 37 sacks for the season. ➤Cincinnati was led in 2009 by Ricardo Mathews and Alex Daniels, two first-year starters at defensive end. Mathews received second-team all-BIG EAST honors and led Cincinnati with 12.5 tackles for loss. Daniels paced the defensive line with 56 tackles and led the team with 8.5 sacks. ➤Elston served as special teams coordinator in 2009 for the third straight season and helped Mardy Gilyard earn the BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Year award for the second consecutive year. Gilyard averaged 30.5 yards on 42 kickoff returns and returned two kickoffs for touchdowns. He also averaged 12.6 yards on 16 punt returns including one punt return for TD. ➤Elston’s kickoff return unit ranked second in the nation, averaging 28.5 yards per kickoff return, and only three schools returned more kickoffs for TDs than Cincinnati’s three returns. His punt return unit averaged 13.0 yards per return which ranked 17th in the nation. ➤Under Elston’s direction, Kevin Huber was selected as the firstteam punter on the Associated Press’ All-America team in 2007 and 2008. Huber was also tabbed a first-team All-American in 2008 by the American Football Coaches Association and the Football Writers Association of America. He ranked seventh in the nation, averaging 45.0 yards per punt, and helped the Bearcats lead the nation in net punting at 41.5 yards.

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➤Cincinnati became only the fourth team in NCAA FBS history to lead the nation in net punting in consecutive seasons. ➤Huber was selected in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. ➤Gilyard also was named BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Year in 2008 after leading the BIG EAST and ranking 11th nationally by averaging 27.6 yards on 36 kickoff returns. Gilyard returned two kickoffs for TDs, the first a 97-yarder at Oklahoma and the second for 100 yards at West Virginia. ➤In 2007, Huber was named a consensus All-American and recipient of the BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Year award after he led the nation averaging 46.9 yards per punt. Huber also helped the Bearcats rank first in the nation in net punting at 39.6 yards. ➤In 2006, he served as Central Michigan’s special teams coordinator and linebackers coach and instructed two all-Mid-American Conference linebackers, including the top tackler in the league. ➤Elston’s work with special teams in 2006 sparked a drastic improvement in the punting unit, which finished 19th nationally in net punting. ➤Spent the 2005 season as the Central Michigan co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach. He helped develop a unit that led the MAC in rushing defense, allowing 113.7 yards per game, a major improvement for a team that ranked last in the MAC in rushing defense two years earlier. ➤Worked directly with defensive end Dan Bazuin who led the nation with 26.5 tackles for loss and tied a MAC record with 16 sacks. ➤Bazuin later became a second-round NFL draft pick by the Chicago Bears in 2007.

PERSONAL INFORMATION ➤Elston was a member of Michigan’s football team from 1993-96 and lettered for the Wolverines as an outside linebacker from 1994-96. Michigan finished in the top 20 each year he lettered and he helped the Wolverines to a 25-12 record in his three seasons.

DYNAMIC DISCIPLES ➤David Ruffer (Notre Dame) 2010 Lou Groza Award finalist ➤Dan Bazuin (Central Michigan) Led NCAA with 26.5 tackles for loss in 2005 and tied MAC record with 16 sacks; Second-round NFL draft pick of Chicago Bears in 2007 ➤Kevin Huber (Cincinnati), Cincinnati Bengals 2007 and 2008 first-team All-American; 2007 BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Year ➤Mardy Gilyard (Cincinnati), St. Louis Rams 2008 and 2009 BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Year ➤Ricardo Mathews (Cincinnati), Indianapolis Colts 2009 second-team all-BIG EAST defensive end

BOB ELLIOTT 34th year coaching First year at Notre Dame

THE ELLIOTT FILE May 6, 1953 Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City West High School Iowa (History, 1976) Joey Son: Grant; Daughter: Jessica

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COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS ➤Spent 29 of his 33 seasons coaching defense, primarily as a defensive backs coach or defensive coordinator. Served as defensive coordinator for a combined 11 seasons at San Diego State, Kansas State, Iowa and Ball State. ➤Has had three two-year coaching stints at Iowa State in the last

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➤Linebacker Josh Buhl broke the Kansas State record with 184 tackles in 2003 en route to being named a first-team AllAmerican by Sporting News and a second-team All-American by Associated Press and Sports Illustrated. ➤From 2000-01, was the Iowa State associate head coach and worked with the Cyclones secondary and coordinated the special teams. ➤Elliott’s secondary recorded 18 interceptions in 2001, the most picks by an Iowa State defensive backfield in 25 years. The Cyclones ranked fourth nationally in passing defense (151.8 yards per game) and 21st in pass efficiency defense. ➤Iowa State defensive backs intercepted 10 passes in 2000, the most in eight years. Defensive back Jamarcus Powers and safety Dustin Avey earned all-Big 12 honors while safety Marc Simmons was one of the Big 12’s top freshman players. ➤The Cyclone special teams shined in 2000, blocking seven kicks to lead the Big 12. Kick returner J.J. Moses earned first-team all-Big 12 accolades. ➤Member of the Iowa athletics department from 1987-99. He was on Hayden Fry’s coaching staff from 1987-94 and from 1996-98. In 1999, Elliott served as a special assistant to Iowa athletics director Bob Bowlsby. Elliott was executive director of the University of Iowa Alumni Association in 1995. ➤Served as secondary coach from 1987-94. He returned as defensive coordinator from 1996-98 and added the title assistant head coach in 1998. Elliott’s position group focus switched to the Hawkeyes outside linebackers from 1996-98. ➤Elliott coached seven first-team all-Big Ten selections and eight second-team all-conference players at Iowa. The Hawkeyes were 74-52-5 (.584) in his 11 seasons as an assistant coach and helped Iowa get invited to seven bowl games. ➤In his 11 seasons coaching at Iowa, opposing quarterbacks completed only 51.6 percent of passes and averaged only 176.9 yards per game. Six of Elliott’s players rank in the top 10 in career interceptions at Iowa. ➤The 1997 defense coordinated by Elliott ranked among the best in the Big Ten and the nation. The Hawks ranked fourth nationally in scoring defense and pass efficiency defense, seventh in total defense and 11th in rushing defense. Iowa recorded three shutouts in 1997 and held two other opponents to only one touchdown. ➤Defensive lineman Jared DeVries was named Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year in 1997 and was a consensus All-American in 1998 en route to setting the career school record for tackles for loss and sacks. ➤Iowa led the Big Ten in pass defense in two seasons between 1987-94 and had the best third-down defense four times in that eight-year window. ➤Former NFL All-Pro safety Merton Hanks was a top defensive back for Elliott and helped Iowa win the Big Ten in 1990 and play in the 1991 Rose Bowl. Hanks was a first-team All-American and semifinalist for the Thorpe Award. ➤Only stint coaching offense came at North Carolina from 1983-86 when he coached the wide receivers and tight ends. ➤Prior to North Carolina, made his first stop at Iowa State as the secondary coach from 1981-82. The Cyclones pass defense in 1982 led the Big Eight and produced professionals Ron Osborne and John Arnaud. ➤Earned his first defensive coordinator position at Ball State in 1980 after serving as the Cardinals’ secondary coach the previous two seasons. ➤First full-time coaching job was as the secondary coach at Kent State in 1977 and he served as a graduate assistant at Iowa in 1976.

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30 years and most recently served as the Cyclones’ secondary coach from 2010-11. ➤Helped improve an Iowa State pass defense that ranked 84th in pass efficiency defense the season before he arrived to 46th this year. He also helped Iowa State improve 29 spots in the pass defense rankings from 2009 to 2011. ➤Cyclones cornerback Leonard Johnson earned second-team allBig 12 honors in 2010 and 2011. Safety Ter’Ran Benton was an honorable mention all-Big 12 selection in 2011 and safety David Sims totaled 96 tackles in 11 games en route to earning all-Big 12 honorable mention accolades in 2010. ➤Assistant head coach and defensive coordinator for three seasons at San Diego State from 2006-08. Added the duties of inside linebackers coach in 2008. He worked in the Aztecs athletics department in 2009. ➤Elliott was the first hire by then-head coach Chuck Long at San Diego State. In his first two seasons with the Aztecs, San Diego State had the top tackler in Mountain West Conference games as Joe Martin averaged 10.0 tackles per game in 2006 and Russell Allen recorded 10.6 tackles per contest in 2007. ➤In his first year at San Diego State, the Elliott’s defense allowed only 171.0 passing yards per game and ranked second in pass defense in the Mountain West Conference. The Aztecs allowed scores on only 67.3 percent of opponent red zone trips to rank second in the conference. ➤Defensive coordinator at Kansas State from 2002-05 and helped the Wildcats to a 31-19 record, including four wins over nationally-ranked opponents. ➤K-State recorded two 11-win seasons, claimed the school’s lone Big 12 championship and advanced to the 2003 Fiesta Bowl – the only BCS bowl appearance in school history. ➤In his four seasons as the Wildcats’ defensive coordinator, Elliott’s defenses allowed an average of 111.6 rushing yards per game and 194.1 passing yards per game. ➤Kansas State intercepted 58 passes from 2002-05 and returned 12 interceptions for touchdowns. ➤Twelve of Elliott’s players received all-Big 12 accolades and four players were drafted. ➤The 2002 defense directed by Elliott led the nation in scoring defense (11.8 points per game), ranked second in the country in total defense (249.0 yards) and rushing defense (69.5 yards) and was third in pass efficiency defense (91.7). ➤The 69.5 rushing yards allowed per game in 2002 was a school record while the 11.8 points per game were the second-fewest points allowed by a K-State defense. The 249.0 total yards permitted was third-best in Wildcats history. ➤Cornerback Terence Newman was a consensus All-American at Kansas State in 2002 and was recipient of the Jim Thorpe Award, presented annually to college football’s best defensive back.

Newman was named 2002 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and became the fifth overall selection in the 2003 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys. ➤Elliott’s defense intercepted 20 passes in 2002 and five picks were returned for touchdowns to set a school record. ➤Safety Bobby Walker led the Wildcats with six interceptions in 2002. Walker returned two interceptions for touchdowns in a 23-second span against Iowa State and was named National Defensive Player of the Week for his performance. ➤The 2003 Wildcats defense also recorded 20 interceptions, tying the 2002 squad for third-most interceptions in a season. ➤The 40 combined interceptions in Elliott’s first two seasons as Kansas State defensive coordinator were the second most in school history. ➤Elliott’s defense in his second season at Kansas State ranked sixth nationally in total defense (283.1 yards per game), seventh in pass defense (174.6), eighth in scoring defense (16.3 points) and 17th in rushing defense (108.8 yards). The Wildcats set a school record with 51 sacks in 2003.

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HARRY HIESTAND Offensive Line/Running Game Coordinator 30th year coaching First year at Notre Dame

THE HIESTAND FILE Birthdate Hometown High School College Wife Children

Nov. 19, 1958 Malvern, Pa. Radnor (Pa.) High School East Stroudsburg (Pa.) (Health and Physical Education, 1983) Terri Sons: Michael, Matthew and Mark; Daughter: Sarah

COACHING CAREER 1982 1983 1984-85 1986 1987 1988 1989-91 1992 1993 1994-96 1997-99 2000-04 2005-09 2010-11 2012

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Springfield (Mass.) Offensive Line East Stroudsburg (Pa.) Offensive Line

COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS ➤A 29-year coaching veteran who has directed the offensive lines at football programs in the Southeastern Conference, Big Ten Conference, Big 12 Conference and National Football League for the past 18 seasons. ➤Coached at Tennessee the last two years (2010-11) after working with the offensive line of the Chicago Bears from 2005-09. He coached the offensive line at Illinois from 1997-2004 and at Missouri from 1994-96. ➤At Tennessee, faced the daunting task of assembling an offensive line with an inexperienced group of players.

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➤In his first season with the Volunteers in 2010, only one player in his group had any starting experience and that amounted to only three career starts. ➤Started three true freshmen on the 2010 offensive line and still helped running back Tauren Poole tie for the SEC lead with six 100-yard rushing games. Poole recorded just the 16th 1,000-yard rushing season in Tennessee history with 1,034 yards. ➤Freshman James Stone started eight games at center in 2010 and was named a Freshman All-American by both Sporting News and the Football Writers Association of America. ➤Freshman Ja’Wuan James started every game in 2010 at right tackle and was named to the all-SEC freshman team by the SEC coaches. ➤Freshman Zach Fulton started five games at guard for the Vols, and sophomore Dallas Thomas started all 13 games at left tackle. ➤Tennessee was one of only seven schools in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision that did not start a senior on the offensive line in any game in 2011. ➤The Volunteers allowed only 18 sacks in the talented SEC--and only Alabama among conference schools allowed fewer sacks in 2011 than Tennessee. ➤Freshman Marcus Jackson started the last five games of the 2011 season and was named to Phil Steele’s Freshman All-America first team. ➤The rest of Hiestand’s 2011 offensive line consisted of three sophomores who started 12 games, one sophomore who opened seven games and a junior who started 12 games. ➤Prior to his arrival in Knoxville, spent five seasons coaching the offensive line of the Chicago Bears. The Bears were division champions in 2005 and 2006, advancing to Super Bowl XLI following the 2006 season. ➤His offensive line helped Bears running backs eclipse 1,200 rushing yards three times in five seasons. ➤Thomas Jones gained 1,335 rushing yards in 2005 and 1,210 yards in 2006, while Matt Forte totaled 1,238 yards on the ground in 2008. Jones and Forte joined an exclusive list of Bears running backs to ever gain at least 1,200 rushing yards in a season: Neal Anderson, Walter Payton and Gale Sayers. ➤Two of Hiestand’s players made the Pro Bowl while in Chicago.

Center Olin Kreutz was selected in 2005 and 2006--and guard Ruben Brown earned the honor following the 2006 campaign. ➤Kreutz was named first-team All-Pro in 2006 and became the first Bears offensive lineman to receive that honor in 17 years. ➤In 2008, the Bears offense allowed only 29 sacks in 557 pass attempts, and Hiestand’s group permitted only 25 sacks in 539 pass attempts in 2006. The 2006 total was the fewest allowed by a Bears team in five seasons. ➤Worked with the offensive line at Illinois from 1997-2004 and held the title of assistant head coach for the final five seasons in Champaign. ➤During his tenure at Illinois, Hiestand tutored 12 all-Big Ten selections on the offensive line, and every senior starting offensive lineman in his first seven years with the Illini signed with an NFL team. ➤Hiestand had six offensive linemen drafted during his eight seasons at Illinois. ➤Offensive tackle Marques Sullivan was named a third-team AllAmerican by the Football Writers Association of America in 2000 and center Luke Butkus was selected to the Associated Press AllAmerica third team in 2001. ➤The Illini averaged 146.7 rushing yards per game with Hiestand as offensive line coach. Illinois averaged 173.5 rushing yards per game in 1999, 164.0 rushing yards in 2002 and 162.7 yards on the ground in 2000. ➤Three of the seven best seasons for total offense and scoring occurred with Hiestand on the offensive staff at Illinois--and four of the top-10 seasons for fewest sacks allowed happened on Hiestand’s watch.

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➤The Illini had a player rush for at least 100 yards in 34 games between 1997-2004, many by running backs Robert Holcombe and Antoineo Harris. ➤Holcombe gained 1,253 rushing yards in 1997 that stood as the fourth-highest single-season total in school history. Harris gained a then-school record 1,330 yards on the ground in 2002. ➤Coached the offensive line at Missouri from 1994-96 and in his final season with the Tigers helped them average 250.7 rushing yards per game, the ninth-best rushing average in the NCAA in 1996. ➤In his three seasons at Missouri, he helped the Tigers average 184.1 rushing yards per game, and four of his offensive linemen received all-Big 12 honors in 1996 (the first year of that conference’s existence.) ➤Running back Brock Olivo benefited from the blocking of Hiestand’s group as Olivo set a then-school record of 3,026 career rushing yards as Missouri’s lead running back from 1994-97. ➤In 1995, the Tigers offensive line helped Olivo rush for 222 yards against NE Louisiana and 201 yards vs. Iowa State, then the third and fourth-best single-game totals in school history. ➤Coached the offensive line at Cincinnati from 1989-93. In 1992 he added the title of run game coordinator and he added the duties of offensive coordinator in 1993. ➤First coaching job at the FBS level occurred at Toledo where he worked with the tight ends from 1988-89. ➤Worked with the offensive line as a graduate assistant at USC in 1987, after coaching the tight ends at Penn in 1986. ➤First assistant coach role came at alma mater, East Stroudsburg.

Coached offensive line from 1984-85 and was assistant offensive line coach in 1983 at the NCAA Division II school after serving as a student assistant in 1982.

PERSONAL INFORMATION ➤Began his college career as an offensive lineman at Springfield College (Mass.) before transferring to East Stroudsburg where injuries ended his playing career. ➤Graduated from East Stroudsburg in 1983 with a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education.

DYNAMIC DISCIPLES ➤C James Stone, (Tennessee) 2010 freshman All-American ➤C Olin Kreutz, (Chicago Bears) 2005 and 2006 Pro Bowl selection; Named to All-Pro team in 2006 ➤G Ruben Brown, (Chicago Bears) 2006 Pro Bowl selection ➤LT David Diehl, (Illinois) New York Giants 2003 fifth-round draft choice; 2009 Pro Bowl selection; Two-time Super Bowl champion

PAUL LONGO 26th year in collegiate athletics Third year at Notre Dame

THE LONGO FILE Dec. 3, 1958 Sterling Heights, Mich.

Adlai Stevenson (Mich.) High School Wayne State (Physical Education,1983) Shannon Son: Anthony; Daughter: Natalie

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DISTINGUISHED DISCIPLES ➤WR Mardy Gilyard (Cincinnati), St. Louis Rams 2009 All-American; 2008-09 first-team all-BIG EAST ➤OT Joe Staley (Central Michigan), San Francisco 49ers 28th overall selection in first round of 2007 NFL Draft by San Francisco ➤CB Tom Knight (Iowa) Ninth overall selection in first round of 1997 NFL Draft by Arizona ➤OT Ross Verba (Iowa) 30th overall section in first round of 1997 NFL Draft by Green Bay

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➤He was a four-year starter at wide receiver on the Warriors’ football team, set season and career receiving records and twice was the MVP. ➤Totaled 91 career receptions for 1,154 yards at Wayne State and paced the Warriors in receiving from 1978-80. ➤Longo went to training camps as a free agent with four professional teams in three different leagues.

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➤Veteran strength and conditioning coach with 25 years of experience at NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision schools. ➤Worked in a similar capacity from 2007-09 at the University of Cincinnati and has worked alongside current Irish head football coach Brian Kelly as his speed, strength and conditioning coach since Kelly’s first season at Central Michigan in 2004. ➤Longo has instilled a grueling strength and conditioning program at Notre Dame that has helped the Irish become one of the top closing teams in the nation. ➤Through two years at Notre Dame, Longo and Kelly have helped the Irish secure a 14-3 record when leading after three quarters and are 15-3 when entering halftime with a lead. ➤Under Kelly’s watch at Cincinnati, the Bearcats were 32-0 when entering a fourth quarter with a lead and 29-2 when leading at halftime. ➤Since 2005 at Central Michigan, Kelly’s teams are 55-4 when leading after three quarters and 54-5 when taking the lead into halftime. ➤Stops at Wisconsin (1987), Iowa (1988-98), Central Michigan (2004-06) and Cincinnati (2007-09) have helped Longo produce more than 50 NFL draft picks. Eight Bearcats were selected in 2008 and 2009 combined, equal to the combined total of NFL draft picks from Cincinnati in the previous five drafts. ➤At Central Michigan, Longo served as the head strength coach and helped develop five NFL draft selections, including Longo’s prized pupil, Joe Staley. Staley entered Central Michigan in 2003 as a tight end and graduated as a left tackle and the first Chippewa to be a NFL first-round draft pick. ➤Staley caught 11 passes for 130 yards and one touchdown in his freshman season. Longo arrived with Kelly prior to the 2004 season and helped Staley pack on 80 pounds during his Chippewa career as he grew into an offensive tackle. He started 11 games at right tackle as a sophomore and moved to left tackle where he started all 25 games from 2005-06 and allowed only one combined sack in his final two seasons. ➤After becoming just the fifth Central Michigan player to participate in the Senior Bowl, Staley became the 28th overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft, picked by the San Francisco 49ers. ➤From 1988-2003, Longo served on the strength and conditioning staff at Iowa and worked primarily with football from 1988-98. ➤Worked with Hall of Fame coach Hayden Fry as Longo served as the assistant strength coach for the football program from 1988-92 before being promoted to head strength coach for the Hawkeye football team in 1993. ➤Longo played a critical role in helping the Hawkeyes to seven bowl games including the 1991 Rose Bowl after Iowa claimed the Big Ten Conference championship in 1990. ➤The 1991 Hawkeyes compiled a 10-1-1 record and finished second in the Big Ten with a 7-1 ledger. Iowa was ranked 10th in the final polls after tying BYU in the Holiday Bowl. ➤Longo also made two trips to the Sun and Alamo Bowls and one appearance in the Peach Bowl. ➤Longo began his career as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Wisconsin in 1987.

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2012 SUPPORT STAFF Josh Reardon Defensive Graduate Assistant Josh Reardon is in his first season at the University of Notre Dame as a graduate assistant for the Irish defense. Reardon joins Notre Dame after coaching the last four years at the College of the Holy Cross and Sacred Heart University.

In 2011, Reardon was outside linebackers coach at Holy Cross and was part of a defensive coaching staff that helped hold opponents to only 3.9 yards per carry. Jimmy Thomas ranked fifth on the team with 59 tackles while Mike Tucker led the Crusaders with nine sacks and ranked second on the team in tackles for loss.

Reardon spent three seasons at Sacred Heart, coaching the defensive line in 2008, the secondary in 2009 and serving as defensive coordinator and secondary coach in 2010.

Reardon’s first job was as a graduate assistant at Central Michigan from 2006-07. He assisted with coaching the defensive line and inside linebackers. Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly was the Chippewas head coach in 2006 and defensive line coach Mike Elston was the linebackers coach and special teams coordinator.

In Reardon’s first season as graduate assistant, Central Michigan won the Mid-American Conference and the Motor City Bowl en route to a 10-4 season.

Reardon was a student assistant in 2005 for Central Michigan’s football team and worked with current Notre Dame defensive coordinator Bob Diaco.

A 2006 graduate of Central Michigan, Reardon was a linebacker and long snapper on the Chippewas football team from 2001-04.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education with a minor in history.

Born March 21, 1982 in Big Rapids, Mich., Reardon is a native of Sturgis, Mich. He is single and resides in Mishawaka.

Pat Welsh Offensive Graduate Assistant Pat Welsh is in his first season as a graduate assistant at Notre Dame and will work with the Irish offense. Welsh arrived at Notre Dame after working at Wittenberg (Ohio) College in 2011 and with Grand Valley State’s football program from 2008-10.

In 2011, Welsh served as quarterbacks coach at Wittenberg. With the Tigers, Welsh helped Ben Zoeller earn North Coast Athletic Conference offensive player of the year honors after Zoeller led the NCAC with 2,651 passing yards and 265.1 passing yards per game. Wittenberg was 8-2 in 2011 and finished second in the NCAC with a 5-1 record.

Welsh served as a defensive assistant for the Lakers in 2010 and helped Grand Valley State’s defense hold opponents to 19.2 points per game. The Lakers were 11-2 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division II Playoffs. Welsh assisted with coaching the

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Grand Valley State defensive backs and also doubled as the Lakers video coordinator.

A 2010 graduate of Grand Valley State with a degree in physical education and an emphasis in sports leadership, Welsh worked as a student assistant with the football team in 2008 and 2009. Current Notre Dame offensive coordinator Chuck Martin served as Grand Valley State’s head coach in 2008 and 2009. Welsh worked on film breakdowns, compiled scouting reports and managed projects assigned by Martin.

Prior to enrolling at Grand Valley State in 2007, Welsh served as a coach at Whitehall High School, in Whitehall, Mich, from 2005-07.

He served as the quarterbacks coach for the varsity football team and offensive coordinator for the junior varsity team, in addition to working with the boys basketball and baseball programs.

Born July 3, 1986, in Grand Rapids, Mich., Welsh is a native of Whitehall, Mich. He is single and resides in South Bend.

Bill Scholl Deputy Athletics Director Bill Scholl is in his third year as deputy athletics director sixth year as a senior associate athletics director at his alma mater, the University of Notre Dame. He works with the Irish football squad on a daily basis from an administrative standpoint, working in concert with athletics director Jack Swarbrick in that regard.

Serving as one of the department’s two deputy directors, Scholl focuses his attention on external functions such as development, the Team Notre Dame program, marketing and ticketing operations.

Among those areas reporting to Scholl is the newly created position designed to manage the department’s relationship with former student-athletes.

A 20-year veteran of the Notre Dame athletics department, Bill Scholl was promoted to his current post as deputy athletics director in August 2009 after serving as senior associate athletics director since 2004. His primary duties in that role include the creation, coordination, management and implementation of all annual, endowment, and capital development activities on behalf of the athletics department in alignment with the University’s central development office.

In coordination with the central development office, Scholl oversees the Rockne Heritage Fund -- the first-ever athletics annual fund that directly benefits student-athlete grant-in-aid scholarships. This is in support of the University’s Scholarship Implementation Plan that now offers the full NCAA complement (more than 320) grant-in-aid scholarships to Irish student-athletes in all 26 varsity sports.

Prior to his role as senior associate athletics director, Scholl spent three years as the associate athletics director for marketing and was executive director of the Notre Dame Monogram Club, an organization of Notre Dame student-athletes, student-managers and cheerleaders who have earned monograms during their years at Notre Dame through participation in one or more of its intercollegiate sports. Founded by Knute Rockne in 1916, today the club is comprised of more than 4,000 dues-paying members.

In addition, Scholl oversaw all aspects of the athletics ticket office,

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including ticketing, parking, staffing, systems and customer relations.

His sport administration duties include providing supervision for the men’s soccer as well as assisting the director of athletics with the men’s basketball program.

Prior to being named an associate athletic director and the executive director of the Monogram Club, Scholl served seven years as an assistant athletic director for marketing, overseeing the Notre Dame marketing and promotions programs. As the promotions manager at Notre Dame, he greatly expanded the horizons of Notre Dame’s Olympic sports profile. Scholl was responsible for developing and implementing marketing and promotions plans for all athletic events. His activities included coordinating special events, giveaways, clinics, group nights and other general functions that broadened the community’s awareness of Notre Dame’s Olympic sports.

The former director of financial development for the 1987 International Summer Special Olympic Games, Scholl served in the same position for one year at South Bend’s Logan Center which offers services to persons with developmental disabilities. He also spent five years with the Juhl Advertising Agency in Mishawaka.

While working for Special Olympics, the Lakewood, Ohio, native was responsible for raising a $4.8 million budget from national and local corporations, foundations, governments, special events and the general public. Through his efforts, the final amount raised for the ‘87 Games was in excess of $8 million. In June 2000, the Notre Dame Monogram Club awarded him an honorary monogram.

Born Sept. 2, 1957, Scholl is a 1979 Notre Dame graduate. He and his wife, Julie, have three children: Michael (a 2009 Notre Dame graduate), Stefanie and Kelly (a Notre Dame freshman).

Chad Klunder Director of Football Operations Chad Klunder is in his eighth season as director of football operations at Notre Dame this fall. In his role, Klunder coordinates and oversees all day-to-day administrative and operational details including team travel, budgets, pre-season camp arrangements, the annual coaches clinic and summer camps.

A former graduate assistant coach at Notre Dame in 2003-04, Klunder worked with the Irish offense for two seasons. He previously served as running backs coach and coordinator of football operations at Harvard from 1998 through 2002. During his tenure at Harvard, his running backs led the Ivy League in rushing on three occasions. He coached three all-Ivy League players, including Chris Menick, Harvard’s all-time leading rusher. Harvard in 2001 finished 9-0 in the Ivy League and became the first Harvard team to go unbeaten or untied in conference play since 1913.

Klunder also served as a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach at Minnesota – and worked as a graduate assistant football coach at St. Cloud State. At St. Cloud, he coached Randy Martin, who was a finalist in 1995 and ’96 for the Harlon Hill Trophy that goes to the NCAA Division II player of the year. The Waverly, Iowa, native played defensive back at Wartburg College in Waverly.

He earned four letters, was twice a unanimous all-league pick and gained honorable mention All-America recognition. He served as a

Tim McDonnell Director of Player Personnel

Ernest Jones, associate head coach of the University of Buffalo football team the last two seasons, enters his first year as director of player development and engagement.

Jones will be responsible for helping develop the Fighting Irish football players in three of the five core areas Kelly uses to develop complete student-athletes: intellectual development, social development and spiritual development (the coaching staff is charged with skill development and the strength and conditioning staff is responsible for physical development).

