THIRD
THIRD AND
THIRD AND LONG, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THEY CAN HOLD UP IN THIRD
AND LONG SITUATIONS.
THESE SITUATIONS, THESE ARE
MANAGEABLE.
MANAGEABLE. DAVID BELL HERE, PAYNE DURHAM AS
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. >>
WELL. >> Mike: THE TWO TOP RECEIVERS
SIDE-BY-SIDE, SWING IT OUT, WILL
HE GET THERE?
SIDE-BY-SIDE, SWING IT OUT, WILL HE GET THERE?D OPEN UP OPPORTUN
TIGHT END PAYNE DURHAM.
ONE PLAY OUT, BELL IS BACK IN.
>> Mike: HE'S AT THE BOTTOM OF
YOUR SCREEN FOR THIRD AND TEN.
THANKS, DREW.
THANKS, DREW. WE GOT A SAFETY OVER
FINERAN, A GRAD STUDENT, IN THE
SOUTHERN CONFERENCE LAST YEAR.
WIND'S NOT A FACTOR, 34-YARD
ATTEMPT. REALLY BEEN
GIVEN A SHORT FIELD.
PURDUE'S BEEN RUNNING THE BALL
EFFECTIVELY THUS FAR, FINDING
THE SHORT, QUICK COMPLETIONS,
FINDING THEMSELVES IN THE THIRD
DOWN SITUATIONS.
DOWN SITUATIONS. HERE THEY ARE SECOND AND TEN.
TJ SHEFFIELD, PRESSURE AT THE
EDGE. ON TO IT FOR
QUITE SOME TIME.
MOST THE TROPHY GAMES THAT NOTRE
DAME PLAYS, THEY'VE HELD ON TO.
BUT WITH THE SHILLELAGH AND THE
PURDUE OFFENSE, IT'S AN EMPTY
CASE TODAY.
CASE TODAY. THEY'D LIKE TO CHANGE THAT
TONIGHT. KYLE
TONIGHT. KYLE HAMILTON AND THE DEFENDER IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE FIELD AS A SAFETY,
FLORIDA STATE, WITH HIS TWO
INTERCEPTIONS.
INTERCEPTIONS. WE SEE IT THERE IN THE RUN GAME.
>> Drew: THIS IS THE MOMENTUM
THAT NOTRE DAME NEEDS.
REALLY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO
ANYTHING WITH JACK COAN,
FITTING IT IN BETWEEN THE
UNDERNEATH DEFENDER AND THE
SAFETY OVER THE TOP.
>> Mike: QUARTERBACK CHANGE,
TYLER BUCHNER COMES IN FOR HIS
FIRST SNAP FROM NOTRE DAME.
THE FRESH, NUMBER 46.
TRYING TO GET TO THE EDGE.
>> Drew: THEY HAVE TO GO FOR IT
HERE, MIKE.
HERE, MIKE. JACK COAN BACK IN THE GAME.
APPEARS TO BE WHAT THEY'RE
DOING.
DOING.
DOING. FOURTH AND THREE.
PLENTY OF PLAYS IN THE PLAYBOOK
THAT FIT THIS PROFILE,
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'VE GOT A
TIGHT END LIKE MICHAEL,
RECEIVERS OUTSIDE THAT MATCH UP
WELL AGAINST THESE PURDUE DBs.
>> Mike: SO THE STARTER, COAN,
COMES BACK IN, HE IS TWO OF SIX
PASSING.
PASSING.
PASSING. AVERY DAVIS.
AVERY DAVIS. >> Drew: I LIKE IT.
WE CALL THAT EXPLODE, GET TO AN
EMPTY SET, QUICK SNAP, FIND YOUR
BEST MATCHUP.
BEST MATCHUP. >> Mike: NOTRE DAME TOUCHDOWN.
IT'S BRILLIANT.
