2009 Spring FB Prospectus by Chris Masters

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Robert Hughes

James Aldridge Armando Allen

Duval Kamara

Michael Floyd

Golden Tate

Kyle Rudolph

Eric Olsen

Dan Wenger

Chris Stewart

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Table of Contents Spring Practice Schedule/ Blue Gold Festival Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Notre Dame Football At A Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Spring Football Rosters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5 Spring Roster by State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 How the ’09 Irish Were Built . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Spring Depth Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Spring Football Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-13 Head Coach Charlie Weis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14-16 Assistant Coaches and Support Staff . . . . . . . . .17-28 2009 Irish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29-71 2008 Game Recaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72-84 2008 Final Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85-111 2008 Irish Honor Roll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Credits The 2009 Notre Dame Spring Football Prospectus was compiled, written and edited by director of football media relations Brian Hardin, senior associate athletics director John Heisler and assistant sports information director Michael Bertsch with assistance from student interns Brent Henningfeld and Matt Boles. Editorial assistance provided by assistant sports information directors Sean Carroll, Chris Masters and sports information assistant Alan George. Cover design by Dave Scholtes of Ave Maria Press. Inside design and layout by Cindy Lemcke of Ave Maria Press. Cover photography provided by Matt Cashore, Vince Muzik, Marcus Snowden and Bill Panzica. Interior and exterior photography provided by Mike and Susan Bennett and Lighthouse Imaging, Matt Cashore, Bill Panzica/Sporting Shots, Joe Raymond, Marcus Snowden, Vince Muzik, Rico Casares and Brian Spurlock Photography. Printing by Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame, Ind.

Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl MVPs Jimmy Clausen and Golden Tate hold the championship trophy and MVP award following Notre Dame’s 49-21 victory over Hawai’i. Clausen and Tate set school bowl game records as Clausen completed 22 of 26 passes for 401 yards and five touchdowns and Tate gained 177 receiving yards with three touchdowns.

General Information School: University of Notre Dame Location: Notre Dame, Ind. Enrollment: 8,332 (undergraduates); 11,479 (total) Colors: Gold and Blue Nickname: Fighting Irish Conference: Independent Stadium: Notre Dame Stadium (80,795) Surface: Natural Grass President: Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. Press Box Phone: 574-631-7810 Athletics Director: Jack Swarbrick Office: 574-631-7277 Senior Associate Athletics Director: John Heisler SID Office: 574-631-7516 Sports Information Director: Bernadette Cafarelli Office Phone: 574-631-8458 Director of Football Media Relations: Brian Hardin Office Phone: 574-631-9471 Cell Phone: 574-532-4134 Assistant Sports Information Director: Michael Bertsch Office Phone: 574-631-8642 Cell Phone: 574-532-4154

Assistant Sports Information Director: Sean Carroll Office Phone: 574-631-2664 Assistant Sports Information Director: Tim Connor Office Phone: 574-631-7519 Assistant Sports Information Director: Chris Masters Office Phone: 574-631-8032 Assistant Sports Information Director: Alan George Office Phone: 574-631-3397 Sports Information Assistant: Dan Colleran Office Phone: 574-631-4780 Sports Information Assistant: Stephanie Fischer Office Phone: 574-631-1762 Senior Administrative Assistant: Susan McGonigal Office Phone: 574-631-6453 Senior Staff Assistant: Carol Copley Office Phone: 574-631-7516 SID Mailing Address: Sports Information Dept., • 112 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN 46556 SID Fax: 574-631-7941 Website: www.und.com

2009 Spring Football Practice Schedule SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

March

PRACTICE #1 5:00 P.M.

PRACTICE #3 5:00 P.M.

PRACTICE #7 4:30 P.M.

April 5

27 PRACTICE #5 5:00 P.M.

PRACTICE #8 5:00 P.M.

28 PRACTICE #6 1:30 P.M.

3 PRACTICE #9 5:00 P.M.

PRACTICE #11 4:30 P.M.

25 PRACTICE #4 5:00 P.M.

21 PRACTICE #2 10:30 A.M.

4 PRACTICE #10 9:00 A.M.

PRACTICE #12 5:00 P.M.

PRACTICE #13 4:30 P.M.

PRACTICE #14 TBA

18 BLUE-GOLD GAME 1:35 P.M.

2009 Blue-Gold Spring Football Festival 80th annual Blue-Gold game set for Saturday, April 18 at 1:35 pm TICKET INFORMATION Blue-Gold Tickets go on sale beginning Tuesday, March 17th at 8:30 a.m. (Notre Dame is in the Eastern Time Zone) Tickets may be purchased online at www.und.com/tickets, in person at the Joyce Center Gate 1 Box Office, by telephone at (574) 631-7356 or by mailing the ticket form from this brochure to: University of Notre Dame Ticket Office 113 Joyce Center • Notre Dame, IN 46556 Press Box, VIP Brunch and Reserved Gold tickets are available for sale ONLY via telephone at (574) 631-7356 or in person at the Joyce Center Box Office, located at Gate 1 General Admission Adult Tickets - $12 each ($15 on game day) General Admission Youth Tickets (18 years and under) - $8 each ($10 on game day) Group Sales of 20 or more General Admission Tickets (Adults and/or Youth) - $8 each In late March, participating area Meijer stores will also sell general admission tickets at a discounted price Children 3 and under do not require a ticket for the general admission seating areas PRESS BOX SEATING Enjoy the same view as media covering Irish football; Also included are a game program and press box lunch SEATING IS LIMITED – Press Box tickets sell out quickly Special Press Box Seating - $100 each Purchase limit of 4 total press box tickets Due to limited quantities, the purchase of both Press Box and VIP Brunch Tickets is prohibited VIP BRUNCH INFORMATION Included with your brunch ticket is a pre-game meal with the football team, exclusive access to an autograph session with the current players and GENERAL ADMISSION seating at the game SEATING IS LIMITED – VIP Brunch tickets sell out quickly Due to demand, not all tables will have a football player VIP Brunch Adult Tickets - $60 each

VIP Brunch Youth Tickets (18 years and under) - $40 each Purchase limit of 8 total brunch tickets Due to limited quantities, the purchase of both Press Box and VIP Brunch Tickets is prohibited Brunch is held in the Joyce Center Fieldhouse (North Dome) Doors open at 8:15 a.m. with brunch beginning at 9:00 a.m. The Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley will conduct a silent auction of sports memorabilia in conjunction with the VIP Brunch The VIP Brunch is sponsored by South Bend Orthopaedic Associates RESERVED GOLD (Chairback) TICKETS All tickets are $30, regardless of age SEATING IS LIMITED – Reserved Gold tickets sell out quickly Purchase limit is 4 total Reserved Gold tickets OTHER WEEKEND EVENTS AT NOTRE DAME FRIDAY, APRIL 17th Baseball vs. West Virginia – Frank Eck Stadium, 6:05 p.m. (Tickets Required) SATURDAY, APRIL 18th Finish on the 50 – a 5K Fun Run sponsored by Alumni Hall to benefit Hannah and Friends – 8:00 a.m. (interested donors can contact Hannah and Friends at 574-2739824 or info@hannahandfriends.org to sponsor students running in the race) – Race will finish inside Notre Dame Stadium Fan Fest opens in Joyce South Parking Lot – 10:00 a.m. Stadium Gates open at 11:00 a.m. Football Alumni Flag Football Game – 11:30 a.m. (Blue-Gold Game ticket is required to attend) Women’s Lacrosse vs. Connecticut – Alumni Field, Noon Baseball vs. West Virginia – Frank Eck Stadium, 3:05 p.m. (Free with Blue-Gold Game ticket stub) SUNDAY, APRIL 19th Baseball vs. West Virginia – Frank Eck Stadium, 1:05 p.m. (Tickets Required) Men’s Lacrosse vs. St. John’s – Alumni Field, 3:00 p.m.

2009 NOTRE DAME SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

Notre Dame Football … At A Glance Receiving Golden Tate Michael Floyd

Location: Notre Dame, Ind. Founded: 1842 Nickname: Fighting Irish Colors: Gold and Blue Enrollment: 8,332 (undergraduates), 11,479 (total) Stadium: Notre Dame Stadium (Natural Grass/80,795) President: Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. Provost: Thomas Burish NCAA Faculty Representative: Don Pope-Davis Athletic Director: Jack Swarbrick Sr. Associate Athletic Director/Media Relations and Broadcast Properties: John Heisler Director of Football Media Relations: Brian Hardin Athletic Department Website: www.und.com

Tackles TT Kyle McCarthy 110 Harrison Smith 57

Rob Ianello (Catholic ’87) Jon Tenuta (Virginia ’82) Tony Alford (Colorado State, ‘92) Randy Hart (Ohio State, ‘70) Bernie Parmalee (Ball State ’91) Brian Polian (John Carroll ’97) Ron Powlus (Notre Dame ‘94) Frank Verducci (Seton Hall, ‘80) Brian White (Juniata, ‘04) Bryant Young (Notre Dame, ‘94)

Score 21-13 35-17 7-23 38-21 28-21 24-29 33-7 33-36 0-17 27-21 23-24 3-38 49-21

RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS Passing Comp. Att. Yards Jimmy Clausen 268 440 3,172 Rushing Armando Allen Robert Hughes

Att. 134 112

Yards 585 382

UT 64 39

AT 46 18

Avg. 18.6 15.0 Sacks 0-0 3.5-26

TD 10 7 TFL 3.5-12 8.5-39

Yards/Game 83.1 65.4

Long 69 51

INT PBU FF FR 2-18 1 1 0 0-0 7 0 0

DEFENSIVE LETTERMEN RETURNING (20) CB Mike Anello, CB Robert Blanton, S Sergio Brown, LB Steve Filer, LB Darius Fleming, CB Leonard Gordon, S Ray Herring, DT Ethan Johnson, S Kyle McCarthy, CB Raeshon McNeil, DT Paddy Mullen, LB Kerry Neal, DE Morrice Richardson, DE John Ryan, LB Brian Smith, S Harrison Smith, LB Scott Smith, LB Toryan Smith, CB Darrin Walls, NT Ian Williams

Title Head Coach Associate Head Coach/Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs Assistant Head Coach (Offense)/ Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator Assistant Head Coach (Defense)/ Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Running Backs Defensive Line Tight Ends Special Teams Coordinator Quarterbacks Offensive Line/Running Game Coordinator Graduate Assistant (Offense) Graduate Assistant (Defense)

2008 SCHEDULE & RESULTS Date Opponent W/L Sept. 6 San Diego State W Sept. 13 Michigan W Sept. 20 at Michigan State L Sept. 27 Purdue W Oct. 4 Stanford W Oct. 11 at North Carolina L Oct. 25 at Washington W Nov. 1 Pittsburgh L (4ot) Nov. 8 at Boston College L Nov. 15 vs. Navy W Nov. 22 Syracuse L Nov. 29 at USC L Dec. 24 vs. Hawaii W

Yards 1,080 719

2009 SPRING ROSTER BREAKDOWN OFFENSIVE LETTERMEN RETURNING (21) HB James Aldridge, HB Armando Allen, QB Jimmy Clausen, OT Taylor Dever, OT Paul Duncan, WR Michael Floyd, WR Barry Gallup Jr., HB Jonas Gray, HB Robert Hughes, WR Duval Kamara, OG Eric Olsen, WR Robby Parris, FB Steve Paskorz, TE Mike Ragone, OG Trevor Robinson, TE Kyle Rudolph, OG Chris Stewart, WR Golden Tate, C Dan Wenger, WR George West, OT Sam Young