Jones will act as a liaison between the football players and coaching staff plus serve as primary contact between both the student welfare and development office and academic services for studentathletes department.

Through the athletics department’s student welfare and development office, Jones will help coordinate community service projects via the “Irish Around the Bend” initiative. He will also help coordinate and monitor the study hall sessions with the associate director and senior academic counselor of the academic services for studentathletes department.

In addition to his title of associate head coach at Buffalo, Jones coached the Bulls’ cornerbacks and served as recruiting coordinator.

He also oversaw the “Bulls in the Community” program, an initiative that encouraged Buffalo football players to be active in community service. In this capacity, Jones initiated and oversaw the football team’s adoption of Jacob Ortel, a local pediatric cancer patient.

Jones served as director of player services at Cincinnati in 2009 (as a member of Kelly’s staff ), providing guidance and counseling to the Bearcats’ football team. He worked with the academic services department regarding classroom performance and managed the “Cats in the Community” program.

From 2000-08, Jones was a college football coach, including one year as a head coach and three years coaching at the Football Bowl Subdivision level. He was head coach at Alcorn State in 2008 and was an assistant coach under Kelly from 2005-07. Jones coached the running backs at Cincinnati in 2007, the running backs at Central Michigan in 2006 and coached the Chippewas’ cornerbacks in 2005.

Prior to joining Kelly’s coaching staff, Jones served as defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach at Oberlin in 2004. He coached the defensive backs and was recruiting coordinator at Kentucky State in 2003.

His first coaching job was at Concordia University (Minn.) where he worked with defensive backs from 2000-02.

Jones earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Alcorn State in 1995. He received a master’s degree in human services from Concordia in 2002 and is currently working towards his doctorate degree in

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The 2012 football season is Dave Peloquin’s ninth season with the Notre Dame football program, and his sixth year as director of football development. In this role, Peloquin’s responsibilities deal primarily with the administration of Irish recruiting efforts. He works closely with recruit-

Beth Rex is in her third year as director of football administration at Notre Dame after serving as the football program associate from 2008-09 at the University of Cincinnati.

Rex served as the assistant to current Irish head football coach Brian Kelly at Cincinnati and that continues to be part of her duties at Notre Dame.

She serves as the liaison between Notre Dame’s sports performance department and the football office as well as serves as the primary contact person in all matters for Kelly. Rex also coordinates Kelly’s schedule, is responsible for all football staff and office operations as well as assists in event planning.

Rex has worked in athletics for 15 years, primarily as an athletics trainer. She served as an athletics trainer at Cincinnati from 2001-08 and worked with the football, baseball, women’s basketball, men’s soccer, tennis, men’s and women’s golf, cheerleading and dance teams. Among her various duties, Rex managed the administrative responsibilities of the athletics training room, oversaw the budget, handled all purchases and inventory and processed all medical claims for Cincinnati’s student-athletes.

Rex also served as an adjunct professor at Cincinnati from 200608 and taught medical terminology, sports administration and athletics training.

Prior to Cincinnati, Rex was an assistant athletics trainer at the University of Memphis for two years (1999-2001) and one year at the College of Wooster (1998-99). She worked with the baseball, women’s basketball and men’s soccer teams at Memphis and at Wooster she managed the athletic training duties for 21 varsity sports. While living in Memphis, she assisted the Memphis Maniax of the Xtreme Football League in the spring of 2001.

From 1997-98, Rex worked at the National Athletic Trainers Association in Dallas where she was a continuing education assistant.

Rex graduated in 1996 from Cincinnati with a bachelor’s degree

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in education. She began her career as a graduate assistant at Eastern Kentucky where she earned her master’s degree in physical education with an emphasis in sports administration.

A native of Tiffin, Ohio, Rex is married to Byron Rex and the couple resides in South Bend.

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Tim McDonnell is in his eighth season with the Irish football office this fall and second year as director of player personnel. For the previous four seasons, McDonnell served as the director of football personnel. In this capacity, McDonnell covered a variety of football-related matters, serving as a liaison between the team and NFL personnel, assisting with recruiting efforts, and helping to coordinate the walk-on program. In his current role, McDonnell continues many of his previous job responsibilities but adds a greater role in the recruiting department by organizing and administering the Irish recruiting efforts.

From 2005-06, McDonnell served as the coordinator of quality control under previous head coach Charlie Weis. In this role, McDonnell assisted the head football coach in all football-related matters, handled special projects for the coaching staff and assisted with personnel development and recruiting.

A 2005 graduate of Holy Cross College in Worcester, Mass., and a three-year football letterman as a receiver. McDonnell was the inaugural recipient of the Daniel Allen Sportsmanship Award in 2005, presented to the Holy Cross varsity athlete who best exemplifies the qualities of sportsmanship that coach Daniel Allen exhibited throughout his life. He also received the 2004 Unsung Hero Award as the player who supported the team spiritually, emotionally and physically for the good of the team.

A native of Harrison, N.Y., McDonnell graduated from Iona Prep before starting his collegiate career at Holy Cross. Born April 15, 1983, he is the grandson of the late Wellington Mara, former president of the New York Giants who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1997. McDonnell was married in July 2011 to the former Marisa Meister.

ing coordinator Chuck Martin and played an integral role in piecing together a consensus top-10 recruiting class in 2011. Peloquin has helped oversee the last five recruiting efforts, three of which netted top-10 classes.

Prior to being promoted to director of football development, Peloquin served as coordinator of player personnel development for two seasons in numerous administrative duties regarding Notre Dame’s recruiting. In 2004, Peloquin served in a similar capacity as a recruiting assistant, a role in which he worked with the entire coaching staff assisting in all recruiting aspects.

Before rejoining the Irish, Peloquin worked as a sales representative for State Farm Insurance and Financial Services in the Chicago area.

A 2003 Notre Dame graduate with a bachelor’s degree in business marketing from the Mendoza College of Business, Peloquin served as a student manager from 2000 to 2002 and was named head senior manager for the 2002 season.

Born May 14, 1981, Peloquin is a native of Blue Island, Ill. He was married to the former Jamie Meisenhelder in July 2011.

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Wartburg co-captain in 1994 when his team advanced to the NCAA Division III quarterfinals.

Born Aug. 28, 1972, Klunder received a degree in sports management from Wartburg in 1995 and has done master’s degree coursework at St. Cloud State, Minnesota and Notre Dame. He is married to the former Lisa Malin who is executive director of the College Football Hall of Fame. The couple have one daughter, Allyson.

2012 SUPPORT STAFF educational leadership from Walden University.

Born January 18, 1970, Jones and his wife, Kimberly, have two sons: Kgai and Myles.

Rob Hunt Head Football Athletic Trainer The 2011 football season was Rob Hunt’s first season at Notre Dame as head football athletic trainer. Hunt joined Notre Dame in March 2011 and has 15 years of experience as an athletic trainer at NCAA institutions.

Prior to Notre Dame, Hunt worked at Oklahoma State University for five years, serving as the head football athletic trainer from 2006-07 and the head athletic trainer for the Cowboys since 2007. At Oklahoma State, Hunt served as athletic trainer for the football team all five years and in his final four years in Stillwater he coordinated all aspects of medical care for the athletic department’s 16 athletics teams as well as supervised six assistant athletic trainers, eight graduate assistants and two insurance coordinators.

Hunt spent 10 years in the state of Missouri prior to moving to Oklahoma State. From 2004-06 he was the head athletic trainer at Southeast Missouri State after serving as an assistant athletic trainer with the University of Missouri football team from 1999-2004. In his final year with the Tigers, Hunt also served as director of rehabilitation services.

A graduate of Ball State in 1997 with a major in athletic training, Hunt earned his master’s degree in education at Missouri and served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer from 1997-99. In 1996 Hunt worked as an athletic trainer during the preseason with the New England Patriots.

A native of West Lafayette, Ind., Hunt is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association. He and his wife Krista are parents of four children: Robbie, Alexa, Rachel and Cole.

Mike Bean Associate Athletic Trainer Mike Bean is an associate athletic trainer at Notre Dame, working with the Irish football and baseball teams.

He also supervises the student-athletic trainer program and serves on the BIG EAST Conference Sports Medicine Committee. A native of Belle Fourche, S.D., he has been at Notre Dame since 1991 as a full-time member of the sports medicine staff after a one-year internship. During his tenure at Notre Dame, he also has served as the athletic trainer for the University’s women’s soccer, men’s soccer, hockey, men’s and women’s tennis, and men’s and women’s track & field programs.

While obtaining his master’s degree in sports medicine, he served as the head athletic trainer at Kalamazoo College, as well as working as a part-time assistant athletic trainer at the Southwestern Michigan

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Sports Medicine Clinic. During his undergraduate days at Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State University), Bean was a student athletic trainer for the Bears’ football, baseball and volleyball teams. He also spent time at Evangel College in Springfield, Mo., working with the school’s football and basketball squads.

Bean began his athletic training education at Black Hills State University in Spearfish, S.D., working with its football, basketball and wrestling programs. He received his bachelor’s degree in education from Southwest Missouri State in 1989. He also received an honorary monogram from the Notre Dame Monogram Club in 2006.

Bean is married to the former Colleen Waldron of South Bend, and they have two daughters: Taylor and Courtney.

Tony Sutton Associate Athletic Trainer Tony Sutton is an associate athletic trainer at Notre Dame, working primarily with Irish football and men’s tennis teams. Prior to coming to Notre Dame in 1997, Sutton served as an athletic trainer for sports relations at the Hughston Clinic in Auburn, Ala. Previously, Sutton was the assistant athletic director for medical services/head athletic trainer at Charleston Southern University in Charleston, S.C., from 1991-94. There, he oversaw the entire athletic training program for 16 sports. In addition, he had other administrative duties within the CSU athletic department. From 1984-91, Sutton was an assistant athletic trainer at the University of Florida, following a stint as a graduate assistant. At Florida, Sutton assisted with the Gators’ football program and also served as the UF men’s basketball athletic trainer.

Sutton received his bachelor’s degree in health education and sports medicine from East Carolina University in 1982. Sutton also worked on the athlete medical staff for track & field during the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. He has conducted sports medicine clinics in Japan, Indonesia and Malaysia, and he has held elected positions in the Athletic Trainers’ Association of Florida and Alabama Sports Medicine Society. He is the former chair of the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) Career Center Project Team. He also serves as an at-large member of the NATA Ethics Committee.

A North Carolina native, Sutton and his wife, Sherry, have two children: Kurt and Julie, a Notre Dame Class of 2012 student.

Ryan Grooms Head Football Equipment Manager Ryan Grooms enters his third season at Notre Dame as the head football equipment manager. In his position, Grooms directs all facets of athletic equipment management for the Irish football team and oversees one assistant equipment manager, three senior managers and 21 junior managers.

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Grooms came to Notre Dame following two years at the University of Minnesota where he served in a similar capacity. Prior to Minnesota he spent five seasons as an equipment specialist for the United States Air Force Academy football program.

During his time at Air Force, Grooms supervised 30 Cadet student managers and oversaw the daily football operations that included laundry for more than 240 Cadet varsity and junior varsity football players. He was responsible for organization and upkeep of the Falcon Athletic Center equipment room and bi-annual inventory. Grooms also handled equipment for boxing, cross country, track and field and water polo at the Air Force Academy.

Grooms has been involved in equipment management since 2000, when he was a student at Ohio University. He spent two seasons with the Bobcat football team working with equipment and also taking part in film exchange and highlight videos.

Following graduation, Grooms was an equipment intern for the New Orleans Saints’ summer training camp. He spent one year as a graduate assistant equipment manager at Marshall University where he supervised 12 student managers and assisted in the organization of equipment travel.

Grooms is a member of the Athletic Equipment Manager Association and was a 2008 nominee for the Knight Pickard Award as the District 7 Equipment Manager of the Year. He also serves on the McDavid Advisory Committee.

He and his wife Lynzee have one child, Easton, and live in Granger.

Adam Myers Assistant Equipment Manager A former assistant equipment manager at the University of Minnesota, Adam Myers enters his third season in a similar role at the University of Notre Dame. Myers assisted head football equipment manager Ryan Grooms at Minnesota and was hired at Notre Dame shortly after Grooms arrived in South Bend.

Myers spent two years at Minnesota where he managed the Golden Gophers’ student equipment managers, repaired damaged equipment and packed team trunks for travel to away games.

Prior to joining the Minnesota staff, Myers served as a graduate assistant equipment manager at Marshall University where he was responsible for fitting student-athletes with helmets, shoulder pads, footwear and other equipment. He was also charged with equipment repair, inventory, laundry, transportation assistance and other duties at Marshall.

He served as a student manager at Marshall from 2002 through 2007 and worked with the wide receivers and quarterbacks in addition to handling laundry duties.

Myers completed a summer internship in 2005 with the New York Jets and he was involved in laundry, maintenance of protective equipment, packing trunks for home preseason games and sideline and locker room setup for home preseason games.

A member of the Athletic Equipment Managers Association since 2006, Myers was certified by the AEMA in June 2006.

Myers is single and resides in Granger.

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The 2012 football season is Tim Collins’ 22nd year in charge of all video and filming needs for Notre Dame’s athletic department as its video systems coordinator. In addition to traveling to shoot Irish football games, Collins compiles all video packages utilized by Notre Dame’s football coaches in their scouting and game preparation. Collins and his staff also tape men’s and women’s home basketball games as well as hockey.

A native of South Bend, Collins is a 1987 graduate of John Adams High School and attended Indiana Vocational Technical College. He also spent three years as a part-time news photographer at WNDUTV, the NBC affiliate in South Bend. Collins was named the independent conference video coordinator of the year in 1997, 1998, 2003 and 2004 by the Collegiate Sports Video Association.

In 2001, Collins was elected an executive officer of the CSVA, serving as secretary, and in 2002 was named treasurer of the organization. In 2004, the Notre Dame Monogram Club awarded Collins an honorary monogram in recognition of his years of service.

Collins, born Dec. 10, 1968, and his wife, the former Michelle Williamson, married in 1990, and have a son, Carson, born Nov. 15, 2003.

Jacob Flint is in his third year at Notre Dame this fall as assistant director of strength and conditioning.

Flint previously served as a member of strength and conditioning staff at the University of Cincinnati from 2007-09.

Flint is a certified strength and conditioning coach and is USA Weightlifting certified.

Flint served the 2009 season as an assistant strength coach with the Bearcats and helped Cincinnati win the BIG EAST championship for the second straight season.

Flint had been a member of Cincinnati’s strength and conditioning staff since 2007, helping the Bearcats to a 33-6 record during that time. He played for Kelly at Central Michigan as a walk-on and was rewarded for his dedication to the football program with a scholarship.

Following his graduation, Flint worked as a staff assistant at Central Michigan, serving primarily in the weight room and assisting the development of the running backs.

Flint is a nationally-ranked competitor in the 85-kilogram weight class in USA weightlifting and qualified for nationals in 2009.

Born Oct. 19, 1982, Flint is a native of Shepherd, Mich. He was a four-sport letterwinner at Shepherd High School and was twice named an all-league running back. Flint graduated with honors from Central Michigan in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in education. He is married to the former Katie Schafer and they have one daughter, Blayke.

Ryan Gould Assistant Video Coordinator

Lorenzo Guess Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning

A 30-year employee of the University of Notre Dame, Julie DeBuysser is in her 29th season as the secretary for the assistant coaching staff in the Irish football office. In her role, DeBuysser serves as the primary assistant to Notre Dame’s offensive coaches.

A native of South Bend, DeBuysser is married to Denny DeBuysser and the couple has a son, Chris Martin, a 2003 Notre Dame graduate, and two daughters: Cara DeBuysser and Deanne Burton.

Karen Demeter Recruiting Services Coordinator Karen Demeter returned to the Notre Dame football office in 2010 and is in her second season as recruiting services coordinator. Demeter assists recruiting coordinator Chuck Martin and director of football development Dave Peloquin. She previously served as the recruiting administrative assistant for the Irish from 2001-03 before becoming senior administrative assistant to the head coach from 2004-08. Demeter spent the 2009-10 school year as the senior administrative assistant to senior deputy athletics director Missy Conboy. A native of Akron, Ohio, Demeter and her husband, Darryl, are the parents of two daughters: Jocelyn and Lauren.

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Lorenzo Guess is in his third season as an assistant director of strength and conditioning at Notre Dame. Guess was a member of Brian Kelly’s coaching staff at the University of Cincinnati in 2009.

Guess helped guide the Bearcats to a 12-1 season in 2009 and an appearance in the Allstate Sugar Bowl following Cincinnati’s second straight BIG EAST championship.

Guess coached the Cincinnati tight ends in 2009 and helped Ben Guidugli earn second-team all-BIG EAST Conference honors. Guidugli ranked fourth on the team with 27 receptions and totaled 364 receiving yards and three touchdowns.

Prior to Cincinnati, Guess worked on the strength and conditioning staffs at South Florida (2009), Alcorn State (2008), Kentucky State (2007), Cincinnati (2006) and Tiffin (2005).

At USF, Guess served as the assistant strength and conditioning coach and worked with the men’s basketball team. In 2008, Guess was the head strength and conditioning coach at Alcorn State.

In 2007, Guess coached the secondary coach at Kentucky State and doubled as the assistant strength and conditioning coach. He held the same positions in 2005 at Tiffin.

Guess first worked with head strength coach Paul Longo and Kelly

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Ryan Gould is in his second season as the assistant video coordinator for the Notre Dame football team, serving as the primary assistant to video coordinator Tim Collins. In this role, Gould assists Collins with all video and filming needs for the football team in addition to traveling to all football games. Gould helps compile all video packages utilized by Notre Dame’s football coaches in their scouting and game preparation and also works on special assignments within the program, such as highlight videos.

A 2011 graduate from State University of New York-Cortland with a bachelor’s degree in sports management, Gould worked with the Irish as a temporary employee during spring practices before being hired full time in June. Gould worked as an intern in the Syracuse University football video department during the 2010 season where he filmed practice and filled other requests.

As a student at SUNY-Cortland, Gould was a member of the sports management club where he volunteered in a variety of roles at sporting events, including selling tickets, fundraising, working as security for an event and many other duties.

A native of Newburgh, N.Y., Gould attended Burke Catholic High School. He is single and resides in South Bend.

Gould is a member of the Collegiate Sports Video Association.

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in 2006 as a staff assistant for Cincinnati’s strength and conditioning staff, focusing on the football team.

Guess earned a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State in 2002.

He graduated from Tiffin University in 2007 with a master of business administration degree.

While at Michigan State, Guess was a four-year letterman in football and also earned two letters with the Spartans’ basketball team.

He was part of two Big Ten titles and an NCAA Final Four appearance (1999) with the basketball team. As a defensive back, Guess helped Michigan State defeat Florida in the 2000 Citrus Bowl and Fresno State in the 2001 Silicon Valley Bowl.

Guess was an academic all-Big Ten selection in 1998. He was a major component of the 1999 defense that ranked number one in the Big Ten and seventh nationally under head coach Nick Saban.

During the 2000 and 2001 seasons, his defensive units led the Big Ten in pass defense and were among the nation’s top 10 in those categories.

Born Sept. 16, 1978, Guess attended Memorial High School in Wayne, Mich. He is married to the former Bianca Williams. The couple has one daughter, Nadia, and reside in Mishawaka.

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2012 SUPPORT STAFF Joy Schosker

David Grimes

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Intern (Defense)

Joy Schosker is in her third year in the Irish football office and her 11th year overall at the University of Notre Dame. She serves as the primary contact for all general communication at the Guglielmino Athletics Complex.

Prior to joining the Irish football office, Schosker worked at Notre Dame’s Hesburgh Library for eight years. A native of Lakeville, Ind., she is married to Mike Schosker and the couple have three sons: Kyle, Kayne and Michael.

Former Notre Dame football captain David Grimes returned to the Fighting Irish football family in 2011 as an intern in the player development department and will serve as an intern this spring for the defensive coaching staff. In his current role, Grimes is responsible for film breakdowns, scouting reports, playbooks and other duties as assigned by assistant head coach/defensive coordinator Bob Diaco and the rest of the defensive coaches.

As the player development intern in 2011, Grimes reported to Tim McDonnell and served as a resource for the current Notre Dame football players. Grimes acted as a liaison between the players and coaching staff and served as a primary contact between Notre Dame’s student welfare and development office and academic services for student-athletes department. Through the student welfare and development office, Grimes helped coordinate community service projects through the “Irish Around the Bend” program. He also helped coordinate and monitor the study hall sessions at the Guglielmino Athletics Complex.

Grimes graduated from Notre Dame in 2009 with a degree in marketing and participated in the training camps of the Denver Broncos in 2009 and Kansas City Chiefs in 2010.

Voted one of three team captains as a senior, Grimes played wide receiver for the Irish from 2005-08 and caught 90 passes for 900 yards with seven touchdowns. He played in 45 games during his Notre Dame career and started 24 contests. Grimes played in three bowl games, including two Bowl Championship Series games (2006 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and 2007 Allstate Sugar Bowl), and he helped the Irish snap their nine-game bowl losing streak by winning his final collegiate game in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl (defeated Hawaii 49-21).

Born Dec. 31, 1986, in Los Angeles, Calif., Grimes graduated from St. Martin DePorres High School in Detroit, Mich., and was valedictorian at his senior year commencement. Grimes resides in South Bend.

Bill Brechin Intern (Offense) Bill Brechin is in his second season working with the Notre Dame football team. His primary duty is assisting the offensive coaches in a variety of areas in his capacity as intern. He is responsible for film breakdowns, scouting reports, playbooks and other duties as assigned by head coach Brian Kelly or the offensive coaching staff.

Brechin joins the Irish following a two-year stint as graduate assistant at Grand Valley State where he worked with the Lakers’ safeties. In 2009, Grand Valley State advanced to the NCAA Division II national championship game.

Brechin was an all-conference performer at Grand Valley State from 2005-07 as a defensive back. In his career with the Lakers he tallied 82 tackles, 24 pass deflections and eight interceptions. He helped lead Grand Valley State to back-to-back national championships in 2005 and 2006. The Lakers posted a 40-1 record during his playing career.

Born Sept. 29, 1982, Brechin is a native of Addison, Ill. He and his wife Jessica have one son, John.

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Andru Creighton, Sean Hannon and Case Sketch Three senior managers lead the Notre Dame student managers who work with the 2012 Irish football team. Andru Creighton, the head manager for equipment, is from Indianapolis, Ind., and is an economics major. Sean Hannon, the head manager for personnel, is from Pittsburgh, Pa., and is majoring in finance. Case Sketch, the head manager for administration, is from Independence, Ky., and is an accounting major. The three senior managers are responsible for overseeing the Student Manager Organization as well as tending to all matters regarding players and coaches. A group of seven junior managers and 14 sophomore managers will assist the team this fall.

That group will be decided at the conclusion of spring practice.

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First Quarter 11:00 USF Webster 96 yd fumble recovery (Bonani kick) 4:45 USF Bonani 49 yd field goal, 8-41 3:04 1:08 USF Bonani 17 yd field goal, 5-39 2:31 Second Quarter 4:04 USF Bonani 36 yd field goal, 4-1 0:59 USF 20 42-126 128 30-18-0 72-254 1-96 1-34 4-67 3-0

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Third Quarter 7:12 ND Floyd 24 yd pass from Rees (Ruffer kick), 5-66 1:21 Fourth Quarter 11:05 USF Landi 2 yd pass from Daniels (Bonani kick), 14-80 5:02 7:35 ND Wood, C. 1 yd run (Rees, pass failed), 12-76 3:30 0:21 ND Floyd 8 yd pass from Rees (Ruffer kick), 10-99 1:58

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Right after the second delay late in the fourth quarter, Jerrell Young intercepted Rees - Notre Dame’s fifth turnover of the game.

Rees threw an 8-yard TD pass to Michael Floyd to cap a 99-yard drive with 21 seconds left as the Irish closed to 23-20. But USF recovered an onside kick and ran out the clock. Rees went 24 for 34 for 296 yards.

With the delays, the game lasted 5 hours, 59 minutes.

Rees also hit Floyd with a scoring pass in the third quarter and Cierre Wood’s 1-yard scoring run with 7:35 left made it 23-13 before the Irish failed to convert a 2-point attempt. Floyd made 12 catches and became the Irish’s career leader in receptions, passing Jeff Samardzija (179). Floyd now has 183.

USF’s B.J. Daniels completed 18-of-30 for 128 yards and also carried 12 times for a net of 37.

The Irish moved from the 20 to the South Florida 1 on the opening drive as Wood went 31 yards with a swing pass from Crist on the game’s first scrimmage play and Floyd later grabbed a 26-yarder.

Wood had four carries for 21 yards to get the ball to the 1, but his backup Jonas Gray fumbled near the goal line as USF’s Young stripped the ball. Webster picked it up and ran 96 yards down the sideline, a score upheld by video replay.

Bonani hit a 49-yarder to put the Bulls up 10-0 and then USF threatened to pull way ahead.

After back-to-back facemask penalties on Notre Dame safety and captain Harrison Smith, the Bulls had a first down at the Irish 5.

But the Irish defense held and when Daniels was stopped on a third down from the 1 for no gain, the Bulls sent in Bonani for a 17-yarder that made it 13-0.

Later in the first half, Riddick fumbled a punt and Victor Marc recovered for USF. Bonani hit again from 36 yards out and the lead was 16-0.

Rees completed a 15-yard pass to Floyd early in the third to put the ball at the 5, but once again the Irish couldn’t convert. Rees’ pass intended for TJ Jones hit the receiver and deflected in the air, resulting in an interception by South Florida’s Michael Lanaris.

But on the next series, Rees hooked up tight end Tyler Eifert on a 37-yard pass and then hit Floyd for a 29-yard TD with 7:12 to go in the quarter, cutting the lead to 16-7.

Notre Dame’s David Ruffer, who was 23-of-24 on field goals in his career, missed a 30-yard attempt later in the third quarter after Rees hit Riddick with a 27-yard pass and Floyd with one of 15.

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NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Skip Holtz returned to a place that educated and shaped him. As soon as he reached campus, his memories from Notre Dame jumped out.

And now he’s created an even more vivid one. Holtz and the South Florida Bulls came to South Bend and upset the 16th-ranked Irish 23-20 Saturday in a wild game that was twice disrupted by heavy storms.

“I don’t know if all that’s hit me yet. Notre Dame’s a special place,” Holtz said. “And it was great to come back.”

His dad, Lou Holtz, wasn’t there Saturday. But there were plenty of family members there to see one of Skip Holtz’s biggest wins.

Lou led Notre Dame to its last national title in 1988. Skip graduated from Notre Dame, played a year for his father and then coached with him in South Bend.

The weather wasn’t cooperating for this homecoming.

Officials asked fans to leave the stadium at halftime because of severe weather, mostly lightning, and the teams then stayed in their locker rooms for 2 hours, 10 minutes until it cleared.

South Florida led 16-0 at the time.

Then with 4:21 to play, the game was delayed for 43 minutes and again fans departed the stadium with wicked lightning flickering around the stadium.

USF’s Kayvon Webster returned a fumble return 96 yards for a TD four minutes into the game, taking all the momentum from the Irish. They couldn’t recover. The score came after Notre Dame took the opening kickoff and drove smartly to the USF 1.

What followed was a nightmare first half for the Irish that included two fumbles, a holding penalty that nullified a Cierre Wood TD run and then an interception of Dayne Crist by USF’s Devekeyan Lattimore in the end zone.

Maikon Bonani kicked three field goals, and the Bulls had a 16-0 halftime lead.

Then things got even stranger.

With the crowd getting restless over Notre Dame’s erratic play as the teams left the field for halftime, the storms moved in and officials asked fans to evacuate Notre Dame Stadium. The teams were kept in their locker rooms.

When the Irish finally emerged, they had switched quarterbacks from Crist to Tommy Rees, who led them to four straight victories as the starter at the end of last season. Crist was 7-of15 for 85 yards.

RUSHING: USF-Murray 14-40; Daniels 12-37; Scott 12-33; Lamar 2-18; Team 2-minus 2.

Notre Dame-Wood 21-104; Gray, J. 4-17; Rees 2-1; Crist 2-minus 5.

PASSING: USF-Daniels 18-30-0-128. Notre Dame-Rees 24-34-2-296; Crist 7-15-1-95.

RECEIVING: USF-Griffin 8-75; Landi 3-14; Love 2-26; Lamar 2-3; Shields 1-12; Murray 1-1; Marc 1-minus 3. Notre Dame-Floyd 12-154; Eifert 6-93; Jones 6-58; Wood 3-44; Riddick 3-32; Ragone 1-10.

INTERCEPTIONS: USF-Lattimore 1-0; Young 1-0; Lanaris 1-0. Notre Dame-None.

FUMBLES: USF-Daniels 1-0. Notre Dame-Riddick 2-1; Rees 1-0; Gray 1-1.

SACKS (UA-A): USF-Forte 1-0; Davis 1-0. Notre Dame-Te'o 1-0; Fleming 0-1; Lewis-Moore 0-1.

