The Irish ate up almost six minutes on their first drive against the Cavaliers. They didn't come away with any points, but Tommy Rees essentially put the Virginia defense in check.
The points on the board might have been below average against a weak defense, but what they did in the slot without Avery Davis was an exciting development
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Veteran wideout Braden Lenzy played with an edge, and it helped his Notre Dame team in a major way as the Irish romped host Virginia, 28-3 Saturday night.
The Fighting Irish used an opportunistic offense and a suffocating defense to thwart Virginia, which was missing its starting quarterback and didn't score a touchdown for the first time all season.
Notre Dame freshman wideout Lorenzo Styles Jr. is emerging as a big-play threat. He's attacking this opportunity the way his mother and father taught Styles and his siblings to approach everything: Never settle for less than your best.