FOOTBALL INFORMATION Offensive Formation: Pro Set Defensive Formation: Multiple 2008 Overall Record: 7-6 Final Ranking: Unranked/Unranked Starters Returning/Lost: 18/6 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 44/20 COACHING STAFF Name (Alma Mater, Year) Charlie Weis (Notre Dame ’78) Corwin Brown (Michigan ‘94)

Rec. 58 48

Avg. 4.4 3.4

Pct. 60.9 TD 3 4

Attendance 80,795 80,795 76,366 80,795 80,795 60,500 70,437 80,795 44,500 70,932 80,795 90,689 45,718

TD 25

TV NBC NBC ABC NBC NBC ABC ESPN2 NBC ESPN CBS NBC ESPN ESPN

INT 17

Eff. 132.5

Yards/Game 45.0 31.8

Long 21 18

SPECIAL TEAMS LETTERMEN RETURNING (3) K Ryan Burkhart, P Eric Maust, K Brandon Walker LETTERMEN LOST (20) C Thomas Bemenderfer, LS Kevin Brooks, DE Justin Brown, S David Bruton, ILB Maurice Crum Jr., CB Gary Gray, WR David Grimes, DE Pat Kuntz, TE/LS Paul Kuppich, CB Terrail Lambert, CB John Leonis, WR Kristopher Patterson, LB Steve Quinn, HB Nikolas Rodriguez, FB Asaph Schwapp, QB Evan Sharpley, LB Kevin Smith, NT Jeff Tisak, OT Michael Turkovich, LB Kevin Washington IRISH BY CLASS 5th Year Seniors (5) CB Mike Anello, OT Paul Duncan, S Ray Herring, S Kyle McCarthy, LB Scott Smith Seniors (29) HB James Aldridge, S Chris Bathon, K Joe Bizjak, S Sergio Brown, TE Bobby Burger, LB Tom Burke, K Ryan Burkhart, WR Brian Coughlin, WR Dan Franco, WR Barry Gallup Jr., S Leonard Gordon, P Eric Maust, CB Raeshon McNeil, DT Paddy Mullen, FB Mike Narvaez, OG Eric Olsen, WR Robby Parris, DL Martin Quintana, DE Morrice Richardson, DE John Ryan, LB Toryan Smith, OG Chris Stewart, CB Joshua Stull, WR Sam Vos, DE Kallen Wade, CB Darrin Walls, C Dan Wenger, WR George West, OT Sam Young Juniors (29) HB Armando Allen, LB Steve Botsford, QB Brian Castello, WR Patrick Coughlin, QB Jimmy Clausen, OT Taylor Dever, C Bill Flavin, CB Michael Garcia, WR Chris Gurries, WR Derry Herlihy, HB Robert Hughes, WR Duval Kamara, CB Nick Lezynski, DE Kerry Neal, OG Andrew Nuss, DE Emeka Nwankwo, FB Steve Paskorz, TE Mike Ragone, CB James Redshaw, OT Matt Romine, K David Ruffer, CB Ryan Sheehan, DE Christopher Skubis, LB Brian Smith, S Harrison Smith, S Thomas Smith, WR Golden Tate, K Brandon Walker, NT Ian Williams Sophomores (30) CB Robert Blanton, C Braxston Cave, OT Lane Clelland, QB Dayne Crist, DT Sean Cwynar, TE Joseph Fauria, LB Steve Filer, LB Darius Fleming, WR Michael Floyd, C Mike Golic Jr., WR John Goodman, HB Jonas Gray, OL Mike Hernandez, DT Ethan Johnson, LS Ryan Kavanagh, DE Kapron Lewis-Moore, OL Dennis Mahoney, S Dan McCarthy, LB Anthony McDonald, QB Nate Montana, QB Matthew Mulvey, NT Brandon Newman, LB Sean Oxley, CB Andrew Plaska, LB David Posluszny, OG Trevor Robinson, TE Kyle Rudolph, CB Jamoris Slaughter, WR Deion Walker, DT Hafis Williams Freshmen (3) CB E.J. Banks, LB Zeke Motta, NT Tyler Stockton

2009 Notre Dame Spring Rosters Numerical Roster

Pos.

Ht.

Wt.

Class Hometown/High School

Aldridge, James

6-0

225

Sr.

St. Louis, Mo./Merrillville, Ind.

Walker, Deion

Allen, Armando

5-10

195

Jr.

Opa Locka, FL/Hialeah-Miami Lakes

Walls, Darrin

Anello, Mike

5-10

170

Sr.

Orland Park, IL/Carl Sandburg

Floyd, Michael

Banks, E.J.

5-11

181

Fr.

Pittsburgh, PA/Montour

Allen, Armando

Bathon, Chris+

5-10

192

Sr.

Pleasantville, NY/Pleasantville

Herring, Ray

Clausen, Jimmy

8 9 9

Bizjak, Joe+

6-2

165

Sr.

Kokomo, IN/Kokomo

Blanton, Robert

6-1

180

So.

Matthews, NC/Butler

McNeil, Raeshon

Botsford, Steve+

6-2

225

Jr.

Arlington Heights, IL/St. Viator

Johnson, Ethan

Brown, Sergio

6-2

205

Sr.

Maywood, IL/Proviso East

Rudolph, Kyle

Burger, Bobby+

FB/TE

6-3

242

Sr.

Cincinnati, OH/LaSalle

10 Crist, Dayne

Burke, Tom+

5-10

242

Sr.

New City, NY/Clarkstown South

12 Blanton, Robert

Burkhart, Ryan

5-11

190

Sr.

Wakarusa, IN/Northwood

Castello, Brian+

6-2

191

Jr.

Pittsburgh, PA/Chartiers Valley

Cave, Braxston

6-3

310

So.

Mishawaka, IN/Penn

Clausen, Jimmy

6-3

217

Jr.

Westlake Village, CA/Oaks Christian

14 Walker, Brandon 15 Castello, Brian 15 McCarthy, Dan

16 Montana, Nate

Clelland, Lane

6-5

281

So.

Owings Mills, MD/McDonogh School

Coughlin, Brian+

6-0

172

Sr.

Oak Lawn, IL/Brother Rice

Coughlin, Patrick+

6-0

187

Jr.

Oak Lawn, IL/Brother Rice

Crist, Dayne

6-4

233

So.

Sherman Oaks, CA/Notre Dame

Cwynar, Sean

6-4

282

So.

McHenry, IL/Marian Central Catholic

Dever, Taylor

6-5

308

Jr.

Nevada City, CA/Nevada Union

Duncan, Paul

6-7

308

Sr.

Dallas, GA/East Paulding

Fauria, Joseph

6-7

245

So.

Encino, CA/Crespi Carmelite

Filer, Steve

6-3

236

So.

Chicago, IL/Mount Carmel

Flavin, Bill+

OC/LS

6-3

252

Jr.

Darien, IL/Benet Academy

Fleming, Darius

6-1

236

So.

Chicago, IL/St. Rita

Floyd, Michael

6-3

215

So.

St. Paul, MN/Cretin-Derham Hall

17 Motta, Zeke 17 Mulvey, Matthew

18 Kamara, Duval

19 West, George

21 Gallup Jr., Barry 22 Smith, Harrison

WR S

23 Tate, Golden

24 Coughlin, Brian

24 Gordon, Leonard

25 Gray, Jonas

26 Slaughter, Jamoris

Franco, Dan+

5-10

188

Sr.

Granger, IN/Clay

27 Banks, E.J.

Gallup Jr., Barry

5-11

200

Sr.

Wellesley, MA/Belmont Hill

27 Herlihy, Derry

Garcia, Michael+

6-1

178

Jr.

Colorado Springs, Co/St. Mary’s

Golic Jr., Mike

6-3

280

So.

West Hartford, CT/Northwest Catholic

29 Coughlin, Patrick

Goodman, John

6-3

197

So.

Fort Wayne, IN/Bishop Dwenger

29 Garcia, Michael

Gordon, Leonard

5-11

187

So.

Clarksville, TN/Fort Campbell

30 Paskorz, Steve

Gray, Jonas

5-10

230

So.

Beverly Hills, MI/Detroit Country Day

30 Redshaw, James

Gurries, Christopher+

5-10

181

Jr.

Reno, NV/Bishop Manoque

28 McCarthy, Kyle

31 Brown, Sergio

Herlihy, Derry+

6-0

180

Jr.

Houston, TX/St. John’s

33 Hughes, Robert

Hernandez, Mike+

6-2

275

So.

Los Angeles, Calif./Loyola

34 Aldridge, James

Herring, Ray

5-10

198

Sr.

Melbourne, FL/Holy Trinity Episcopal

Hughes, Robert

5-11

237

Jr.

Chicago, IL/Hubbard Portland, OR/Lincoln

35 Plaska, Andrew 36 Bizjak, Joe 36 Posluszny, David

Johnson, Ethan

6-4

275

So.

Kamara, Duval

6-5

219

Jr.

Hoboken, NJ/Hoboken

Kavanagh, Ryan+

6-3

180

So.

Wilmington, DE/Salesianum (Del.)

6-4

265

So.

Weatherford, TX/Weatherford

38 Bathon, Chris

Lewis-Moore, Kapron

38 Gurries, Chris

Lezynski, Nick+

5-8

157

Jr.

Newton, PA/Notre Dame High School

Mahoney, Dennis+

6-6

290

So.

Baltimore, MD/Boys Latin High School

Maust, Eric

6-2

177

Sr.

Atlanta, GA/Blessed Trinity

McCarthy, Dan

6-2

200

So.

Youngstown, OH/Cardinal Mooney

McCarthy, Kyle

6-0

203

Sr.

Youngstown, OH/Cardinal Mooney

McDonald, Anthony

6-1

225

So.

Sherman Oaks, CA/Notre Dame

37 Anello, Mike

39 Burkhart, Ryan

39 Sheehan, Ryan

40 Smith, Thomas

No. Name

41 Smith, Scott

42 Franco, Dan

42 Lezynski, Nick

2009 NOTRE DAME SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

No. Name

Pos.

Ht.

Wt.

Class Hometown/High School

McNeil, Raeshon

6-0

190

Sr.

Cooleemee, NC/Davie

Montana, Nate+

6-4

200

So.

Concord, CA/De La Salle

Numerical Roster 43 Maust, Eric 43 Stull, Joshua

P CB

Motta, Zeke

6-2

215

Fr.

Vero Beach, FL/Vero Beach

Mullen, Paddy

6-3

300

Sr.

St. Louis, MO/De Smet Jesuit

45 Fleming, Darius

LB LB FB

Mulvey, Matthew+

6-3

195

So.

Del Mar, CA/LaJolla

46 Filer, Steve

Narvaez, Mike+

5-11

231

Sr.

Ridgewood, NJ/Ridgewood

47 Narvaez, Mike

Bunn, NC/Bunn

48 Ruffer, David

K LB

Neal, Kerry

6-2

246

Jr.

Newman, Brandon

6-1

310

So.

Louisville, KY/Pleasure Ridge Park

49 Smith, Toryan

Nuss, Andrew

6-5

304

Jr.

Ashburn, VA/Stone Bridge

50 Kavanagh, Ryan

Nwankwo, Emeka

6-4

295

Jr.

Miramar, FL/Chaminade-Madonna Prep

50 Oxley, Sean

Olsen, Eric

6-4

303

Sr.

Staten Island, NY/Poly Prep Ctry.

51 Wenger, Dan

Oxley, Sean+

6-2

220

So.

Avon Lake, OH/Avon Lake

52 Cave, Braxston

Paskorz, Steve

6-2

235

Jr.

Allison Park, PA/Hampton

53 Richardson, Morrice

Parris, Robby

6-3

210

Sr.

Olmsted Falls, OH/Saint Ignatius

54 McDonald, Anthony

Plaska, Andrew+

5-11

181

So.