TACKLES (UA-A): USF-Lejiste 6-4; Lanaris 5-5; Lattimore 5-4; Barrington 2-7; Young 5-2; Washington 5-2; Jeune 1-2; Webster 1-2; Sanchez 0-3; Giddins 0-3; Forte 2-0; McCaskill 1-1; Jenkins 0-2; Grisson 1-0; Davis 1-0; Cliett 1-0; Mitchell 1-0; Hampton 1-0; Boyd 0-1; Watson 0-1; Shaw 0-1. Notre Dame-Te'o 4-5; Fleming 3-5; Lewis-Moore 1-7; Nix 2-5; Blanton 4-2; Smith 3-3; Johnson 1-5; Gray, G. 5-0; Calabrese 1-4; Motta 1-4; Fox 0-4; Cwynar 0-4; Slaughter 2-0; Jackson 1-1; Turk 1-0; Wood 1-0; Lynch 0-1; Shembo 0-1; Niklas 0-1.

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MICHIGAN GAME SUMMARY

Sept. 10, 2011 • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Michigan Stadium Score by Quarters

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Notre Dame

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3

7

7

31

Record: (0-2)

Michigan

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7

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28

35

Record: (2-0)

First Quarter 9:05 ND Riddick 7 yd pass from Rees (Ruffer kick), 7-57 3:46 1:56 ND Wood, C. 4 yd run (Ruffer kick), 10-83 5:35

Fourth Quarter 14:54 UM Robinson 1 yd run (Gibbons kick), 4-83 2:19 10:47 UM Gallon 14 yd pass from Robinson (Gibbons kick), 5-40 2:35 1:12 UM Smith 21 yd pass from Robinson (Gibbons kick), 5-58 1:04 0:30 ND Riddick 29 yd pass from Rees (Ruffer kick), 4-61 0:42 0:02 UM Roundtree 16 yd pass from Robinson (Gibbons kick), 3-80 0:30

Second Quarter 10:18 UM Hemingway 43 yd pass from Robinson (Gibbons kick), 2-45 0:48 1:40 ND Ruffer 38 yd field goal, 8-29 2:53 Third Quarter 2:13 ND Jones 15 yd pass from Rees (Ruffer kick), 7-71 3:55

FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards

ND 28 33-198 315 39-27-2 72-513 0-0 3-10 6-89 3-0

UM 16 26-114 338 24-11-3 50-452 0-0 1-21 5-98 2-18

Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

ND 4-33.5 4-3 9-75 37:01 8 of 14 0 of 0 3-5 1-5

UM 5-38.6 1-0 9-82 22:59 3 of 9 0 of 0 3-3 0-0

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) – Denard Robinson stunned Notre Dame in the final minute again, capping a heart-pounding, pom-pom pumping night under the lights at the Big House.

Michigan’s star quarterback threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Roy Roundtree with 2 seconds left to lift the Wolverines to a thrilling 35-31 win over Notre Dame on Saturday night.

“It’s never over until you see zeros on the clock,” Robinson said.

In the first prime-time game at Michigan Stadium, matching up storied programs trying to restore their luster, new Michigan coach Brady Hoke could have chosen to kick a field goal to force overtime.

But Hoke gave Robinson a shot, and it proved to be good idea.

“Coach took a stab,” Roundtree said.

On a night when Michigan Stadium was vibrant, with an NCAA-record crowd of 114,804 fired up an hour before kickoff, the Wolverines took their first lead on Robinson’s 21-yard pass to Vincent Smith with 1:12 left.

Then they lost it.

Briefly.

Tommy Rees threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to Theo Riddick with 30 seconds left, but the Fighting Irish left Jeremy Gallon wide open on a pass that let Michigan go from its 20 to the Notre Dame 16.

“That was an exciting football game,” Hoke said. “Both teams fought for 60 minutes. It wasn’t pretty at times on both ends, but as I told my players, it’s great to win.”

The Wolverines (2-0) have won three straight against the rival Irish (0-2) on late-game plays by their quarterbacks. Last year at Notre Dame, Robinson ran for a touchdown with 27 seconds left, and Tate Forcier threw a TD pass against the Irish two years ago with 11 seconds left.

“It’s devastating,” Irish receiver Michael Floyd said. “It’s hard to take this one in. It’s distressing.”

It’s the first time Michigan has beaten Notre Dame three straight times since 1908.

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RUSHING: Notre Dame-Wood, C. 25-134; Gray, J. 6-66; Rees 2-minus 2. Michigan-Robinson 16-108; Hopkins 5-10; Smith 1-3; Shaw 2-minus 3; Team 2-minus 4.

PASSING: Notre Dame-Rees 27-39-2-315. Michigan-Robinson 11-24-3-338.

RECEIVING: Notre Dame-Floyd 13-159; Riddick 6-62; Eifert 4-51; Jones 3-28; Gray, J. 1-15.

Michigan-Hemingway 3-165; Gallon 2-78; Smith 2-26; Grady 1-27; Roundtree 1-16; McColgan 1-15; Koger 1-11.

INTERCEPTIONS: Notre Dame-Blanton 1-0; Motta 1-0; Gray, G. 1-0. Michigan-Floyd 1-16; Kovacs 1-2.

FUMBLES: Notre Dame-Rees 2-1; Collinsworth 1-1; Wood, C. 1-1. Michigan-Hopkins 1-0.

SACKS (UA-A): Notre Dame-Fox 1-0. Michigan-None.

TACKLES (UA-A): Notre Dame-Te'o 5-0; Smith, H. 4-1; Fox 3-1; Blanton 2-2; Collinsworth 3-0; Lewis-Moore 2-1; Johnson 2-0; Williams, H. 1-1; Calabrese 1-0; Watt 1-0; Williams, Ish. 1-0; Shembo 1-0; Motta 1-0; Fleming 1-0; Nix III 0-1; Slaughter 0-1; Posluszny 0-1; Filer 0-1; Niklas 0-1; Moore 0-1. Michigan-Demens 8-4; Gordon 4-5; Kovacs 5-3; Robinson 5-2; Floyd 5-1; Hawthorne 4-2; Ryan 2-2; Black 3-0; Woolfolk 3-0; Martin 1-2; Van Bergen 2-0; Avery 0-2; Gallon 1-0; McColgan 1-0; Smith 1-0; Hemingway 1-0; Fitzgerald 1-0; Wile 1-0; Clark 1-0; Morgan 0-1.

Robinson didn’t match his game last year against Notre Dame, when he had a school-record 502 total yards, but Notre Dame couldn’t stop him when it mattered.

He was 11 of 24 for 338 yards with four TDs and three interceptions and ran 11 times for 108 yards and a score.

That one came on a fortunate bounce, when he scooped up Stephen Hopkins’ fumble inside the Notre Dame 1 and trotted in.

“It was kind of crazy,” Robinson said. “I’ve never scored like that before.”

With a new patch on his jersey bearing Desmond Howard’s name, Junior Hemingway, caught three passes for 165 yards and a TD. Michigan honored the former Heisman Trophy winner - who made a diving catch on fourth down against the Irish in 1991 - by announcing that the No. 21 jersey would always have his name on it.

Notre Dame was doomed by turnovers for the second straight week.

Rees threw two interceptions, one near the end zone, and fumbled deep in Michigan territory. Cierre Wood, who gave Notre Dame a 14-0 lead in the first quarter, also fumbled.

“You can’t have turnovers. Period,” Rees said. “You have to eliminate them.”

In his first loss in five starts, Rees was 27 of 39 for 315 yards with three TDs and two interceptions.

Wood ran for 134 yards and a score on 25 carries.

Floyd caught 13 passes for 159 yards, becoming Notre Dame’s career leader in yards receiving, and matched a school record with his 15th 100-yard receiving game.

The Fighting Irish did whatever they wanted on the ground, through the air and on defense early on.

In the end, though, they couldn’t make enough plays on both sides of the ball to get a needed win for second-year coach Brian Kelly.

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MICHIGAN STATE GAME SUMMARY

Sept. 17, 2011 • Notre Dame, Ind. • Notre Dame Stadium Score by Quarters

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#15/15 Michigan State

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7

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3

13

Record: (2-1)

Notre Dame

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7

7

3

31

Record: (1-2)

First Quarter 10:41 ND Wood, C. 22 yd run (Ruffer kick), 8-76 4:19 1:32 MSU Conroy 40 yd field goal, 4-4 1:27 1:20 ND Atkinson III 89 yd kickoff return (Ruffer kick)

Third Quarter 9:30 ND Jones 26 yd pass from Rees (Ruffer kick), 8-71 3:47 Fourth Quarter 10:56 MSU Conroy 35 yd field goal, 8-42 3:53 3:11 ND Ruffer 33 yd field goal, 4-(-5) 0:21

Second Quarter 11:57 MSU Sims 6 yd pass from Cousins, Kirk (Conroy kick), 11-80 4:23 3:36 ND Wood, C. 6 yd run (Ruffer kick), 10-92 4:49

ND 18 32-114 161 26-18-1 58-275 0-0 2--3 4-142 1-82 4-41.5

Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

MSU 1-1 12-86 32:28 5 of 17 1 of 3 2-5 1-7

ND 3-2 6-53 27:32 5 of 12 0 of 0 2-2 2-18

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Cousins came right back after a 42-yard kickoff return by Nick Hill gave the Spartans good field position. His 21-yard pass to Todd Anderson and an 11-yarder to Cunningham gave the Spartans a first down at the Irish 8.

But after the drive stalled, MSU lined up for a field goal, only to have their attempt at trickery turned away.

After Notre Dame took an early 7-0 lead on a Wood TD run, the teams traded turnovers twice.

Rees took a hard blindside hit from Kevin Pickelman and fumbled with MSU’s Jerel Worthy recovering. But just moments later, Notre Dame freshman defensive end Aaron Lynch drove into Cousins from behind, forcing a fumble and Johnson recovered for the Irish. But three plays later Rees’ pass was picked off by Kurtis Drummond and returned 34 yards to the Irish 27, setting up Conroy’s 40-yard field goal that made it 7-3. It was Notre Dame’s 12th turnover of the season.

But 12 seconds later, Atkinson - the son of the former NFL star defensive back - took the ensuing kickoff, broke to the sideline and sprinted in for the touchdown. It was Notre Dame’s first kickoff return for a TD by a freshman since Raghib Ismail returned two against Rice in 1988.

“That kickoff return was a huge play for them and I think it kind of deflated us momentarily on the sideline,” MSU linebacker Max Bullough said. “When a team can make plays like that in their own stadium, it is tough to beat them.”

Whether Notre Dame can build on the victory remains to be seen. On this one, the Irish got some validation for their effort.

“We’re 1-2 right now and we’re not happy with it, but it’s great to get a win,” said Johnson, who also recovered a fumble in addition to snuffing the fake field goal. “You have to enjoy the wins and get over the losses.”

2011 REVIEW

NOTRE DAME, Ind. (AP) – No surprises this time for Notre Dame.

The Irish used two touchdown runs from Cierre Wood, an electrifying 89-yard kickoff return from freshman George Atkinson III and a key late interception from Robert Blanton to beat No. 15 Michigan State 31-13 Saturday for their first win.

“We wake up every morning and prepare to win,” said Blanton, part of an Irish defense that limited the Spartans to 29 rushing yards and only a field goal in the second half. “We just had to show we could go out and get the job done.”

The Irish also showed they can stop a play off a fake field goal.

The Spartans (2-1) stunned Notre Dame in overtime a year ago with a game-winning TD pass off a fake field goal and tried to surprise the Irish again after lining up for a field goal near the end of the first half.

Notre Dame (1-2) was ready this time. On fourth-and-goal from the 2, Ethan Johnson broke up a shovel pass attempt and the Irish led 21-10 at the half.

Michigan State’s Kirk Cousins, who had 11 straight completions at one juncture of the second half, was 34 of 53 for 329 yards but he was intercepted at the Notre Dame 6 with just under four minutes left by Blanton, who returned it 82 yards to the 12.

The Spartans had just recovered a fumbled punt by Notre Dame’s John Goodman at the Irish 21 and were ready to set the stage for another frantic finish between the rivals. But with the Spartans trailing 28-13 and having a first and goal at the 3, Blanton came up with a juggling interception and then took off on his long return that sealed the win.

Notre Dame pushed the lead to 28-10 in the third quarter when Tommy Rees hit Michael Floyd on a 22-yard pass and then lofted a perfect 26-yarder to TJ Jones for a touchdown. The Irish were penalized on the ensuing kickoff for unsportsmanlike conduct after Jones made a hand signal following his catch.

RUSHING: Michigan State-Bell 7-27; Baker 10-26; Cunningham 1-minus 1; Martin 1-minus 3; Cousins 4-minus 20. Notre Dame-Gray, J. 12-65; Wood, C. 14-61; Team 2-minus 5; Rees 4-minus 7.

PASSING: Michigan State-Cousins 34-53-1-329; Sonntag 0-1-0-0. Notre Dame-Rees 18-26-1-161.

RECEIVING: Michigan State-Cunningham 12-158; Martin 5-32; Bell 5-23; Caper 4-25; Sims 3-38; Baker 2-15; Anderson 1-21; Nichol 1-9; Linthicum 1-8. Notre Dame-Floyd 6-84; Wood, C. 6-5; Jones 3-40; Eifert 2-25; Riddick 1-7.

INTERCEPTIONS: Michigan State-Drummond 1-34. Notre Dame-Blanton 1-82.

FUMBLES: Michigan State-Cousins 1-1. Notre Dame-Rees 1-1; Atkinson III 1-0; Goodman 1-1.

SACKS (UA-A): Michigan State-Pickelman 1-0. Notre Dame-Lynch 1-0; Blanton 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Michigan State-Lewis 5-4; Allen 4-3; Rush 3-4; Norman 2-5; Adams 4-1; Worthy 3-1; Gholston 3-1; Robinson 2-1; Pickelman 2-1; Dennard 2-0; Bullough 1-1; Gainer 1-1; Drummond 1-0; Bell 1-0; Freeman 0-1; Elsworth 0-1; Jones 0-1; White 0-1; Mumphery 0-1. Notre Dame-Te'o 2-10; Gray, G. 7-3; Smith, H. 4-4; Blanton 3-3; Motta 1-5; Lewis-Moore 2-3; Lynch 2-3; Fox 1-4; Fleming 1-4; Slaughter 2-2; Calabrese 1-3; Niklas 0-3; Nix III 0-3; Tuitt 1-1; Johnson 0-2; Posluszny 0-2; Wood, C. 1-0; Brindza 1-0; Filer 1-0; Coughlin 0-1; Salvi 0-1; Cwynar 0-1.

COACHES AND STAFF

MSU 21 23-29 329 54-34-1 77-358 0-0 0-0 4-129 1-34 6-39.7

THE FIGHTING IRISH

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PITTSBURGH GAME SUMMARY

Sept. 24, 2011 • Pittsburgh, Pa. • Heinz Field Score by Quarters

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Notre Dame

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7

0

8

15

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Pittsburgh

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3

6

0

12

Record: (2-2)

First Quarter 2:16 PITT Harper 45 yd field goal, 4--5 1:13 Second Quarter 13:44 ND Gray, J. 79 yd run (Ruffer kick), 1-79 0:14 9:13 PITT Harper 23 yd field goal, 11-54 4:31

ND FIRST DOWNS 23 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 32-182 PASSING YDS (NET) 216 Passes Att-Comp-Int 41-24-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 73-398 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-1 Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-70 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0

PITT 19 38-103 165 32-22-0 70-268 0-0 1-10 1-16 1-1

Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

Third Quarter 6:36 PITT Graham, H. 3 yd pass from Sunseri (Anderson rush failed), 19-80 8:24 Fourth Quarter 6:48 ND Eifert 6 yd pass from Rees (Eifert pass from Rees), 11-85 4:40

ND 4-37.2 1-1 8-85 31:00 6 of 15 2 of 2 1-1 6-36

PITT 5-42.0 0-0 9-55 29:00 7 of 17 1 of 2 2-2 2-9

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Pittsburgh spent 45 minutes knocking Notre Dame quarterback Tommy Rees around.

The sophomore needed less than five minutes to knock the Panthers out.

Rees shrugged off a slow start to hit tight end Tyler Eifert on a 6-yard touchdown pass with less than 7 minutes to go and lift Notre Dame to a 15-12 win on Saturday. The score and subsequent two-point conversion - also to Eifert - capped 4:40 of perfection from Rees, as the Irish (2-2) won their second in a row.

Rees went 8 for 8 on the game-winning drive, remaining patient even as the Panthers (2-2) bottled up Notre Dame wide receiver Michael Floyd.

Did Rees want to go deep to his favorite target? Sure. Yet he reined in his inner swashbuckler and ignored the beating he took over the first three quarters to play with the kind of poise that has earned him the starting job and his teammates’ respect.

“You’ve just got to make the right decisions,” Rees said. “We did some good things getting the ball underneath and just kind of chipping away at their defense.”

Rees finished 24 of 41 for 216 yards with a touchdown and an interception, and running back Jonas Gray scored on a 79-yard touchdown run for Notre Dame, which overcame eight penalties and two costly turnovers.

It wasn’t pretty. Then again, it beats the alternative for a team that already has a couple of aesthetically pleasing losses - from a statistical standpoint anyway - under their belt.

Notre Dame, which began the day tied for last in the country with 13 turnovers, only gave it away twice against the Panthers, but both were costly.

Rees took a shot in the first quarter and ended up fumbling to set up a Pitt field goal. He later threw an interception at the Pitt goal line in the second quarter to cut short a lengthy Notre Dame drive.

When it mattered, however, Rees delivered, showcasing why he took the starting job away

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RUSHING: Notre Dame-Wood, C. 23-94; Gray, J. 3-84; Rees 5-6; Team 1-minus 2. PITTGraham, R. 21-89; Brown 3-12; Sunseri 12-6; Team 1-minus 1; Gonzalez 1-minus 3.

PASSING: Rees 24-41-1-216. Pittsburgh-Sunseri 22-30-0-165; Anderson 0-2-0-0; Gonzalez 0-0-0-0.

RECEIVING: Notre Dame-Eifert 8-75; Riddick 6-52; Floyd 4-27; Jones 3-31; Toma 1-16; Wood 1-10; Koyack 1-5. Pittsburgh-Graham, R. 8-43; Shanahan 6-64; Street 2-21; Jones 2-18; Saddler 1-8; Patton 1-5; Graham, H. 1-3; Brinson 1-3.

INTERCEPTIONS: Notre Dame-None. Pittsburgh-Hendricks 1-1.

FUMBLES: Notre Dame-Rees 1-1. Pittsburgh-None.

SACKS (UA-A): Notre Dame-Fleming 2-0; Shembo 1-0; Calabrese 1-0; Te'o 1-0; Lynch 1-0.

Pittsburgh-Taglianetti 1-0; Lindsey 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Notre Dame-Te'o 8-2; Blanton 6-1; Shembo 5-1; Smith, H. 4-2; Calabrese 4-1; Gray, G. 4-1; Lewis-Moore 4-0; Fleming 3-1; Fox 2-1; Motta 2-0; Lynch 2-0; Slaughter 1-1; Tuitt 1-1; Jackson 1-0; Niklas 1-0; Nuss 1-0; Cwynar 1-0; Johnson 0-1; Nix III 0-1.

Pittsburgh-Gruder 3-5; Williams, K. 6-1; Thomas 4-2; Holley 3-3; Roberts 4-1; Hendricks 4-1; Alecxih 3-2; Gordon 3-0; Taglianetti 3-0; Williams, G. 2-1; Ifill 2-1; Lindsey 1-2; Price 2-0; Caragein 1-0; Donald 1-0; Reed 0-1; Pecora 0-1; Jackson 0-1.

from senior Dayne Crist three weeks ago. The youthful mistakes he’s mixed in between flashes of solid play disappeared in the fourth quarter.

“He’s growing up and seeing some things,” said Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly. “There were some new looks for him that he had not seen before that we had to adjust. And after Tommy sees it, he gets much more comfortable.”

Rees certainly looked like it in the fourth and with Floyd double-covered had no problem zeroing in on Eifert.

The junior caught four passes on the clinching drive, including an 18-yard gain that gave Notre Dame a first down at the Pitt 9. He landed hard on the play but brushed off the trainers and immediately caught a 3-yard pass and then followed it up by holding onto a laser from Rees, who split a pair of Pitt defenders and found Eifert just past the goal line.

Pitt had one last chance and drove to Notre Dame 40 before going backward.

Aaron Lynch sacked Sunseri on first down and Prince Shembo racked up Notre Dame’s fifth and final sack on third down, setting the Panthers up with a fourth-and-26.

No chance.

Sunseri’s pass to Mike Shanahan was incomplete and Rees came on to lead the Irish to one more first down and run out the clock.

Ray Graham ran for 82 yards and added 43 yards receiving for Pitt, but the Panthers could do little else. Sunseri, who has struggled getting the ball downfield, didn’t complete a pass longer than 18 yards.

Cierre Wood ran 23 times for 96 yards for Notre Dame but it was Gray who provided the big play. The senior sprinted 79 yards down the sideline in the second quarter for his first career score, the school’s longest rush since Terrance Howard darted 80 yards against West Virginia in 2000.

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PURDUE GAME SUMMARY

Oct. 1, 2011 • West Lafayette, Ind. • Ross-Ade Stadium 1

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Notre Dame

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7

14

3

38

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Purdue

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3

0

7

10

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First Quarter 14:36 ND Floyd 35 yd pass from Rees (Ruffer kick), 2-35 0:10 0:03 ND Gray, J. 2 yd run (Ruffer kick), 13-82 4:12 Second Quarter 9:06 ND Wood, C. 55 yd run (Ruffer kick), 3-79 1:03 3:39 PUR Wiggs 27 yd field goal, 14-70 5:27

Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

ND 8-85 33:11 4 of 11 1 of 1 4-5 3-12

PUR 13-118 26:49 5 of 14 1 of 1 2-2 0-0

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“We didn’t play well,” Purdue coach Danny Hope said. “We didn’t have any luck. We didn’t match up well. We’re a better team than that.”

Purdue’s TerBush threw an interception right to Notre Dame’s Gary Gray on the first play from scrimmage and two plays later, Rees found Floyd beyond Purdue’s defense for their long touchdown connection.

Later in the first quarter, Purdue had Notre Dame stopped on a third-and-goal, but an unsportmanlike conduct penalty on Albert Evans gave the Irish a first down. Notre Dame then scored on a 2-yard run by Gray to take a 14-0 lead.

Ruffer missed a 49-yard field goal early in the second quarter, and Marve entered the game for Purdue’s next possession.

Purdue went three-and-out, and Notre Dame quickly took advantage. Catching Purdue in a blitz, Wood broke into the secondary and ran 55 yards to give the Irish a 21-0 lead with 9:06 left in the second quarter.

Purdue finally got on the board when Carson Wiggs made a 27-yard field goal with 3:39 left in the second quarter to trim Notre Dame’s lead to 21-3.

Marve didn’t fare as well as TerBush statistically, but he moved the team more effectively and earned the start in the second half.

Before he even got on the field, though, Notre Dame scored again. Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame’s improving tight end who had just one catch in the first half, caught a 6-yard touchdown pass from Rees to make it 28-3. Later in the quarter, Jones caught an 11-yard pass from Rees to push the lead to 35-3.

Purdue finally got into the end zone late in the game. TerBush finished a 95-yard drive with a 13-yard touchdown pass to Antavian Edison with 21 seconds remaining.

Notre Dame’s defense was as impressive as its offense. Purdue entered the game ranked 11th nationally in rushing, but finished with 84 yards on 27 carries.

“We made good decisions, we ran hard, and we exerted our will on the opposing team,” Kelly said.

2011 REVIEW

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) – So much for Michael Floyd the decoy.

Twenty-four seconds into Notre Dame’s game against Purdue, the star receiver surpassed his yardage total from the previous week. His 35-yard touchdown catch from Tommy Rees sparked a 38-10 rout of Purdue on Saturday night.

Floyd caught four passes for 27 yards against Pittsburgh, and he talked during the week about his willingness to do his job and help the team’s other talented receivers get open.

This week, Floyd was featured.

“Getting Mike Floyd the ball early on really gave us a lot of confidence offensively,” Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said. “It was more of a concerted effort to make sure he got his touches, and making it part of our game plan that he has to touch the ball and not just if the offense comes to him, it comes to him. We’re not going to play that way. Mike has to get the ball and that’s what we saw.”

Floyd’s excellence was just one element of the team’s most dominant performance of the season. Notre Dame outgained Purdue 551 yards to 276. It was a season-high yardage total for the Irish and their third game with at least 500 yards of offense.

Tommy Rees passed for 254 yards and three touchdowns for the Fighting Irish (3-2).

Cierre Wood ran for a career-high 191 yards on 20 carries and Jonas Gray rushed for 94 yards, highlighting a running game that churned out 287 yards on 40 attempts.

The Irish had committed 15 turnovers in their first four games, but none against Purdue.

This time, Notre Dame’s opponent made the mistakes. The Boilermakers also committed 13 penalties for 118 yards.

Antavian Edison’s performance was one of the few bright spots for Purdue (2-2). He caught seven passes for 105 yards and a score.

The Boilermakers entered the game with a two-quarterback system, and they left it with nothing settled. Caleb TerBush started and completed 10 of 15 passes for 101 yards and a touchdown. Robert Marve relieved him in the second quarter and got the start in the second half, but couldn’t move the team. TerBush re-entered the game and threw a touchdown pass, but it came in the final minute with Purdue down 38-3.

RUSHING: Notre Dame-Wood, C. 20-191; Gray, J. 15-94; Rees 1-3; Goodman 1-2; McDaniel 1-1; Team 2-minus 4. Purdue-Hunt 3-25; Bolden 6-17; Edison 2-14; Marve 3-10; TerBush 6-8; Shavers 5-4; Pegram 1-4; Bush 1-2.

PASSING: Notre Dame-Rees 24-40-0-254; Crist 1-1-0-10. Purdue-Marve 9-22-0-91; TerBush 10-15-1-101; Thomas 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING: Notre Dame-Floyd 12-137; Jones 5-49; Eifert 4-38; Wood, C. 2-22; Atkinson III 1-10; Goodman 1-8. Purdue-Edison 7-105; Siller 4-26; Gravesande 2-22; Ross 2-13; Wright 1-9; Shavers 1-7; Bush 1-6; Hunt 1-4.

INTERCEPTIONS: Notre Dame-Gray, G. 1-13. Purdue-None.

FUMBLES: Notre Dame-Gray, J. 1-0; Floyd 1-0. Purdue-None.

SACKS (UA-A): Notre Dame-Lynch 1-0; Te'o 2-0. Purdue-None.

TACKLES (UA-A): Notre Dame-Te'o 8-0; Blanton 4-2; Calabrese 3-1; Jackson 3-0; Collinsworth 3-0; Smith, H. 3-0; Lynch 3-0; Shembo 2-1; Fox 2-0; Lewis-Moore 2-0; Niklas 2-0; Filer 2-0; Atkinson III 1-1; Williams, H. 1-1; Fleming 1-1; Wood, L. 1-0; Slaughter 1-0; Gray, G. 1-0; Moore 1-0; Williams, Ish. 1-0; Posluzny 1-0; Salvi 0-1. Purdue-Evans 9-2; Allen 8-2; Feichter 8-0; Beckford 6-2; Holland 4-2; Charlot 2-3; Johnson 3-0; Harris 1-2; Carlino 2-0; Short 2-0; Link 1-1; Russell 1-1; Maci 1-0; Gooden 1-0; Siller 1-0; Lucas 1-0; Team 1-0; Greaves 1-0; Taylor 0-1.