IT'S BRILLIANT. >> Drew: GREAT CALL BY TOMMY
REESE HERE, QUICK SHIFT THAT
THROWS PURDUE OFF A LITTLE BIT,
THEY DROP A DEFENSEMA
THROWS PURDUE OFF A LITTLE BIT, THEY DROP A DEFENSIVE LINEMAN.
REALLY GREAT EXECUTION BY THOSE
THEY DROP A DEFENSIVE LINEMAN. REALLY GREAT EXECUTION BY THOSEN
THEY DROP A DEFENSIVE LINEMAN. REALLY GREAT EXECUTION BY THOSE
GREAT POSITION.
GREAT POSITION. HE WAS RIGHT ON HIS BACK.
THERE'S NO NEED TO GRAB HIM.
JUST PUT YOURSELF IN THE
POSITION WHERE YOU SEE THE BALL
THROWN, YOU CAN JUMP IN FRONT
AND KNOCK IT DOWN.
>> Mike: FROM THE 32, TAKING A
SHOT.
SHOT.
SHOT. DOWN THE SIDELINE, INCOMPLETE.
THE FLAG COMES HERE AS
DOWN THE SIDELINE, INCOMPLETE. GOING AG COMES HERE AS
DOWN THE SIDELINE, INCOMPLETE. GOING TO COMES HERE AS
DOWN THE SIDELINE, INCOMPLETE. GOING TO HAVE HERE AS
DOWN THE SIDELINE, INCOMPLETE. GOING TO HAVE TOERE AS
DOWN THE SIDELINE, INCOMPLETE. GOING TO HAVE TO RE AS
DOWN THE SIDELINE, INCOMPLETE. GOING TO HAVE TO SHOWS
DOWN THE SIDELINE, INCOMPLETE. GOING TO HAVE TO SHOW THAT HE'S
CAPABLE OF STANDING IN THE
POCKET AND THROWING THE BALL
DOWN THE FIELD.
AND THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE HE'S
THE READY TO DO IT, ESPECIALLY
IN A SPOT LIKE THIS.
AT THE TEN, THIRD AND THREE.
THIS, HIS SHORTEST ATTEMPT OF
THE SEASON.
THE SEASON. AND FROM 28 YARDS, DOERER KNOCKS
THE SEASON. 45-YARD 28 YARDS, DOERER KNOCKS
THE SEASON. 45-YARD THROW RDS, DOERER KNOCKS
THE SEASON. 45-YARD THROW ONS, DOERER KNOCKS
THE SEASON. 45-YARD THROW ON , DOERER KNOCKS
THE SEASON. 45-YARD THROW ON THIS RER KNOCKS
THE SEASON. 45-YARD THROW ON THIS OUT KNOCKS
THE SEASON. 45-YARD THROW ON THIS OUT AND KS
OUT TO THE FIELD BUT HE DELIVERS
IT ACCURATELY.
IT ACCURATELY. AGAIN, THAT'S WORKING TO HIS
STRENGTHS RIGHT NOW.
>> Mike: GREAT THROWING, SECOND
AND ONE.
AND ONE.
AND ONE. FIRST DOWN PIC
RIGHT?
RIGHT?
RIGHT? >>
RIGHT? >> Drew: THAT'S RIGHT.
>> Mike: THIRD AND EIGHT OUT OF
THE PURDUE CALLED TIME-OUT.
SIX UP AT THE LINE THERE.
HOW MANY ARE COMING?
>> Drew: HERE WE GO.
MICHAEL MAYER, JALEN GRAHAM,
GOING TO BE A MATCHUP.
THAT TAUSTIN.
THAT TAUSTIN. NO COMPLETIONS.
NO COMPLETIONS. JONATHAN DOERER FOR 45 OFF THE
LEFT HALF.
JONATHAN DOERER FOR 45 OFF THE LEFT HALF.P IT IN
FRONT OF YOU, NO SENSE IN
PLAYING MANNED COVERAGE AND
TAKING A CHANCE ON JUST A
ONE-ON-ONE MATCHUP.