Zeeland, MI/Zeeland West

55 Olsen, Eric

Posluszny, David

6-0

220

So.

Aliquippa, PA/Hopewell

56 Neal, Kerry

Quintana, Martin+

6-1

250

Sr.

Berwyn, IL/St. Joseph

57 Golic Jr., Mike

Ragone, Mike

6-5

251

Jr.

Cherry Hill, NJ/Camden Catholic

58 Smith, Brian

Redshaw, James+

5-9

170

Jr.

North Huntingdon, PA/Norwin

59 Stewart, Chris

Richardson, Morrice

6-2

255

Sr.

College Park, GA/Westlake

Robinson, Trevor

6-5

301

So.

Elkhorn, NE/Elkhorn

Romine, Matt

6-5

292

Jr.

Tulsa, OK/Union

Rudolph, Kyle

6-6

258

So.

Cincinnati, OH/Elder

Ruffer, David+

6-1

180

Jr.

Oakton, VA/Gonzaga

Ryan, John

6-5

264

Sr.

Westlake, OH/Saint Ignatius

Sheehan, Ryan+

5-10

169

Jr.

Purcellville, VA/Loudown Valley

Skubis, Christopher+

6-2

223

Jr.

Clarence, NY/Clarence

Slaughter, Jamoris

6-0

182

So.

Tucker, GA/Tucker

Smith, Brian

6-3

245

Jr.

Overland Park, KS/Saint Thomas Aquinas

61 Quintana, Martin 62 Flavin, Bill 62 Skubis, Christopher

C C DE LB

C LB OG DL C DE

63 Botsford, Steve

64 Burke, Tom

65 Hernandez, Mike

71 Mahoney, Dennis

72 Duncan, Paul

73 Clelland, Lane

74 Young, Sam

Smith, Harrison

6-2

212

Jr.

Knoxville, TN/Knoxville Catholic

Smith, Scott

6-3

235

Sr.

Highland Park, IL/Highland Park

75 Dever, Taylor

OT OG

Smith, Thomas+

6-1

201

Jr.

Manchester, CT/East Catholic

76 Nuss, Andrew

Smith, Toryan

6-1

244

Sr.

Rome, GA/Rome

77 Romine, Matt

Stewart, Chris

6-5

337

Sr.

Spring, TX/Klein

78 Robinson, Trevor

Linwood, NJ/Hun School

79 Williams, Hafis

DT WR

Stockton, Tyler

6-1

290

Fr.

Stull, Joshua+

5-8

189

Sr.

Brownsburg, IN/Brownsburg

81 Goodman, John

Tate, Golden

5-11

195

Jr.

Hendersonville, TN/Pope John Paul II

82 Parris, Robby

Vos, Sam+

5-10

199

Sr.

Burlington, WI/Catholic Central

83 Ragone, Mike

Wade, Kallen

6-5

255

Sr.

Cincinnati, OH/Withrow

85 Vos, Sam

Walker, Brandon

6-3

202

Jr.

Findlay, OH/Findlay

86 Burger, Bobby

FB/TE

Walker, Deion

6-2

188

So.

Christchurch, VA/Christchurch

87 Fauria, Joseph

Walls, Darrin

6-0

190

Sr.

Pittsburgh, PA/Woodland Hills

89 Lewis-Moore, Kapron

Wenger, Dan

6-4

302

Sr.

Coral Springs, FL/Saint Thomas Aquinas

90 Ryan, John

West, George

5-8

196

Sr.

Spencer, OK/Northeast

91 Nwankwo, Emeka

Williams, Hafis

6-1

295

So.

Elizabeth, NJ/Elizabeth

92 Stockton, Tyler

Williams, Ian

6-2

310

Jr.

Altamonte Springs, FL/Lyman

93 Mullen, Paddy

Young, Sam

6-8

330

Sr.

Coral Springs, FL/Saint Thomas Aquinas

95 Williams, Ian

+ Walk-on Player

97 Wade, Kallen

98 Cwynar, Sean

99 Newman, Brandon

2009 Irish By State And Country Player California (8) Dayne Crist Jimmy Clausen Taylor Dever Joseph Fauria Mike Hernandez Anthony McDonald Nate Montana Matthew Mulvey Colorado (1) Michael Garcia Connecticut (2) Mike Golic Jr. Thomas Smith Delaware (1) Ryan Kavanagh Florida (7) Armando Allen Jr. Ray Herring Zeke Motta Emeka Nwankwo Dan Wenger Ian Williams Sam Young Georgia (5) Paul Duncan Eric Maust Morrice Richardson Jamoris Slaughter Toryan Smith Illinois (12) Mike Anello Steve Botsford Sergio Brown Brian Coughlin Patrick Coughlin Sean Cwynar Steve Filer Bill Flavin Darius Fleming Robert Hughes Martin Quintana Scott Smith Indiana (6) Joe Bizjak Ryan Burkhart Braxston Cave Dan Franco John Goodman Joshua Stull Kansas (1) Brian Smith Kentucky (1) Brandon Newman Maryland (2) Lane Clelland Dennis Mahoney Massachusetts (1) Barry Gallup, Jr. Michigan (2) Jonas Gray Andrew Plaska Minnesota (1) Michael Floyd

Hometown

High School

Sherman Oaks Westlake Village Nevada City Encino Los Angleles Serman Oaks Concord Del Mar

Notre Dame Oaks Christian Nevada Union Crespi Carmelite Loyola Notre Dame De LaSalle La Jolla

Colorado Springs

St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

West Hartford Manchester

Northwest Catholic East Catholic

Wilmington

Salesianum (Del.)

Opa Locka Melbourne Vero Beach Miramar Coral Springs Altamonte Springs Coral Springs

Hialeah-Miami Lakes Holy Trinity Vero Beach Chaminade Madonna Prep St.Thomas Aquinas Lyman St. Thomas Aquinas

Dallas Atlanta College Park Tucker Rome

East Paulding Blessed Trinity Westlake Tucker Rome

Orland Park Arlington Heights Maywood Oak Lawn Oak Lawn McHenry Chicago Darien Chicago Chicago Berwyn Highland Park

Sandburg St. Viator Proviso East Brother Rice Brother Rice Marian Central Catholic Mount Carmel Benet Academy St. Rita Hubbard St. Joseph Highland Park

Kokomo Wakarusa Mishawaka Granger Ft. Wayne Brownsburg

Kokomo Northwood Penn Clay Bishop Dwenger Brownsburg

Overland Park

St. Thomas Aquinas

Louisville

Pleasure Ridge Park

Owings Mills Baltimore

McDonogh Boys Latin School

Wellesley

Belmont

Beverly Hills Zeeland

Detroit Country Day Zeeland West

St. Paul

Cretin-Derham Hall

Player

Hometown

High School

Missouri (2) James Aldridge Paddy Mullen

St. Louis St. Louis

Merrillville (Ind.) De Smet Jesuit University

Elkhorn

Reno

Bishop Manoque

Hoboken Ridgewood Cherry Hill Linwood Elizabeth

Hoboken Ridgewood Camden Catholic Hun School Elizabeth

Pleasantville New City Clarence Staten Island

Pleasantville Clarkstown South Clarence Poly Prep Country Day

Matthews Cooleemee Bunn

Butler Davie Bunn

Cincinnati Youngstown Youngstown Avon Lake Olmsted Falls Cincinnati Westlake Cincinnati Findlay

LaSalle Cardinal Mooney Cardinal Mooney Avon Lake Saint Ignatius Elder Saint Ignatius Withrow Findlay

Tulsa Spencer

Union Northeast Academy

Portland

Lincoln

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Newton Allison Park Aliquippa North Huntingdon Pittsburgh

Montour Chartiers Valley Notre Dame H.S. Hampton Hopewell Norwin Woodland Hills

Clarksville Knoxville Hendersonville

Fort Campbell Knoxville Catholic Pope John Paul II

Houston Weatherford Spring

St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Weatherford Klein

Ashburn Oakton Purcellville Christchurch

Stone Bridge Gonzaga Loudown Valley Christchurch

Burlington in italics)

Catholic Central

Nebraska (1) Trevor Robinson Nevada (1) Chris Gurries New Jersey (5) Duval Kamara Mike Narvaez Mike Ragone Tyler Stockton Hafis Williams New York (4) Chris Bathon Tom Burke Christopher Skubis Eric Olsen North Carolina (3) Robert Blanton Raeshon McNeil Kerry Neal Ohio (9) Bobby Burger Dan McCarthy Kyle McCarthy Sean Oxley Robby Parris Kyle Rudolph John Ryan Kallen Wade Brandon Walker Oklahoma (2) Matt Romine George West Oregon (1) Ethan Johnson Pennsylvania (7) E.J. Banks Brian Castello Nick Lezynski Steve Paskorz David Posluszny James Redshaw Darrin Walls Tennessee (3) Leonard Gordon Harrison Smith Golden Tate Texas (3) Derry Herlihy Kapron Lewis-Moore Chris Stewart Virginia (4) Andrew Nuss David Ruffer Ryan Sheehan Deion Walker Wisconsin (1) Sam Vos (non-scholarship players

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How the Irish Were Built (* indicates monograms won; scholarship players only on the spring roster)

OFFENSE (39) Freshmen (9) OL TE WR TE OL HB WR OL HB

Alex Bullard Tyler Eifert Shaquelle Evans Jake Golic Zach Martin Theo Riddick Roby Toma Chris Watt Cierre Wood

DEFENSE (36) Freshmen (6) CB LB LB LB NT LB

E.J. Banks Carlo Calabrese Dan Fox Zeke Motta Tyler Stockton Manti Te’o

SPECIALISTS (5) Freshmen (3) LS K P

Sophomores (11) C OT QB TE *WR C WR *HB *OG *TE WR

Braxston Cave Lane Clelland Dayne Crist Joseph Fauria MICHAEL FLOYD Mike Golic Jr. John Goodman Jonas Gray Trevor Robinson KYLE RUDOLPH Deion Walker

Sophomores (12) *CB DT *LB *LB *DT DE S LB NT LB CB DT

Robert Blanton Sean Cwynar Steve Filer Darius Fleming Ethan Johnson Kapron Lewis-Moore Dan McCarthy Anthony McDonald Brandon Newman David Posluszny Jamoris Slaughter Hafis Williams

Sophomores (0)

Jordan Cowart Nick Tausch Ben Turk

Juniors (10) **HB **QB *OT **HB **WR OG *FB *TE OT **WR

ARMANDO ALLEN JIMMY CLAUSEN Taylor Dever Robert Hughes DUVAL KAMARA Andrew Nuss Steve Paskorz Mike Ragone Matt Romine GOLDEN TATE

Juniors (5) **DE DE **LB *S **NT

KERRY NEAL Emeka Nwankwo BRIAN SMITH HARRISON SMITH IAN WILLIAMS

Juniors (1) *K

BRANDON WALKER

Seniors (8) **HB *WR **OG **WR **OG **C **WR ***OT

James Aldridge Barry Gallup ERIC OLSEN Robby Parris CHRIS STEWART DAN WENGER George West SAM YOUNG

Seniors (9) ***S *S ***CB *DT **DE ***DE ***LB DE **CB

Sergio Brown Leonard Gordon RAESHON McNEIL Paddy Mullen Morrice Richardson John Ryan Toryan Smith Kallen Wade Darrin Walls

Seniors (1) *K *P

5th Year Seniors (1) **OT

Paul Duncan

5th Year Seniors (4) **CB ***S ***S **LB

Mike Anello Ray Herring KYLE McCARTHY Scott Smith

5th Year Seniors (0)

Ryan Burkhart ERIC MAUST

BOLD CAPS indicates returning starters * indicates monograms earned

THE ’09 IRISH BY CLASS Class

Offense

Defense

Specialists

Total

Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior 5th Year Senior Total

9 11 (4 lettermen) 10 (8 lettermen) 8 (8 lettermen) 1 (1 lettermen) 39 (21 lettermen)

6 12 (4 lettermen) 5 (4 lettermen) 9 (8 lettermen) 4 (4 lettermen) 36 (20 lettermen)

3 0 (0 lettermen) 1 (1 lettermen) 2 (2 lettermen) 0 (0 lettermen) 6 (3 lettermen)

18 23 (8 lettermen) 16 (13 lettermen) 19 (18 lettermen) 5 (5 lettermen) 81 (44 lettermen)

NOTRE DAME DEPTH CHART

(as of March 20)

Irish Defense

Irish Offense DE

89 53 97

Kapron Lewis-Moore Morrice Richardson Kallen Wade

6-4 6-2 6-5

265 255 255

So. Sr. Sr.