COACHES AND STAFF

PUR 17 27-84 192 38-19-1 65-276 0-0 0-0 7-151 0-0 7-42.6 0-0

Third Quarter 12:00 ND Eifert 6 yd pass from Rees (Ruffer kick), 7-69 3:00 2:07 ND Jones 11 yd pass from Rees (Ruffer kick), 12-87 4:45 Fourth Quarter 8:06 ND Ruffer 21 yd field goal, 16-70 7:34 0:21 PUR Edison 13 yd pass from TerBush (Wiggs kick), 11-95 3:59 THE FIGHTING IRISH

ND FIRST DOWNS 34 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 40-287 PASSING YDS (NET) 264 Passes Att-Comp-Int 41-25-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 81-551 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 2--3 Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-73 Interception Returns-Yards 1-13 Punts (Number-Avg) 2-44.0 Fumbles-Lost 2-0

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Score by Quarters

AIR FORCE GAME SUMMARY

Oct. 8, 2011 • Notre Dame, Ind. • Notre Dame Stadium Score by Quarters

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First Quarter 12:13 ND Floyd 34 yd pass from Rees (Ruffer kick), 8-81 3:06 8:21 ND Eifert 5 yd pass from Rees (Ruffer kick), 9-59 3:33 5:48 AF Herrington 34 yd field goal, 8-64 2:33 4:07 ND Toma 10 yd pass from Rees (Ruffer kick), 4-51 0:00 Second Quarter 13:41 AF Jefferson 3 yd run (Herrington kick blockd), 14-80 5:26 11:39 ND Gray, J. 5 yd run (Ruffer kick), 5-38 2:02 6:10 ND Wood, C. 8 yd run (Ruffer kick), 6-44 2:27 1:41 AF MacArthur 6 yd pass from Jefferson (Herrington kick), 12-80 4:29 0:32 ND Riddick 24 yd pass from Rees (Ruffer kick), 6-74 1:09 AF FIRST DOWNS 32 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 60-363 PASSING YDS (NET) 202 Passes Att-Comp-Int 28-16-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 88-565 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-125 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0

ND 28 29-266 294 36-27-0 65-560 1-4 0-0 7-137 1-0

Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

AF 3-40.0 2-1 6-70 32:26 6 of 17 5 of 5 5-5 0-0

Third Quarter 6:49 ND Gray, J. 6 yd run (Ruffer kick), 6-64 1:54 Fourth Quarter 14:56 AF Herrington 32 yd field goal, 18-54 6:53 10:12 ND Ruffer 39 yd field goal, 9-56 4:44 6:22 ND Atkinson III 1 yd run (Grieco kick), 4-80 2:00 4:32 AF Coleman 36 yd pass from Dietz (Lacoste rush), 4-74 1:50 0:33 AF Lee 8 yd run (Hart rush failed), 7-67 1:41

ND 2-37.5 0-0 6-54 27:34 8 of 11 0 of 0 6-6 1-4

NOTRE DAME, Ind. (AP) – Notre Dame showed just how its spread offense is supposed to work.

Tommy Rees found four different receivers with first-half TD passes, and seven Irish players reached the end zone Saturday as Notre Dame scored its most points since the end of the Lou Holtz era 15 years ago and routed Air Force 59-33.

“We have got very good diversity within our offense. We can run and throw it. We are hard to defend right now,” coach Brian Kelly said after his team’s fourth straight victory.

“We are making the strides. ... We have not arrived. The pieces are starting to come together for us. We are getting there.”

Notre Dame (4-2) got TDs on all six of its first-half possessions and led 42-16 at the intermission. The Irish now head into a bye week with a four-game winning streak.

Rees was 19 of 25 for 208 yards in the first half and finished 23 of 32 for 261 yards.

The wide-open game featured the most combined points ever for a game at Notre Dame Stadium, breaking the previous mark of 90. And the 59 points were the most by Notre Dame since beating Rutgers 62-0 in 1996 - Holtz’s final home game as Irish coach.

The two teams combined for 1,125 yards total offense - 565 by Air Force and 560 by Notre Dame.

Air Force tried everything - a no-huddle and option offense that ran up big yards, an onside kick the Falcons’ didn’t recover, a fake punt that resulted in a 19-yard gain. Air Force finished the first half with 311 yards and was 5-for-5 on fourth down conversions in the game.

But the Falcons (3-2) were simply no match physically for the Irish, especially Notre Dame’s big offensive front that allowed Rees ample time to find wide open receivers and running backs to dance through huge holes.

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RUSHING: Air Force-Clark 11-102; Jones 5-50; Dewitt 7-49; Lacoste 2-26; Lee 3-25; Getz 7-24; Jefferson 10-22; Baska 1-19; Strickland 2-18; Cobb 5-16; Dietz 2-10; Hart 1-3; Warzeka 3-2; Hunter 1-minus 3. Notre Dame-Hendrix 6-111; Gray, J. 7-69; Wood, C. 10-66; Riddick 1-14; McDaniel 2-8; Atkinson III 2-1; Team 1-minus 3.

PASSING: Air Force-Jefferson 12-24-1-137; Tipton 2-2-0-24; Dietz 2-2-0-41. Notre DameRees 23-32-0-261; Hendrix 4-4-0-33.

RECEIVING: Air Force-Warzeka 6-71; Coleman 2-50; Freeman 2-32; Hirneise 2-15; Kauth 1-13; Dewitt 1-9; MacArthur 1-6; Hunter 1-6. Notre Dame-Riddick 8-83; Eifert 8-81; Floyd 6-78; Wood, C. 2-11; Jones 1-23; Toma 1-10; Goodman 1-8.

INTERCEPTIONS: Air Force-None. Notre Dame-Slaughter 1-0.

FUMBLES: Air Force-Clark 1-1; Jefferson 1-0. Notre Dame-None.

SACKS (UA-A): Air Force-None. Notre Dame-Lewis-Moore 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Air Force-Davis 7-5; Lindsay 2-7; Hall 4-3; Waiwaiole 1-5; Cooks 2-3; Wooding 0-5; Kusan 1-3; Wright 1-3; Amack 0-4; Hennessy 2-1; Batts 1-1; Kehs 0-2; AdejiPaul 0-2; Jablonsky 0-2; Champaign 0-2; Siderberg 1-0; Niklas 1-0; Benson 1-0; Pierce 1-0; Chamberrs 0-1; Watkins 0-1; Avery 0-1; Mays 0-1; Dejulio 0-1; Jones 0-1. Notre Dame-Smith, H. 7-5; Blanton 7-3; Te'o 5-5; Fleming 2-5; Fox 2-4; Slaughter 2-4; Gray, G. 3-2; Calabrese 1-4; Tuitt 1-4; Lewis-Moore 2-2; Hounshell 1-3; McCarthy 1-3; Jackson 3-0; Motta 1-2; Collinsworth 1-2; Salvi 2-0; Niklas 1-1; Wood, L. 1-1; Moore 1-1; Cwynar 1-1; Nix III 1-1; Spond 0-2; McDaniel 0-1; Shembo 0-1; Williams, I. 0-1; Lynch 0-1; Atkinson III 0-1. better, and it can be as they go,” Air Force coach Troy Calhoun said of the Irish.

Two Falcons turnovers, a fumble by Asher Clark on Air Force’s first play from scrimmage and an interception, helped send the Irish onto TD drives.

“We put our defense out there with some short fields, absolutely,” Calhoun said.

The Irish also showed a new wrinkle and a new weapon in Kelly’s attack when sophomore Andrew Hendrix was inserted as a change-of-pace quarterback in place of Rees.

Hendrix completed all four of his passes and broke off a 78-yard run to the 2 in the fourth quarter, showing off his ability and giving a glimpse perhaps of the Irish’s future. Hendrix finished with six carries for 111 yards.

Tim Jefferson’s 6-yard TD pass to Ty MacArthur, set up after punter David Baska’s 19-yard run and another 30-yard jaunt by Mike DeWitt, got Air Force within 35-16 in the second quarter.

But just as they did all day, the Irish played pitch-and-catch and went right down the field for another score. This time it was Riddick catching a pass over the middle as Rees was hit. Riddick sailed through the defense on a 24-yard play that made it 42-16.

Notre Dame scored on its first drive and kept going.

Michael Floyd leaped high over Air Force’s Bobby Watkins III to grab a pass from Rees at the front pylon of the end zone. Initially ruled a touchdown, the play was reviewed - and even though replays showed that Floyd’s left foot appeared on the line - the score was upheld.

The 34-yard TD pass capped an 81-yard drive, one that took under three minutes and also included a Rees-to-Riddick hookup of 24 yards.

After a field goal by Air Force’s Parker Herrington, the Irish got a 40-yard kickoff return by George Atkinson III and moved in for another TD in four plays. Hendrix hit Eifert for 22 yards, setting up Rees’ 10-yarder to Robby Toma for the score.

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USC GAME SUMMARY

Oct. 22, 2011 • Notre Dame, Ind. • Notre Dame Stadium Score by Quarters

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14

3

7

7

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Record: (6-1)

Notre Dame

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10

0

7

17

Record: (4-3)

First Quarter 6:16 USC Telfer 2 yd pass from Barkley (Heidari kick), 13-66 7:39 1:01 USC Woods 3 yd pass from Barkley (Heidari kick), 6-62 2:47

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Third Quarter 0:53 USC Starling 80 yd fumble recovery (Heidari kick) Fourth Quarter 14:07 ND Gray, J. 25 yd run (Ruffer kick), 5-62 1:46 7:47 USC Woods 14 yd pass from Barkley (Heidari kick), 3-18 0:59

Second Quarter 3:34 USC Heidari 25 yd field goal, 14-69 4:54 3:22 ND Atkinson III 96 yd kickoff return (Ruffer kick) 0:21 ND Ruffer 25 yd field goal, 10-68 1:34

THE FIGHTING IRISH

ND 17 14-41 226 43-27-1 57-267 0-0 0-0 6-197 0-0

Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

USC 2-22.0 0-0 2-25 39:41 7 of 15 1 of 2 4-6 0-0

ND 4-42.0 2-2 5-48 20:19 5 of 13 1 of 1 1-2 0-0

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After USC’s Andre Heidari missed a 32-yard field goal with 9:13 to go, the Trojans’ Chris Galippo came up with the second of three second-half turnovers by the Irish. He recovered what was ruled a fumbled lateral when Rees threw a pass behind the line to Cierre Wood, who didn’t catch the ball. The play was upheld by video replay, giving the Trojans a first down at the 18 with 8:46 to go.

Marc Tyler was open in the end zone but his foot hit the sideline as he caught a pass from Barkley. But two plays later, Barkley made a great pump fake and hit Robert Woods with a 14-yard TD pass for a 31-17 lead. That play was also upheld by video replay.

Any hope of an Irish comeback evaporated when Rees was intercepted by Nickell Robey on the next series.

Barkley completed 24 of 35 passes for 224 yards, and Curtis McNeal finished as the Trojans’ leading rusher with 118 yards on 24 carries. USC had 219 yards total rushing on 44 carries.

Woods, meanwhile, made 12 catches for 119 yards and two TDs. USC’s defense held Notre Dame star Michael Floyd to just four catches for 28 yards and limited the Irish to 41 yards rushing on 14 carries.

USC dominated most of the first half with its offense behind the running of Tyler and the passing of Barkley and built the 17-0 lead late in the second quarter.

But Irish freshman George Atkinson III broke loose for a 96-yard TD kickoff return and got both his team and the crowd back in the game with just over three minutes remaining in the half. It was his second kickoff return for a score this season.

Then, after the Irish defense forced USC’s first punt of the game, Rees completed 6 of 9 passes and took the Irish on a late drive that reached USC 7. It stalled and David Ruffer’s 25-yard field goal got Notre Dame within 17-10 at the half.

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NOTRE DAME, Ind. (AP) – USC safety Jawanza Starling saw the ball rolling around and bouncing on the ground and knew if he could control it, somehow pick it up, an open field was in front of him.

Talk about a game-changing play. Starling made the biggest one Saturday night, an 80yard return of a fumbled snap as the Trojans started strong and then held off Notre Dame for a 31-17 victory.

With the Trojans nursing a 17-10 lead, Notre Dame had the ball at the USC 1 and was on the verge of tying the game when backup quarterback Dayne Crist lost the handle on the snap.

Matt Barkley passed for three TDs for the Trojans (6-1), who jumped out to a 17-0 lead in the first half.

USC, which has now won nine of the last 10 meetings in the long rivalry, had a 443-267 advantage in total yards. Notre Dame (4-3) had three second-half turnovers, couldn’t stop the Trojans’ rushing attack and saw its four-game winning streak end.

When starter Tommy Rees hurt his knee after being hit and had to come out momentarily, Crist replaced him.

Crist, who lost the starter’s job after the first half of the season opener, completed 4 of 5 passes to help the Irish reach the 1. But when he couldn’t control the snap, the ball got loose and Starling picked it up and ran in for the long TD. Instead of a potentially tied game, USC went up 24-10 late in the third.

“That was a big momentum swing,” Starling said. “They were driving the ball, and we come out and get a play like that on defense, it just turns the whole tone of the game.”

Rees returned to the game on the next series and immediately led the Irish to a score, that coming on Jonas Gray’s 25-yard TD run, cutting the lead to a touchdown early in the fourth.

RUSHING: USC-McNeal 24-118; Tyler 13-67; Barkley 4-19; Farmer 1-11; Woods 1-5; Team 1-minus 1. Notre Dame-Gray, J. 4-38; Riddick 1-7; Rees 1-6; Wood, C. 5-5; Hendrix 2-4; Crist 1-minus 19.

PASSING: USC-Barkley 24-35-0-224. Notre Dame-Rees 23-37-1-190; Crist 4-5-0-36; Hendrix 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING: USC-Woods 12-119; Lee 2-36; Carswell 2-23; Telfer 2-14; Grimble 2-12; Farmer 1-9; Butler 1-5; McNeal 1-4; Ellison 1-2. Notre Dame-Eifert 7-66; Wood, C. 6-41; Riddick 5-56; Floyd 4-28; Jones 2-23; Gray, J. 2-3; Toma 1-9.

INTERCEPTIONS: USC-Robey 1-6. Notre Dame-None.

FUMBLES: USC-None. Notre Dame-Wood, C. 1-1; Crist 1-1.

SACKS (UA-A): USC-None. Notre Dame-None.

TACKLES (UA-A): USC-Pullard 5-3; Bailey 3-3; Robey 2-4; Perry 2-4; McDonald 1-4; Starling 1-3; Cumming 0-3; Kennard 2-0; Horton, S. 1-1; Tupou, C. 1-1; Dawson 0-2; Wiley 0-2; Madden 0-2; Wright 0-2; Romness 1-0; Galippo 0-1; Uko 0-1; Horton, W. 0-1; Jones 0-1. Notre Dame-Smith, H. 7-7; Gray, G. 7-5; Te'o 3-7; Slaughter 3-5; Tuitt 1-6; Fleming 3-3; LewisMoore 2-4; Fox 2-3; Blanton 3-1; Shembo 3-1; Nix III 0-4; Motta 0-2; Collinsworth 1-0; Eifert 1-0; Atkinson III 1-0; Filer 0-1; Calabrese 0-1; Moore 0-1; Spond 0-1; Cwynar 0-1; Lynch 0-1.

COACHES AND STAFF

USC FIRST DOWNS 29 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 44-219 PASSING YDS (NET) 224 Passes Att-Comp-Int 35-24-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 79-443 Fumble Returns-Yards 1-80 Punt Returns-Yards 3-38 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-41 Interception Returns-Yards 1-6

NAVY GAME SUMMARY

Oct. 29, 2011 • Notre Dame, Ind. • Notre Dame Stadium Score by Quarters

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7

14

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Notre Dame

14

21

7

14

56

Record: (5-3)

First Quarter 4:52 ND Gray, J. 4 yd run (Ruffer kick), 5-70 2:14 0:31 ND Wood, C. 1 yd run (Ruffer kick), 6-63 2:24

Third Quarter 2:59 ND Floyd 10 yd run (Ruffer kick), 9-86 4:23 Fourth Quarter 13:38 ND Gray, J. 5 yd run (Ruffer kick), 5-43 2:03 9:25 NAVY Cummings 12 yd run (Teague kick), 2-26 0:34 3:49 ND Atkinson III 1 yd run (Ruffer kick), 10-53 5:36

Second Quarter 11:06 NAVY Greene 9 yd pass from Miller (Teague, Jon kick), 6-27 2:42 10:51 ND Floyd 56 yd pass from Rees (Ruffer kick), 1-56 0:22 9:07 ND Gray, J. 2 yd run (Ruffer kick), 4-22 1:37 3:37 ND Wood, C. 1 yd run (Ruffer kick), 10-56 3:59

FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards

NAVY 16 50-196 33 13-5-0 63-229 0-0 1-1 9-174 1-9

ND 21 35-182 260 25-19-1 60-442 0-0 0-0 3-91 0-0

Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

NAVY 5-33.8 1-1 3-30 31:52 8 of 17 0 of 2 2-3 0-0

ND 1-41.0 1-1 6-51 28:08 4 of 7 1 of 1 7-7 1-2

NOTRE DAME, Ind. (AP) – Notre Dame needed less than two minutes to make its problems disappear.

Michael Floyd and Jonas Gray scored in a span of 1 minute, 59 seconds Saturday, and Notre Dame rolled from there, rebounding from its rough week with a 56-14 thrashing of Navy. The Irish (5-3) rushed for seven touchdowns, their most in 19 years, while limiting Navy (2-6) to a season-low 229 yards of total offense in the Midshipmen’s sixth straight loss.

Notre Dame scored on five of its first six possessions, and had two running backs score multiple touchdowns (Gray had three, Cierre Wood had two) for the first time since 2001. Floyd also had two TDs, scoring on a 56-yard catch and a 10-yard lateral for Notre Dame, which beat Navy for only the second time in five years after winning 43 straight from 1964 to 2006.

The game was so out of hand, the starters spent the fourth quarter on the sidelines.

Not that everything was perfect.

Notre Dame has struggled with turnovers all season, and its sloppiness cost the Irish again early in the second quarter. Theo Riddick couldn’t get his hands on a swing pass from Tommy Rees, and Navy end Jabree Tuani scooped the ball up. Though the play was initially ruled a forward pass and, thus an incompletion, that was overturned, giving the Middies the ball at the Notre Dame 27.

Six plays later, Gee Gee Greene scored on a 9-yard pass from young quarterback Trey Miller, playing in place of the injured Kriss Proctor, to cut Notre Dame’s lead to 14-7.

Instead of falling apart, though, the Irish roared back with two touchdowns in a 2-minute span.

George Atkinson III, who returned his second kick for a score last week against Southern California, gave the Irish great field position, putting the ball at the Notre Dame 44. Rees then

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RUSHING: Navy-Teich 15-62; Miller 19-55; Cummings 6-24; Howell 2-22; Aiken 1-14; Staten 1-11; Snelson 2-5; Diggs 1-2; Greene 3-1. Notre Dame-Gray, J. 12-69; Wood, C. 11-66; Atkinson III 7-26; Toma 1-12; Floyd 1-10; Crist 2-8; Rees 1-minus 9.

PASSING: Navy-Miller 5-13-0-33. Notre Dame-Rees 16-22-1-237; Crist 3-3-0-23.

RECEIVING: Navy-Aiken 2-16; Teich 2-8; Greene 1-9. Notre Dame-Floyd 6-121; Riddick 4-58; Jones 3-28; Goodman 2-15; Wood, C. 2-13; Eifert 1-17; Welch 1-8.

INTERCEPTIONS: Navy-Warrick 1-9. Notre Dame-None.

FUMBLES: Navy-Thomas 1-1. Notre Dame-Rees 1-1.

SACKS (UA-A): Navy-None. Notre Dame-Nix III 0-1; Te'o 0-1.

TACKLES (UA-A): Navy-Ferguson 1-8; Bush 3-5; Warrick 0-8; Gaines 4-3; French 3-1; Myers 3-0; King 1-2; Ryder 1-2; Sperry 0-3; Mitchell 2-0; Shannon 1-1; Jones 1-1; Tuani 1-1; Brewer 0-2; O'Boyle 1-0; Lynch 1-0; Sturdivant 0-1; Dowling-Fitz 0-1; Paulson 0-1. Notre Dame-Te'o 5-8; Blanton 4-3; Tuitt 2-5; Nix III 1-5; Slaughter 2-3; Smith, H. 3-1; Collinsworth 2-2; McCarthy 1-3; Motta 1-3; Shembo 0-4; Spond 2-1; Fox 1-2; Jackson 1-2; McDonald 1-2; Gray, G. 2-0; Niklas 2-0; Williams, H. 1-1; Salvi 1-1; Fleming 0-2; Cwynar 0-2; Moore 1-0; Williams, I. 1-0; Welch 1-0; Calabrese 1-0; Smith, D. 0-1; Atkinson 0-1. found Floyd, who took advantage of Navy’s defensive breakdowns and strolled into the end zone untouched for a 56-yard score.

“He was great,” Kelly said of Floyd. “He had talked about it all week, coming out this week and having a great game, and you know, he was not going to be denied today.”

Navy then botched the kickoff return, with Marcus Thomas never getting up to the ball and watching helplessly as it bounced off the ground. He gave chase, but Troy Niklas beat him to the ball to give Notre Dame back possession at the Navy 22. Four plays later, Gray scored on a 2-yard run to give Notre Dame a 28-7 lead.

“Coach Kelly did a great job getting his guys ready, bouncing back after the USC game,” Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo said. “They came prepared and focused, and they got after us ... offensively, defensively and special teams. Just a total butt whipping.”

Though there was still almost 40 minutes left to play, the game was effectively over.

The Irish defense hounded Miller all afternoon. He finished just 5 of 13 for 33 yards, and Navy could only manage 196 yards on the ground - well below its average of 325 yards.

Fullback Alexander Teich, who ran roughshod over the Irish last year for a career-high 210 yards on 26 carries, was held to just 62 on 15 touches.

“You have to give those guys some credit,” Teich said. “Last year ... it was like night and day.

Those guys just flat got after it.”

Notre Dame is now 13-8 under Kelly. While that’s not nearly good enough for zealous Irish fans, it’s the same record Lou Holtz had in his first 21 games at Notre Dame.

“We want a consistency about how we play each and every game,” Kelly said. “We’ve got to play together, play a brand of football that I’m starting to see. Today was a great example.

Everybody was playing together, everybody was playing hard for each other, and that’s what we expect.”

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WAKE FOREST GAME SUMMARY

Nov. 5, 2011 • Winston-Salem, N.C. • BB&T Field 1

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10

7

0

0

17

Record: (5-4)

First Quarter 10:52 WF 6:15 ND 4:07 WF 3:38 ND

Second Quarter 0:28 WF Harris 2 yd run (Newman kick) 11-81 4:49

Pendergrass 20 yd pass from Price (Newman kick) 8-70 4:08 Ruffer 44 yd field goal 10-28 4:28 Newman 46 yd field goal 4-4 1:58 Eifert 38 yd pass from Rees (Ruffer kick) 2-50 0:23

WF 21 37-110 187 24-17-0 61-297 0-0 1--2 5-136 2-54

Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

ND 4-36.2 1-0 3-37 29:23 6 of 12 0 of 0 2-2 3-21

WF 5-37.4 1-1 6-55 30:37 3 of 10 0 of 0 2-4 0-0

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Gray tied it at 17 when he took a pitch untouched around left end for his ninth touchdown of the season. That came two plays after Gray appeared to score from 26 yards out, but an official review determined his elbow touched the turf inside the 1-yard line.

Notre Dame went back to work 1 1/2 minutes later, with Wood’s 27-yard run up the middle setting up Rees’ go-ahead touchdown pass. Floyd slipped behind a pair of Wake Forest defenders and pulled down a perfectly thrown ball in the right corner of the end zone before 6 minutes had elapsed in the half.

Ball security has been a problem all year for the Irish, who entered ranked 118th nationally in turnover margin, and it looked like the Demon Deacons were going to make them pay for Rees’ second interception to Bush before Pendergrass’ costly fumble swung momentum back to the Irish.

Harris put Wake Forest up 17-10 when he powered in with 28 seconds left before halftime. That capped an 11-play, 81-yard march that chewed up nearly five minutes and ended with just the fifth rushing touchdown allowed all year by the Irish.

The first meeting between the schools - and the only one scheduled in Winston-Salem - was billed as one of the biggest in Wake Forest history with an announced crowd of 36,307 at the 31,500-seat BB&T Field, the smallest venue to host Notre Dame since 1945.

The teams combined to provide plenty of early fireworks, with both scoring on their first two possessions before the defenses finally settled down.

Price capped the Demon Deacons’ opening drive with his scoring pass to Pendergrass down the right sideline just over four minutes in. They traded field goals - Notre Dame’s David Ruffer kicking one from 44 yards out, and Newman following with a 46-yarder - before Eifert slipped through a seam in the defense and Rees found him for a long score that tied it at 10-10 with 3:38 left in the quarter.

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) – With the game on the line, Notre Dame gave up plenty of yardage to Wake Forest. What the Fighting Irish refused to surrender was the lead.

Tommy Rees threw two touchdown passes and Notre Dame shut out the Demon Deacons in the second half of a 24-17 victory on Saturday night.

“The words I would use? Gritty. Tough,” Irish coach Brian Kelly said. “You’ve got to win games like this where it’s just a gritty, tough performance.”

Rees finished 14 of 23 for 166 yards with scoring passes of 38 yards to Tyler Eifert and 16 yards to Michael Floyd. Jonas Gray added a 1-yard touchdown run for the Irish (6-3), who outgained the Demon Deacons 341-297. Notre Dame scored on its first two possessions of the second half and held on to win its second straight.

Twice in the second half, Wake Forest had the ball at or inside the Notre Dame 10 while down by a touchdown - and came away with no points.

“That really killed us,”Wake Forest receiver Chris Givens said. “It was devastating for our offense.”

Tanner Price was 17 of 24 for 187 yards with a 20-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Pendergrass. Josh Harris added a 2-yard touchdown run for Wake Forest (5-4), which led 17-10 at halftime but has lost three of four.

The Demon Deacons squandered Josh Bush’s long interception return midway through the third quarter when Pendergrass fumbled at the Irish 9. Wake Forest then had a first-and-goal from the 10 midway through the fourth, but lost 15 yards on its next three plays and David Newman’s 42-yard field goal sailed wide right with 5:24 left.

Gray and Cierre Wood then took over on the ground for the Irish, who ran out the clock.

Gray finished with 92 yards for the Irish.

“Obviously, the third quarter was the deciding part of this game in terms of our ability to put points on the board,” Kelly said. “We did a great job in the second half ... closing out the game running the football.”

RUSHING: Notre Dame-Gray, J. 19-92; Wood, C. 14-87; Rees 2-2; Team 3-minus 6. Wake Forest-Pendergrass 17-47; Givens 4-39; Harris 7-11; Price 6-10; Reynolds 2-5; Team 1-minus 2.

PASSING: Notre Dame-Rees 14-23-2-166; Goodman 0-1-0-0. Wake Forest-Price 17-24-0-187.

RECEIVING: Notre Dame-Floyd 5-44; Eifert 3-60; Jones 3-16; Wood, C. 1-17; Goodman 1-17; Riddick 1-12. Wake Forest-Campanaro 6-74; Givens 6-57; Pendergrass 2-29; Ford 1-16; Parker 1-15; Reynolds 1-minus 4.

INTERCEPTIONS: Notre Dame-None. Wake Forest-Bush 2-54.

FUMBLES: Notre Dame-Gray, J. 1-0. Wake Forest-Pendergrass 1-1.

SACKS (UA-A): Notre Dame-Tuitt 1-0; Shembo 1-0; Lynch 1-0. Wake Forest-None.

TACKLES (UA-A): Notre Dame-Smith, H. 8-3; Blanton 7-3; Te'o 2-3; Shembo 3-1; Fleming 3-1; Tuitt 3-1; Nix III 2-2; Fox 1-3; Gray, G. 3-0; Lynch 2-1; Cwynar 1-1; Slaughter 0-2; Jackson 0-2; Atkinson, J. 1-0; Collinsworth 1-0; Martin 1-0; Jones 1-0; Atkinson III 1-0; Motta 0-1; Salvi 0-1; Kavanagh 0-1. Wake Forest-Jackson 5-3; Bush 5-3; Olson 2-6; Ehrmann 2-5; Dorty 3-3; Thompson 0-6; Noel 5-0; Whitlock 0-5; Wilber 2-2; Okoro 3-0; Marshall 1-1; Quarles 1-1; Lowe 1-0; Allen 1-0; Mack 0-1; Cooper 0-1; Betros 0-1.

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ND 20 38-175 166 24-14-2 62-341 0-0 0-0 4-115 0-0

Third Quarter 12:54 ND Gray, J. 1 yd run (Ruffer kick) 6-62 1:58 9:04 ND Floyd 16 yd pass from Rees (Ruffer kick) 6-65 2:22

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MARYLAND GAME SUMMARY

Nov. 12, 2011 • Landover, Md. • FedEx Field Score by Quarters

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4

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Maryland

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7

0

14

21

Record: (2-8)

Notre Dame

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14

14

7

45

Record: (7-3)

First Quarter 11:25 ND Gray, J. 1 yd run (Ruffer kick), 8-67 2:33 2:47 ND Ruffer 52 yd field goal, 11-57 2:39

Third Quarter 8:48 ND Wood, C. 3 yd run (Ruffer kick), 14-84 6:06 7:18 ND Wood, L. 57 yd interception return (Ruffer kick)

Second Quarter 8:29 ND Floyd 19 yd pass from Rees (Ruffer kick), 7-80 2:31 5:18 MD McCree 13 yd pass from O'Brien (Ferrara kick), 9-61 3:04 0:29 ND Gray, J. 1 yd run (Ruffer kick), 13-70 4:43

Fourth Quarter 14:02 MD Brown 24 yd run (Ferrara kick), 10-97 3:16 5:31 ND Eifert 34 yd pass from Rees (Ruffer kick), 7-77 3:23 0:37 MD Adams 2 yd run (Ferrara kick), 13-67 4:49

ND 4-41.2 1-0 3-35 34:30 10 of 16 1 of 1 4-4 0-0

RUSHING: Maryland-Adams 16-55; Meggett 9-37; Brown 3-31; O'Brien 4-18; Cierski 3-4.

