Bend Indiana temperatures
in the high 70s and a great crowd. Expected at Notre Dame,
Stadium to ring in the Marcus Freeman era. It's the blue gold
game today and it serves as a pivot point in the year to wrap
up a spring
of preparation and begin a summer of anticipation for
the season opener 133 days from now against the Ohio, State
Buckeyes. Here's some of the rules today for the 91st ever
blue, gold spring game.
I think of note there at the bottom special teams will be
live. But we expect a fair amount of bear catches today.
Nobody wants to get hurt in the final day of the spring.
Absolutely also, no overtimes. This game will end on time.
Coaches are happy
about that. Two quarterbacks not allowed to get hit. That
doesn't mean the defensive line is not going to get close.
Typically, they'll blow the whistle dead in the pull,
the play dead. If the player can put their hand on
the quarterback. So Drew Pine back on the field to
work with the gold team is neither team has been able to
move the ball. Very successfully is going to let it
rip on first down in.
Beautiful back shoulder, throw to Braden lenzi who makes
the catch a 24 yard pickup on first down of wonderful connection
between two players who trust each other two. Pints sees that
he's got coverage on the top side, which means going to be
a backside throw
and also great and Lindsey stopping at the last second to
come back to the football. Turn his body. Excellent. Catch. We
all have those times with our best wasn't good enough, but
coming back showing up, that makes the difference in your
success down the road. Third
down. Final. Let It Go. And it's intercepted.
Justin Walters has the pick and he's on the Move. Run out of
Bounds at the 33 yard line. And it's the first take away by
the defense today.
Excellent, play by Justin Walters and
true Pine doing what coaches say. They wanted their looking
for who will take care of the football. Drew Pine did have
some pressure had to step up, made the throw but a little
high and there you go. Walters gets the first interception of
the spring game
also, like here's what I like.
Go Spindler. Number 50. You think you're gonna outrun
a Lyman? No way, baby. We're the best of the best players on
the field. The big fella getting after it, Logan digs as well,
making sure that it doesn't happen. But big play
by Justin Walters that's got to feel good. You saw him there
with his with his kids on the field. Made a point that he
wants this team to see him being a father as well as being
a coach. And there was a great example right on the field as
the
young kids out there talking before the game. Also, where's
your mother?
Make sure the families around but you're Marcus Freeman is
going the Amount. Excellent play, right there Tello Kenny,
run it back.
Come on, big fella,
a player who's been trying to make a name for himself doing.
So on that play. So they took the interception off the board
from Walters after a five yard penalty. And then Botello.
Someone we've already talked about Ryan makes a huge play.
Well, they're in the zone and the big thing with Zone
coverage from your linebackers.
Follow the quarterbacks eyes.
Join Botello. Not only
getting it but catching the football that
Which happened Red Zone opportunity for the gold team.
As Pine will drop it off. Looking for a screen to Mayor
that time and it's intercepted Marist. Leah's bow makes
the pick
in the goal. And the blue team has another take away.
Another turnover
- Leah, foul. Held, celebrate young, man. Heck of a play
after breaking and dislocating. His leg.
What a play.
So Maris Leah foul has the pick and the blue team with
the lead. Has the ball back?
They fake it to Dick's, throw it out, and it's caught for
a touchdown.
It's Jimmy Andrew. Janna, Shaco has the first touchdown of
the game,
what he does, he goes down and blocks a little bit and then
comes back out, gets the ball, secures. It scores the shoulder
across the goal line. Congratulations, the sophomore
from Belford Pennsylvania. Did not appear last year
in his second season with the team. He has the first touchdown
of the day and it gives the blue team.
The lead here late in the opening half. Brian Mason's.
The new
special teams coach coming from Cincinnati
to join Marcus Freeman staff here in South. Bend this year.
That'll be something to keep an eye on his
guderian price. Catches the ball out of the backfield. He's
got some roam across the 20 inside the tenet. He's into
the endzone. Jude Aryan price, as the first touchdown of the game
for the gold team.
Fantastic play called will screen block by the offensive
line. Z Corral getting down field and then price just
turning on the Jets. Getting to that angle that front pylons
keeping his feet. Inbounds.
Excellent finish. Let's go.
Excellent execution.
Let's go coach free likes it as well.
Let's go. Good job, baby. Good job, you Brady, Quinn, Ian
Brooke. Tommy Reese,
and Jimmy Clausen
have more career touchdowns
than Ron. Paul has on the right side of your screen is sun
on the left side.
In the shotgun to work here with,
but half a quarter remaining in the
blue gold game, gives it to
COBRA guesstimate who shakes off one tackle. Now, a second
across Midfield refusing to go down. He's inside the 35 yard
line where this best run of the day. And that's contains
a running back is getting better as the game goes on. Should
have been stopped right
there. Don't the licks keep turning, like butter spins out.
That's three Defenders. There's a fourth one. He's gonna run
over the fifth one, as the 61 tackles. I mean, come on,
that's amazing
on. Move and jelly without a huddle. Now just 14 seconds
left
has to get the snap off. Quickly clocks down to 10 and
jelly. Now puts a man in motion, clock is winding down.
Just 6 seconds left and jelly rolling out on the move. He
pumps. He'll Run for the End Zone time for the pylon.
It's a touchdown Steve and jelly.
As Time Runs Out
wins the blue gold game
for the gold team.
Today
gets out fix with the pump fake twice and then he's gonna run
into dime
for the early enrollee. Go win the game young man, and he does
it in style,
the Super Bowl lead prank there.
I'm here to tell you. It's the greatest finish in Blue Gold,
Spring game history. They played 90 one of these. And
jelly with the walk-off touchdown
wins it. Marcus Freeman. Got exactly what he was hoping for
today. Hey, you watch a quarterback to make a big play
at the end of the game and Steve and jelly the early
enrollee from New Jersey. Doing it with the speed after getting
down filled with his arm.
What a moment for the young man that confidence will last him
a career at Notre Dame.