Player of the Game Down,” Irish Coach Brian Kelly Game Scoring Touchdowns on out the Defense and [Golson] Said
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NOTRE DAME 21, BOSTON COLLEGE 6 | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2012 | ndSMCOBSERVER.COM Staying perfect Irish use long drives to build lead, hold on to beat Eagles on same day No. 1 Alabama falls comfortable with each other,” Junior linebacker Prince Kelly said. “Getting the ball to Shembo said the Irish were pre- Eifert is very important and pared for the various plays. putting the ball in a good po- “We knew this was like sition where he can go up and their Super Bowl so we knew use his size. That’s what I liked there was going to be a lot of tonight. The little nuances of trick plays and stuff like that. [Golson’s] game tonight is he Everyone was ready and pre- put the ball in areas where Tyler pared,” Shembo said. can play [6-foot-5] because if he Junior cornerback Bennett can play at that size, he’s hard to Jackson led the Irish defense defend.” with a team-high eight tackles, Notre Dame turned the including seven solo stops and ball over twice on fumbles by one tackle for loss. Shembo re- Riddick and sophomore run- corded three sacks in the win. ning back George Atkinson. The “I wasn’t doing anything spe- Irish now have five turnovers in cial, just chasing quarterbacks,” the past two games. Shembo said. “In the past “The only thing I’m not happy weeks, I would get to the quar- with is the turnovers, we’ve got terback and he would throw the to take better care of the foot- ball every time, throw it out of ball. They played hard and they bounds. This guy wanted to played physical for four quar- hold it so I was like ‘All right, ters,” Kelly said. “These are guys cool, it’s about time.’” that have carried the ball a lot, Graduate student defen- they’ve got to do a better job.” sive end Kapron Lewis-Moore The Irish defense allowed just and sophomore defensive end 300 total yards of offense, in- Stephon Tuitt each added sacks cluding only 53 rushing yards. of their own. The Eagles were creative on Te’o bolstered his Heisman offense, calling screens and Trophy candidacy with five reverses to try and catch Notre tackles an interception in the Dame off guard. fourth quarter. It was his sixth “There were some plays where of the season, the most in a sin- you thought you were at Disney gle year by an Irish linebacker. World, there was Mickey Mouse Te’o leads the country in turn- MACKENZIE SAIN | The Observer plays everywhere,” senior line- overs forced, with two fumble Sophomore quarterback Everett Golson throws a pass under heavy pressure from Eagles junior linebacker backer Manti Te’o said. “There recoveries in addition to his six Steele Divitto during Notre Dame’s 21-6 win over Boston College at Alumni Stadium on Saturday. were reverses, screens, that was picks. the most screens I’ve ever de- “When you need a big play, By MATTHEW DeFRANKS Golson finished the game 39 in the red zone,” Kelly said. fended in one game. Our guys he’s going to be around the foot- Associate Sports Editor rushing yards on 11 carries. “Once he starts playing at the came out and everyone flew to ball,” Kelly said. “We got a great push up front level we need him in the red the ball. When something hap- Te’o said the Irish can still be CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — and I was able to run for the zone, we’ll start scoring touch- pened, was somebody there.” better. An early 95-yard touchdown first downs,” Golson said. “I like downs and not just field goals.” Eagles junior quarterback “We can do better with our ef- drive was all No. 4 Notre Dame to think that’s what makes me, Two series after Boston Chase Rettig was 27-for-43 for fort,” he said. “We can do better needed as it beat Boston College me. … It also takes the other College (2-8) cut the Notre 247 yards and an interception. executing. We’ll come back on 21-6 in front of 44,500 people at guys around you to comple- Dame lead to 7-3 with junior He was also sacked five times. Sunday and Monday and cor- Alumni Stadium on Saturday. ment you and can finish the kicker Nate Freese’s 36-yard Boston College became the rect the mistakes and get ready Irish sophomore quarter- play off.” field goal, Notre Dame scored fifth team to not score a touch- for Wake Forest.” back Everett Golson engineered Dating back to the Pittsburgh again on a long drive. down against Notre Dame. The Irish will welcome the the 13-play, 95-yard march on game, Notre