9 79 98

Ethan Johnson Hafis Williams Sean Cwynar

6-4 6-1 6-4

275 295 282

So. So. So.

Sr. Jr. So.

95 99 92

IAN WILLIAMS Brandon Newman Tyler Stockton

6-2 6-0 6-1

310 310 290

Jr. So. Fr.

302 310

Sr. So.

90 91 56

John Ryan Emeka Nwankwo KERRY NEAL

6-5 6-4 6-2

264 295 246

Sr. Jr. Jr.

6-5 6-3 6-5

337 280 306

Sr. So. So.

SAM

41 17 45

Scott Smith Zeke Motta Darius Fleming

6-4 6-2 6-1

235 215 236

Sr. Fr. So.

SAM YOUNG Lane Clelland Taylor Dever

6-8 6-5 6-5

330 281 301

Sr. So. Jr.

MIKE

58 49

BRIAN SMITH Toryan Smith

6-3 6-1

245 244

Jr. Sr.

9 83 87

KYLE RUDOLPH Mike Ragone Joseph Fauria

6-6 6-5 6-7

258 251 245

So. Jr. So.

WILL

46 36 54

Steve Filer David Posluszny Anthony McDonald

6-3 6-0 6-1

236 220 225

So. So. So.

3 82 81 21

MICHAEL FLOYD Robby Parris John Goodman Barry Gallup Jr.

6-3 6-3 6-3 5-11

215 210 197 200

So. Sr. So. Sr.

LCB

12 2 27

Robert Blanton Darrin Walls# E.J. Banks

6-1 6-0 5-11

180 190 181

So. Sr. Fr.

FS QB

7 10 16

JIMMY CLAUSEN Dayne Crist Nate Montana

6-3 6-4 6-4

217 233 200

Jr. So. So.

22 15 24

HARRISON SMITH% Dan McCarthy Leonard Gordon

6-2 6-2 5-11

212 200 187

Jr. So. Sr.

SS FB

30 86 47

Steve Paskorz Bobby Burger Mike Narvaez

6-2 6-3 5-11

235 242 231

Jr. Sr. Sr.

28 31 6

KYLE McCARTHY Sergio Brown Ray Herring

6-1 6-2 5-10

203 205 198

Sr. Sr. Sr.

RCB HB

5 33 or 34 25

ARMANDO ALLEN Robert Hughes James Aldridge Jonas Gray

5-10 5-11 6-0 5-10

195 237 225 220

Jr. Jr. Sr. So.

8 26 37

RAESHON McNEIL Jamoris Slaughter Mike Anello

6-0 6-0 5-10

190 182 170

Sr. So. Sr.

18 1 23 19

DUVAL KAMARA Deion Walker GOLDEN TATE George West

6-5 6-2 5-11 5-10

219 188 195 196

Jr. So. Jr. Sr.

72 77

Paul Duncan@ Matt Romine

6-7 6-5

308 292

Sr. Jr.

55 76 65

ERIC OLSEN Andrew Nuss Mike Hernandez

6-4 6-5 6-2

303 304 275

51 52

DAN WENGER Braxston Cave

6-4 6-3

59 57 78

CHRIS STEWART Mike Golic Jr. Trevor Robinson

74 73 75

Irish Special Teams PK

14 39

BRANDON WALKER Ryan Burkhart

6-3 5-11

202 190

Jr. Sr.

43 39

ERIC MAUST Ryan Burkhart

6-2 5-11

177 190

Sr. Sr.

HLD

43 81

ERIC MAUST John Goodman

6-2 6-3

177 197

Sr. So.

5 3 23

ARMANDO ALLEN Michael Floyd Golden Tate

5-10 6-3 5-11

195 215 195

Jr. So. Jr.

5 34 33 2 23

ARMANDO ALLEN James Aldridge Robert Hughes Darrin Walls GOLDEN TATE

5-10 6-0 5-11 6-0 5-11

195 225 237 190 195

Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr.

39 14

RYAN BURKHART Brandon Walker

5-11 6-3

190 202

Sr. Jr.

ALL CAPS - returning starter from 2008 Italics - indicates player will be limited in spring practice @ - indicates player started 12 games in 2007 # - indicates player started 11 games in 2007 % - indicates players started at linebacker in 2008

2009 NOTRE DAME SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

Fighting Irish Look to Parlay Experience and ’08 Hawai’i Bowl Success assignment most of ‘08. He may do that from a press box location, as he did at the ’08 Hawai’i Bowl due to his knee problems. Alford came to the same post at Notre Dame after two seasons at Louisville (the Colorado State graduate previously coached running backs at Iowa State, Washington, Kent State and Mount Union). Verducci came from the NFL Cleveland Browns following two years as offensive assistant coach (the Seton Hall graduate previously coached with Buffalo, Dallas and Cincinnati in the NFL, and at Iowa, Northwestern, Northern Illinois and Colorado State in the college ranks). Hart came to South Bend after 21 seasons as defensive line coach at Washington (the Ohio State graduate previously coached at Ohio State, Purdue, Iowa State and Tampa). Corwin Brown has been promoted to associate head coach and will serve as second in command to Weis, as well as coaching defensive backs and serving as co-defensive coordinator. Defensive play-calling duties have been shifted to the hands of Jon Tenuta in 2009. Tenuta continues to serve as assistant head coach for defense as well as the linebackers coach. Wide receivers coach Rob Ianello adds the title of assistant head coach for offense and remains the recruiting coordinator. New Irish graduate assistants are Brian White and Bryant Young, the latter a former Irish All-America defensive lineman who played 14 seasons with the San Francisco 49ers. Here’s a more detailed position-by-position breakdown of Irish personnel for 2009:

The Irish return 44 letterwinners in 2009, the most during the Weis era. Among the letterwinners are 18 returning starters including 10 offensive starters, tied for second most in the NCAA Fooball Bowl Subdivision. The most experienced University of Notre Dame football depth chart since Charlie Weis became Fighting Irish head coach — combined with momentum from a recordsetting Hawai’i Bowl victory — give Irish fans hope for a 2009 return toward the elite level of the college football world. Overall, 18 returning starters (including the Irish punter and placekicker) provide plenty of reason for optimism — especially on offense where 10 regulars from 2008 are back, including the top Notre Dame passer (junior Jimmy Clausen), the six leading groundgainers (paced by junior Armando Allen, junior Robert Hughes and senior James Aldridge), eight of the top nine receivers (led by junior Golden Tate, Allen, sophomore Michael Floyd and sophomore Kyle Rudolph) plus four of five first-teamers on the offensive line. Only left offensive tackle Mike Turkovich graduated from last year’s starting unit — and 16 players on the offensive roster have starting experience, including 11 players who have started at least 10 games in their Irish careers. That group is complemented on defense with 14 returnees who have first-team experience, including eight players who have started nine or more games in an Irish uniform. Included in that number are three of the top five tacklers from ’08 in senior safety Kyle McCarthy, junior safety Harrison Smith and junior inside linebacker Brian Smith. The players with the two highest sack totals last year (Harrison Smith and sophomore Ethan Johnson) and the leader in tackles for loss (Harrison Smith) are back for ‘09. Brian Smith and Harrison Smith attempt to fill the void created by the departure of stalwarts Maurice Crum Jr. and David Bruton at linebacker and free safety, respectively, while sophomore Ian Williams and Johnson expect to man the defensive line slots vacated by Pat Kuntz and Justin Brown. Altogether, 44 monogram winners (the most returning letter-winners from any season during the Weis era) from ’08 return to the Notre Dame roster. Only nine teams in the nation feature more returning starters in ’09 than Notre Dame (Indiana, Minnesota and Toledo have 20; UAB, Arkansas, Baylor, Central Michigan, Florida and LouisianaMonroe have 19). Notre Dame’s 49-21 Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl victory over Hawai’i featured a scintillating 401-yard passing effort by Clausen, including five touchdown passes and staggering 22-of-26 accuracy. The Irish defense, meanwhile, recorded eight sacks and held the Warriors to 32 rushing yards, helping end a nine-game Notre Dame bowl losing streak. Coming off an overall 7-6 record (including a 4-1 start) in ‘08, the challenge for Weis and his Irish in ’09 will be to parlay their overall experience into consistent Saturday production that mirrors that Hawai’i Bowl effort. They’ll attempt that against a 2009 schedule that features seven home games, a first-of-its-kind “off-site” home game against Washington State in San Antonio – and seven games against teams that played in the postseason in ’08 (7-6 Nevada, 9-4 Michigan State, 12-1 USC, 9-5 Boston College, 8-5 Navy, 9-4 Pittsburgh and 8-5 Connecticut). There are three new names on the Notre Dame coaching staff for 2009 – running back coach Tony Alford, offensive line coach/running game coordinator Frank Verducci and defensive line coach Randy Hart. That transition began in December when former offensive coordinator and running backs coach Mike Haywood became head coach at Miami of Ohio. Weis already has announced he will serve as his own offensive coordinator and resume calling plays for the Irish offense (as he did from 2005-07) in ‘09, after delegating that

OFFENSIVE PREVIEW

Only UAB returns more offensive starters than the Irish in ’09 — as 10 Notre Dame starters from the most-improved offense in the nation in 2008 are back. Notre Dame only opened two games in ’08 with a fullback on the field and started the majority of contests with a three-receiver formation. The lone offensive starter the Irish need to replace is at left tackle — and Paul Duncan, who sat out ’08 with an injury but started all 12 games at left and right tackle in ’07, is set to return for his fifth year and compete for that spot. Notre Dame’s ’08 offense recorded the third-best passing numbers in school history, just behind the marks set by Weis’ 2005 and 2006 teams. Directed by quarterback Jimmy Clausen, Notre Dame averaged 245.4 passing yards per game to rank 34th nationally. That helped push the Irish offensive average to 355.1 yards per game, a 112.8-yard increase from ’07 and the greatest improvement from the previous season of any team in the country. The Irish return 99.4 percent of their passing yards from ‘08, 98.7 percent of their rushing yards and 89.3 percent of their receiving yards. All but 18 points from last year’s team are back in ’09 and 97.7 percent of all-purpose yards return to bolster the most experienced offensive attack yet in Weis’ tenure.

