Author: Leprechaun Express - Steve Welsh

NEWSLINK WJCL: Georgia Tech Falls to Notre Dame

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No. 14 Georgia Tech couldn’t fix its mistakes fast enough against eighth-ranked Notre Dame.
“It was like popcorn. One guy you’d get fixed, then the other guy would mess up,” Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson said. “Against good players, you can’t have missed assignments.”
The Yellow Jackets closed to 30-22 when Patrick Skov scored a pair of touchdowns on passes of 24 and 15 yards from Justin Thomas in the final minute after A.J. Gray recovered the onside kick by Harrison Butker. But Notre Dame’s Torii Hunter Jr. recovered a second onside kick try to end Georgia Tech’s hopes.
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NEWSLINK Chicago Tribune: For Notre Dame it’s win some (games) and lose some (players)

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Brian Kelly’s evaluation of DeShone Kizer’s first start?

“Good. There’s a lot to get better,” the Notre Dame coach said of his redshirt freshman quarterback after the Irish’s 30-22 victory over Georgia Tech on Saturday.

And safety Drue Tranquill’s right knee?

“Doesn’t look good,” Kelly said, adding Tranquill will undergo an MRI on Sunday. “We’re not optimistic at this point.”

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NEWSLINK South Bend Tribune: CJ Prosise thriving in Notre Dame’s backfield

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C.J. Prosise grinned at the hypothetical.

What if Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly had dreamt up this running back experiment earlier in the senior’s career?

“Well it’s definitely great so far,” Prosise understated after rushing for 198 yards on 22 carries and three TDs Saturday in his third game at his new position and only second start there.

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NEWSLINK UND.Com: TRANSCRIPT: Notre Dame vs. Georgia Tech – Post-Game Quotes

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Hear from the coaches and players following the Irish win over Georgia Tech.

COACH KELLY: Obviously my staff, coaches, I thought we had a very good plan. Our players executed it and beat a very good football team in Georgia Tech.

All those things have to come together when you’re playing a team like Georgia Tech, in particular a team that is prolific offensively.

I think our defensive plan was outstanding. I think our team executed it up until maybe the last couple of minutes where we probably lost a little bit of our focus. But all in all, just a tremendous performance by our football team.

Overcoming a lot offensively with a freshman quarterback going in there, playing well, DeShone, opportunistic offensively. Running the football effectively when it was difficult at times to run the football.

It was a program win today. Having to overcome injuries, playing a very good football team in Georgia Tech this early after two very difficult teams.

Really pleased with the way our kids executed in all areas.

So with that I’ll open it up to questions.

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NEWSLINK AP/UND.Com: “#8 Irish Defeat #14 Georgia Tech 30-22”

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NOTRE DAME, Ind. – C.J. Prosise provided the flash for the Fighting Irish with three touchdowns and 198 yards rushing, including a 91-yard TD run that was the longest run in Notre Dame Stadium history, and the defense provided the grit.

A pair of touchdowns for 14th-ranked Georgia Tech from Justin Thomas to Patrick Skov in the final minute, the second coming after a recovered onside kick, brought some drama before No. 8 Notre Dame’s Torii Hunter Jr. recovered a second onside kick to clinch the 30-22 victory Saturday.

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