ONE-ON-ONE MATCHUP. FLAG ON TOSH BAKER MAKING HIS
START FOR THE FIRST TIME IN
COLLEGE.
COLLEGE.
COLLEGE. BUCHNER, GOT AWAY FROM
KARLAFTIS, GOING TO GET THE
FIRST?
FIRST?
FIRST? THERE HE GOES.
WHAT A RUN BY
THERE HE GOES. WHAT A RUN BY4,
NOTRE DAME HAS TWO TIME-OUTS.
YOU'VE GOT PLENTY OF TIME HERE.
SECOND AND TEN E.
YOU'VE GOT PLENTY OF TIME HERE. SECOND AND TEN E..
FIND ANOTHER COMPLETION.
YOU CAN RUN IT. CHANCE TO JUMP E
THE PLAY.
THE PLAY.
THE PLAY. HE'LL EITHER CATCH IT OR GET A
P.I. IN THAT CASE.
TOUGH TO MISS OUT ON THOSE
OPPORTUNITIES.
OPPORTUNITIES. >> Mike: IRISH NOW FACE A THIRD
AND TEN.
AND TEN.
AND TEN. AND COAN STEPS UP.
JUST A HALF STEP AWAY FROM
>> Mike: SECOND AND TEN.
EMPTY AGAIN.
EMPTY AGAIN. ANOTHER THROW.
ANOTHER THROW. ANOTHER BLITZ BY THE IRISH. DAD
BOILERMAKERS AS WELL.
FROM WEST LAFAYETTE.
FROM THE 30, AGAIN PRESSURE.
AND IT'S INCOMPLETE. DIFFERENT
PERSON ON OFFENSE CAN MEAN FOR A
DEFENSIVE SUBSTITUTION.
DEFENSIVE SUBSTITUTION. THERE ARE 11 ON THE FIELD.
37 FOR THE BOILERMAKERS.
PLUMMER THROWS.
PLUMMER THROWS.
>>
>> Mike:
>> Mike: GOOD THROW. >> Drew: PURDUE HAD PUT TOGETHER
A REALLY GOOD DRIVE THERE.
THE BALL WAS CERTAINLY
CATCHABLE.
CATCHABLE. YOU GOT TO MAKE THAT PLAY IN
THAT SITUATION.
THAT SITUATION. >> Mike: GOOD THROW.
HERE'S FI NE RAN.
MADE ONE FROM 34, GOING TO TRY
TO DO IT AGAIN.
FROM THE RIGHT HASH.
.
.
. >>
. >> Drew: KARLAFTIS LINED UP HERE
OVER THE RIGHT TACKLE.
YOU CAN SEE THIS MATCHUP.
>> Mike: EXPERIENCED JOSH LUGG.
WALK HIM BACK.
DOWN FIELD.
DOWN FIELD. AVERY DAVIS THIS TIME, ALL THE
WAY HOME.
WAY HOME.
WAY HOME. NOTRE DAME TOUCHDOWN!
62 YARDS.
62 YARDS.
62 YARDS. WATCH PURDUE'S SAFETIES.
THEY'RE LOW.
THEY'RE LOW. THEY'RE PLAYING THESE
INTERMEDIATE ROUTES.
INTERMEDIATE ROUTES. AVERY DAVIS, THESE ARE THE
ROUTES THAT THEY MISS ON IN THE
FIRST HALF.
FIRST HALF. >> Drew: BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO
MAKE PERFECT THROW BY JACK COAN,
GREAT SET-UP NOT WITH US EARLIE,
MAKE PERFECT THROW BY JACK COAN, GREAT SET-UP NOT WITH US EARLIE
HORVATH IS OUT FOR AT LEAST A
MONTH FOR SURGERY ON A BROKEN
FIBULA.
FIBULA.
FIBULA. HE DESPERATELY WANTED TO PLAY IN
THIS GAME.
THIS GAME. HE'S FROM INDIANA.
THIS WAS THE HOMETOWN GAME HE
DREAMED OF PLAYING.
PURDUE MISSES HIM.