Quarterbacks Jimmy Clausen is coming off the third-best passing season in school history and the most prolific passing season by a sophomore in Notre Dame history. The California product completed 60.9 percent of his passes (268 of 440) for 3,172 yards with 25 touchdowns and 17 interceptions in ‘08. Clausen became just the second Irish quarterback to surpass 3,000 passing yards and 25 TDs in a season (Brady Quinn did it his junior and senior campaigns in ’05 and ’06). Clausen already has started to climb the school’s career passing charts — ranking second in completion percentage, fourth in completions, fifth in attempts, fifth in passing TDs and sixth in passing yards. A major improvement in Clausen’s game from ’07 to ’08 became his ability to push the ball downfield. Much of that credit could be given to the offensive line that reduced its sacks-allowed total from 58 in ’07 to 22 in ’08 – plus Clausen and his receivers forged a much better chemistry. Clausen only completed six passes of 30 yards or more in ’07 but more than quadrupled that total in ’09, connecting on passes of at least 30 yards 25 times. Clausen registered 43 passes of at least 20 yards as a sophomore, comparable to the total Quinn recorded as a senior when he tallied 45 passes of 20 yards or longer in 2006. Ready to push Clausen and compete for the starting job is sophomore Dayne Crist. A childhood friend of Clausen, Crist did not play during his freshman year in ’08 while watching and learning from Clausen. At 6-4 and 233 pounds, Crist possesses a powerful throwing arm and is surprisingly mobile for a player of his stature. A decorated high school quarterback in his own right, Crist spent his first year with the Irish learning the Weis playbook and making Notre Dame’s first-team defense better by working as the scout team quarterback. Adding depth to the quarterback position is sophomore walk-on Nate Montana. The son of Irish legend Joe Montana, Nate Montana served as the emergency quarterback in ’08 and also was utilized as a quarterback on the scout team. As the Irish only have two scholarship quarterbacks this year, Montana will receive an increased amount of reps compared to ’08. Two other walk-on signalcallers this spring are junior Brian Castello and sophomore Matthew Mulvey.

QUARTERBACK: +Brian Castello, 6-2, 191, Jr. Dayne Crist, 6-4, 233, So. **JIMMY CLAUSEN, 6-3, 217, Jr. +Nate Montana, 6-4, 200, So. +Matthew Mulvey, 6-3, 195, So. HALFBACK: **James Aldridge, 6-0, 225, Sr. **ARMANDO ALLEN, 5-10, 195, Jr. *Jonas Gray, 5-10, 230, So. **Robert Hughes, 5-11, 237, Jr. FULLBACK: +Bobby Burger, 6-3, 242, Sr. +Mike Narvaez, 5-11, 231, Sr. *Steve Paskorz, 6-2, 235, Jr. WIDE RECEIVER: +Brian Coughlin, 6-0, 172, Sr. +Patrick Coughlin, 6-0, 187, Jr. *MICHAEL FLOYD, 6-3, 215, So. +Dan Franco, 5-10, 188, Sr. *Barry Gallup, Jr., 5-11, 200, Sr. +Michael Garcia, 6-1, 178, Jr. John Goodman, 6-3, 197, So. +Chris Gurries, 5-10, 181, Jr. +Derry Herlihy, 6-0, 180, Jr. **DUVAL KAMARA, 6-5, 219, Jr. **Robby Parris, 6-4, 210, Sr. **GOLDEN TATE, 5-11, 195, Jr. Deion Walker, 6-2, 188, So. **George West, 5-10, 196, Sr. +Sam Vos, 5-10, 199, Sr. TIGHT END: Joseph Fauria, 6-7, 245, So. *Mike Ragone, 6-5, 251, Jr. *KYLE RUDOLPH, 6-6, 258, So. OFFENSIVE LINE: Braxston Cave, 6-3, 310, So. Lane Clelland, 6-5, 281, So. *Taylor Dever, 6-5, 308, Jr. **Paul Duncan, 6-7, 308, Sr. +Bill Flavin, 6-3, 252, Jr. Mike Golic Jr., 6-3, 280, So. +Mike Hernandez, 6-2, 275, So. +Dennis Mahoney, 6-6, 290, So. Andrew Nuss, 6-5, 304, Jr. **ERIC OLSEN, 6-5, 303, Sr. *Trevor Robinson, 6-5, 301, So. Matt Romine, 6-5, 292, Jr. **CHRIS STEWART, 6-5, 337, Sr. **DAN WENGER, 6-4, 302, Sr. ***SAM YOUNG, 6-8, 330, Sr. BOLD CAPS indicates returning starters *indicates monograms earned +indicates walk-on

Notre Dame featured the most-improved offense in the nation in 2008 and return 97.7 percent of all-purpose yards and all but 18 points from last year’s team. Sixteen offensive players on the spring roster have starting experience including 11 players who have started at least 10 games in their Irish careers.

Running Backs The three leading rushers from ’07 again proved to be Notre Dame’s top three running backs in ’08 — as James Aldridge, Armando Allen and Robert Hughes paced the Irish ground game. That trio increased its combined output from 1,105 rushing yards and four TDs in ’07 to 1,324 yards and 10 TDs in ‘08. All three return in ’09, and they’ll have help from Jonas Gray who had a solid freshman season. Aldridge appeared in 12 games during his junior season and rushed 91 times for 357 yards and scored the first three TDs of his career. His season totals decreased from ’07, although his yards per carry average increased slightly — as Aldridge averaged 3.9 yards per carry in ’08. He gained a season-high 84 yards on 13 rushes at Washington and recorded his first multi-touchdown game of his career, tallying two TDs against the Huskies. Three weeks later Aldridge started versus Navy and averaged 5.0 yards per carry on 16 rushes, finishing with 80 yards. He starts spring practice as the cobackup with Hughes – both of them behind Allen at halfback. Allen ended up the leading Irish rusher in ’08, gaining 585 yards on 134 attempts (4.4 yards per carry) with three rushing TDs. He also ranked second on the squad with 50 receptions and totaled 355 receiving yards with two TDs in his sophomore season. Allen’s 50 receptions ranked as the second most in a season by an Irish running back (Darius Walker had 56 in ’06) and his 74 career receptions rank second all-time at Notre Dame (Walker had 109). Allen started nine of the 13 games in which he appeared and eclipsed 100 rushing yards in a game for

the first time in college versus Purdue, as he gained 134 yards on 17 carries with one TD. Against Navy, Allen tallied 60 yards rushing with one TD and 60 yards receiving. This spring he opens atop the depth chart. Hughes more than doubled his workload in ’08 compared to his freshman season, carrying 112 times for 382 yards and a team-best four rushing TDs. The bruising running back from Chicago also recorded 14 receptions for 93 yards and started three of the 12 games he played. Hughes was at his best at the beginning of the year and again at the end of the season as he registered season highs of 19 rushes for 79 yards and two TDs versus Michigan in the second game of the season. He capped off the year by gaining 55 rushing yards and one TD in the Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl, and also adding three receptions for 27 yards. Hughes starts spring workouts slotted with Aldridge as co-backups to Allen. The fullback position will be up for grabs this spring and in training camp following the graduation of veteran Asaph Schwapp. Junior Steve Paskorz will have first crack at the position, based on the 10 games in which he appeared as a reserve fullback in ’08. Walk-on Bobby Burger, a part-time tight end, also will merit a look in certain packages during spring drills.

Wide Receivers Arguably the deepest position on the team will have great position battles this spring as the Irish lose just one player from their wide receiver group, ’08 senior captain David Grimes. Established veterans will have to fend off challenges by younger players hoping to prove themselves this spring, as two freshmen who did not play last fall look to break into the receiver rotation. Notre Dame’s top receiver last year, Golden Tate, will see limited action this spring due to the success he has had early in the baseball season. The starting left fielder and leadoff hitter for the Irish baseball team benefited greatly in ’08 from spring drills — and the hard work reflected with team-high totals of 58 receptions for 1,080 yards and 10 TDs in the fall. Five times Tate surpassed 100 receiving yards in ’08, none better than the performance he had in the Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl where he set school bowl game records with 177 receiving yards and three TDs. Tate has been a valuable asset to the baseball team in ’09 and he will only be able to make football practices that don’t conflict with his baseball schedule this spring. Michael Floyd lived up to his advance billing in his first year at Notre Dame, establishing freshman school records with 48 receptions for 719 yards and seven TDs. The former USA Today high school All-American was named a second-team all-freshman performer by Sporting News, CollegeFootballNews.com, Phil Steele and Rivals.com. Floyd qualified as Notre Dame’s go-to receiver for much of his freshman campaign as he started 10 of the 11 contests he played. He notched four 100-yard receiving games and combined with Tate to create one of the best wide receiver tandems in the nation, despite both players being in their freshman and sophomore years, respectively. Floyd opens his first spring practice as the starter at the Z receiver.

2009 NOTRE DAME SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

Replacing Tate during the spring as the top X wide receiver is junior Duval Kamara. The biggest target of the Irish receiving corps at 6-5, Kamara has totaled 52 receptions for 563 yards and five TDs at Notre Dame. He looks to regain the form from his freshman year when he led all Irish receivers with 32 catches. Similar to Kamara, senior Robby Parris will be looking to revert back to the season he had in ’07 when he led the Irish wideouts with 361 receiving yards. A sure-handed receiver with good hands, Parris has 39 career receptions for 418 yards and a TD and opens spring drills behind Floyd at the Z position. Two veterans who will be limited in action this spring are seniors George West and Barry Gallup Jr. West started seven games in ’07 but only played in five contests in ’08 because of a knee injury that sidelined him for much of the season. Gallup bounced around from halfback to wide receiver before an ankle injury ended his ’08 season. The Irish have two young players who did not see game action in their freshman years but were strong contributors to the scout team. John Goodman and Deion Walker are expected to challenge the upperclassmen in spring practices and make the position group that much better. Goodman opens spring behind Floyd and Parris at Z while Walker is the backup to Kamara at X.

Tight Ends Uncertainty surrounded the Irish heading into the ’08 season at tight end in terms of who would replace all-star John Carlson. Notre Dame’s coaches knew they had a host of talented players vying to be the next player to continue the tradition started by Carlson and Anthony Fasano — the question would be who would emerge. It proved easy for the coaching staff to see during training camp that rookie Kyle Rudolph had the potential to be a special player and to make an immediate impact on the team. Rudolph won the job early in training camp and never looked back, making Irish history along the way. He became the first Notre Dame freshman to ever open the season as the starting tight end and started every game in his first year. Rudolph set freshman school records with 29 receptions for 340 yards and was named an all-freshman first-team player by Sporting News, Phil Steele and CollegeFootballNews.com. Competing to back up Rudolph is junior Mike Ragone, who was the top tight end during ’08 spring drills and seemed to emerge as the frontrunner to replace Carlson in ’08. However, a knee injury during the summer months sidelined Ragone for the ’08 season — and now the former high school All-American is healthy and ready to challenge Rudolph for the starting job. Rudolph’s classmate, Joseph Fauria, was initially going to sit out his freshman season at Notre Dame but due to Ragone’s injury and the loss of Will Yeatman, Fauria found himself forced into action and played well. The tallest member of the Irish football team at 6-7, Fauria starts spring behind both Rudolph and Ragone on the depth chart.

