IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Kizer covers for shaky D as Notre Dame beats Syracuse 50-33” – AP/Chicago Daily Herald

Notre Dame will count this as progress after a week of upheaval and adjustments for a beleaguered defense. … Notre Dame tightened up its tackling and held Syracuse to seven points in the second half, and DeShone Kizer made up for most of the Irish’s ills with one of the best passing games in school history. … a career-best 471 yards … the Fighting Irish snapped a two-game losing streak by defeating Syracuse 50-33 …. In the first game since coach Brian Kelly fired coordinator Brian VanGorder, the Irish (2-3) allowed more than 30 points for the fourth time this season and 489 yards to Syracuse’s up-tempo spread offense. … The tackling on punt coverage still needs work. Syracuse’s Brisly Estime had a 74-yard return late in the first half that setup a touchdown and left Kelly fuming …. Estime added a 38-yard return.

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