IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Equanimeous St. Brown pads Notre Dame receiving numbers” – South Bend Tribune NDInsider

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St. Brown padded his team-leading totals with four more catches, 182 more yards and two long touchdowns in a 50-33 squashing of Syracuse Saturday at MetLife Stadium. … with 25 for 541 and six scores on the season, the owner of one career catch coming into this season is ahead of [Will] Fuller’s All-America pace of last season. … The 79-yard touchdown pass from DeShone Kizer to St. Brown on the opening play from scrimmage was the longest completion of the season for Notre Dame and the sixth-longest pass play of the Brian Kelly Era. … the Irish had five scoring plays of 50 yards or more against the Orange, with St. Brown accounting for two of them.

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… 1. St. Brown emerges as go-to target in Hunter’s absence: A different wide receiver steps up every year. T.J. Jones transformed into the go-to target in 2013, Will Fuller had a breakout season the following year and he delivered the same kind of production in 2015. Senior Torii Hunter Jr. was expected to lead an inexperienced group of wide receivers and in two and a half quarters of action, he has. But sophomore Equanimeous St. Brown snared five receptions for 75 yards against Texas—he also scored the Irish’s first two touchdowns. …

IRISH VIDEO HIGHLIGHT: Notre Dame Touchdown vs. Texas, 1st Quarter, Kizer to St. Brown 13-yard TD Pass

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Notre Dame gets on the board 7-0 in their first offensive drive at Texas, with a 13-yard touchdown pass from DeShone Kizer to Equanimeous St. Brown.  Kizer lofts a well-placed pass to the outside shoulder of a leaping St. Brown near the left sideline, five yards deep in the end zone. The Texas defender had decent height, at 6-2, yet the 6-5 St. Brown combined physical size with athleticism and grace, to snag the well-thrown ball for the score and get his right foot down just in-bounds. It would be Notre Dame’s only score in a first quarter that ended with the score 7-7.