Offensive Line Notre Dame enters spring drills with four returning offensive line starters from ’08 and six players with starting experience in their careers that total 100 career starts. The most experience-laden position unit on the team is led by seniors Sam Young, Eric Olsen, Dan Wenger and Chris Stewart, while fifth-year senior Paul Duncan is back after missing the ’08 campaign with an injury. Young, Olsen, Wenger, Stewart and Duncan all have

started at least 10 games in their Notre Dame careers. Sophomore Trevor Robinson started in his rookie season in ’08 and now will challenge for a starting spot this fall. Much maligned in ’07 after allowing a school-record 58 sacks, the Irish offensive line made the largest improvement from ’07 to ’08 of any offensive line in the nation in that category, permitting only 22 sacks in ‘08. The improved pass protection proved key in Notre Dame’s aerial assault, as the Irish posted their third-best passing season in school history. The improved offensive line also aided the growth of the rushing attack as Notre Dame increased its rushing-yards-per-game average by 45.8 percent. The Irish gained over 200 rushing yards three times in ’08 (most since four times in ‘05) including two of the six best rushing performances under Weis (252 yards at Washington, then 230 yards vs. Navy). Young has started every game in his Irish career and is on pace to set the school record for most career starts. The 6-8, 330-pound tackle has played all 38 contests, splitting them with 10 starts at left tackle and 28 starts at right tackle. Young played the entire ’08 season at right tackle and opens spring workouts at right tackle again. Maurice Crum Jr. and Tom Zbikowski share the Irish record with 48 career starts, so should Young participate in every regular-season game he would become the first Notre Dame player ever to start 50 contests. Olsen emerged as a leader of the group during the ’08 offseason and became a key contributor on the interior line last year. He started all 13 games at left guard in ’08 and started the final six games of his sophomore season at right guard. His 19 consecutive games started streak is the second-longest active streak on the Irish, trailing Young’s 38game run. A high school teammate of Young, Wenger started every contest in ’08 and has started 15 straight games at center. Wenger has forged a strong rapport with Clausen and has been equally as consistent on regular snaps as shotgun snaps. Wenger, who did not see any game action in his freshman season, started the first three games of his sophomore season in ’07 at right guard between Young and current Minnesota Vikings center John Sullivan. Wenger’s 18 career starts rank fourth on the spring roster. A starter in 10 games in ’08, Stewart took advantage of strong practices during ’08 spring drills to win the right guard starting spot early in ’08 training camp. The 6-5, 337pounder did not play in his rookie campaign and saw action in just six games as a reserve in ’07. His first year as a starter helped him as he heads into a spring season where he will compete with Robinson for the starting right guard spot. Duncan missed the entire ’08 season but started all 12 games in ’07 and enters spring drills as a favorite for the vacant left tackle position. The fifth-year senior started the first two games of ’07 at left tackle before moving to right tackle because of Young’s wrist injury that season. Duncan hopes to replicate the one-year success Mike Turkovich had at left tackle in his final Notre Dame season. A former high school All-American, Robinson enrolled early at Notre Dame and participated in ’08 spring practices. The extra work proved beneficial, as he was competitive during training camp and saw action in 10 games during his rookie season, starting three games at right guard when Stewart was injured. Robinson will be limited in spring this year but is expected to push Stewart for the starting spot this fall. Juniors Matt Romine, Taylor Dever and Andrew Nuss have seen limited playing time in their Irish careers due to the talented class ahead of them. Romine enters spring in competition for the starting left tackle position with Duncan. Dever has served as the backup to Young at right tackle the last two years but will be limited this spring while recovering from an injury. Nuss spent last season behind Olsen at left guard and is behind him again this spring. Braxston Cave, Mike Golic Jr. and Mike Hernandez add depth to the interior of the offensive line this spring. Cave, a standout local product, was the short snapper in the opening game of the season but missed the remainder of ’08 with an injury. He will open spring as the backup center. Golic played center in high school and also has experience long snapping but begins the ’09 spring at right guard. Hernandez was a standout high school player in Los Angeles and walked on to the Irish roster in ’08. He provides insurance at left guard behind Olsen and Nuss this spring.

DEFENSIVE PREVIEW For the first time since 2002, Notre Dame’s defense in 2008 ranked in the top 50 nationally in total defense, scoring defense, rushing defense and passing defense. After the Irish improved in almost every statistical category, six starters return from last year’s defensive unit. The biggest improvement from ’07 to ’08 The Irish feature four returning starters in 2009 and a total of five players who have started at least 10 games at Notre came with Notre Dame’s rushing defense — Dame. Six players have combined to total 100 career starts on the offensive line for the Irish. as the Irish ranked 45th in the country while

NOSE TACKLE: *Paddy Mullen, 6-3, 300, Sr. Brandon Newman, 6-1, 310, So. Tyler Stockton, 6-1, 290, Fr. **IAN WILLIAMS, 6-2, 310, Jr. DEFENSIVE TACKLE: Sean Cwynar, 6-4, 283, So. *Ethan Johnson, 6-4, 275, So. +Martin Quintana, 6-1, 250, Sr. Hafis Williams, 6-1, 295, So. DEFENSIVE END: Kapron Lewis-Moore, 6-4, 265, So. **KERRY NEAL, 6-2, 246, Jr. Emeka Nwankwo, 6-4, 295, Jr. **Morrice Richardson, 6-2, 255, Sr. ***John Ryan, 6-5, 264, Sr. Kallen Wade, 6-5, 257, Sr. LINEBACKER: +Steve Botsford, 6-2, 225, Jr. +Tom Burke, 5-10, 242, Sr. *Steve Filer, 6-3, 236, So. *Darius Fleming, 6-1, 236, So. Anthony McDonald, 6-1, 225, So. Zeke Motta, 6-2, 215, Fr. +Sean Oxley, 6-2, 220, So. David Posluszny, 6-0, 220, So. **BRIAN SMITH, 6-3, 245, Jr. ***Toryan Smith, 6-1, 244, Sr. **Scott Smith, 6-4, 235, Sr. CORNERBACK: **Mike Anello, 5-10, 170, Sr. E.J. Banks, 5-11, 181, Fr. *Robert Blanton, 6-1, 180, So. *Leonard Gordon, 5-11, 187, Sr. +Nick Lezynski, 5-8, 157, Jr. ***RAESHON McNEIL, 6-0, 190, Sr. +Andrew Plaska, 5-11, 181, So. +James Redshaw, 5-9, 170, Jr. +Ryan Sheehan, 5-10, 169, Jr. Jamoris Slaughter, 6-0, 182, So. +Joshua Stull, 5-8, 189, Sr. **Darrin Walls, 6-0, 190, Sr. SAFETY: +Chris Bathon, 5-10, 192, Sr. ***Sergio Brown, 6-2, 205, Sr. ***Ray Herring, 5-10, 198, Sr. Dan McCarthy, 6-2, 200, So. ***KYLE McCARTHY, 6-1, 203, Sr. *HARRISON SMITH, 6-2, 212, Jr. +Thomas Smith, 6-1, 201, Jr. BOLD CAPS indicates returning starters *indicates monograms earned +indicates walk-on

A young and talented nucleus of players will lead the Notre Dame defense in 2009. Brian Smith, Kerry Neal, Darius Fleming and Ethan Johnson all made impacts in 2008 and open spring as starters. allowing 134.2 yards per game, 61.2 yards better than in ’07. Notre Dame’s pass defense ranked second in ’07, due in large part to the vulnerability of that year’s rush defense, and again allowed less than 200 yards passing per game last fall as the ’08 squad ranked 45th nationally (195.7 yards per game). Notre Dame ranked 39th in total defense for the second straight season but allowed 27.2 fewer yards per game than in ’07. The Irish also were stingier in points allowed, as Notre Dame moved up 30 places to rank 42nd in the FBS while allowing 22.2 points per game. The 6.6point decrease in points allowed was the 23rd-best improvement in the nation from ’07 to ’08. The Irish are forced to replace several veteran starters and contributors in ’09 as Justin Brown, Pat Kuntz, Maurice Crum Jr., Terrail Lambert and David Bruton – who combined to register 140 career starts – all exhausted their eligibility. Brown and Kuntz leave two gaping holes in the defensive line that Notre Dame must address in spring practice, considering the Irish are switching to a four-man defensive front this year. Crum became a mainstay at linebacker for Notre Dame, starting 48 games in his Irish career. He was also a two-time captain and his leadership void will be tough to replace. Lambert started 31 games in his career at cornerback, while Bruton blossomed in his final two seasons, starting 24 of 25 contests.

Defensive Line With the Irish moving to a four-man front in ’09, many players have been shuffled around prior to spring practice, so this position group should be one of the most intriguing to watch. A host of young but talented players fill this position grouping that now features two

defensive ends, a defensive tackle and nose tackle on the spring depth chart. The 12 players on the spring depth chart have 44 combined starts — and only one senior is listed on the top line on the opening depth chart, making for interesting competition between the youthful players. Kerry Neal and John Ryan have bounced from defensive end to outside linebacker over the past two years and have combined to start 31 contests in their careers. Neal has started 16 games at Notre Dame, most of anyone on the defensive line. He tallied 25 tackles in ’08 with two sacks and four tackles for loss — but he will be slowed in spring drills while recovering from a minor offseason injury. Ryan is one of three seniors in the group, and he opens at one defensive end spot this spring due to Neal’s rehabilitation. Ryan’s 50 tackles rank second among all returning defensive linemen, and he also added 2.5 sacks and six tackles for loss in ‘08. Junior Emeka Nwankwo appeared in seven games in ’08 on special teams and goal line defense and moves to the outside this spring. Youth reigns supreme at the other defensive line positions. The slot opposite Neal, Ryan and Richardson lists sophomore Kapron Lewis-Moore as the starter followed by seniors Morrice Richardson and Kallen Wade who is recovering from an injury and will be limited this spring. Lewis-Moore is an intriguing prospect who wreaked havoc on the Irish offensive line during practices last fall. It took every ounce of strength for the coaches not to play him in ’08 and potentially preserve a year of athletic eligibility. Richardson opens spring drills as the backup to Lewis-Moore, and the speedy defensive end has appeared in 29 games at Notre Dame, totaling 18 tackles with two tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. On the interior, junior Ian Williams has recorded 85 tackles over the past two seasons and has started nine games, including seven contests in ’08. He is one of just four players from his class to have played in every game of their Irish careers (Allen, Neal and Tate are the others) and opens spring as the top nose tackle. Two young but talented players battle for backup duties this spring, as sophomore Brandon Newman and freshman Tyler Stockton battle at nose tackle. Newman was a valuable member of the scout team in ’08 while Stockton enrolled at Notre Dame in January and hopes to break into the rotation in his rookie season. At the other interior defensive line position, sophomore Ethan Johnson leads a group of three into spring practices. The defensive tackle position, which will resemble more of a three-technique look in ’09, has the talented sophomore listed atop the depth chart. Johnson tied for the team lead with 3.5 sacks in his rookie season, and he recorded five tackles for loss, fourth most on the team. Behind Johnson are two sophomores who did not play in their freshman seasons, Hafis Williams and Sean Cwynar. Williams was a consistent threat on the scout team in ’08 and flashed quickness following the snap of the ball. Cwynar enrolled early in ’08 and will be participating in his second year of spring drills. A high-motor player, Cwynar has a similar physical build to Kuntz but will be limited at the beginning of spring drills.

Linebackers Three Irish linebackers ranked among the top five players in tackles in ’08, however Notre Dame will have to replace two of those standout players this spring. Only Brian Smith returns — and it will be his responsibility to account for the leadership void cre-

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high school and will rely on his athleticism and instincts in ’09. Kyle McCarthy’s younger brother Dan opens spring as the backup to Smith at free safety. Dan McCarthy did not play in ’08 but was a valuable member of the scout team both as a safety against the first-team offense and an option-style quarterback against the first-team defense. Senior Leonard Gordon has been a reliable special teams player and he’ll start spring competing at free safety. Senior Darrin Walls returns in ’09 after missing ’08 because of personal reasons. Walls was Notre Dame’s top cornerback in ’07 when he started 11 of 12 games and led the team with nine passes broken up. He’ll compete this spring with sophomore Robert Blanton who had a solid freshman season when he ranked ninth on the team with 33 tackles and added two interceptions and three pass breakups. Blanton started four of the 12 games he played and opens spring as the starter at one cornerback position. Freshman E.J. Banks also is listed with Blanton and Walls at one cornerback spot, but he will be limited in practice while he recovers from an injury. At the other cornerback position is senior Raeshon McNeil who had a career-best season in ’08. McNeil ranked seventh on the team with 41 tackles, while adding two interceptions and a team-best 11 passes broken up. His 11 pass breakups tied him for third most by a Notre Dame player in a season. Behind McNeal on the initial spring depth chart are sophomore Jamoris Slaughter and senior Mike Anello. Slaughter did not see any action in his freshman season but was a solid contributor to the scout team. Anello became a fan favorite because of his play on punt and kickoff coverage teams. The fifth-year senior injured a leg in the regular-season finale and will be very limited in spring drills.