Notre Dame-Gray, J. 21-136; Wood, C. 18-99; Hendrix 1-1; TEAM 1-minus 3; Rees 5-minus 21.

PASSING: Maryland-O'Brien 14-21-1-132; Brown 6-10-0-87. Notre Dame-Rees 30-38-0296.

RECEIVING: Maryland-McCree 5-76; Boykins 3-37; Dorsey 3-25; Furstenburg 3-23; Tyler 2-27; Adams 2-13; Campbell 1-12; Meggett 1-6. Notre Dame-Floyd 9-90; Eifert 8-83; Toma 7-73; Jones 2-19; Wood, C. 2-15; Goodman 1-11; Gray, J. 1-5.

INTERCEPTIONS: Maryland-None. Notre Dame-Wood, L. 1-57.

FUMBLES: Maryland-Meggett 1-0. Notre Dame-Atkinson III 1-0.

SACKS (UA-A): Maryland-Bowers 0-1; Whitfield 1-0; Monroe 0-1; Twine 1-0. Notre DameNone.

TACKLES (UA-A): Maryland-Hartsfield 9-4; Hendy 9-4; Twine 7-5; Franklin 4-8; Vellano 5-3; Drakeford 3-4; Hughes 2-4; Whitfield 2-2; Francis 1-3; Bowers 2-1; Till 2-0; McDougle 2-0; Claiborne 0-2; Monroe 0-2; Chism 1-0; Au.Walker 1-0; Goree 0-1; Farrand 0-1. Notre DameGray, G. 5-1; Spond 5-1; Nix III 4-2; Lynch 5-0; Smith, H. 3-2; Fleming 0-5; Calabrese 0-5; Moore 4-0; Fox 3-1; Te'o 3-1; Cwynar 1-2; Motta 2-0; Niklas 1-1; Williams, H. 1-1; Salvi 0-2; Jackson 1-0; Slaughter 1-0; Johnson 1-0; Collinsworth 1-0; Welch 1-0; Wood, L. 1-0; Brindza 0-1; Shembo 0-1; Williams, I. 0-1; Atkinson III 0-1.

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) – Notre Dame’s no-huddle offense created more than enough feel-good moments for the Fighting Irish and their “hometown” crowd.

Jonas Gray ran for a career-high 136 yards and two touchdowns, Tommy Rees threw for 296 yards and two scores, and Notre Dame cruised to a 45-21 victory over skidding Maryland on Saturday night.

Rees completed 30 of 38 passes, including 14 of 15 after halftime. The Irish (7-3) amassed 508 yards in offense and ran an astonishing 84 plays.

“We wanted to go with a hurry-up tempo offense,” Rees said. “Throughout the game they were getting tired with our tempo.”

The Irish have made a habit of playing one “home” game a year at a neutral site. Although this one was held at a stadium only 12 miles from the Maryland campus, both end zones read “Notre Dame” and most fans in the crowd of 70,251 at FedEx Field were pulling for the Irish.

They were not disappointed. Notre Dame led 7-0 after four minutes, 24-7 at halftime and 38-7 midway through the third quarter.

Gray led the charge, running for 84 yards and a pair of 1-yard touchdowns in the first half.

Maryland (2-8) dropped its sixth straight and also lost starting quarterback Danny O’Brien, who broke a bone in his left arm and is out for the season.

The right-hander was replaced by C.J. Brown, who ran 24 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter to cap a 97-yard drive.

Both teams were dressed for success. Notre Dame wore green jerseys and affixed large shamrocks onto their gold helmets, and Maryland pulled out its garish “Pride” uniforms - a white, red, black and yellow salute to the state flag. The Terrapins last wore the ensemble in the opener against Miami, a 32-24 win that remains their lone victory over an FBS team this season.

After Gray dictated the action in the first half, Rees went 8 for 8 on an 84-yard drive to open

the third quarter. The march, which was kept alive by Gray’s 19-yard scamper on a thirdand-17, ended with a 3-yard touchdown run by Cierre Wood (who finished with 99 yards rushing).

Minutes later, Lo Wood returned an interception 57 yards for a score to make it 38-7.

A week ago, Notre Dame needed a second-half comeback to beat Wake Forest. In this one, the Irish took control early.

After holding Maryland without a first down on the opening possession, Notre Dame cruised 67 yards in eight plays to take a 7-0 lead. Gray ran four times for 32 yards, including a touchdown that extended his streak of games with a rushing TD to seven - most by a Notre Dame player since 1998.

Late in the quarter, David Ruffer kicked a career-long 52-yard field goal to cap an 11-play drive and put the Irish up 10-0.

In the second quarter, Notre Dame gave up its first sack in five games and 195 passing attempts. That possession ended in a punt, but the Irish quickly got the ball back and went ahead 17-0 on a 19-yard pass from Rees to Michael Floyd, whose 36th career touchdown tied him for third place on the school’s career list behind only Allen Pinkett (53) and Autry Denson (47).

Held to three first downs on its first five possessions, Maryland finally got its offense clicking behind O’Brien, who went 5 for 5 on a 61-yard drive that ended with a 13-yard touchdown pass to Quintin McCree.

Notre Dame promptly restored the 17-point margin with a 13-play drive that ended with a touchdown run by Gray on a fourth-down play.

The Irish padded the margin soon after halftime. Notre Dame has outscored the opposition 77-13 in the third quarter this year.

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MD 20 35-145 219 31-20-1 66-364 0-0 1-14 7-133 0-0

ND 30 46-212 296 38-30-0 84-508 0-0 0-0 4-57 1-57

Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

MD 7-40.7 1-0 5-36 25:30 3 of 12 2 of 2 2-2 3-22

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BOSTON COLLEGE GAME SUMMARY

Nov. 19, 2011 • Notre Dame, Ind. • Notre Dame Stadium Score by Quarters

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3

4

F

Boston College

0

7

0

7

14

Record: (3-8)

Notre Dame

10

3

0

3

16

Record: (8-3)

First Quarter 12:38 ND Gray, J. 26 yd run (Ruffer kick), 8-80 2:22 8:15 ND Ruffer 40 yd field goal, 9-46 2:51

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Fourth Quarter 8:08 ND Ruffer 27 yd field goal, 9-55 3:50 1:57 BC Swigert 7 yd pass from Rettig (Freese kick), 7-72 1:43

Second Quarter 3:04 BC Bordner 2 yd run (Freese kick), 9-80 4:08 1:19 ND Ruffer 41 yd field goal, 7-46 1:45

Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

BC 9-41.0 1-0 6-55 26:39 3 of 13 0 of 1 2-2 0-0

ND 8-44.0 0-0 6-65 33:21 8 of 19 0 of 0 2-2 1-6

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The Irish tried to run out the ball, but they came up eight seconds short and Ben Turk’s punt went into the end zone, giving the Eagles the ball at their own 20. Rettig threw an 8-yard pass to Colin Larmond Jr., who then lateraled back to Swigert. Swigert fumbled the ball but Bobby Vardaro scooped it up before Irish linebacker Troy Niklas made the final tackle at the Boston College 14 to end the game.

Boston College was just 3 of 13 on third-down conversions, and came away with only Swigert’s score despite advancing to the Irish 44 or beyond three times in the second half.

Notre Dame looked as if it was going to have an easy afternoon when it marched 80 yards on its opening drive, with Gray shredding the Boston College defense on his 26-yard scoring run. But the Irish were hampered by poor field position all afternoon, starting five drives inside their own 10-yard line, and the offense never quite got into gear.

Boston College stopped the Irish just outside the red zone twice, and held them to a third field goal after they’d gotten to the Eagles’ 10. Tommy Rees was picked off around midfield on another drive, and finished 24 of 39 for 256 yards.

Michael Floyd had 10 catches for 92 yards in his final game at Notre Dame Stadium, including a nifty 18-yard reverse in the fourth quarter. But he dropped what almost certainly would have been a touchdown five plays later. He also had an open field on Notre Dame’s second drive, but couldn’t catch up to Rees’ pass.

Cierre Wood had 94 yards for Notre Dame, giving him 1,001 for the season.

“It’s a win,” Rees said. “It wasn’t pretty. It wasn’t, at times, the most successful offense we’ve had, obviously. Anytime you can get a win this late in November, you’ll take it.”

2011 REVIEW

NOTRE DAME, Ind. (AP) – Saddled with awful field position all afternoon, No. 24 Notre Dame needed to recover an onside kick with about 2 minutes left and then stifle a last-gasp flurry of laterals to hold off Boston College 16-14 on Saturday. The victory, rough as it may have been, was the fourth in a row for the Irish (8-3), who have matched last year’s victory total and won eight of nine after beginning the year 0-2.

“Winning is hard in college football,” said Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly, whose teams have won 15 straight games in November. “I just like the way our guys now understand how to win games.

In November, it’s hard to win unless you’ve got a great mental outlook, and our guys do. They have overcome so many injuries late, and they keep battling.”

Jonas Gray continued his breakout year, rushing for 61 yards and extending his scoring streak to eight games with a 26-yard rumble on the opening drive. But he left with what appeared to be a serious knee injury in the third quarter, and will have more tests Sunday. David Ruffer kicked field goals of 40, 41 and 27 yards for Notre Dame, which has won three straight against Boston College (3-8) after losing six in a row.

The Eagles struggled to get anything going offensively for most of the second half, with Chase Rettig throwing 10 incompletions in a row at one point. He got on track just in time to make things interesting, finding Chris Pantale for a 21-yard gain and throwing a 17-yarder to Rolandan Finch as the Eagles advanced to the Notre Dame 16 with about 3 minutes to play. A pass interference call on Zeke Motta moved Boston College to the 2 and, after a false start and an incompletion, Rettig connected with Bobby Swigert for a 7-yard score.

The Eagles went for the onside kick, but Robby Toma came up with the ball just past midfield.

RUSHING: Boston College-Kimble 10-42; Finch 6-32; Bordner 4-7; Rettig 2-0; Williams 3-minus 1. Notre Dame-Wood, C. 26-94; Gray, J. 11-61; Floyd 1-3; Rees 1-3.

PASSING: Boston College-Rettig 18-38-0-170. Notre Dame-Rees 24-39-1-256.

RECEIVING: Boston College-Pantale 5-60; Swigert 5-39; Larmond 3-30; Finch 1-17; Coleman 1-8; Amidon 1-7; Anderson 1-6; Kimble 1-3. Notre Dame-Floyd 10-92; Toma 5-65; Jones 5-42; Eifert 2-45; Gray, J. 2-15; Wood, C. 0-minus 3.

INTERCEPTIONS: Boston College-Holloway 1-0. Notre Dame-None.

FUMBLES: Boston College-Swigert 1-0. Notre Dame-None.

SACKS (UA-A): Boston College-None. Notre Dame-Fleming 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Boston College-Kuechly 7-7; Asprilla 1-9; Appiah 2-6; Divitto 1-7; PierreLouis 3-4; Hughes 1-6; Holloway 4-2; Fletcher 3-3; Sylvia 2-3; Quinn 0-5; Rositano 1-3; Edebali 0-3; Williams 1-1; Duggan 0-2; Mihalik 0-2; O'Neal 0-1. Notre Dame-Te'o 3-9; Smith, H. 2-5; Motta 2-4; Nix III 1-4; Gray, G. 1-4; Fleming 1-3; Cwynar 1-3; Niklas 0-4; Blanton 2-1; Slaughter 2-1; Fox 1-2; Wood, L. 1-0; McDaniel 1-0; Toma 1-0; Calabrese 0-1; Shembo 0-1; Welch 0-1; Johnson 0-1; Atkinson III 0-1; Lynch 0-1; McCarthy 0-1; Spond 0-1; Jackson 0-1; Collinsworth 0-1.

COACHES AND STAFF

ND 21 39-161 256 39-24-1 78-417 0-0 0-0 1-17 0-0

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BC FIRST DOWNS 14 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 25-80 PASSING YDS (NET) 170 Passes Att-Comp-Int 38-18-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 63-250 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 3-20 Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-61 Interception Returns-Yards 1-0

STANFORD GAME SUMMARY

Nov. 26, 2011 • Stanford, Calif. • Stanford Stadium Score by Quarters

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4

F

Notre Dame

0

0

7

7

14

Record: (8-4)

Stanford

7

14

0

7

28

Record: (11-1)

First Quarter 9:16 SU Toilolo 3 yd pass from Luck (Williamson kick), 7-58 3:31

Third Quarter 6:21 ND Floyd 6 yd pass from Hendrix (Ruffer kick), 7-77 2:53

Second Quarter 4:45 SU Fleener 28 yd pass from Luck (Williamson kick), 10-80 5:14 0:10 SU Montgomery 11 yd pass from Luck (Williamson kick), 10-64 1:28

Fourth Quarter 5:40 SU Fleener 55 yd pass from Luck (Williamson kick), 6-80 2:31 0:23 ND Hendrix 2 yd run (Ruffer kick), 4-87 0:39

FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards

ND 20 31-57 252 37-17-2 68-309 0-0 0-0 5-89 1-34

SU 23 42-196 233 31-20-1 73-429 0-0 1-7 1-24 2-42

Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

ND 7-36.7 2-1 10-68 27:28 5 of 15 0 of 0 2-3 0-0

SU 6-44.0 2-1 11-113 32:32 8 of 15 0 of 0 2-2 5-44

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) – Andrew Luck set the school record for the most career touchdown passes and eclipsed his own single-season mark, throwing for 233 yards and four scores to lead fourth-ranked Stanford past No. 22 Notre Dame 28-14 in his home finale Saturday night.

Luck topped John Elway’s record of 77 touchdown passes and helped the Cardinal (11-1) build a 21-0 halftime lead. He has thrown for 80 touchdowns in three years and 35 this season.

Tommy Rees threw an interception, lost a fumble and took a bruising blow to the ribs for Notre Dame (8-4) before getting benched. Andrew Hendrix threw for 192 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score in a second-half rally for the Fighting Irish that came up short.

It wasn’t the prettiest performance of Luck’s brilliant college career.

Still, he earned a rare place in Stanford history.

“We didn’t come here for second prize,” said Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly. “We got off to a slow start and battled against it. To me, the scoreboard showed 28-14 and that’s not good enough. The slow start put us in a tough position.”

Stanford coach David Shaw shined the spotlight on his program and his quarterback’s Heisman Trophy campaign with a calculated rip of the “flawed” BCS system this week. The Cardinal’s play matched his words for 30 minutes.

For a while, though, it looked like a sloppy second half just might undo everything Stanford had worked for.

Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly benched Rees in favor of Hendrix to start the third quarter, and the move pumped some life into a stagnant Irish offense.

Notre Dame took advantage of pass interference and roughing the passer penalties for its first score. Hendrix threw a 6-yard TD to Michael Floyd to slice Stanford’s lead to 21-7 halfway through the third quarter. Floyd finished the regular season with 95 catches, breaking the Notre Dame single-season mark of 93 set by Golden Tate in 2009.

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RUSHING: Notre Dame-Wood, C. 12-41; Hendrix 12-20; Riddick 4-6; Rees 3-minus 10.

Stanford-Taylor 20-118; Gaffney 6-30; Luck 4-20; Stewart 8-19; Wilkerson 3-8; Team 1-1.

PASSING: Notre Dame-Hendrix 11-24-1-192; Rees 6-13-1-60. Stanford-Luck 20-30-1-233; Team 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING: Notre Dame-Floyd 8-92; Eifert 4-79; Riddick 2-67; Goodman 1-6; Wood, C. 1-6; Jones 1-2. Stanford-Montgomery 6-77; Fleener 4-97; Hewitt 3-11; Toilolo 2-19; Gaffney 2-17; Whalen 2-12; Ertz 1-0.

INTERCEPTIONS: Notre Dame-Fleming 1-34. Stanford-Thomas 1-42; Gatewood 1-0.

FUMBLES: Notre Dame-Rees 1-1; Hendrix 1-0. Stanford-Gaffney 1-0; Taylor 1-1.

SACKS (UA-A): Notre Dame-None. Stanford-Thomas 2-0; Tarpley 1-0; Mauro 1-0; Gardner 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Notre Dame-Te'o 5-3; Blanton 5-1; Lynch 5-1; Gray 5-1; Motta 4-2; Fleming 5-0; Slaughter 4-1; Fox 2-2; Nix III 2-2; Smith, H. 2-2; Johnson 3-0; Calabrese 2-1; Shembo 2-1; Niklas 1-1; Cwynar 1-0; Atkinson III 1-0; Toma 1-0. Stanford-Thomas, M. 7-1; Howell 6-2; Lancaster 4-2; Thomas, C. 5-0; Bernard 2-1; Brown 2-0; Masifilo 2-0; Gardner 2-0; Gatewood 1-1; Tarpley 1-1; Bademosi 1-0; Stewart 1-0; Anderson 1-0; Fleener 1-0; Murphy 1-0; Mauro 1-0; Vaughters 1-0; Bergen 0-1; Debniak 0-1.

The Irish were driving for another score when Hendrix overthrew a receiver, the ball was tipped and intercepted by Michael Thomas. When Notre Dame regained possession, Hendrix was sacked

by A.J. Tarpley for a 13-yard loss that sent another drive tumbling.

Luck quickly connected with Coby Fleener for a 55-yard TD pass to extend Stanford’s lead to 28-7 with 5:40 remaining to put the game out of reach. Fleener also caught a 28-yard TD in the first half that gave Luck every major school touchdown record.

Stanford’s Senior Day belonged to the redshirt junior.

Luck lobbed a fade to the short corner of the end zone to complete a 3-yard score to Levine Toilolo, giving Stanford a 7-0 lead in the first quarter. Even he had to hold back a smile running to the sideline to a swarm of well-wishes from teammates for the records-tying toss.

But Luck lost his rhythm when a back-side blitzer closed the pocket, and he tossed a short pass that Darius Fleming intercepted and returned 35 yards. Notre Dame took over at the Stanford 10 after a 15-yard penalty on Fleener for a horse collar.

Stanford stifled the Irish on consecutive plays and forced a 20-yard field goal that David Ruffer missed wide right. No luck for the Irish on this night.

The only Luck belonged to Stanford.

He followed with a 28-yard TD pass to Fleener. The tight end dragged cornerback Robert Blanton the final 10 yards into the end zone, sealing Luck’s marks in the school record book.

With the clock dwindling down before the half, Corey Gatewood intercepted a pass from Rees and handed Luck and the offense the ball with 1:38 left. Luck led a 10-play, 64-yard drive capped by an 11-yard TD pass to Ty Mongtomery with 10 seconds left to extend the Cardinal’s lead to 21-0.

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CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL GAME SUMMARY

Dec. 29, 2011 • Orlando, Fla. • Florida Citrus Bowl Score by Quarters

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3

4

F

Florida State

0

0

3

15

18

Record: (9-4)

Notre Dame

7

0

7

0

14

Record: (8-5)

2012 OUTLOOK

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Third Quarter 11:24 ND Floyd 5 yd pass from Rees (Ruffer kick), 9-62 3:36 9:03 FS Hopkins 42 yd field goal, 4-(-3) 2:08

First Quarter 9:04 ND Motta 29 yd fumble recovery (Ruffer Kick)

Fourth Quarter 14:54 FS Reed 18 yd pass from Manuel (Manuel rush failed), 10-84 4:10 13:18 FS Greene 15 yd pass from Manuel (Manuel rush failed), 2-18 0:42 8:05 FS Hopkins 29 yd field goal, 9-71 3:23

FSU ND Punts (Number-Avg) 8-47.2 7-40.7 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0 Penalties-Yards 5-44 5-39 Possession Time 29:51 30:09 Third-Down Conversions 3 of 14 7 of 15 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 1-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-28 5-44

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Junior linebacker Manti Te’o, who led Notre Dame with 13 tackles and got in on a sack Thursday, said fatigue was not a factor in the Irish not being able to maintain pressure on Manuel in the fourth quarter.

After some stagnant offense on both sides in the first half, FSU trailed 14-0 early in the third quarter before finding some momentum through the air.

The Seminoles closed the gap to 14-9 with an 18-yard touchdown pass from Manuel to Bert Reed to open the fourth quarter, but failed on their 2-point conversion attempt.

They took the lead just 1:32 later after Nigel Bradham intercepted a Hendrix pass inside the Notre Dame 20 to set up an 18-yard touchdown catch by Greene to make it 15-14 with just over 13 minutes to play following another failed 2-point try.

The Seminoles added their second field goal of the game a series later.

Notre Dame punted on its next possession, but pinned FSU inside its own 5 and forced a quick three-and-out.

A poor punt by the Seminoles and a facemask penalty on the return gave the Irish the ball on the FSU 28 with 3:56 to play, but Rees was picked off in the end zone with 2:48 left and FSU was able run out most of the remaining time.

Notre Dame took a 14-0 lead on its opening drive of the second half by capping a nine-play, 62-yard drive with a 5-yard touchdown pass from Rees to Floyd. Floyd fought Seminoles cornerback Greg Reid for the ball on the play, juggling it multiple times before finally getting his hands around it.

Reid stayed down on the turf after the play and left the game with concussion symptoms.

FSU bounced right back with a 77-yard kickoff return by Lamarcus Joyner, but Notre Dame’s fifth sack of the night on Manuel helped force the Seminoles to settle for a 42-yard field goal by Hopkins.

COACHES AND STAFF

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The day before his team took the field for its Champs Sports Bowl matchup with Notre Dame, Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher acknowledged that he had higher hopes for his team than how they ended up in 2011.

Loaded with talent and expectations in the preseason, the No. 25 Seminoles squandered early season opportunities against ranked foes and fizzled again late in the year to end any path back to the Bowl Championship Series.

Thursday night’s 18-14 win over Notre Dame in front of a sellout crowd at Florida’s Citrus Bowl might not have been the national stage FSU expected to be on this season, but how it won the game could be proof it is finally making progress.

The Seminoles rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit and used a pair of touchdown passes by E.J. Manuel and two field goals from Dustin Hopkins to earn their fourth straight bowl win and second under Fisher.

FSU receiver Rashad Greene, who caught one of Manuel’s touchdown passes, was selected the game’s MVP. The Seminoles finished the game with 290 yards, including going 3 for 14 on third down, and got an efficient night from Manuel. He played behind a young offensive line, but was 20 for 31 passing for 249 yards.

Injuries forced the Seminoles to start four freshman on their line and they gave up five sacks, but their defense picked off Notre Dame quarterbacks Tommy Rees and Andrew Hendrix three times and also had four sacks.

Notre Dame shuffled between Rees and Hendrix throughout the game, but both struggled.

They were a combined 19 for 35 and 187 yards passing.

FSU scored on all four of its red zone chances.

The Irish also were without their biggest offensive weapon late, with receiver Michael Floyd being forced to the sideline following a third quarter touchdown catch with what coach Brian Kelly described afterward was an “upper body injury.”

He returned to the game, but was a non-factor.

RUSHING: Florida State- Freeman 13-48; Wilder 4-10; Abram 1-3; Manuel 11-(-20). Notre DameWood 18-60; Riddick 8-36; Hendrix 4-26; Team 1-(-1); Rees 4-(-28).

PASSING: Florida State- Manuel 20-31-2-249. Notre Dame- Rees 16-27-1-163; Hendrix 3-8-0-24.

RECEIVING: Florida State- Greene 5-99; Shaw 4-64; Smith 4-34; Wilder 2-14; Freeman 2-12; Reed 1-18; Pryor 1-5; Green 1-3. Notre Dame- Eifert 6-90; Floyd 5-41; Toma 4-34; Riddick 2-7; Wood 1-8; Jones 1-7.

INTERCEPTIONS: Florida State- Joyner 1-22; Bradham 1-17; Brooks 1-0. Notre Dame- None.

FUMBLES: Florida State- Freeman 1-1. Notre Dame- Atkinson III 1-0.

SACKS (UA-A): Florida State- Carradine 1-0; Jenkins 1-0; Werner 1-0; Dawkins 1-0. Notre DameSlaughter 2-0; Lynch 1-1; Tuitt 1-0; Te’o 0-1.

TACKLES (UA-A): Florida State- Bradham 8-1;l Joyner 7-0; Parks 5-2; Harris 5-0; Smith 4-1; Williams 2-3; Rhodes; 4-0; Carradine 3-1; Reid 2-0; Jernigan 2-0; Jenkins 2-0; Werner 2-0; Stevens 1-1; Hicks 0-2; Dawkins 1-0; Pryor 1-1; Powell 1-0; Jones 1-0; Brooks 1-0; Erving 0-1; McCloud 0-1; Moody 0-1. Notre Dame- Te’o 7-6; Gray 5-2; Smith 4-2; Slaughter 5-0; Lynch 2-3; Tuitt 2-1; Nix 0-3; Shembo 2-0; Cwynar 2-0; Motta 2-0; Jackson 1-1; Fox 1-1; Calabrese 1-1; McCarthy 1-0; Blanton 1-0; Fleming 1-0; Golic, M. 1-0; Williams 1-0; Eifert 1-0; Atkinson III 1-0; Collinsworth 0-1; Salvi 0-1.