Dame converted This time, the Irish went 87 “I think they ran every play Demon Deacons to Notre Dame Notre Dame’s first possession on 12 consecutive third downs yards in 16 plays, taking up imaginable,” Kelly said. “Our Stadium on Saturday at 3:30 of the game, going 3-for-5 and before an incompletion in the 8:30 of the second quarter. guys defensively saw so many p.m. scoring on a 2-yard touchdown third quarter. Notre Dame went 4-for-4 on different plays tonight but they plunge on third-and-goal. “It’s something we harped on, third down on a drive capped kept fighting and kept them out Contact Matthew DeFranks at The Irish (10-0) were 3-for-3 a lot of repetition,” senior run- by a 7-yard touchdown pass to of the end zone.” [email protected] on third downs on the opening ning back Theo Riddick said. Niklas. The grab was Niklas’ drive and converted their first “Everyone was very detail-ori- first touchdown of his career. 10 attempts on third down for ented in what they were doing. Riddick, who ran for 104 yards the game. Golson picked up six Everyone was on the same page on 18 attempts, said Golson was first downs on the ground. and it worked out tonight.” the key to the long drives. “We did a nice job on third Notre Dame entered the “Long drives are going to tire PLAYER OF THE GAME down,” Irish coach Brian Kelly game scoring touchdowns on out the defense and [Golson] said. “Our quarterback play was less than half of its red zone made perfect checks and he really good, picked up one of the chances but converted all three knew what he was doing and it EVERETT GOLSON best plays I think he had when red zone trips into touchdowns was a result of his play,” Riddick NOTRE DAME QUARTERBACK he ran it on third down, put Saturday, including scoring said. his foot in the ground and ran passes to sophomore tight end Senior tight end Tyler Eifert Golson only threw for 200 yards but completed 16 of his 24 passes and north and south and showed Troy Niklas and graduate stu- continued to develop a rap- did not turn the ball over. He continuously converted third-down some real toughness. We were dent receiver John Goodman. port with Golson, grabbing six runs into first downs and accounted for all three Notre Dame touch- effective because our quarter- “Everett Golson played the catches for 67 yards. downs. The sophomore signal caller also ran for 39 yards on 11 car- back was effective tonight.” way he needs to play, especially “I think they’re feeling more ries, making him Notre Dame’s second-leading rusher for the game. 2 ThE OBSERVER | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2012| ndSMCOBSERVER.COM INSIDER REPORT CARD QUARTERBACKS A- Everett Golson had another solid performance as a game manager and avoided any turnovers. He made plays with his legs as well while Tommy Rees was per- fect in his one play of action. RUNNING BACKS B- Theo Riddick topped 100 yards again but the Irish backs were marred by turnovers. Riddick lost a fumble and George Atkinson also coughed the ball up. Cierre Wood was almost a non-factor, getting only six carries. RECEIVERS B Tyler Eifert had another nice game as Golson contin- ues to look for him on offense. He had six catches for 67 yards. TJ Jones had key catches on third down while John Goodman and Troy Niklas each made their only reception count, scoring touchdowns. OFFENSIVE LINE A- The offensive line continued their quiet dominance of opponent, this time opening holes and allowing the Irish to average 4.6 yards per carry. The unit also did not allow the Eagles to sack Golson. EILEEN VEIHMEYER | The Observer DEFENSIVE LINE Notre Dame captains, from left to right, linebacker Manti Te’o, defensive end Kapron Lewis-Moore, of- fensive tackle Zack Martin and tight end Tyler Eifert walk out together for the coin toss Saturday. A Every game, the defensive line seems to get better. They continously pressured Chase Rettig and did not allow the Eagles to establish any rushing game. Boston College managed just 2.3 yards per carry as Stephon Notre Dame continues to Tuitt and Kapron Lewis-Moore tallied sacks. LINEBACKERS tune out noise, history A- Prince Shembo was the star of the linebacking corps, outshining Manti Te’o with three sacks. Te’o recorded the edge, exploiting a huge Eagles. The players knew that five tackles while also intercepting a Boston College Chris Allen talent advantage in the and did what they needed to pass. Ishaq Williams also had a solid game with three Sports Editor trenches and at the skill posi- do to get the win.