CHICAGO (AP) No brawls, zero chippiness. Not high of a game, either.
So considerably regarding horrible ol' Notre Dame -Miami.
Cierre Wood in addition to George Atkinson I afforded Notre Dame it has the very first 100-yard hurrying duo within a decade, and came off of this counter to help lead your No. 9 Irish to help your 41-3 wining over Miami with Saturday overnight around what had been an extremely tame sequel towards excited ''Catholics vs. Convicts'' rivalry.
''We decided not to enjoy sensible enough, we all didn't engage in self-displined enough and most people decided not to create sufficient plays,'' Miami trainer Al Golden said. ''It's in which simple.''
The Irish improved upon to be able to 5-0 pertaining to once considering that 2002. Their 587 yards involving felony was some sort of season high, and also their 376 back yards rushing was their own nearly all since Nov. 11, 2000. Wood experienced 118 yards rushing along with a couple touchdowns, as well as Atkinson added 123 back yards in addition to a further score. Golson, who sat the best series when disciplining them severely intended for featuring upwards late pertaining to practice, finished his or her first 6 months time goes over as well as finished 17 of 22 regarding 186 back yards passing. He in addition played regarding 51 yards.
''We sensed similar to many of us located the right way to manage this sports today,'' Notre Dame discipline Brian Kelly said. ''Our online game package seemed to be nestled upon working your football, which will equates to period involving control intended for us. We sensed for instance if we could maintain these individuals coming from receiving the huge plays, in addition to many of us could operate the actual football, that is taking place , our recipe for success
Notre Dame's safeguard stored Miami (4-2) to 285 yards following your Hurricanes had piled upwards 1,260 back yards and eighty six points in their earlier a pair of games. A half-dozen drops, such as a couple several touchdowns by way of Phillip Dorsett on Miami's pretty initial drive, did not help. Neither managed enough time of possession, where Notre Dame experienced a enormous 39:08-20:52 advantage.
Notre Dame ended up leaning on its protection to stay undefeated.
''I think this game ended up being needed,'' Golson said. ''I do not know necessarily in relation to my self-assurance nonetheless just for that team's confidence, that offense's confidence.''
Miami's merely points came up about Jake Wieclaw's 28-yard domain intention inside first quarter. The Hurricanes obtained the actual Notre Dame seven past due while in the fourth one fourth exclusively for you to move the ball around about downs.
''It had been truly lopsided with regards to these individuals obtaining the ball, and most people failed to obviously have very much opportunity. The times many of us complete include opportunities, i was for the field plus we were off,'' quarterback Stephen Morris said. ''We aren't able to win games for instance that.''
Back inside 1980s, Notre Dame-Miami has been perhaps the nastiest, many hotly contested rivalry around university football. Most entertaining, too.
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