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Game Thread | Wake Forest at Notre Dame

November 18, 2023
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Wake Forest (4-6) at No. 19 Notre Dame (7-3)

Notre Dame Stadium | 3:30 PM ET | NBC | Line: Notre Dame --25 | O/U: 47.5

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Five Players To Watch

Notre Dame C Ashton Craig
With Zeke Correll likely out, it looks like it could be Craig's first career start after he played very well in the second half of the Clemson game. Him and Billy Scrhrauth, replacing an injured Rocco Spindler, will have their hands full with a good Wake defensive front led by DT Kevin Pointer.

Wake Forest QB Michael Kern
It's been a brutal season for Wake Forest at the quarterback position and they are finally handing over the job to Kern. They might have done it sooner if he'd have been healthy. He didn't exactly light it up against NC State (5.3 YPA), but the key for them will be if he can limit the mistakes and not turn the ball over.

Notre Dame LB JD Bertrand
Bertrand hasn't had the flashiest season, but he's quietly been impressive making big plays and having an impact as a blitzer. He'll likely be activated in that capacity quite a bit against Wake with him picking his spots on delayed blitzes.

Wake Forest S Malik Mustapha
One of the best safeties in the ACC, he's been a consistent playmaker for them all season with their defense giving them a chance to win most weeks. Look for him to be heavily involved playing downhill against Notre Dame's running game.

Notre Dame RB Audric Estime
This is more than likely Estime's last game in Notre Dame Stadium. Expect it to be a big day with him having plenty of opportunities to make an impact. Wake is undersized on the defensive line and at linebacker. Duke and NC State wore them down with the running game in their previous two games.


Quotes of the Week

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman:
“The only guy that is still questionable is Zeke (Correll). He's still in concussion protocol. He's done some non-contact, but he has not been able to do contact yet. He hasn’t cleared concussion protocol. But the rest of those guys. I can't remember everybody, but should should be available.” 

Notre Dame offensive coordinator Gerad Parker:
”I stand with our staff and our players. You have to have a belief in them knowing — I think if you come up there, I would hope. I’d be really pissed off if [not]. Our players know we believe in them. Our guys are happy here. They’re happy in our locker room. They’re happy with the way we treat them and coach them to be better.

“Now, that being said, there’s always stuff. I try to stay away from it. You guys know why. It’s really hard to do your job if you read too much. So I have to stay out of it to serve our staff and players the right way. But, at the same time, if you care about the players and the staff you serve, you’re always going to stay up and wake up in the middle of the night wondering, ‘Should I have …? Should we have used this? Should we have called this? What could I have done differently?’

“If not, you’re sure to fail. That’s what’s kept humility within me maybe throughout a whole career when we’ve done well and hit our mark and when we fell short. I definitely have questioned those things. When you go back to it though, you stand behind — I mean this, and I don’t mean this wrong way. I stand behind the job we’ve done, the game plans you’ve put together, and that doesn’t mean we have to do them better.”

Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden:
“You’ve got to win through the down. We call it ‘the interval’ — but win through the interval. It's an extended interval. It could be longer than most plays. And I haven't really talked to Dave in the past about this concept, but there's a lot of patience that, to me, he exhibits just to get that one matchup that he's looking for, just to get that one route that he's looking for. That's a challenge to the DBs, for sure.”  

Notre Dame LB JD Bertrand: 
“It’s just a different style. I think the biggest thing is we’ve taken a lot of points in terms of learning the offense a little bit from Sam. They’re going to have some wrinkles here and there but some teams have attacked them trying to pressure while other teams have attacked them by letting the run bleed then letting them hand it off and then tackling it. I think seeing all those different ways will help us attack it in our own ways.” 

Notre Dame CB Cam Hart: 
“I've gotta get some interceptions, right? I have to.” 