BUT DOERUE TAKING HIS
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE
SO, WATCH THE CORNER BLITZ HERE
INTO THE BOUNDARY.
>> Drew: YOU SEE ALL THE LINEMEN
ARE SLANTING BECAUSE THEY KNOW
THEY'VE GOT THIS CORNER.
HE'S RESPONSIBLE NOW TO MAKE THE
TACKLE.
TACKLE.
TACKLE. IF HE MISSES IT, THAT'S WHAT
ALLOWS THE RUNNING BACK NOW TO
GET INTO THE SECONDARY, SECOND
LEVEL, YOU GOT A RECEIVER TO
BLOCK THE SAFETY.
THAT'S WHERE THE BIG PLAYS HAVE
COME AGAINST NOTRE DAME HERE IN
THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS IS REALLY
JUST MISSED TACKLES ON THE
SECOND LEVEL.
SECOND LEVEL. >> Mike: 31, LONGEST RUN FOR
DOERUE.
DOERUE.
DOERUE. AND PLUMMER TRIES -- FLAG BY
DOERUE. AND PLUMMER TRIES -- FLAG BYHT
EVENTUALLY ON THE ANNOUNCEMENT.
IT WAS 6, LEWIS.
>> Drew: ONE YARD PENALTY.
>> Mike: BUT OBVIOUSLY, FRESH
SET OF DOWNS FOR PURDUE.
AND PLUMMER'S GOING TO TRY TO
HIT IT IN THE AIR.
WHAT A CATCH FROM THE TOUCHDOWN
BY MILTON WRIGHT.
MILTON WRIGHT SNEAKING BEHIND
THE DEFENDER, HART, BROUGHT IT
IN WITH THAT RIGHT ARM AND THE
BOILERMAKERS HAVE THEIR FIRST
TOUCHDOWN OF THE AFTERNOON.
>> Drew: USUALLY YOU THROW
ROUTES TO THE BOUNDARY, NOT TO
THE FIELD BUT THEY GO TO THE
FIELD THIS TIME AND WRIGHT, WHAT
A CATCH.
A CATCH.
A CATCH. HE'S ABLE TO SHIELD OFF THE
DEFENDERS, RIGHT HAND, TRAPS IT
AGAINST HIS CHEST.
GETS BOTH FEET DOWN.
WOULD HAVE BEEN A TOUCHDOWN IN
THE NFL.
WOULD HAVE BEEN A TOUCHDOWN IN THE NFL.TTLE 1812 OVERTURE AS W
WOULD HAVE BEEN A TOUCHDOWN IN THE NFL.TTLE 1812 OVERTURE AS WE
WOULD HAVE BEEN A TOUCHDOWN IN THE NFL.TTLE 1812 OVERTURE AS W
A LOOK AT THE SCORE BROUGHT TO
YOU BY NERD WALLET.
>> Drew: MAN MATCHUP IN THE
BOUNDARY RIGHT HERE IF YOU WANT
TO TAKE IT.
>> Mike: GOES UNDERNEATH THAT
AND TYREE RUNS AROUND.
CHRIS TYREE DOWN T TODAY.
THIRD AND FIVE.
>> Drew: YOU SEE JALEN GRAHAM
RUNNING TO COVER MICHAEL MAYER.
SEE THIS MATCHUP RIGHT HERE.
MICHAEL MAYER HAS BEEN SOLID
TODAY BUT HASN'T GOTTEN MANY
ONE-ON-ONE OPPORTUNITIES.
TODAY BUT HASN'T GOTTEN MANY ONE-ON-ONE OPPORTUNITIES.G UP.
>> Drew: THEY HAVE.
I THINK THEY'RE HONING IN ON
WHAT THEIR SCHEME'S GOING TO BE
WHEN JACK COAN IS IN THE GAME OR
WHEN TILER BUCHNER'S THE
QUARTERBACK.
QUARTERBACK. THEY HAVE BEEN EFFECTIVE IN THE
SECOND HALF.