SPECIAL TEAMS PREVIEW

Strong safety Kyle McCarthy returns in 2009 after setting the Notre Dame record for most tackles in a season by a defensive back with 110 stops. McCarthy leads a veteran cast in the secondary this spring. ated with Maurice Crum Jr.’s departure to the NFL. Harrison Smith, who ranked fourth in tackles on the team, has moved from an outside linebacker position to free safety this spring, providing opportunities for many young players. Brian Smith started nine of the 11 games he played in ’08 and totaled 54 tackles to rank fifth on the team. He added four tackles for loss, two sacks, recovered two fumbles and forced a fumble in his second season. He opens spring as the starting middle linebacker, ahead of Toryan Smith. Toryan Smith has played in 30 games during his three seasons at Notre Dame and enters his senior year with 41 career tackles. At strongside linebacker, sophomore Darius Fleming would be in the mix following a strong freshman season, but offseason surgery will limit his participation in spring drills. As a rookie, Fleming played in every game, primarily used as an edge rusher in passing situations, and was credited with 24 tackles, including 2.5 sacks. Fifth-year senior Scott Smith reaps the rewards of Fleming’s rehabilitation, as he opens spring as the starter. He has played in 33 games over his career and the highly-intelligent player has 32 career tackles. Backing up Scott Smith is freshman Zeke Motta who enrolled in January and reminds many of Harrison Smith playing in the box in ’08. Three classmates are prepared to battle at weakside linebacker this spring — as sophomores Steve Filer, David Posluszny, and Anthony McDonald are the only players listed at that spot. Only Filer played in his rookie season, as Posluszny and McDonald were key scout team performers. Filer saw action in 11 contests, primarily on special teams, but was highly decorated coming out of high school. Posluszny has been a tough, no-nonsense player since he arrived and will challenge Filer this spring. McDonald is still recovering from a knee injury he suffered at the end of the ’08 regular season and won’t be available this spring.

Defensive Backs The most experienced group on the Irish defense, in terms of both career starts and number of seniors, is the secondary where the 12 players available this spring (seven of them seniors) have combined to start 51 career games. At least one senior can be found at both cornerback positions this spring, as well as each of the safety slots, but talented sophomores and juniors will be challenging for starting spots. The leader of the secondary is fifth-year senior Kyle McCarthy who set a school record for most tackles in a season by a defensive back in ’08. McCarthy’s 110 tackles paced the team and ranked 54th nationally. Stout against the run and solid in pass coverage, he opens spring as the top strong safety on the depth chart. Senior Sergio Brown became the nickel back in ’08 despite having played safety at Notre Dame. Brown responded to the increased paying time by recording 28 tackles, six pass breakups, two tackles for loss, one sack and recovered one fumble. A solid special teams player, Ray Herring returns for his fifth year and should be a valuable asset on numerous special teams units. It will be difficult to fill the void left by David Bruton at free safety but a player who started nine games in ’08 will get the first crack at it this spring. Harrison Smith started at outside linebacker last year and ranked fourth on the team with 57 tackles and led the squad with 8.5 tackles for loss. Smith moves back to the position he played throughout

In ‘08, the Irish accomplished something they hadn’t done since 1988 – they led the nation in a statistical category. For the first time in school history, Notre Dame finished tops in kickoff coverage, allowing only 16.5 yards per return. What made that even more impressive was the fact Notre Dame was able to accomplish the feat despite recording just one touchback. It was the best yards-per-return average since 1975 when that unit permitted 14.9 yards per kickoff return. The Irish averaged 21.6 yards per kickoff return in ‘08, the best by a Notre Dame squad since 2002. The highlight of the season came in the Hawai’i Bowl as Armando Allen raced 96 yards for a touchdown, the first kick return for a TD since Vontez Duff versus Navy in 2002. The punt coverage team also was exceptional in ’08 as it ranked 27th in the nation and allowed only 6.0 yards per return. The 6.0-yard average was the best by an Irish punt coverage unit since 2000 and the 38-yard return allowed versus Stanford was the only punt return in ’08 longer than 20 yards against the Irish. Over the last four seasons under coordinator Brian Polian, the Irish special teams have blocked or tipped 22 kicks, tallied seven TDs and registered six takeaways. Notre Dame has blocked or deflected 10 punts, 10 field goals and two PATs since 2005. The Irish have returned three punts and one kick for TDs as well as scored on returns of a blocked punt and blocked field goal and also on a fake field goal. Four times in the last four years Notre Dame’s kickoff coverage team has forced a turnover, and the Irish have recovered two fumbles on punt coverage. That was no different in ’08 as the Irish blocked or deflected five kicks, scored touchdowns on a blocked punt return and kickoff return and registered two takeaways.

Kicker Instrumental for the Irish has been the development of placekicker Brandon Walker in ’08. Walker, who connected on six of 12 kicks in 2007 including just one of seven from outside 30 yards, missed six of his first seven kicks in ’08. After spending countless hours on the practice field, Walker made 10 of his next 11 kicks, including seven straight at one point, and finished the year 14 of 24. He converted nine of 16 field-goal attempts between 30-49 yards and made all 39 PATs. Walker opens spring practices as the starting kicker, with walk-on David Ruffer and senior Ryan Burkhart behind him.

Punter Replacing the punter who set the school record for best single-season punt average and who owned the second-best career punt average could have been a daunting task for some punters. But Eric Maust handled that pressure with ease in ’08. The senior averaged 41.1 yards on 54 punts, with 16 punts landing inside the 20-yard line and only four touchbacks. Maust boomed eight punts at least 50 yards and helped the punt coverage team allow only 6.0 yards per punt return with his hang time and directional punting skills. Maust also is a starting pitcher for the Notre Dame baseball team, so he will miss some practices this spring. In his absence, Burkhart will take over as the punter.

PUNTER: *ERIC MAUST, 6-2, 177, Sr. *Brandon Walker, 6-3, 202, Jr.

KICKER: Joe Bizjak, 6-2, 165, Sr. *Ryan Burkhart, 5-11, 190, Sr. +David Ruffer, 6-1, 180, Jr. *BRANDON WALKER, 6-3, 202, Jr. LONG SNAPPER: +Ryan Kavanagh, 6-3, 180 BOLD CAPS indicates returning starters *indicates monograms earned +indicates walk-on

CHARLIE WEIS Head Football Coach 31st year coaching • Fifth year at Notre Dame A record combined win total for the first two seasons of any University of Notre Dame head football coach, consecutive Bowl Championship Series appearances for the first time in Irish history, the three most accomplished passing seasons in Notre Dame football annals, and a record-setting bowl triumph to cap off the 2008 season – those are the most notable by-products of the first four seasons of the Charlie Weis era in South Bend. Weis, a 1978 Notre Dame graduate and owner of four Super Bowl-champion rings as products of a stellar 15-season career as a National Football League assistant coach, wasted no time putting his signature stamp on his alma mater’s program in his first two years as Irish head coach in 2005 and 2006. Weis and his Irish followed up a 9-3 record in ’05 and BCS appearance in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl with a 10-3 overall mark in ’06 and a second consecutive BCS invitation, this time to the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Those 19 combined wins (including eight straight in the middle of the ’06 regular season) qualified as most in a two-year period by the Irish since they collected 21 in 1992-93. It was also the first time Notre Dame played in BCS games in successive years and the most prominent two-season bowl qualification since the Irish played in the Fiesta and Orange Bowls after the 1994 and ’95 campaigns. The only schools to play in BCS games after both the ’05 and ’06 seasons were Notre Dame, Ohio State and USC. Notre Dame’s 10 regular-season wins in ’06 marked the ninth time that figure had been achieved in Irish history. Weis’ 19 combined wins in his first two seasons were the most by a Notre Dame head football coach in his first two years (the previous high was 17 by both Terry Brennan in 1954-55 and Dan Devine in 197576). For the second straight season in ’06 Weis was one of three finalists for the George Munger Award presented by the Maxwell Football Club (of Philadelphia) to the national college coach of the year. Irish Post Gaudy Offensive Numbers The architect in ’05 and ’06 of the two most prolific passing seasons in Notre Dame football history, Weis effectively transformed the Irish offense into one of the most productive in the country, as Notre Dame scored more points in ‘05 (440) than in any previous season in school history – and also qualified as the most improved offensive attack in the nation, jumping its total offense production (477.33 yards per game) a national-best 131.8 yards per game better than in ’04. The Irish followed that up with another strong passing attack in ’06, with Notre Dame’s average of 264.1 passing yards per contest ranking 13th nationally and second all-time in the Notre Dame record book (behind only the 330.3 mark from ’05). The Irish protected the football nearly as well as any team in the country in ’06, with their 14 overall turnovers in 13 games ranking tied for fourth of the 119 NCAA I-A teams. On a combined basis in 2005 and ’06 under Weis, Notre Dame led the nation in interception avoidance with only 1.6 percent of Irish passes picked off over those two years. The Irish, thanks in large part to the play of quarterback Brady Quinn, finished third in TD passes with 69 and sixth in passing yards per game (295.8) and passing rating (151.7). In ’05 and ’06 combined, compared to the previous two seasons,

the Irish improved their points per game by 11.5, and their total yards per game by 90.9. Offensive productivity, coupled with an opportunistic, physical defense that forced eight red-zone turnovers, and vastly-improved special teams, equated to a 9-3 mark in ’05 that was good for a number-six ranking in the BCS final regular-season standings and a guaranteed atlarge BCS berth in the ‘06 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl opposite Big Ten co-champion Ohio State. Notre Dame’s only losses in ’05 came by three points in overtime to then-unbeaten Michigan State, by three points to top-ranked and unbeaten USC on a last-second Trojan touchdown, then to fourth-rated Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl. The Irish again picked up an at-large BCS position in ’06 after their final 11th-place standing in the BCS poll. Notre Dame’s 10 wins included two of the most dramatic comeback victories in Irish history – a 40-37 win at Michigan State after trailing by 16 points with nine minutes remaining and a 20-17 win over UCLA thanks to a three-play, 80-yard drive that resulted in the winning points with 27 seconds left. Notre Dame’s only defeats in ’06 came at the hands of fifth-rated USC (the Trojans finished 11-2 after winning the Rose Bowl), thirdranked Michigan (winner of 11 straight games to open the ’06 campaign) and fourth-rated LSU (the Tigers finished 11-2). Notre Dame finished ninth in the final Associated Press poll for ’05 (its first AP top 10 finish since the Irish were runners-up following the ’93 season), 11th according to USA Today. The Irish ended the ’06 season rated 17th by AP and 19th by USA Today. With an extremely youthful group that included eight starters with two or more years left of eligibility, Weis oversaw another productive offensive year in 2008 – with sophomore quarterback Jimmy Clausen producing the third-best passing season in Irish history (behind only Quinn’s efforts in ’05 and ’06). The ’08 campaign finished with a flourish, as Notre Dame defeated Hawai’i 49-21 in the ’08 Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl, with Clausen’s gaudy 22-of-26 passing effort producing 401 aerial yards and five TDs. That victory marked Notre Dame’s first bowl victory since the ’93 campaign, emphatically ending a nine-game Irish bowl losing streak. Notre Dame’s 112.8 yardsper-game improvement for the ’08 Irish offense compared to the ’07 version marked the largest in the country. Meanwhile, after only two seasons, Clausen already ranks second on the Notre Dame career completion percentage chart, fourth in completions, fifth in attempts, fifth in passing TDs and sixth in passing yards. He and Quinn are the only Notre Dame quarterbacks ever to throw for 3,000 yards and 25 TDs in a season (Clausen had 3,172 and 25 in 2008). The ’08 wide receiver tandem of Golden Tate and freshman Michael Floyd carried the torch left behind by McKnight, Samardzija and Stovall. Tate blossomed into one of the most improved wide receivers in the country. He ranked 28th in the NCAA FBS in receiving yards per game (83.08), punctuating his season with 177 receiving yards and three TD receptions in the Hawai’i Bowl. Tate also ranked tied for 18th in the nation with his 10 receiving TDs. Among players with at least 4.25 receptions per game, he ranked second in the NCAA FBS with a 18.62 per-reception average (behind only Nevada’s