TEAM STATS

STAT WAKE FOREST NOTRE DAME
Total Yards 331.7 418.0
Passing  200.7 252.0
Rushing 131.0 166.0
Yards Allowed 372.2 280.4
Passing Allowed 224.9 153.6
Rushing Allowed 147.3 126.8

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Game Thread | Wake Forest at Notre Dame

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rmirish
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Stats are closer than I would have thought.
leofitz
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rmirish said:

Stats are closer than I would have thought.
They have gashed us with the run a few times.
Joe1976
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mattfreeman said:

No. 19 Notre Dame 31
Wake Forest 7

End of 3.

ND with only 79 rushing yds against this Wake D with the running backs we have disturbs me.

Hope nobody transfers..
goldendeuce
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Our inability to run the ball is astounding. And not in a good way.
tvanp63
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rmirish said:

Stats are closer than I would have thought.

Yep, that 79 yards rushing is not great.
rmirish
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I doubt Estime returns
Cassin
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We are dangerously close to actually getting a 100 yard receiving game
Joe1976
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Good for Jaden!!!
mattfreeman
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Staff
Sam Hartman 48-yard touchdown to Jaden Greathouse

Wake Forest 7
No. 19 Notre Dame 38

13:24 | 4Q

5 plays, 80 yards in 2:03
rmirish
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Just spit out my beer. Greathouse caught a pass!
dunwoodyfan
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Was wondering how many yards Rico has. Gotta be close.
JoeDomer
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Amazing what play action will do for your offense
Rwolf101
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Where was this passing game in the previous 6 games?
fenixc
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Greathouse is going to be a star at nd.
pjcaulfield
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He's been dealing with a pulled hamstring most of the year.
Joe1976
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Hartman should be done. Thanks Sam. Wish we had a O.C. that knew *** he was doing for you. Bring in Angelli now please.
Blueclaw
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What does ND gain by keeping Hartman in?
We are created to be creators.
mattfreeman
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Staff
Greathouses's hamstring looked pretty damn good there.
NDmark1
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Peanut butter angeli time
Brucealeg
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Rwolf101 said:

Where was this passing game in the previous 6 games?
Hartman making throws and they're actually being caught.
leofitz
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Rwolf101 said:

Where was this passing game in the previous 6 games?
Better protection The center has not been pushed back into the backfield, as one example.
fenixc
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Great game by Hartman today. Let's see Angelli now !
mattfreeman
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Staff
Christian Gray!
rmirish
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Now we need to stop WF so that Angeli has some real time left.
Joe1976
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Really like Gray.
IrishRob
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Let's see Angeli
NDmark1
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I've seen one punt and Faison>Tyree
mattfreeman
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Staff
Steve Angeli going into the game.

Video board playing I Will Always Love You with Sam Hartman on the screen.
tonyndnick
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Big difference between Wake's defense and Clemson.
IrishRob
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Faison should be our PR for the next 3 years.
jrcopper
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rmirish said:

That was a good series. Flores seems to be getting better and Faisson is our best receiver. A converted Lacross player.
Faisson is not a converted Lacrosse player. He is a 2 sport athlete who was the Florida Athletic Coaches Association District 21 Player of the Year. He was all district at QB and Safety. He had 1817 all purpose yards as a Senior as well as 26 touchdowns scored. He is from Fort Lauderdale so there were probably a lot of good football players in that District.

It may not seem like a big deal but I think to refer to such a good athlete as simply a converted Lacrosse player is disrespectful to his teammates and diminishes his own talent. He is talented enough to earn a scholarship for the National Championship ND Lacrosse Team and was a preferred walk-on for football. He is clearly a football player who is also a very talented Lacrosse Player. We should be happy he has worked out so well for a walk-on and not use him as some kind of instrument to insult the rest of the receivers.

Perhaps this article can explain his accomplishment better than I can. https://ndsmcobserver.com/2023/10/walk-on-two-sport-star-jordan-faison-earns-football-scholarship-prepares-for-usc/

GO IRISH!!!
Blueclaw
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Ashton Craig & Billy Schrauth playing well.
We are created to be creators.
pjcaulfield
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Yes indeed.
Rwolf101
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mattfreeman said:

Steve Angeli going into the game.

Video board playing I Will Always Love You with Sam Hartman on the screen.

Is it the superior Dolly original?
Rwolf101
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Obvious targeting
 
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