SECOND HALF. >> Mike: OUT TO THE BACK FIELD.
SECOND HALF. >> Mike: OUT TO THE BACK FIELD..
SECOND HALF. >> Mike: OUT TO THE BACK FIELD.
SECOND HALF. >> Mike: OUT TO THE BACK FIELD.E
SECOND HALF. >> Mike: OUT TO THE BACK FIELD.
HIM.
HIM.
HIM. THERE'S THE PRESSURE THERE.
FANS COME ALIVE IN SOUTH BEND.
HE'S IN TROUBLE, HE GOES DOWN.
NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL ON NBC AND
PEACOCK.
PEACOCK.
PEACOCK. OF COURSE, BRIAN KELLY, AT
CINCINNATI BEFORE COMING TO
SOUTH BEND.
SOUTH BEND. LOT OF EMOTION IN THAT GAME.
LOT LESS IN THIS ONE.
OUT OF LENZY'S HANDS.
BRADEN LENZY HAD SIX.
.
.
. >>
. >> Drew: LOOK AT BRADEN LENZY,
HE ATTACKS THE LEVERAGE, RUNS
RIGHT BY THE CORNER, BUT STARING
RIGHT INTO THE SUN.
YOU'VE SEEN THE PUNT RETURNERS.
YOU CAN TELL THIS SIDE OF THE
FIELD IS ONE WHERE, MAN, YOU'RE
LOOKING RIGHT AT THE SUN, YOU
HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO LOCATE IT
AND MAKE THAT PLAY.
YET ANOTHER SQUANDERED BIG PLAY
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE IRISH.
>> Mike: ON THE 39.
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE IRISH. >> Mike: ON THE 39.'T GOTTEN A T
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE IRISH. >> Mike: ON THE 39.'T GOTTEN A S
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE IRISH. >> Mike: ON THE 39.'T GOTTEN A
TODAY, WHAT HE'S DONE IS HE'S
ATTRACTED A LOT OF ATTENTION
FROM THOSE UNDERNEATH DEFENDERS,
GIVING HIS RECEIVERS ONE-ON-ONE
OPPORTUNITIES DOWN THE FIELD.
>> Mike: IRISH TAKE OVER, SIX
AND CHANGE TO GO.
HE'S ON THE MOVE.
KYREN WILLIAMS HOLDS ON AND GOES
ALL THE WAY TO THE FIVE AND IN
FOR A TOUCHDOWN.
WHAT A RUN!
>> Drew: COMPACT, POWERFUL,
SPEEDY, DOES IT ALL.
WHAT A RUN HERE.
THIS WAS ONE HECK OF A RUN.
KYREN WILLIAMS, POUND FOR POUND,
MAYBE THE STRONGEST, TOUGHEST
GUY ON THE FIELD RIGHT THERE.
HE KNOWS HOW TO BREAK TACKLES.
HE KNOWS HOW TO MAKE PEOPLE
MISS, AND HE KNEW -- HE KNEW
WHAT NOTRE DAME NEEDED IN THAT
SITUATION.
SITUATION. THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A BIG-TIME
RUN.
RUN.
RUN. THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A BIG-TIME
PLAY.
PLAY.
PLAY. WELL, HE MADE IT.
>> Mike: HE'S BEEN WAITING TO
BREAK OUT.
BREAK OUT. THE IRISH HAVE BEEN WAITING TO
BREAK OUT
BREAK OUT
BREAK OUT THAT WAS NICKEL ON THE FIELD,
PREVIOUS PLAY, THEY JUST BROUGHT
IN DIME.
IN DIME.
IN DIME. DIME ACTUALLY BRINGS SIX DBs ON
THE FIELD, THE RUNNING BACK IN
HIS OWN COVERAGE.
>> Mike: O'CONNELL THROWS IN
THAT ZONE, HAMILTON WITH THE HIT
TO BELL.
TO BELL.
TO BELL. BELL CAUGHT IT.
THEY'RE SAYING