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FSU ND First Downs 13 19 Rushes-Yards (Net) 29-41 35-93 Passing Yards (Net) 249 187 Passes Att-Comp-Int 31-20-0 35-19-3 Offensive Plays-Yards 60-290 70-280 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-29 Punt Returns-Yards 2-18 3-45 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-101 5-94 Interception Returns-Yards 3-39 0-0

GAME NOTES 2011 Irish Honors/Awards George Atkinson, Fr., RB  FBS Independent Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 23)  College Football Performance Awards National Kickoff Returner of the Week (Oct. 23)  College Football Performance Awards National Kickoff Returner of the Week (Sept. 18)  FBS Independent Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 18)

Ethan Johnson, Sr., DE  Hendricks Award Watch List

Robert Blanton, Sr., CB  Notre Dame's Back of the Year Award  College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Defensive Back (Sept. 18)  FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 18)

Zack Martin, Jr., OT  Notre Dame's Guardian of the Year Award  Outland Trophy Watch List

Kyle Brindza, Fr., PK  College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Kickoff Specialist (Oct. 23) Braxston Cave, Sr., C  Rimington Trophy Watch List Austin Collinsworth, So., S  Notre Dame's Special Teams Player of the Year Award  Independent Special Teams Player of the Week (Nov. 7) Tyler Eifert, Jr., TE  Walter Camp First Team All-American  Mackey Award Finalist  Mackey Award Semifinalist  Mackey Award Watch List  Sporting News' Midseason All-American First Team  Phil Steele Midseason All-American First Team  College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Tight End (Nov. 27)  College Football Performance Awards National Tight End of the Week (Nov. 13)  College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Tight End (Nov. 6)  College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Tight End (Oct. 23)  College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Tight End (Oct. 9)  FBS Independent Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 25)  College Football Performance Awards National Tight End of the Week (Sept. 25)  College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Tight End (Sept. 5) Darius Fleming, Sr., LB  Notre Dame's Lineman of the Year Award  Butkus Award Watch List Michael Floyd, Sr., WR  Notre Dame's Monogram Club Most Valuable Player Award  Biletnikoff Award Semifinalist  Phil Steele Midseason All-American Second Team  Biletnikoff Award Watch List  Walter Camp Award Watch List  Maxwell Award Watch List  College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Wide Receiver (Sept. 5)  FBS Independent Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 5)  FBS Independent Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 12)  FBS Independent Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 31) Dan Fox, So., ILB  Notre Dame's Defensive Newcomer of the Year Award Everett Golson, Fr., QB  Notre Dame's Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year Award Jonas Gray, Sr., RB  Notre Dame's Offensive Newcomer of the Year  College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Running Back (Oct. 30)

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Kapron Lewis-Moose, Sr., DE  Hendricks Award Watch List

Brandon Newman, Sr., NG  Notre Dame's Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year Award Tommy Rees, So., QB  FBS Independent Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 14)  College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Quarterback (Oct. 9)  FBS Independent Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 11) David Ruffer, Sr., PK  FBS Independent Special Teams Player of the Week (Nov. 21)  College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Place Kicker (Nov. 20)  FBS Independent Special Teams Player of the Week (Nov. 14)  Lou Groza Award Watch List Jamoris Slaughter, Sr., S  FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 11) Harrison Smith, Sr., S  Notre Dame's Nick Pietrosante Award  Independent Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 7)  Phil Steele Midseason All-American Third Team  Nagurski Trophy Watch List  Thorpe Award Watch List Manti Te’o, Jr., LB  Notre Dame's Rockne Student-Athlete of the Year Award  Capital One Academic All-America Second Team  Academic All-District V  Walter Camp Second Team All-American  Lott Trophy Finalist  Butkus Award Finalist  Lombardi Award Semifinalist  Lott Trophy Semifinalist  Butkus Award Semifinalist  Phil Steele Midseason All-American First Team  FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 21)  FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 31)  College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Linebacker (Oct. 30)  FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 3)  Bednarik Award Watch List  Butkus Award Watch List  Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List  Nagurski Trophy Watch List Robby Toma, Jr., WR  Notre Dame's Next Man In Award Cierre Wood, Jr., RB  FBS Independent Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 3)  College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Running Back (Oct. 2)  Walker Award Watch List  Hornung Award Watch List

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2011 RESULTS AND STATISTICS SEASON RESULTS (8-5) Opponent USF at Michigan #15 MICHIGAN STATE at Pittsburgh at Purdue AIR FORCE USC NAVY at Wake Forest vs Maryland BOSTON COLLEGE at #4 Stanford vs #25 Florida State

Score 20-23 31-35 31-13 15-12 38-10 59-33 17-31 56-14 24-17 45-21 16-14 14-28 14-18

W W W W W W W W

L L

L

L L

Overall 0-1 0-2 1-2 2-2 3-2 4-2 4-3 5-3 6-3 7-3 8-3 8-4 8-5

Time 5:59 3:30 3:19 3:17 3:21 3:23 3:10 3:06 3:04 3:03 3:22 3:23 3:26

TEAM STATISTICS

Attend 80795 114804 80795 65050 61555 80795 80795 80795 36307 70251 80795 50360 68305

INDIVIDUAL STATS

G-GS 13-12 5-0 4-1 13-1 13 13

RECEIVING Michael Floyd Tyler Eifert Theo Riddick TJ Jones Cierre Wood Robby Toma John Goodman Jonas Gray George Atkinson III Mike Ragone Alex Welch Ben Koyack Total Opponents

G-GS 13-13 13-13 11-9 13-12 13-9 13-4 13-1 11-4 13-0 2-0 10-0 12-1 13 13 No. 8 3 2 13 15

No. 100 63 38 38 27 19 7 6 1 1 1 1 302 244 Yds 5 -1 44 48 161

Loss 84 21 33 2 5 0 0 4 0 30 24 95 298 258

Cmp-Att-Int 269-411-14 18-37-2 15-24-1 0-1-0 302-473-17 244-409-8 Yds 1147 803 436 366 189 207 65 38 10 10 8 5 3284 2675 Avg 0.6 -0.3 22.0 3.7 10.7

Avg 11.5 12.7 11.5 9.6 7.0 10.9 9.3 6.3 10.0 10.0 8.0 5.0 10.9 11.0 TD 0 0 0 0 0

Net 1102 791 162 27 63 13 12 9 2 -16 -24 -56 2085 1806 Pct 65.5 48.6 62.5 0.0 63.8 59.7 TD 9 5 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 23 Long 13 1 41 41 34

Avg 5.1 6.9 6.5 3.0 4.5 6.5 12.0 3.0 2.0 -3.2 -2.2 -1.8 4.8 3.8 Yds 2871 249 164 0 3284 2675 Long 56 38 45 26 31 27 17 15 10 10 8 5 56 77

TD 9 12 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 8

Long 55 79 78 15 14 10 12 12 2 7 0 8 79 42 TD 20 1 0 0 21 23

Avg/G 88.2 61.8 39.6 28.2 14.5 15.9 5.0 3.5 0.8 5.0 0.8 0.4 252.6 205.8

Avg/G 84.8 71.9 32.4 2.1 5.7 1.0 0.9 1.1 0.2 -4.0 -3.4 -4.3 160.4 138.9 Lng 56 45 31 0 56 77

Avg/G 220.8 49.8 41.0 0.0 252.6 205.8

Score By Quarters Notre Dame Opponents

1st 114 53

2nd 93 81

3rd 91 16

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4th Total 82 380 119 269

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PUNT RETURNS John Goodman Theo Riddick Michael Floyd Total Opponents

Effic 133.37 103.29 111.57 0.00 129.63 129.24

Gain 1186 812 195 29 68 13 12 13 2 14 0 39 2383 2064

2011 REVIEW

PASSING Tommy Rees Andrew Hendrix Dayne Crist John Goodman Total Opponents

Att 217 114 25 9 14 2 1 3 1 5 11 31 433 478

COACHES AND STAFF

GP-GS 13-9 11-4 5-0 13-0 11-9 13-13 13-4 8-0 13-1 4-1 7-0 13-12 13 13

ND OPP 380 269 29.2 20.7 306 261 116 101 162 135 28 25 2085 1806 2383 2064 298 258 433 478 4.8 3.8 160.4 138.9 25 8 3284 2675 302-473-17 244-409-8 6.9 6.5 10.9 11.0 252.6 205.8 21 23 5369 4481 906 887 5.9 5.1 413.0 344.7 56-1281 56-1256 13-48 15-161 8-186 17-203 22.9 22.4 3.7 10.7 23.2 11.9 22-12 12-6 83-768 96-812 59.1 62.5 56-2196 75-3011 39.2 40.1 34.6 37.9 29:53 30:07 81/174 63/184 47% 34% 6/6 12/20 100% 60% 25-155 17-124 0 0 50 33 10-16 14-20 0-0 0-0 (37-48) 77% (35-43) 81% (32-48) 67% (25-43) 58% (48-48) 100% (27-28) 96% 484770 328076 6/80795 5/65615 2/69278

THE FIGHTING IRISH

RUSHING Cierre Wood Jonas Gray Andrew Hendrix George Atkinson III Theo Riddick Michael Floyd Robby Toma Cam McDaniel John Goodman Dayne Crist Team Tommy Rees Total Opponents

SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game Neutral Site Games

2012 OUTLOOK

Date Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Nov. 26 Dec. 29

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS INTERCEPTIONS Gary Gray Robert Blanton Zeke Motta Darius Fleming Lo Wood Jamoris Slaughter Total Opponents

No. 2 2 1 1 1 1 8 17

Yds 13 82 0 34 57 0 186 203

Avg 6.5 41.0 0.0 34.0 57.0 0.0 23.2 11.9

TD 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

Long 13 82 0 34 57 0 82 54

KICK RETURNS George Atkinson III Theo Riddick Austin Collinsworth Bennett Jackson Cam McDaniel Danny Spond Total Opponents

No. 35 8 7 3 2 1 56 56

Yds 915 166 144 32 24 0 1281 1256

Avg 26.1 20.8 20.6 10.7 12.0 0.0 22.9 22.4

TD 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

Long 96 34 41 17 18 0 96 77

FUMBLE RETURNS Zeke Motta Robert Blanton Total Opponents

No. 1 1 2 2

Yds 29 4 33 176

Avg 29.0 4.0 16.5 88.0

TD 1 0 1 2

Long 29 4 29 96

SCORING David Ruffer Jonas Gray Michael Floyd Cierre Wood Tyler Eifert George Atkinson III Theo Riddick TJ Jones Andrew Hendrix Robby Toma Lo Wood Zeke Motta Mike Grieco Tommy Rees Total Opponents TOTAL OFFENSE Tommy Rees Cierre Wood Jonas Gray Andrew Hendrix Dayne Crist Theo Riddick George Atkinson III Michael Floyd Robby Toma Cam McDaniel John Goodman Team Total Opponents

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TD 0 12 10 9 5 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 50 33

PATs FGs Kick Rush Rcv 10-16 47-47 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 10-16 48-48 0-0 1 14-20 27-28 1-4 0 G 13 13 11 5 4 11 13 13 13 8 13 7 13 13

Plays 442 217 114 62 29 14 9 2 1 3 2 11 906 887

Rush -56 1102 791 162 -16 63 27 13 12 9 2 -24 2085 1806

Pass 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-2 0-1 Pass 2871 0 0 249 164 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3284 2675

DXP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 2815 1102 791 411 148 63 27 13 12 9 2 -24 5369 4481

FIELD GOALS David Ruffer

FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk 10-16 62.5 0-0 3-5 3-5 3-5 1-1 52 1

FIELD GOAL SEQUENCE Notre Dame USF 30 Michigan (38) Michigan State (33) Pittsburgh 39 Purdue 28,49,(21) Air Force (39) USC (25) Navy Wake Forest (44) Maryland (52) Boston College (40),(41),(27) Stanford 20 Florida State 47 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

Saf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Points 77 72 60 54 32 24 18 18 6 6 6 6 1 0 380 269

Avg/G 216.5 84.8 71.9 82.2 37.0 5.7 2.1 1.0 0.9 1.1 0.2 -3.4 413.0 344.7

Opponents (49),(17),52,(36) (40),(35) (45),(23) (27),54 (34),(32) (25),32 47 (46),42 49 (42),(29)

PUNTING Ben Turk Tommy Rees Total Opponents

No. 52 3 56 75

Yds 2136 60 2196 3011

Avg 40.2 20.0 39.2 40.1

Long 58 34 58 61

TB 4 1 5 6

FC 17 0 17 33

I20 18 1 19 27

Blkd 0 0 0 0

KICKOFFS Kyle Brindza David Ruffer Total Opponents

No. 71 2 73 60

Yds 4635 31 4666 3619

Avg 65.3 15.5 63.9 60.3

TB 12 0 12 3

OB 4 1 5 0

Retn

Net

YdLn

22.4 22.9

43.4 38.0

26 32

ALL PURPOSE Cierre Wood Michael Floyd George Atkinson III Jonas Gray Tyler Eifert Theo Riddick TJ Jones Robby Toma Andrew Hendrix Austin Collinsworth Robert Blanton John Goodman Lo Wood Darius Fleming Cam McDaniel Bennett Jackson Gary Gray Mike Ragone Alex Welch Ben Koyack Dayne Crist Team Tommy Rees Total Opponents

G 13 13 13 11 13 11 13 13 5 13 13 13 10 13 8 13 13 2 10 12 4 7 13 13 13

Rush 1102 13 27 791 0 63 0 12 162 0 0 2 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 -16 -24 -56 2085 1806

Rec 189 1147 10 38 803 436 366 207 0 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 0 10 8 5 0 0 0 3284 2675

PR 0 44 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 161

KOR 0 0 915 0 0 166 0 0 0 144 0 0 0 0 24 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1281 1256

IR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 82 0 57 34 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 186 203

Tot 1291 1204 952 829 803 664 366 219 162 144 82 72 57 34 33 32 13 10 8 5 -16 -24 -56 6884 6106

Avg/G 99.3 92.6 73.2 75.4 61.8 60.4 28.2 16.8 32.4 11.1 6.3 5.5 5.7 2.6 4.1 2.5 1.0 5.0 0.8 0.4 -4.0 -3.4 -4.3 529.5 469.3

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS DEFENSIVE STATISTICS TFL-Yds Sck-Yds 13.5-36 5.0-23 3.0-9 .

8.0-24 1.0-11 0.5-1 .

7.0-26 3.5-17 2.5-6 1.0-5 4.5-9 0.5-1 4.0-13 2.0-10 . .

1.0-3 1.0-3 7.0-48 5.5-45 4.0-19 1.5-7 3.5-18 2.0-15 3.0-21 2.0-18 . . . . . . . .

1.0-2 .

0.5-0 . . . . .

2.0-3 . . .

1.5-4 .

1.0-2 .

0.5-1 .

1.0-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

69-248 25-155 62.0-263 17-124

Int-Yds . .

2-82 2-13 1-34 . .

1-0 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1-57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8-186 17-203

BrUp 2 10 6 5 3 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 .

1 . . . .

1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

41 40

QBH 4 1 1 1 7 1 . . . .

14 1 2 5 1 2 1 .

4 . . . . . .

1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

46 31

FR-Yds .

1-0 1-4 1-0 . . . .

1-29 . . . . . .

1-0 . .

1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6-33 12-176

FF 1 1 . .

1 1 .

1 1 .

1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 9

Blk . . . .

1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1 1

Saf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Special Teams Tackles: Austin Collinsworth 16, Troy Niklas 10, George Atkinson III 9, Chris Salvi 9, Bennett Jackson 7, Dan McCarthy 7, Danny Spond 6, David Posluszny 4, Jamoris Slaughter 4, Kendall Moore 3, Lo Wood 2, Steve Filer 2, Josh Atkinson 2, Kyle Brindza 2, Alex Welch 2, Cam McDaniel 2, Patrick Coughlin 1, Ryan Kavanagh 1, Ben Turk 1, Daniel Smith 1, Andrew Nuss 1.

Running Plays Manti Te'o Harrison Smith Darius Fleming Louis Nix III Dan Fox Robert Blanton Kapron Lewis-Moore Stephon Tuitt Aaron Lynch Gary Gray Carlo Calabrese Sean Cwynar Prince Shembo Jamoris Slaughter Zeke Motta Ethan Johnson Hafis Williams Bennett Jackson Troy Niklas Ishaq Williams Kendall Moore Danny Spond Chase Hounshell Dan McCarthy Steve Filer Anthony McDonald Austin Collinsworth Lo Wood Chris Salvi TOTALS

90 57 43 42 32 31 29 27 24 23 22 22 20 20 18 13 8 7 7 6 6 5 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 566

Passing Plays Gary Gray Robert Blanton Harrison Smith Manti Te'o Zeke Motta Jamoris Slaughter Carlo Calabrese Dan Fox Prince Shembo Darius Fleming Bennett Jackson Lo Wood Aaron Lynch Danny Spond Louis Nix III Troy Niklas Kendall Moore Anthony McDonald Ethan Johnson Sean Cwynar Stephon Tuitt Austin Collinsworth Steve Filer TOTALS

44 38 32 31 20 18 14 14 9 7 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 250

Punt Return Tackles: Jamoris Slaughter 3, Bennett Jackson 2, Austin Collinsworth 2, Alex Welch 2, Dan McCarthy 2, Cam McDaniel 1, Steve Filer 1, Andrew Nuss 1, Ben Turk 1, Ryan Kavanagh 1, Lo Wood 1.

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Kickoff Return Tackles: Austin Collinsworth 14, Troy Niklas 10, George Atkinson III 9, Chris Salvi 9, Danny Spond 6, Dan McCarthy 5, Bennett Jackson 5, David Posluszny 4, Kendall Moore 3, Kyle Brindza 2, Josh Atkinson 2, Daniel Smith 1, Jamoris Slaughter 1, Patrick Coughlin 1, Cam McDaniel 1, Lo Wood 1, Steve Filer 1.

TACKLES BREAKDOWN

2011 REVIEW

Total 128 90 70 67 55 48 45 45 40 37 33 32 31 30 23 20 18 18 14 13 10 10 10 9 8 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 955 913

COACHES AND STAFF

Ast 66 37 22 19 31 27 33 20 23 22 14 16 14 19 15 12 6 7 8 6 7 7 3 4 4 2 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 .

1 1 . .

1 . . . . . . .

462 432

THE FIGHTING IRISH

Solo 62 53 48 48 24 21 12 25 17 15 19 16 17 11 8 8 12 11 6 7 3 3 7 5 4 4 5 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 . .

1 1 .

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 493 481

2012 OUTLOOK

GP-GS 5 TE'O, Manti 13-13 22 SMITH, Harrison 13-13 12 BLANTON, Robert 13-13 4 GRAY, Gary 13-13 45 FLEMING, Darius 13-13 48 FOX, Dan 13-13 9 NIX III, Louis 13-11 26 SLAUGHTER, Jamoris 13-10 17 MOTTA, Zeke 13-8 44 CALABRESE, Carlo 13-0 19 LYNCH, Aaron 12-6 89 LEWIS-MOORE, Kapron 7-7 55 SHEMBO, Prince 12-8 7 TUITT, Stephon 9-3 98 CWYNAR, Sean 12-2 58 NIKLAS, Troy 12-1 28 COLLINSWORTH, Austin 13-0 2 JACKSON, Bennett 13-0 90 JOHNSON, Ethan 9-9 13 SPOND, Danny 10-0 24 SALVI, Chris 13-0 15 McCARTHY, Dan 12-0 8 MOORE, Kendall 13-0 34 ATKINSON III, George 13-0 94 WILLIAMS, Hafis 5-0 1 WILLIAMS, Ishaq 11-0 23 WOOD, Lo 10-0 46 FILER, Steve 9-0 50 HOUNSHELL, Chase 7-0 36 POSLUSZNY, David 10-0 54 McDONALD, Anthony 4-0 82 WELCH, Alex 10-0 33 MCDANIEL, Cam 8-0 27 BRINDZA, Kyle 13-0 43 ATKINSON, Josh 8-0 80 EIFERT, Tyler 13-13 50 KAVANAGH, Ryan 13-0 29 COUGHLIN, Patrick 5-0 76 NUSS, Andrew 13-0 57 GOLIC, Mike 12-4 87 SMITH, Daniel 2-0 70 MARTIN, Zack 13-13 66 WATT, Chris 13-13 9 TOMA, Robby 13-4 7 JONES, TJ 13-12 35 TURK, Ben 13-0 3 FLOYD, Michael 13-12 20 WOOD, Cierre 13-9 Total 13-0 Opponents 13-0

GAMEBYGAME STARTERS OFFENSE WR USF Floyd Michigan Floyd Michigan State Floyd Pittsburgh Floyd Purdue Floyd Air Force Floyd USC Floyd Navy Floyd Wake Forest Floyd Maryland Floyd Boston College Floyd Stanford Floyd Florida State Goodman

LT Z. Martin Z. Martin Z. Martin Z. Martin Z. Martin Z. Martin Z. Martin Z. Martin Z. Martin Z. Martin Z. Martin Z. Martin Z. Martin

LG Watt Watt Watt Watt Watt Watt Watt Watt Watt Watt Watt Watt Watt

C Cave Cave Cave Cave Cave Cave Cave Cave Cave M. Golic M. Golic M. Golic M. Golic

RG Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson

RT Dever Dever Dever Dever Dever Dever Dever Dever Dever Dever Dever Dever Dever

TE Eifert Eifert Eifert Eifert Eifert Eifert Eifert Eifert Eifert Eifert Eifert Eifert Eifert

RB C. Wood C. Wood C. Wood C. Wood C. Wood C. Wood C. Wood J. Gray J. Gray J. Gray J. Gray C. Wood C. Wood

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WR Riddick Riddick Riddick Riddick Riddick Riddick Riddick Riddick Riddick Toma Toma Toma Toma

WR Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Koyack (TE) Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones

NG Cwynar Nix Nix Nix Nix Nix Nix Cwynar Nix Nix Nix Nix Nix

DE Lewis-Moore Lewis-Moore Lewis-Moore Lewis-Moore Lewis-Moore Lewis-Moore Lewis-Moore Tuitt (DT) Tuitt Tuitt Lynch Lynch Lynch

OLB Fleming Fleming Fleming Fleming Fleming Fleming Fleming Fleming (DE) Fleming Fleming Fleming Fleming Fleming

ILB Fox Fox Fox Fox Fox Fox Fox Fox Fox Fox Fox Fox Fox

ILB Te’o Te’o Te’o Te’o Te’o Te’o Te’o Te’o Te’o Te’o Te’o Te’o Te'o

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S H. Smith H. Smith H. Smith H. Smith H. Smith H. Smith H. Smith H. Smith H. Smith H. Smith H. Smith H. Smith H. Smith

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PK Ruffer Ruffer Ruffer Ruffer Ruffer Ruffer Ruffer Ruffer Ruffer Ruffer Ruffer Ruffer Ruffer

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DEFENSE DE USF Johnson Michigan Johnson Michigan State Johnson Pittsburgh Johnson Purdue Johnson Air Force Lynch USC Lynch Navy Shembo (DE) Wake Forest Lynch Maryland Johnson Boston College Johnson Stanford Johnson Florida State Johnson SPECIALISTS USF Michigan Michigan State Pittsburgh Purdue Air Force USC Navy Wake Forest Maryland Boston College Stanford Florida State

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THE FIGHTING IRISH

Name ATKINSON, G. ATKINSON, J. BLANTON BRINDZA CALABRESE CAVE COLLINSWORTH COUGHLIN, P. COWART CRIST CWYNAR DEVER EIFERT FILER FLEMING FLOYD FOX GOLIC, M. GOODMAN GRAY, G. GRAY, J. GRIECO HEGGIE HENDRIX HOUNSHELL JACKSON JOHNSON JONES, TJ KAVANAGH KOYACK LEWIS-MOORE LOMBARD LYNCH MAHONEY MARTIN, Z. MASSA McCARTHY, D. MCDANIEL McDONALD MOORE MOTTA MULVEY NEWMAN NIKLAS NIX NUSS POSLUSZNY RAGONE REES RIDDICK ROBINSON RUFFER SALVI SCHWENKE SHEMBO SLAUGHTER SMITH, D. SMITH, H. SPOND TE'O TOMA TUITT TURK UTUPO WALKER, De. WATT WELCH WILLIAMS, H. WILLIAMS, Ish. WOOD, C. WOOD, L.

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NOTRE DAME GAMEBYGAME STATISTICS Date Opponent Sept. 3 USF Sept. 10 at Michigan Sept. 17 MICHIGAN STATE Sept. 24 at Pittsburgh Oct. 1 at Purdue Oct. 8 AIR FORCE Oct. 22 USC Oct. 29 NAVY Nov. 5 at Wake Forest Nov. 12 vs Maryland Nov. 19 BOSTON COLLEGE Nov. 26 at Stanford Dec. 29 vs Florida State Notre Dame Opponents

RUSHING No. Yds TD 29 117 1 33 198 1 32 114 2 32 182 1 40 287 2 29 266 4 14 41 1 35 182 7 38 175 1 46 212 3 39 161 1 31 57 1 35 93 0 433 2085 25 478 1806 8

Lg 18 38 22 79 55 78 25 15 27 21 26 17 15 79 42

RECEIVING No. Yds TD 31 391 2 27 315 3 18 161 1 24 216 1 25 264 3 27 294 4 27 226 0 19 260 1 14 166 2 30 296 2 24 256 0 17 252 1 19 187 1 302 3284 21 244 2675 23

PASSING Cmp-Att-Int 31-49-3 27-39-2 18-26-1 24-41-1 25-41-0 27-36-0 27-43-1 19-25-1 14-24-2 30-38-0 24-39-1 17-37-2 19-35-3 302-473-17 244-409-8

Lg 37 29 33 19 35 34 25 56 38 34 37 45 34 56 77

Yds TD 391 2 315 3 161 1 216 1 264 3 294 4 226 0 260 1 166 2 296 2 256 0 252 1 187 1 3284 21 2675 23

Lg 37 29 33 19 35 34 25 56 38 34 37 45 34 56 77

KICK RET No Yds TD 5 110 0 6 89 0 4 142 1 3 70 0 3 73 0 7 137 0 6 197 1 3 91 0 4 115 0 4 57 0 1 17 0 5 89 0 5 94 0 56 1281 2 56 1256 0

Lg 31 34 89 36 26 40 96 33 41 20 17 28 37 96 77

PUNT RET No Yds 2 -2 3 10 2 -3 1 1 2 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 45 13 48 15 161

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

tot off 508 513 275 398 551 560 267 442 341 508 417 309 280 5369 4481

Lg 0 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 41 34

Games played: 13 Avg per rush: 4.8 Avg per catch: 10.9 Pass efficiency: 129.63 Kick ret avg: 22.9 Punt ret avg: 3.7 All purpose avg/game: 529.5 Total offense avg/gm: 413.0

Date Opponent Sept. 3 USF Sept. 10 at Michigan Sept. 17 MICHIGAN STATE Sept. 24 at Pittsburgh Oct. 1 at Purdue Oct. 8 AIR FORCE Oct. 22 USC Oct. 29 NAVY Nov. 5 at Wake Forest Nov. 12 vs Maryland Nov. 19 BOSTON COLLEGE Nov. 26 at Stanford Dec. 29 vs Florida State Notre Dame Opponents

TACKLES Solo Ast 30 52 29 12 30 58 50 14 46 8 46 60 37 54 36 52 40 26 43 28 19 50 50 18 41 22 493 462 481 432

Date Opponent Sept. 3 USF Sept. 10 at Michigan Sept. 17 MICHIGAN STATE Sept. 24 at Pittsburgh Oct. 1 at Purdue Oct. 8 AIR FORCE Oct. 22 USC Oct. 29 NAVY Nov. 5 at Wake Forest Nov. 12 vs Maryland Nov. 19 BOSTON COLLEGE Nov. 26 at Stanford Dec. 29 vs Florida State Notre Dame Opponents

PUNTING No Yds 5 171 4 134 4 166 4 149 2 88 2 75 4 168 1 41 4 145 4 165 8 352 7 257 7 285 56 2196 75 3011

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Total 82 41 88 64 54 106 91 88 66 71 69 68 63 955 913

Avg 34.2 33.5 41.5 37.2 44.0 37.5 42.0 41.0 36.2 41.2 44.0 36.7 40.7 39.2 40.1

TFL-Yds 6.0-17 5.0-17 5.0-23 8.0-44 7.0-21 6.0-12 2.0-3 6.0-11 7.0-33 1.0-1 4.0-11 5.0-9 7.0-46 69.0-248 62.0-263

SACKS No-Yds 2.0-7 1.0-5 2.0-18 6.0-36 3.0-12 1.0-4 0.0-0 1.0-2 3.0-21 0.0-0 1.0-6 0.0-0 5.0-44 25.0-155 17.0-124

Long 41 52 50 47 46 38 48 41 51 58 55 48 49 58 61

TB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 5 6

Blkd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FUMBLE FF FR-Yds 0 0-0 1 0-0 1 1-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 1 1-4 0 0-0 0 1-0 1 1-0 1 0-0 0 0-0 2 1-0 1 1-29 8 6-33 9 12-176

FC 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 4 4 17 33

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I20 0 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 4 19 27

PASS DEFENSE Int-Yds QBH 0-0 1 3-0 0 1-82 10 0-0 4 1-13 0 1-0 4 0-0 7 0-0 5 0-0 0 1-57 0 0-0 9 1-34 1 0-0 5 8-186 46 17-203 31 FIELD GOALS A-M Lg 1-0 0 1-1 38 1-1 33 1-0 0 3-1 21 1-1 39 1-1 25 0-0 0 1-1 44 1-1 52 3-3 41 1-0 0 0-1 0 10-16 52 14-20 49

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Brk 1 1 10 1 4 7 2 2 2 1 3 4 3 41 40

Blkd 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Blkd Kick 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

PAT ATTEMPTS A-M Run Rcv 2-2 0 0 4-4 0 0 4-4 0 0 1-1 0 1 5-5 0 0 8-8 0 0 2-2 0 0 8-8 0 0 3-3 0 0 6-6 0 0 1-1 0 0 2-2 0 0 2-2 0 0 48-48 0 1 27-28 1 0 KICKOFFS No Yds 4 220 6 414 6 407 3 193 7 450 10 675 4 280 9 552 5 319 8 502 5 310 3 136 3 208 73 4666 60 3619

Avg 55.0 69.0 67.8 64.3 64.3 67.5 70.0 61.3 63.8 62.8 62.0 45.3 69.3 63.9 60.3

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TB 0 1 2 1 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 12 3

OB 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 0

Pts 20 31 31 15 38 59 17 56 24 45 16 14 14 380 269

OPPONENT GAMEBYGAME STATISTICS RUSHING No. Yds TD 42 126 0 26 114 1 23 29 0 38 103 0 27 84 0 60 363 2 44 219 0 50 196 1 37 110 1 35 145 2 25 80 1 42 196 0 29 41 0 478 1806 8 433 2085 25

Lg 17 39 8 42 16 30 15 15 14 24 16 31 11 42 79

RECEIVING No. Yds TD 18 128 1 11 338 4 34 329 1 22 165 1 19 192 1 16 202 2 24 224 3 5 33 1 17 187 1 20 219 1 18 176 1 20 233 4 20 249 2 244 2675 23 302 3284 21

PASSING Cmp-Att-Int 18-30-0 11-24-3 34-54-1 22-32-0 19-38-1 16-28-1 24-35-0 5-13-0 17-24-0 20-31-1 18-38-0 20-31-1 20-31-0 244-409-8 302-473-17

Lg 18 77 25 18 24 36 25 12 25 21 21 55 42 77 56

Yds TD 128 1 338 4 329 1 165 1 192 1 202 2 224 3 33 1 187 1 219 1 176 1 233 4 249 2 2675 23 3284 21

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KICK RET No Yds TD 4 67 0 5 98 0 4 129 0 1 16 0 7 151 0 6 125 0 2 41 0 9 174 0 5 136 0 7 133 0 3 61 0 1 24 0 2 101 0 56 1256 0 56 1281 2

Lg 31 24 42 16 39 29 21 26 59 27 26 24 77 77 96

PUNT RET No Yds 1 34 1 21 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 3 38 1 1 1 -2 1 14 3 20 1 7 2 18 15 161 13 48

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

tot off 254 452 358 268 276 565 443 229 297 364 256 429 290 4481 5369

Lg 34 21 0 10 0 0 26 1 0 14 14 7 18 34 41

THE FIGHTING IRISH

Games played: 13 Avg per rush: 3.8 Avg per catch: 11.0 Pass efficiency: 129.24 Kick ret avg: 22.4 Punt ret avg: 10.7 All purpose avg/game: 469.3 Total offense avg/gm: 344.

PUNTING No Yds 7 256 5 193 6 238 5 210 7 298 3 120 2 44 5 169 5 187 7 285 9 369 6 264 8 378 75 3011 56 2196

Avg 36.6 38.6 39.7 42.0 42.6 40.0 22.0 33.8 37.4 40.7 41.0 44.0 47.2 40.1 39.2

TFL-Yds 5.0-23 4.0-9 9.0-31 5.0-15 4.0-12 2.0-5 1.0-2 2.0-17 2.0-10 10.0-39 3.0-8 8.0-53 7.0-39 62.0-263 69.0-248

SACKS No-Yds 2.0-14 0.0-0 1.0-7 2.0-9 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 3.0-22 0.0-0 5.0-44 4.0-28 17.0-124 25.0-155

Long 46 47 55 52 61 54 22 41 44 49 52 49 56 61 58

TB 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 6 5

Blkd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FUMBLE FF FR-Yds 2 2-96 1 3-0 2 2-0 1 1-0 1 0-0 0 0-0 0 2-80 0 1-0 1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 1 1-0 0 0-0 9 12-176 8 6-33

FC 3 2 3 0 4 1 1 2 1 5 6 4 1 33 17

50+ 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 5

I20 3 1 1 3 4 0 1 0 2 2 6 2 2 27 19

PASS DEFENSE Int-Yds QBH 3-0 1 2-18 0 1-34 3 1-1 5 0-0 0 0-0 4 1-6 4 1-9 1 2-54 1 0-0 0 1-0 3 2-42 5 3-39 4 17-203 31 8-186 46 FIELD GOALS A-M Lg 4-3 49 0-0 0 2-2 40 2-2 45 2-1 27 2-2 34 2-1 25 1-0 0 2-1 46 0-0 0 0-0 0 1-0 0 2-2 42 20-14 49 16-10 52

Brk 4 2 2 5 2 1 4 1 2 2 6 5 4 40 41

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Blkd Kick 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

PAT ATTEMPTS A-M Run Rcv 2-2 0 0 5-5 0 0 1-1 0 0 0-0 0 0 1-1 0 0 2-1 1 0 4-4 0 0 2-2 0 0 2-2 0 0 3-3 0 0 2-2 0 0 4-4 0 0 0-0 0 0 28-27 1 0 48-48 0 1 KICKOFFS No Yds 6 390 6 361 4 257 4 262 3 198 7 400 6 369 3 175 4 237 4 226 3 145 5 265 5 334 60 3619 73 4666

Avg 65.0 60.2 64.2 65.5 66.0 57.1 61.5 58.3 59.2 56.5 48.3 53.0 66.8 60.3 63.9

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Pts 23 35 13 12 10 33 31 14 17 21 14 28 18 269 380

OB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5

2011 STATISTICS

Date Opponent Sept. 3 USF Sept. 10 at Michigan Sept. 17 MICHIGAN STATE Sept. 24 at Pittsburgh Oct. 1 at Purdue Oct. 8 AIR FORCE Oct. 22 USC Oct. 29 NAVY Nov. 5 at Wake Forest Nov. 12 vs Maryland Nov. 19 BOSTON COLLEGE Nov. 26 at Stanford Dec. 29 vs Florida State Opponents Notre Dame

Total 78 73 62 64 69 79 57 63 69 94 90 49 66 913 955

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TACKLES Solo Ast 38 40 49 24 34 28 42 22 53 16 25 54 19 38 23 40 31 38 50 44 26 64 39 10 52 14 481 432 493 462

COACHES AND STAFF

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Overall 5-14 8-14 5-12 6-15 4-11 8-11 5-13 4-7 6-12 10-16 8-19 5-15 7-15 81-174 63-184

35.7% 57.1% 41.7% 40.0% 36.4% 72.7% 38.5% 57.1% 50.0% 62.5% 42.1% 33.3% 46.7% 46.6% 34.2%

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0.0% 100.0% 50.0% 40.0% 50.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 66.7% 66.7% 60.0% 75.0% 66.7% 57.8% 25.0%

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20.0% 50.0% 33.3% 50.0% 33.3% 100.0% 40.0% 50.0% 33.3% 50.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 35.4% 37.7%

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Overall 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 1-1 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6-6 12-20

0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 60.0%

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0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%

2nd Qtr 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 3-6

0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 50.0%

3rd Qtr 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 3-5

0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 60.0%

4th Qtr 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 4-7

0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 57.1%

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Overall 28:54 37:01 27:32 31:00 33:11 27:34 20:19 28:08 29:23 34:30 33:21 27:28 30:09 388:30 29:53 391:30 30:06

1st Qtr 9:25 9:21 8:28 11:15 9:31 8:20 4:34 4:38 5:25 7:30 7:43 6:54 9:09 102:13 7:51 92:47 7:08

2nd Qtr 5:38 9:56 7:08 6:59 5:49 5:38 6:06 8:54 7:14 9:50 7:36 5:54 5:17 91:59 7:04 103:01 7:55

3rd Qtr 7:54 8:44 7:44 5:32 8:25 4:01 7:15 6:43 8:05 10:11 7:22 7:46 8:35 98:17 7:33 96:43 7:26

4th Qtr 5:57 9:00 4:12 7:14 9:26 9:35 2:24 7:53 8:39 6:59 10:40 6:54 7:08 96:01 7:23 98:59 7:36

4th-Down Conversions Date Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Nov. 26 Dec. 29

Opponent USF at Michigan MICHIGAN STATE at Pittsburgh at Purdue AIR FORCE USC NAVY at Wake Forest vs Maryland BOSTON COLLEGE at Stanford vs Florida State Notre Dame Opponents

Time of Possession Date Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Nov. 26 Dec. 29

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RED ZONE STATISTICS Notre Dame Inside Opponent Red Zone Opponent USF at Michigan MICHIGAN STATE at Pittsburgh at Purdue AIR FORCE USC NAVY at Wake Forest vs Maryland BOSTON COLLEGE at Stanford vs Florida State

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Score 20-23 31-35 31-13 15-12 38-10 59-33 17-31 56-14 24-17 45-21 16-14 14-28 14-18

Times Scored 2 3 2 1 4 6 1 7 2 4 2 2 1 37

Total Pts 13 21 10 8 24 42 3 49 14 28 6 14 7 239

TDs 2 3 1 1 3 6 0 7 2 4 0 2 1 32

Rush TDs 1 1 1 0 1 4 0 7 1 3 0 1 0 20

Pass TDs 1 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 12

FGs Made 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 5

FGA 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3

Failed to score inside RZ Down Int Fumb 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 3

Half 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Game 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Times in RZ 3 3 5 2 2 5 6 3 4 2 2 2 4 43

Times Scored 3 3 2 2 2 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 4 35

Total Pts 13 21 10 9 10 25 24 14 14 14 14 14 18 200

TDs 1 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 25

Rush TDs 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 7

Pass TDs 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 18

FGs Made 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 10

FGA 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2

Failed to score inside RZ Down Int Fumb 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1

Half 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Game 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

THE FIGHTING IRISH

Times in RZ 6 5 2 1 5 6 2 7 2 4 2 3 3 48

Totals 37 of 48 (77.1%) TD Totals 32 of 48 (66.7%) Opponents Inside Notre Dame Red Zone Opponent USF at Michigan MICHIGAN STATE at Pittsburgh at Purdue AIR FORCE USC NAVY at Wake Forest vs Maryland BOSTON COLLEGE at Stanford vs Florida State

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Score 20-23 31-35 31-13 15-12 38-10 59-33 17-31 56-14 24-17 45-21 16-14 14-28 14-18

COACHES AND STAFF

Date Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Nov. 26 Dec. 29 Totals

2012 OUTLOOK

Date Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Nov. 26 Dec. 29 Totals

Totals 35 of 43 (81.4%) TD Totals 25 of 43 (58.1%)

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SCORING DRIVES NOTRE DAME SCORING DRIVES Game Qtr Pts Plays USF 3 7 5 USF 4 6 12 USF 4 7 10 Michigan 1 7 7 Michigan 1 7 10 Michigan 2 3 8 Michigan 3 7 7 Michigan 4 7 4 Michigan State 1 7 8 Michigan State 1 7 Michigan State 2 7 10 Michigan State 3 7 8 Michigan State 4 3 4 Pittsburgh 2 7 1 Pittsburgh 4 8 13 Purdue 1 7 2 Purdue 1 7 13 Purdue 2 7 3 Purdue 3 7 7 Purdue 3 7 12 Purdue 4 3 16 Notre Dame 1 7 8 Notre Dame 1 7 9 Notre Dame 1 7 4 Notre Dame 2 7 5 Notre Dame 2 7 6 Notre Dame 2 7 6 Notre Dame 3 7 6 Notre Dame 4 3 9 Notre Dame 4 7 4 USC 2 7 USC 2 3 10 USC 4 7 5 Navy 1 7 5 Navy 1 7 6 Navy 2 7 1 Navy 2 7 4 Navy 2 7 10 Navy 3 7 9 Navy 4 7 5 Navy 4 7 10 Wake Forest 1 3 10 Wake Forest 1 7 2 Wake Forest 3 7 6 Wake Forest 3 7 6 Maryland 1 7 8 Maryland 1 3 11 Maryland 2 7 7 Maryland 2 7 13 Maryland 3 7 14 Maryland 3 7 Maryland 4 7 7 Boston College 1 7 8 Boston College 1 3 9 Boston College 2 3 7 Boston College 4 3 9 Stanford 3 7 7 Stanford 4 7 4 Florida State 1 7 Florida State 3 7 9

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Yds 66 76 99 57 83 29 71 61 76 92 71 -5 79 82 35 82 79 69 87 70 81 59 51 38 44 74 64 56 80 68 62 70 63 56 22 56 86 43 53 28 50 62 65 67 57 80 70 84 77 80 46 46 55 77 87 62

TOP 1:21 3:30 1:58 3:46 5:35 2:53 3:55 0:42 4:19 4:49 3:47 0:21 0:14 4:12 0:10 4:12 1:03 3:00 4:45 7:34 3:06 3:33 1:41 2:02 2:27 1:09 1:54 4:44 2:00 1:34 1:46 2:14 2:24 0:22 1:37 3:59 4:32 2:03 5:36 4:28 0:23 1:58 2:22 2:33 2:39 2:31 4:43 6:06 3:32 2:22 2:51 1:45 3:50 2:53 0:39 3:36

How Floyd 24 yd pass from Rees Wood, C. 1 yd run Floyd 8 yd pass from Rees Riddick 7 yd pass from Rees Wood, C. 4 yd run Ruffer 38 yd field goal Jones 15 yd pass from Rees Riddick 29 yd pass from Rees Wood, C. 22 yd run Atkinson III 89 yd kickoff return Wood, C. 6 yd run Jones 26 yd pass from Rees Ruffer 33 yd field goal Gray, J. 79 yd run Eifert 6 yd pass from Rees Floyd 35 yd pass from Rees Gray, J. 2 yd run Wood, C. 55 yd run Eifert 6 yd pass from Rees Jones 11 yd pass from Rees Ruffer 21 yd field goal Floyd 34 yd pass from Rees Eifert 5 yd pass from Rees Toma 10 yd pass from Rees Gray, J. 5 yd run Wood, C. 8 yd run Riddick 24 yd pass from Rees Gray, J. 6 yd run Ruffer 39 yd field goal Atkinson III 1 yd run Atkinson III 96 yd kickoff return Ruffer 25 yd field goal Gray, J. 25 yd run Gray, J. 4 yd run Wood, C. 1 yd run Floyd 56 yd pass from Rees Gray, J. 2 yd run Wood, C. 1 yd run Floyd 10 yd run Gray, J. 5 yd run Atkinson III 1 yd run Ruffer 44 yd field goal Eifert 38 yd pass from Rees Gray, J. 1 yd run Floyd 16 yd pass from Rees Gray, J. 1 yd run Ruffer 52 yd field goal Floyd 19 yd pass from Rees Gray, J. 1 yd run Wood, C. 3 yd run Wood, L. 57 yd interception return Eifert 34 yd pass from Rees Gray, J. 26 yd run Ruffer 40 yd field goal Ruffer 41 yd field goal Ruffer 27 yd field goal Floyd 6 yd pass from Hendrix Hendrix 2 yd run Motta 29 yd fumble return Floyd 6 yd pass from Rees

OPPONENTS' SCORING DRIVES Game Qtr Pts Plays USF 1 7 -USF 1 3 8 USF 1 3 5 USF 2 3 4 USF 4 7 14 Michigan 2 7 2 Michigan 4 7 4 Michigan 4 7 5 Michigan 4 7 5 Michigan 4 7 3 Michigan State 1 3 4 Michigan State 2 7 11 Michigan State 4 3 8 Pittsburgh 1 3 4 Pittsburgh 2 3 11 Pittsburgh 3 6 19 Purdue 2 3 14 Purdue 4 7 11 Air Force 1 3 8 Air Force 2 6 14 Air Force 2 7 12 Air Force 4 3 18 Air Force 4 8 4 Air Force 4 6 7 USC 1 7 13 USC 1 7 6 USC 2 3 14 USC 3 7 USC 4 7 3 Navy 2 7 6 Navy 4 7 2 Wake Forest 1 7 8 Wake Forest 1 3 4 Wake Forest 2 7 11 Maryland 2 7 9 Maryland 4 7 10 Maryland 4 7 13 Boston College 2 7 9 Boston College 4 7 7 Stanford 1 7 7 Stanford 2 7 10 Stanford 2 7 10 Stanford 4 7 6 Florida State 3 3 4 Florida State 4 6 10 Florida State 4 6 2 Florida State 4 3 9

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Yds -41 39 1 80 45 83 40 58 80 4 80 42 -5 54 80 70 95 64 80 80 54 74 67 66 62 69 18 27 26 70 4 81 61 97 67 80 72 58 80 64 80 -3 84 18 71

TOP -3:04 2:31 0:59 5:02 0:48 2:19 2:35 1:04 0:30 1:27 4:23 3:53 1:13 4:31 8:24 5:27 3:59 2:33 5:26 4:29 6:53 1:50 1:41 7:39 2:47 4:54 0:59 2:42 0:34 4:08 1:58 4:49 3:04 3:16 4:49 4:08 1:43 3:31 5:14 1:28 2:31 2:08 4:10 0:42 3:23

How Webster 96 yd fumble recovery Bonani 49 yd field goal Bonani 17 yd field goal Bonani 36 yd field goal Landi 2 yd pass from Daniels Hemingway 43 yd pass from Robinson Robinson 1 yd run Gallon 14 yd pass from Robinson Smith 21 yd pass from Robinson Roundtree 16 yd pass from Robinson Conroy 40 yd field goal Sims 6 yd pass from Cousins Conroy 35 yd field goal Harper 45 yd field goal Harper 23 yd field goal Graham, H. 3 yd pass from Sunseri Wiggs 27 yd field goal Edison 13 yd pass from TerBush Herrington 34 yd field goal Jefferson 3 yd run MacArthur 6 yd pass from Jefferson Herrington 32 yd field goal Coleman 36 yd pass from Dietz Lee 8 yd run Telfer 2 yd pass from Barkley Woods 3 yd pass from Barkley Heidari 25 yd field goal Starling 80 yd fumble recovery Woods 14 yd pass from Barkley Greene 9 yd pass from Miller Cummings 12 yd run Pendergrass 20 yd pass from Price Newman 46 yd field goal Harris 2 yd run McCree 13 yd pass from O'Brien Brown 24 yd run Adams 2 yd run Bordner 2 yd run Swigert 7 yd pass from Rettig Toilolo 3 yd pass from Luck Fleener 28 yd pass from Luck Montgomery 11 yd pass from Luck Fleener 55 yd pass from Luck Hopkins 42 yd field goal Reed 18 yd pass from Manuel Greene 15 yd pass from Manuel Hopkins 29 yd field goal

GAMEBYGAME COMPARISON/ GAMEBYGAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

3rd Down Conversions 5-14/2-14 8-14/3-9 5-12/5-17 6-15/7-17 4-11/5-14 8-11/6-17 5-13/7-15 4-7/8-17 6-12/3-10 10-16/3-12 8-19/3-13 5-15/8-15 7-15/3-14 81-174/63-184

4th Down Conversions 0-0/1-1 0-0/0-0 0-0/1-3 2-2/1-2 1-1/1-1 0-0/5-5 1-1/1-2 1-1/0-2 0-0/0-0 1-1/2-2 0-0/0-1 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-1 6-6/12-20

Pen 4/5 4/1 4/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 0/2 1/2 1/1 1/2 2/2 4/1 1/1 28/25

Rushing Number-Yards 29-117/42-126 33-198/26-114 32-114/23-29 32-182/38-103 40-287/27-84 29-266/60-363 14-41/44-219 35-182/50-196 38-175/37-110 46-212/35-145 39-161/25-80 31-57/42-196 35-93/29-41 433-2085/478-1806

Time of Possession 28:54/31:06 37:01/22:59 27:32/32:28 31:00/29:00 33:11/26:49 27:34/32:26 20:19/39:41 28:08/31:52 29:23/30:37 34:30/25:30 33:21/26:39 27:28/32:32 30:09/29:51 388:30/391:30

TOP Margin -2:12 14:02 -4:56 2:00 6:22 -4:52 -19:22 -3:44 -1:14 9:00 6:42 -5:04 0:18 -3:00

Passing Comp-Att-Int 31-49-3/18-30-0 27-39-2/11-24-3 18-26-1/34-54-1 24-41-1/22-32-0 25-41-0/19-38-1 27-36-0/16-28-1 27-43-1/24-35-0 19-25-1/5-13-0 14-24-2/17-24-0 30-38-0/20-31-1 24-39-1/18-38-0 17-37-2/20-31-1 19-35-3/20-31-0 302-473-17/244-409-8 Avg Yds/Rush 4.0/3.0 6.0/4.4 3.6/1.3 5.7/2.7 7.2/3.1 9.2/6.1 2.9/5.0 5.2/3.9 4.6/3.0 4.6/4.1 4.1/3.2 1.8/4.7 2.7/1.4 4.8/3.8

Total Offense Plays-Yards 78-508/72-254 72-513/50-452 58-275/77-358 73-398/70-268 81-551/65-276 65-560/88-565 57-267/79-443 60-442/63-229 62-341/61-297 84-508/66-364 78-417/63-256 68-309/73-429 70-280/60-290 906-5369/887-4481

Yards 391/128 315/338 161/329 216/165 264/192 294/202 226/224 260/33 166/187 296/219 256/176 252/233 187/249 3284/2675

Avg Yds/Pass 8.0/4.3 8.1/14.1 6.2/6.1 5.3/5.2 6.4/5.1 8.2/7.2 5.3/6.4 10.4/2.5 6.9/7.8 7.8/7.1 6.6/4.6 6.8/7.5 5.3/8.0 6.9/6.5

Avg Yds/Play 6.5/3.5 7.1/9.0 4.7/4.6 5.5/3.8 6.8/4.2 8.6/6.4 4.7/5.6 7.4/3.6 5.5/4.9 6.0/5.5 5.3/4.1 4.5/5.9 4.0/4.8 5.9/5.1

Punting Number-Avg 5-34.2/7-36.6 4-33.5/5-38.6 4-41.5/6-39.7 4-37.2/5-42.0 2-44.0/7-42.6 2-37.5/3-40.0 4-42.0/2-22.0 1-41.0/5-33.8 4-36.2/5-37.4 4-41.2/7-40.7 8-44.0/9-41.0 7-36.7/6-44.0 7-40.7/8-47.2 56-39.2/75-40.1

Return Yards 108/197 99/137 221/163 71/27 83/151 141/125 197/165 91/184 115/188 114/147 17/81 123/73 168/158 1548/1796

TO 5/0 5/3 3/2 2/0 0/1 0/2 3/0 2/1 2/1 0/1 1/0 3/2 3/1 29/14

Penalties Number-Yards 8-73/9-43 9-75/9-82 6-53/12-86 8-85/9-55 8-85/13-118 6-54/6-70 5-48/2-25 6-51/3-30 3-37/6-55 3-35/5-36 6-65/6-55 10-68/11-113 5-39/5-44 768/812

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category.

PASSING Comp 24 27 18 24 24 23 23 16 14 30 24 6 16 269

Int 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 14

Pct 70.6 69.2 69.2 58.5 60.0 71.9 62.2 72.7 60.9 78.9 61.5 46.2 59.3 65.5

Yards 296 315 161 216 254 261 190 237 166 296 256 60 163 2871

TD 2 3 1 1 3 4 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 20

Long 37 29 33 19 35 34 25 56 38 34 37 23 34 56

Sack-Yds 1-3 0-0 1-7 2-9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-22 0-0 2-16 4-28 13-85

Effic 151.4 152.2 126.2 106.0 138.1 181.6 99.9 169.1 132.8 161.7 111.5 69.5 107.4 133.4

Andrew Hendrix AIR FORCE USC at Stanford Florida State TOTALS

Att 4 1 24 8 37

Comp 4 0 11 3 18

Int 0 0 1 1 2

Pct 100.0 0.0 45.8 37.5 48.6

Yards 33 0 192 24 249

TD 0 0 1 0 1

Long 22 0 45 15 45

Sack-Yds 0-0 0-0 3-28 0-0 3-28

Effic 169.3 0.0 118.4 37.7 103.3

Dayne Crist USF at Purdue USC NAVY TOTALS

Att 15 1 5 3 24

Comp 7 1 4 3 15

Int 1 0 0 0 1

Pct 46.7 100.0 80.0 100.0 62.5

John Goodman at Wake Forest TOTALS

Att Comp Int Pct 1 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0.0

Yards 95 10 36 23 164

TD 0 0 0 0 0

Yards TD 0 0 0 0

Long 31 10 15 13 31

Sack-Yds 1-11 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-11

Long Sack-Yds 0 0-0 0 0-0

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Effic 86.5 184.0 140.5 164.4 111.6 Effic 0.0 0.0

2011 STATISTICS

Att 34 39 26 41 40 32 37 22 23 38 39 13 27 411

2011 REVIEW

Tommy Rees USF at Michigan MICHIGAN STATE at Pittsburgh at Purdue AIR FORCE USC NAVY at Wake Forest vs. Maryland BOSTON COLLEGE at Stanford Florida State TOTALS

COACHES AND STAFF

Opponent USF at Michigan MICHIGAN STATE at Pittsburgh at Purdue AIR FORCE USC NAVY at Wake Forest vs. Maryland BOSTON COLLEGE at Stanford Florida State Totals

Pass 18/8 15/10 8/18 11/8 17/10 16/13 12/11 9/3 9/13 14/12 13/10 11/11 9/8 162/135

THE FIGHTING IRISH

Score 20-23 31-35 31-13 15-12 38-10 59-33 17-31 56-14 24-17 45-21 16-14 14-28 14-18 380-269

2012 OUTLOOK

First Downs Total Rush 27/20 5/7 28/16 9/5 18/21 6/1 23/19 10/9 34/17 15/5 28/32 10/17 17/29 5/16 21/16 11/11 20/21 10/7 30/20 15/6 21/14 6/2 20/23 5/11 19/13 9/4 306/261 116/101

Opponent USF at Michigan MICHIGAN STATE at Pittsburgh at Purdue AIR FORCE USC NAVY at Wake Forest vs. Maryland BOSTON COLLEGE at Stanford Florida State Totals

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GAMEBYGAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING No-Yds/TD 217-1102/9 114-791/12 25-162/1 14-63/0 9-27/2 2-13/1 1-12/0 3-9/0 1-2/0 5--16/0 11--24/0 31--56/0

USF 21-104/1 4-17/0 DNP DNP 2--5/0 DNP 2-1/0

at MICH 25-134/1 6-66/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 2--2/0

MSU 14-61/2 12-65/0 DNP DNP DNP 2--5/0 4--7/0

at PITT 23-94/0 3-84/1 DNP DNP DNP 1--2/0 5-6/0

at PUR 20-191/1 15-94/1 DNP 1-1/0 1-2/0 2--4/0 1-3/0

AFA 10-66/1 7-69/2 6-111/0 1-14/0 2-1/1 2-8/0 DNP 1--3/0 -

USC 5-5/0 4-38/1 2-4/0 1-7/0 1--19/0 DNP 1-6/0

NAVY 11-66/2 12-69/3 DNP 7-26/1 1-10/1 1-12/0 DNP 2-8/0 DNP 1--9/0

at WF 14-87/0 19-92/1 DNP DNP 3--6/0 2-2/0

vs MD 18-99/1 21-136/2 1-1/0 DNP DNP 1--3/0 5--21/0

BC 26-94/0 11-61/1 DNP DNP 1-3/0 DNP DNP 1-3/0

at STAN 12-41/0 DNP 12-20/1 4-6/0 DNP DNP 3--10/0

vs FSU 18-60/0 DNP 4-26/0 8-36/0 DNP 1--1/0 4--28/0

No-Yds/TD 100-1147/9 63-803/5 38-436/3 38-366/3 19-207/1 27-189/0 7-65/0 6-38/0 1-10/0 1-10/0 1-8/0 1-5/0

USF 12-154/2 6-93/0 3-32/0 6-58/0 3-44/0 1-10/0 DNP

at MICH 13-159/0 4-51/0 6-62/2 3-28/1 1-15/0 DNP -

MSU 6-84/0 2-25/0 1-7/0 3-40/1 6-5/0 DNP DNP -

at PITT 4-27/0 8-75/1 6-52/0 3-31/0 1-16/0 1-10/0 DNP 1-5/0

at PUR 12-137/1 4-38/1 5-49/1 2-22/0 1-8/0 1-10/0 DNP -

AFA 6-78/1 8-81/1 8-83/1 1-23/0 1-10/1 2-11/0 1-8/0 DNP -

USC 4-28/0 7-66/0 5-56/0 2-23/0 1-9/0 6-41/0 2-3/0 DNP -

NAVY 6-121/1 1-17/0 4-58/0 3-28/0 2-13/0 2-15/0 DNP 1-8/0 -

at WF 5-44/1 3-60/1 1-12/0 3-16/0 1-17/0 1-17/0 DNP DNP -

vs MD 9-90/1 8-83/1 DNP 2-19/0 7-73/0 2-15/0 1-11/0 1-5/0 DNP -

BC 10-92/0 2-45/0 DNP 5-42/0 5-65/0 2-15/0 DNP -

at STAN 8-92/1 4-79/0 2-67/0 1-2/0 1-6/0 1-6/0 DNP DNP -

vs FSU 5-41/1 6-90/0 2-7/0 1-7/0 4-34/0 1-8/0 DNP DNP -

No-Yds 2-44 8-5 3--1

USF 2--2

at MICH 3-10 -

MSU 2--3 -

at PITT 1-1 -

at PUR 2--3 -

AFA -

USC -

NAVY -

at WF -

vs MD DNP

BC DNP

at STAN -

vs FSU 2-44 1-1

No-Yds 35-915 8-166 7-144 3-32 2-24 1-0

USF 2-55 1-24 2-31 DNP -

at MICH 5-99 1--10 DNP -

MSU 4-142 DNP DNP

at PITT 2-60 1-10 DNP DNP

at PUR 3-73 DNP

AFA 5-124 1-12 1-1 -

USC 5-178 1-19 -

NAVY 2-58 1-33 DNP -

at WF 2-48 2-67 -

vs. MD 3-51 DNP 1-6 -

BC 1-17 DNP -

at STAN 3-71 1-18 1-0

vs FSU 5-93 -

INTERCEPTION RETURNS No-Yds Gary Gray 2-13 Robert Blanton 2-82 Darius Fleming 1-34 Lo Wood 1-57 Zeke Motta 1-0 Jamoris Slaughter 1-0

USF -

at MICH 1-0 1-0 1-0 -

MSU 1-82 -

at PITT -

at PUR 1-13 -

AFA 1-0

USC -

NAVY -

at WF DNP -

vs. MD 1-57 -

BC -

at STAN 1-34 DNP -

vs FSU DNP -

FUMBLE RETURNS No-Yds Zeke Motta 1-29 Robert Blanton 1-4

USF -

at MICH -

MSU -

at PITT -

at PUR -

AFA 1-4

USC -

NAVY -

at WF -

vs. MD -

BC -

at STAN -

vs FSU 1-29 -

Cierre Wood Jonas Gray Andrew Hendrix Theo Riddick George Atkinson III Michael Floyd Robby Toma Cam McDaniel John Goodman Dayne Crist Team Tommy Rees

RECEIVING Michael Floyd Tyler Eifert Theo Riddick TJ Jones Robby Toma Cierre Wood John Goodman Jonas Gray George Atkinson III Mike Ragone Alex Welch Ben Koyack PUNT RETURNS Michael Floyd John Goodman Theo Riddick KICK RETURNS George Atkinson III Theo Riddick Austin Collinsworth Bennett Jackson Cam McDaniel Danny Spond

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GAMEBYGAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS ALL-PURPOSE at MICH 134 159 81 51 161 28 DNP -10 10 DNP DNP DNP -2

MSU 66 84 142 65 25 7 40 DNP 82 -3 DNP DNP DNP DNP -5 -7

at PITT 104 27 60 84 75 52 31 16 DNP 10 1 DNP DNP 5 DNP -2 6

at PUR 213 137 83 94 38 49 DNP 7 1 13 DNP -4 3

AFA 77 78 125 69 81 109 23 10 111 8 8 1 DNP DNP -3 -

USC 46 28 178 41 66 63 23 9 4 19 DNP -19 6

NAVY 79 131 84 69 17 58 28 12 DNP 33 15 DNP DNP 8 8 -9

at WF 104 44 48 92 60 12 16 DNP 67 17 DNP DNP DNP DNP -6 2

vs. MD 114 90 51 141 83 DNP 19 73 1 11 57 6 DNP DNP -3 -21

BC 91 95 17 76 45 DNP 42 65 DNP DNP DNP 3

at STAN 47 92 71 DNP 79 73 2 20 6 DNP 34 18 DNP DNP -10

vs FSU 68 85 93 DNP 90 44 7 34 26 1 DNP DNP DNP -1 -28

No-Lost 7-5 3-1 3-0 2-2 2-1 1-1 1-0 1-1 1-0 1-1

USF 1-0 1-1 2-1 DNP -

at MICH 2-1 1-1 DNP DNP 1-1

MSU 1-1 1-0 1-1 DNP DNP -

at PITT 1-1 DNP DNP -

at PUR 1-0 1-0 DNP -

AFA DNP -

USC 1-1 1-1 -

NAVY 1-1 DNP -

at WF 1-0 DNP DNP -

vs. MD 1-0 DNP DNP -

BC DNP DNP DNP -

at STAN 1-1 DNP DNP 1-0 -

vs FSU DNP 1-0 DNP -

FUMBLES FORCED No Darius Fleming 1 Aaron Lynch 1 Zeke Motta 1 Kapron Lewis-Moore 1 Harrison Smith 1 Manti Te'o 1 Dan Fox 1 Jamoris Slaughter 1

USF -

at MICH DNP 1 -

MSU 1 -

at PITT -

at PUR -

AFA 1

USC -

NAVY DNP -

at WF 1 DNP -

vs. MD DNP 1 -

BC DNP -

at STAN 1 DNP 1 -

vs FSU DNP 1 -

FUMBLES RECOVERED No Gary Gray 1 Ethan Johnson 1 Robert Blanton 1 Troy Niklas 1 Harrison Smith 1 Zeke Motta 1

USF -

at MICH -

MSU 1 -

at PITT -

at PUR -

AFA DNP 1 -

USC DNP -

NAVY DNP 1 -

at WF 1 DNP -

vs. MD -

BC -

at STAN 1 -

vs FSU DNP 1

THE FIGHTING IRISH

USF 148 154 17 93 85 58 DNP 24 DNP 31 10 DNP -5 1

2012 OUTLOOK

TOTAL 1291 1204 952 829 803 664 366 219 162 144 82 72 57 34 33 32 13 10 8 5 -16 -24 -56

WOOD, C. FLOYD ATKINSON, G. GRAY, J. EIFERT RIDDICK JONES, TJ TOMA HENDRIX COLLINSWORTH BLANTON GOODMAN WOOD, L. FLEMING MCDANIEL JACKSON GRAY, G. RAGONE WELCH KOYACK CRIST TEAM REES

FUMBLES LOST

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Tommy Rees Jonas Gray George Atkinson III Cierre Wood Theo Riddick John Goodman Michael Floyd Dayne Crist Andrew Hendrix Austin Collinsworth

GAMEBYGAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS TOTAL TACKLES Manti Te'o Harrison Smith Robert Blanton Gary Gray Darius Fleming Dan Fox Jamoris Slaughter Louis Nix III Zeke Motta Carlo Calabrese Aaron Lynch Kapron Lewis-Moore Prince Shembo Stephon Tuitt Sean Cwynar Troy Niklas Bennett Jackson Austin Collinsworth Ethan Johnson Danny Spond Chris Salvi Kendall Moore Dan McCarthy George Atkinson III Hafis Williams Lo Wood Ishaq Williams Steve Filer Chase Hounshell David Posluzny Alex Welch Anthony McDonald Tyler Eifert Cam McDaniel Josh Atkinson Kyle Brindza Michael Floyd Chris Watt Zack Martin TJ Jones Ryan Kavanagh Andrew Nuss Cierre Wood Ben Turk Robby Toma Mike Golic Patrick Coughlin

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UA-A 62-66 53-37 48-22 48-19 24-31 21-27 25-20 12-33 17-23 15-22 19-14 16-16 17-14 11-19 8-15 8-12 11-7 12-6 6-8 7-6 3-7 7-3 3-7 5-4 4-4 5-1 4-2 3-2 1-3 1-3 2-1 1-2 2-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1

TOT 128 90 70 67 55 48 45 45 40 37 33 32 31 30 23 20 18 18 14 13 10 10 10 9 8 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

USF 6-8 3-3 4-2 5-0 2-6 0-3 2-0 1-5 1-4 1-4 0-1 1-6 0-1 0-4 0-1 1-1 1-3 DNP 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0 DNP DNP

at MICH 5-0 4-1 2-2 1-0 3-1 0-1 0-1 1-0 1-0 DNP 3-1 1-0 DNP DNP 0-1 3-0 2-0 0-1 1-1 1-0 0-1 DNP 0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0 DNP

MSU 2-10 4-4 3-3 7-3 1-4 1-4 2-2 0-3 1-5 1-3 2-3 2-3 DNP 1-1 0-1 0-3 0-2 DNP 0-1 DNP 1-0 DNP 0-2 DNP DNP DNP 1-0 1-0 0-1

at PITT 8-2 4-2 6-1 4-1 3-1 2-1 1-1 0-1 2-0 4-1 2-0 4-0 5-1 1-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0 DNP

at PUR 8-0 3-0 4-2 1-0 1-1 2-0 1-0 3-1 3-0 2-0 2-1 DNP 2-0 3-0 3-0 DNP 0-1 1-0 1-1 1-1 1-0 1-0 2-0 DNP 1-0 DNP DNP

AFA 5-5 7-5 7-3 3-2 2-5 2-4 2-4 1-1 1-2 1-4 0-1 2-2 0-1 1-4 1-1 1-1 3-0 1-2 DNP 0-2 2-0 1-1 1-3 0-1 DNP 1-1 0-1 1-3 DNP 0-1 DNP

USC 3-7 7-7 3-1 7-5 3-3 2-3 3-5 0-4 0-2 0-1 0-1 2-4 3-1 1-6 0-1 1-0 DNP 0-1 0-1 1-0 DNP 0-1 DNP DNP 1-0 -

NAVY 5-8 3-1 4-3 2-0 0-2 1-2 2-3 1-5 1-3 1-0 DNP 0-4 2-5 0-2 2-0 1-2 2-2 DNP 2-1 1-1 1-0 1-3 1-1 1-0 DNP 1-0 1-2 DNP 0-1 -

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at WF 2-3 7-3 7-3 3-0 4-1 1-3 0-2 2-2 0-1 2-1 DNP 3-1 3-1 1-1 0-2 1-0 DNP 0-1 DNP 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 DNP

vs. MD 3-1 3-2 5-1 0-5 3-1 1-0 4-2 2-0 0-5 5-0 DNP 0-1 1-2 1-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 5-1 0-2 4-0 0-1 1-1 1-0 0-1 DNP 1-0 DNP 0-1 -

BC 3-9 2-5 2-1 1-4 1-3 1-2 2-1 1-4 2-4 0-1 0-1 DNP 0-1 DNP 1-3 0-4 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 DNP 1-0 DNP 0-1 DNP 1-0 1-0 -

at STAN 5-7 2-2 5-1 5-1 5-0 2-2 4-1 2-2 4-2 2-1 3-3 DNP 1-2 DNP 1-0 1-1 2-1 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0 DNP

vs FSU 7-6 4-2 1-0 5-2 1-0 1-1 5-0 0-3 2-0 1-1 2-3 DNP 2-0 2-1 2-0 DNP 1-1 0-1 0-1 1-0 1-0 DNP DNP 1-0 DNP DNP 1-0 1-0 DNP

GAMEBYGAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS TACKLES FOR LOSS TOT 13.5 8.0 7.0 7.0 4.5 4.0 4.0 3.5 3.0 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5

USF 1.0-1 1.0-3 0.5-1 0.5-3 0.5-0 1.5-7 DNP 1.0-2 -

at MICH 1.0-3 DNP 0.5-3 1.0-2 DNP 2.0-6 0.5-3 -

MSU 3.0-13 1.0-7 DNP DNP 1.0-3 DNP

at PITT 1.0-5 1.0-9 3.0-12 1.0-11 1.0-4 DNP 1.0-3 DNP

at PUR 3.0-12 1.0-1 1.0-2 1.0-5 DNP 1.0-1 DNP

AFA 2.5-4 1.0-2 0.5-1 1.0-4 DNP DNP 0.5-1 0.5-0

USC 1.0-1 0.5-1 DNP DNP 0.5-1 -

NAVY 2.5-4 0.5-1 1.0-2 DNP 1.0-2 1.0-2 DNP -

at WF 2.0-5 1.0-6 DNP 1.0-4 1.0-4 2.0-14 DNP DNP DNP DNP -

vs. MD DNP 1.0-1 DNP -

BC 0.5-0 0.5-1 1.0-6 1.0-3 1.0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP -

at STAN 1.5-1 0.5-1 1.0-3 1.5-3 DNP 0.5-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP -

vs FSU 0.5-6 1.5-21 0.5-1 2.0-10 DNP 1.0-1 1.0-7 0.5-0 DNP DNP DNP -

UA-A 5-1 4-2 3-1 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1

TOT 5.5 5.0 3.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5

USF 1.0-1 0.5-3 0.5-3 -

at MICH DNP DNP 1.0-5 -

MSU 1.0-7 DNP 1.0-11 -

at PITT 1.0-9 1.0-5 2.0-8 1.0-11 1.0-3 -

at PUR 1.0-2 2.0-10 DNP -

AFA 1.0-4 -

USC -

NAVY 0.5-1 DNP 0.5-1

at WF 1.0-6 1.0-11 1.0-4 DNP -

vs. MD DNP -

BC 1.0-6 DNP DNP -

at STAN DNP DNP -

vs FSU 1.5-21 0.5-6 1.0-7 2.0-10 DNP -

THE FIGHTING IRISH

UA-A 10-7 8-0 5-4 6-2 2-5 4-0 3-2 3-1 3-0 3-0 2-1 2-0 1-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-1

2012 OUTLOOK

Manti Te'o Robert Blanton Aaron Lynch Darius Fleming Louis Nix III Jamoris Slaughter Kapron Lewis-Moore Prince Shembo Harrison Smith Stephon Tuitt Dan Fox Kendall Moore Hafis Williams Ishaq Williams Carlos Calabrese Steve Filer Ethan Johnson Gary Gray Lo Wood Danny Spond

SACKS

COACHES AND STAFF

Aaron Lynch Manti Te'o Darius Fleming Stephon Tuitt Jamoris Slaughter Prince Shembo Kapron Lewis-Moore Dan Fox Carlo Calabrese Robert Blanton Louis Nix III

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MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS BIG PLAYS (35+ YARDS) Yards Type *96 KR *89 KR 82 INT *79 Rush 78 Rush *57 INT *56 Pass *55 Rush 45 Pass 41 KR 41 PR 40 KR 38 Rush *38 Pass 37 KR 37 Pass 37 Pass 37 Pass 36 KR *35 Pass

Player(s) George Atkinson III George Atkinson III Robert Blanton Jonas Gray Andrew Hendrix Lo Wood Michael Floyd from Tommy Rees Cierre Wood Theo Riddick from Andrew Hendrix Austin Collinsworth Michael Floyd George Atkinson III Jonas Gray Tyler Eifert from Tommy Rees George Atkinson III Theo Riddick from Tommy Rees Tyler Eifert from Tommy Rees Tyler Eifert from Tommy Rees George Atkinson III Michael Floyd from Tommy Rees

OPPONENT BIG PLAYS (35+ YARDS) Yards Type Player(s) *96 FR Kayvon Webster *80 FR Jawanza Starling 77 KR LaMarcus Joyner 77 Pass Junior Hemingway from Denard Robinson 64 Pass Jeremy Gallon from Denard Robinson 59 KR Lovell Jackson *55 Pass Coby Fleener from Andrew Luck 54 INT Josh Bush 45 Pass Junior Hemingway from Denard Robinson *43 Pass Junior Hemingway from Denard Robinson 42 Pass Rashaad Greene from E.J. Manuel 42 INT Michael Thomas 42 Rush Ray Graham 42 KR Nick Hill 41 KR Nick Hill 39 KR Raheem Mostert 39 Rush Denard Robinson *36 Pass Drew Coleman from Connor Dietz * touchdown scored on play

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Opponent USC Michigan State Michigan State Pittsburgh Air Force Maryland Navy Purdue Stanford Wake Forest Florida State Air Force Michigan Wake Forest Florida State Navy Boston College USF Pittsburgh Purdue

Opponent USF USC Florida State Michigan Michigan Wake Forest Stanford Wake Forest Michigan Michigan Florida State Stanford Pittsburgh Michigan State Michigan State Purdue Michigan Air Force

EXPLOSIVE RUNNING PLAYS (15+ YARDS) Yards Player(s) Opponent *79 Jonas Gray Pittsburgh 78 Andrew Hendrix Air Force *55 Cierre Wood Purdue 38 Jonas Gray Michigan 27 Cierre Wood Wake Forest *26 Jonas Gray Boston College *25 Jonas Gray USC 25 Jonas Gray Wake Forest 24 Cierre Wood Michigan 24 Cierre Wood Air Force *22 Cierre Wood Michigan State 22 Cierre Wood Michigan 21 Cierre Wood Maryland 20 Jonas Gray Air Force 19 Jonas Gray Maryland 19 Cierre Wood Purdue 19 Cierre Wood Michigan 18 Jonas Gray Purdue 18 Cierre Wood Pittsburgh 18 Cierre Wood USF 17 Jonas Gray Air Force 17 Andrew Hendrix Stanford 16 Cierre Wood Purdue 16 Jonas Gray Purdue 16 Cierre Wood Michigan State 16 Jonas Gray Michigan 15 George Atkinson III Navy 15 Cierre Wood Florida State OPPONENT EXPLOSIVE RUNNING PLAYS (15+ YARDS) Yards Player(s) Opponent 42 Ray Graham Pittsburgh 39 Denard Robinson Michigan 31 Stepfan Taylor Stanford 30 Mike DeWitt Air Force 29 Asher Clark Air Force 27 Anthon LaCoste Air Force *24 C.J. Brown Maryland 21 Asher Clark Air Force 19 David Baska Air Force 18 Denard Robinson Michigan 17 Darius Jones Air Force 17 Lindsey Lamar USF 16 Rolandan Finch Boston College 16 Akeem Hunt Purdue 15 Curtis McNeal USC 15 Marc Tyler USC 15 Curtis McNeal USC 15 Tyler Gaffney Stanford 15 John Howell Navy * touchdown scored on play

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MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS

Pct. 53.3 34.4 34.2 21.7 34.2

OPPONENTS' LONGEST PLAYS OF THE SEASON Rushing: 42, Ray Graham of Pittsburgh (9.24) Rushing Touchdown: 24, C.J. Brown of Maryland (11.12) Passing: 77, Junior Hemingway from Denard Robinson of Michigan (9.10) Passing Touchdown: 55, Coby Fleener from Andrew Luck of Stanford (11.26) Punt Return: 34, Terrence Mitchell of USF (9.3) Kick Return: 77, LaMarcus Joyner of Florida State (12.29) Interception Return: 54, Josh Bush of Wake Forest (11.5) Fumble Return: 96, Kayvon Webster of USF (9.3) Punt: 61, Cody Webster of Purdue (10.1) Field Goal: 49, Maikon Bonani of USF (9.3)

2011 REVIEW

Pct. 72.7 66.7 50.0 0.0 60.0

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FOURTH DOWN ATTEMPTS BY DISTANCE Yards Notre Dame Pct. Opp. 1-2 5-5 100.0 8-11 3-4 0-0 0.0 2-3 5-9 1-1 100.0 2-4 10+ 0-1 0.0 0-2 Total 6-7 85.7 12-20 OPPONENT EXPLOSIVE PASSING PLAYS (20+ YARDS)

NOTRE DAME'S LONGEST PLAYS OF THE SEASON Rushing: 79, Jonas Gray vs Pittsburgh (9.24) Rushing Touchdown: 79, Jonas Gray vs Pittsburgh (9.24) Passing: 56, Michael Floyd from Tommy Rees vs Navy (10.29) Passing Touchdown: 56, Michael Floyd from Tommy Rees vs Navy (10.29) Punt Return: 41, Michael Floyd vs Florida State (12.29) Kick Return: 96, George Atkinson III vs USC (10.22) Interception Return: 82, Robert Blanton vs Michigan State (9.17) Fumble Return: 29, Zeke Motta vs Florida State (12.29) Punt: 58, Ben Turk vs Maryland (11.12) Field Goal: 52, David Ruffer vs Maryland (11.12)

COACHES AND STAFF

Opp. 16-30 11-32 26-76 10-46 63-184

Opponent Michigan Michigan Stanford Michigan Michigan Florida State Air Force Florida State Stanford Michigan Michigan State USC Wake Forest Air Force Purdue Florida State Michigan State Michigan Michigan State Michigan State Maryland Boston College Boston College Wake Forest Purdue Purdue Maryland

THE FIGHTING IRISH

THIRD DOWN ATTEMPTS BY DISTANCE Yards Notre Dame Pct. 1-2 33-45 73.3 3-4 12-26 46.2 5-9 25-55 45.4 10+ 11-48 22.9 Total 81-174 46.6

Yards Player(s) 77 Junior Hemingway from Denard Robinson 64 Jeremy Gallon from Denard Robinson *55 Coby Fleener from Andrew Luck 45 Junior Hemingway from Denard Robinson *43 Junior Hemingway from Denard Robinson 42 Rashaad Greene from E.J. Manuel *36 Drew Coleman from Connor Dietz 33 Rashaad Greene from E.J. Manuel *28 Coby Fleener from Andrew Luck 27 Kelvin Grady from Denard Robinson 25 B.J. Cunningham from Kirk Cousins 25 Robert Woods from Matt Barkley 25 Michael Campanaro from Tanner Price 24 Jonathan Warzeka from Tim Jefferson 24 Antavian Edison from Caleb TerBush 23 Kenny Shaw from E.J. Manuel 22 B.J. Cunningham from Kirk Cousins *21 Vincent Smith from Denard Robinson 21 Dion Sims from Kirk Cousins 21 Todd Anderson from Kirk Cousins 21 Quintin McCree from C.J. Brown 21 Chris Pantale from Chase Rettig 21 Chris Pantale from Chase Rettig *20 Brandon Pendergrass from Tanner Price 20 Antavian Edison from Caleb TerBush 20 Antavian Edison from Robert Marve 20 Quintin McCree from Danny O'Brien * touchdown scored on play

Opponent Navy Stanford Wake Forest Navy Boston College USF Purdue Air Force Maryland Florida State Michigan State USF Maryland Michigan Boston College USF Michigan State Maryland Navy USF Michigan Stanford Stanford USC Navy Air Force USF Stanford Air Force USF Stanford Air Force Florida State USF Stanford Michigan State Michigan Air Force Michigan Michigan Boston College Air Force

2012 OUTLOOK

EXPLOSIVE PASSING PLAYS (20+ YARDS) Yards Player(s) *56 Michael Floyd from Tommy Rees 45 Theo Riddick from Andrew Hendrix *38 Tyler Eifert from Tommy Rees 37 Theo Riddick from Tommy Rees 37 Tyler Eifert from Tommy Rees 37 Tyler Eifert from Tommy Rees *35 Michael Floyd from Tommy Rees *34 Michael Floyd from Tommy Rees *34 Tyler Eifert from Tommy Rees 34 Tyler Eifert from Tommy Rees 33 Michael Floyd from Tommy Rees 31 Cierre Wood from Dayne Crist 31 Michael Floyd from Tommy Rees *29 Theo Riddick from Tommy Rees 27 Robby Toma from Tommy Rees 27 Theo Riddick from Tommy Rees *26 TJ Jones from Tommy Rees 26 Robby Toma from Tommy Rees 26 Michael Floyd from Tommy Rees 26 Michael Floyd from Dayne Crist 25 Michael Floyd from Tommy Rees 25 Michael Floyd from Andrew Hendrix 25 Michael Floyd from Andrew Hendrix 25 Theo Riddick from Tommy Rees 25 Michael Floyd from Tommy Rees *24 Theo Riddick from Tommy Rees *24 Michael Floyd from Tommy Rees 24 Tyler Eifert from Andrew Hendrix 24 Theo Riddick from Tommy Rees 23 TJ Jones from Tommy Rees 23 Tyler Eifert from Tommy Rees 23 TJ Jones from Tommy Rees 22 Tyler Eifert from Tommy Rees 22 Michael Floyd from Tommy Rees 22 Theo Riddick from Andrew Hendrix 22 Michael Floyd from Tommy Rees 22 Tyler Eifert from Tommy Rees 22 Tyler Eifert from Andrew Hendrix 21 Michael Floyd from Tommy Rees 21 Michael Floyd from Tommy Rees 20 Robby Toma from Tommy Rees 20 Cierre Wood from Tommy Rees * touchdown scored on play

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NOTRE DAME AND OPPONENT SUPERLATIVES INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes Yards Rushing TD Rushes Long Rush Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing TD Passes Long Pass Receptions Yards Receiving TD Receptions

26 191 3 79 41 30 315 4 56 13 159 2

Long Reception Field Goals Long Field Goal Punts Punting Avg

56 3 52 8 44.0

Long Punt Punts inside 20 Long Punt Return Long Kickoff Return Tackles

58 4 41 96 14

Sacks

2.0

Tackles For Loss

3.0

Interceptions

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TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes Yards Rushing Yards Per Rush TD Rushes Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing Yards Per Pass TD Passes Total Plays Total Offense Yards Per Play Points Sacks By First Downs Penalties Penalty Yards Turnovers

46 287 9.2 7 49 31 391 10.4 4 84 560 8.6 59 6 34 10 85 5

Interceptions By Punts Punting Avg

3 8 44.0

Long Punt Punts inside 20 Long Punt Return

58 4 41

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Cierre Wood vs Boston College (11.19) Cierre Wood at Purdue (10.1) Jonas Gray vs Navy (10.29) Jonas Gray at Pittsburgh (9.24) Tommy Rees at Pittsburgh (9.24) Tommy Rees vs Maryland (11.12) Tommy Rees at Michigan (9.10) Tommy Rees vs Air Force (10.8) Tommy Rees vs Navy (10.29) Michael Floyd at Michigan (9.10) Michael Floyd at Michigan (9.10) Michael Floyd vs USF (9.3) Theo Riddick at Michigan (9.10) Michael Floyd vs Navy (10.29) David Ruffer vs Boston College (11.19) David Ruffer vs Maryland (11.12) Ben Turk vs Boston College (11.19) Ben Turk at Purdue (10.1) Ben Turk vs Boston College (11.19) Ben Turk vs Maryland (11.12) Ben Turk vs Florida State (12.29) Michael Floyd vs Florida State (12.29) George Atkinson III vs USC (10.22) Manti Te'o vs USF (9.3) Harrison Smith vs USC (10.22) Darius Fleming at Pittsburgh (9.24) Manti Te'o at Purdue (10.1) Jamoris Slaughter vs Florida State (12.29) Robert Blanton vs Michigan State (9.17) Darius Fleming at Pittsburgh (9.24) Manti Te'o at Purdue (10.1) Gary Gray at Michigan (9.10) Robert Blanton at Michigan (9.10) Zeke Motta at Michigan (9.10) Robert Blanton vs Michigan State (9.17) Gary Gray at Purdue (10.1) Jamoris Slaughter vs Air Force (10.8) Lo Wood vs Maryland (11.12) Darius Fleming at Stanford (11.26) vs Maryland (11.12) at Purdue (10.1) vs Air Force (10.8) vs Navy (10.29) vs USF (9.3) vs USF (9.3) vs USF (9.3) vs Navy (10.29) vs Air Force (10.8) vs Maryland (11.12) vs Air Force (10.8) vs Air Force (10.8) vs Air Force (10.8) at Pittsburgh (9.24) at Purdue (10.1) at Stanford (11.26) at Pittsburgh (9.24) at Purdue (10.1) vs USF (9.3) at Michigan (9.10) at Michigan (9.10) vs Boston College (11.19) at Purdue (10.1) vs Boston College (11.19) vs Maryland (11.12) vs Florida State (12.29) vs Florida State (12.29)

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes 24 Yards Rushing 118 TD Rushes

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Long Rush Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing TD Passes

42 53 34 338 4

Long Pass Receptions

77 12

Yards Receiving TD Receptions

165 2

Long Reception Field Goals Long Field Goal Punts Punting Avg Long Punt Punts inside 20 Long Punt Return Long Kickoff Return Tackles Sacks Tackles For Loss

77 3 49 9 47.2 61 6 34 7 14 2.0 3.0

Interceptions

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OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes 60 Yards Rushing 363 Yards Per Rush 6.1 TD Rushes 2 Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing Yards Per Pass TD Passes

54 34 338 14.1 4

Total Plays Total Offense Yards Per Play Points Sacks By First Downs Penalties Penalty Yards Turnovers Interceptions By

88 565 9.0 35 5 32 13 118 3 3

Punts Punting Avg Long Punt Punts inside 20 Long Punt Return

9 47.2 61 6 34

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Curtis McNeal, vs USC (10.22) Curtis McNeal, vs USC (10.22) Stephon Taylor, at Stanford (11.26) Denard Robinson, at Michigan (9.10) Tim Jefferson, vs Air Force (10.8) Jonathan Lee, vs Air Force (10.8) Jarvis Cummings, vs Navy (10.29) Josh Harris, at Wake Forest (11.5) D.J. Adams, vs Maryland (11.12) C.J. Brown, vs Maryland (11.12) Josh Bordner, vs Boston College (11.19) Ray Graham, at Pittsburgh (9.24) Kirk Cousins, vs Michigan State (9.17) Kirk Cousins, vs Michigan State (9.17) Denard Robinson, at Michigan (9.10) Denard Robinson, at Michigan (9.10) Andew Luck, at Stanford (11.26) Denard Robinson, at Michigan (9.10) B.J. Cunningham, vs Michigan State (9.17) Robert Woods, vs USC (10.22) Junior Hemingway, at Michigan (9.10) Robert Woods, vs USC (10.22) Coby Fleener, at Stanford (11.26) Junior Hemingway, at Michigan (9.10) Maikon Bonani, vs USF (9.3) Maikon Bonani, vs USF (9.3) Ryan Quigley, vs Boston College (11.19) Sean Powell, vs Florida State (12.29) Cody Webster, at Purdue (10.1) Ryan Quigley, vs Boston College (11.19) Terrance Mitchell, vs USF (9.3) LaMarcus Joyner, vs Florida State (12.29) Luke Kuechly, vs Boston College (11.19) Chase Thomas, at Stanford (11.26) Alex Twine, vs Maryland (11.12) Chase Thomas, at Stanford (11.26) Josh Bush, at Wake Forest (11.5)

vs Air Force (10.8) vs Air Force (10.8) vs Air Force (10.8) vs Air Force (10.8) vs Maryland (11.12) vs Michigan State (9.17) vs Michigan State (9.17) at Michigan (9.10) at Michigan (9.10) at Michigan (9.10) at Stanford (11.26) vs Air Force (10.8) vs Air Force (10.8) at Michigan (9.10) at Michigan (9.10) at Stanford (11.26) vs Air Force (10.8) at Purdue (10.1) at Purdue (10.1) at Michigan (9.10) vs USF (9.3) vs Florida State (12.29) vs Boston College (11.19) vs Florida State (12.29) at Purdue (10.1) vs Boston College (11.19) vs USF (9.3)

2 012 SC HED U L E September

October

November

1 vs. Navy ............................................................

(Dublin, Ireland)

6 MIAMI ...........................................

3 PITTSBURGH .......................................

8 PURDUE .................................................

13 STANFORD ...........................................

15 at Michigan State....................................... TBD

20 BYU .........................................................

22 MICHIGAN ............................................

27 at Oklahoma................................................ TBD

(Soldier Field, Chicago)

10 at Boston College....................................... TBD 17 WAKE FOREST ....................................

24 at USC............................................................. TBD