Marko Mitchell at 18.7). Tate became the seventh Notre Dame wide-out to ever eclipse 1,000 receiving yards in a single season (with his 1,80 yards in ’08) and tied for sixth on the Irish singleseason receiving TD list. Those 1,080 yards receiving in ‘08 rank fifth-best in Irish single-season history and Tate is only the fourth Irish wide receiver to ever record five 100-yard receiving games in a single season. Floyd wasted no time making a name for himself as a rookie for the Irish. Despite missing the last three ’08 regular-season games (Navy, Syracuse and USC) with the exception of three plays against the Midshipmen, Floyd established Irish freshman wide receiver records in touchdowns (seven), receptions (48) and receiving yards (719). Floyd became the fourth different Irish freshman in the last 20 years whose first career catch was a touchdown. The others were Raghib “Rocket” Ismail and Derek Brown in 1988, and Derrick Mayes in 1992 – mighty impressive company for Floyd to join. Notre Dame rushed for 252 yards in the 2008 rout of Washington. The 252 yards on the ground were the most since the Irish rolled up 275 against Pittsburgh in head coach Charlie Weis’ first game on the sidelines in 2005. The Irish gained 459 yards of total offense against the Huskies. The Irish had surpassed the 450-yard barrier in total yards three times in a four-week stretch. In fact, Notre Dame had 430-plus total yards in four consecutive ’08 games (Purdue, Stanford, North Carolina and Washington). The Irish had not surpassed 430 yards of total offense in four straight games since 1995 when the Irish had 502 (Sept. 9 at Purdue), 493 (Sept. 16 vs. Vanderbilt), 511 (Sept. 23 vs. Texas) and 447 (Sept. 30 at Ohio State).

Football Writers Honor Irish Coach His team’s ‘05 success helped make Weis winner of the 2005 Eddie Robinson Coach of the

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Year Award, as national college coach of the year as selected by the Football Writers Association of America. He also was one of three finalists for the ‘05 Munger Award, one of five finalists for the ’05 Schutt Division I-A Sports Coach of the Year (presented by American Football Monthly) and finished third in the balloting for the AP national college football coach-of-the-year award. Weis saw his Irish offense flourish right out of the gate in ’05 — as Notre Dame set a school record by scoring at least 30 points in all but two outings and tied another record by scoring 40 points on six occasions. He helped put a handful of Irish players in contention for major national awards, as Quinn was a finalist for the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award, one of three finalists for the Davey O’Brien Award presented to the top quarterback in the country – and finished fourth in the ’05 Heisman Trophy voting. In addition, consensus first-team All-America wide receiver Jeff Samardzija was one of three finalists for the Fred Biletnikoff Award as the top receiver nationally, as was tight end Anthony Fasaso for the John Mackey Award as the top tight end in the country. Weis’ charges added to that list of individual accomplishments in ’06 – as Quinn won the Maxwell Award as the outstanding player in the country and the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (as the top senior quarterback), took third in the Heisman Trophy race (only the second time a Notre Dame player ever had finished fourth or better in consecutive seasons) and again was a finalist for the O’Brien Award and the Walter Camp Foundation Player of the Year Award. Meanwhile, Samardzija was a Biletnikoff finalist and first-team All-American for the second straight season – and tight end John Carlson was a finalist for the Mackey Award (as well as a firstteam Academic All-American). Safety and kick returner Tom Zbikowski won third-team AP AllAmerica honors in both ’05 and ’06.

with 56 of 97 players earning a 3.0 average or better — and added another 3.0 semester in the spring of ’06 with a program-best 3.072 mark. Notre Dame’s team produced a third-straight 3.0 semester with a 3.041 GPA for the ’06 fall semester — including 61 of 104 players (and 17 of 24 starters, including punter and placekicker) achieving a 3.0 or better average. Ten Irish players were enrolled in graduate studies during the fall of ’06 – five others graduated in December ’06 after only three and a half years of study. Notre Dame produced its first football Academic All-American in 13 years in Carlson in ’06. The fourth 3.0 semester came in spring 2007 with a combined 3.041 GPA (59 players finished at 3.0 or better). Notre Dame’s fifth consecutive 3.0 semester came in fall 2007, with 51 players individually achieving that level or better. Carlson and Laws both were second-team Academic All-Americans in ’07, with Carlson winning postgraduate scholarships from both the NCAA and the National Football Foundation. The 2008 spring semester marked the sixth straight semester with a team GPA over 3.0. Fifty-four members of the team recorded a GPA over 3.0 and 14 players were named to the dean’s list. In ’08, special-teams standout Mike Anello won second-team Academic Al-America honors from CoSIDA and ESPN The Magazine. In addition, Notre Dame received the 2007 Academic Achievement Award (shared with Northwestern) from the American Football Coaches Association – with both schools graduating 95 percent of their freshman classes that entered in 2001. That made Notre Dame a seven-time winner of the AFCA award.

Quinn A Star Under Weis’ Guidance Quinn, turned into a star in ‘05 and ’06 under Weis’ tutelage, as he set 36 career, single-season, single-game and miscellaneous records after breaking 25 in that ’05 season alone. Quinn qualifies as the Notre Dame career and singleseason leader in passing yards (3,919 in ’05; 11,762 in his career), pass completions (292 in ’05; 929 in his career) and touchdown passes (37 in ’06; 95 in his career). He ranked third in the country in ’06 with those 37 TD passes (behind only Hawaii’s Colt Brennan with 58 and Texas Tech’s Graham Harrell with 38). He also ranked third in ‘05 with 32 TD passes (behind only Brennan with 35 and UCLA’s Drew Olson with 34) — and he set an Irish single-game record with his six TD passes versus BYU in ’05. During the middle of the ’06 season, Quinn threw a best-in the-nation 226 consecutive passes without an interception (that streak ended in the 11th game of the season vs. Army). Meanwhile, Samardzija (an ’05 NCAA consensus first-team All-American, based on his selection by The Sporting News and the Football Writers Association of America team – then a first-team pick again in ’06 by the FWAA) finished as runner-up for the ’05 NCAA title in TD receptions with 15. He and Rhema McKnight finished one-two on Notre Dame’s career pass reception chart (with 179 and 170, respectively), after both surpassed Tom Gatewood (he’d held the record with 157 since 1971) during the ’06 season. Meanwhile, McKnight’s 15 TD receptions in ’06 tied Samardzija’s single-season Irish mark from ’05 and ranked him tied for second nationally in that category (behind only Rice’s Jarett Dillard with 21). Samardzija’s season total of 78 receptions in ’06 broke the season mark of 77 he tied in ’05 (Gatewood caught 77 in ’70). Weis guided the ‘05 Irish offense to final national rankings of fourth in passing offense (330.25 yards per game), eighth in scoring (36.67 points per game) and 10th in total offense (477.33 yards per game). Then, in ’06, the Irish finished 13th in passing (264.1 yards per game) and 16th in scoring (31.0 points per game). In ’07, his pass defense ranked second in the nation in average yards allowed per game (161.6), while defensive tackle Trevor Laws led the nation in tackles by a lineman (112). On an individual basis in ‘05, Quinn ranked fifth nationally in total offense (334.08 yards per game) and seventh in passing efficiency (158.40 rating points), and Samardzija stood fourth in receiving yards per game (104.08). Quinn in ’06 ended up 11th in total offense (269.0 yards per game) and 19th in passing efficiency (146.66 points). Samardzija in ’05 broke the Notre Dame season marks for receiving yardage (1,249) and TD receptions (15) and tied Gatewood’s 35-yearold single-season record of 77 receptions from ’70, before claiming the single-season reception mark for himself in ’06 and the career pass receiving yards record (2,593) and the career TD reception mark (27). Quinn finished 10th all-time among NCAA IA quarterbacks in passing yards (11,762), 11th in completions (929) and tied for seventh in TD passes (95).

Weis’ Irish are Passing Fancies The Irish in 2005 and ‘06 were easily the two most productive passing teams in Notre Dame history, with their ’05 average of 330.25 passing yards per game shattering the previous high of 252.7 aerial yards per game from 1970 (and the ’06 mark of 264.1 easily breaking the record as well). Notre Dame set another school record by topping the 500-yard mark in total offense seven times in ’05, including a 663-yard performance against Stanford in the regular-season finale that marked the fifth-best single-game effort in the Irish record book. Notre Dame in ’05 became the

first Irish team in history to boast a 3,000-yard passer (Quinn with 3,919), a 1,000-yard rusher (Darius Walker with 1,196) and two 1,000yard receivers (Samardzija with 1,249 and Maurice Stovall with 1,149). Notre Dame in ‘05 set 11 single-season offensive team records, nine career individual records, 14 season individual records, seven single-game individual records, plus six other miscellaneous records. With the season-opening Irish victories at 23rd-ranked Pittsburgh and at third-rated Michigan in ‘05, Weis became the first Irish head coach to win his first two career games on the opponents’ home fields since Knute Rockne in 1918 and the first Notre Dame head football coach ever to open with two victories over ranked opponents. The Irish also won at 22nd-rated Purdue in ’05 to post three wins over ranked opponents (all on the road) in their first five games of the campaign. Notre Dame in ’06 added a season-opening victory over a solid Georgia Tech team that eventually finished 9-5 (and 25th in the USA Today final regular-season poll) and played in the Atlantic Coast Conference title game – as well as wins over ’06 postseason participants Penn State (9-4 and 24th in the final AP poll), Purdue (8-6), UCLA (7-6) and Navy (9-4).

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Weis has impacted the Irish program off the field as well, with his football players combining to top the 3.0 grade-point average mark in a record six straight semesters. His players achieved a then-programrecord 3.044 combined grade-point average during the ’05 fall semester,

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Midway through the ’05 season Weis agreed to a new 10-year contract that took effect in 2006 and extends through the 2015 season. He ranked 53rd on The Sporting News Power 100 list of the most powerful people in sports, as the highest-ranked individual associated with college athletics (Jan. 13, 2006, issue of The Sporting News). The Notre Dame Monogram Club presented him with an honorary monogram prior to the ’07 Blue-Gold game.

Super Bowls Mark Weis Era with Pats A widely-respected disciple of professional coaching standouts Bill Parcells and Bill Belichick, Weis concluded his first year at Notre Dame in 2005 (he was hired Dec. 12, 2004, as the 28th Notre Dame head football coach, signing an original six-year contract) – after spend-

The Weis Years at Notre Dame 2005 (9-3) Sept. 3 at Pittsburgh (23) Sept. 10 (20) at Michigan (3) Sept. 17 (10) Michigan State Sept. 24 (16) at Washington Oct. 1 (13) at Purdue (22) Oct. 15 (9) USC (1) Oct. 22 (9) BYU Nov. 5 (8) Tennessee Nov. 12 (7) Navy Nov. 19 (6) Syracuse Nov. 26 (6) at Stanford Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Jan. 2 (5) Ohio State (4) 2006 (10-3) Sept. 2 (2) at Georgia Tech Sept. 9 (4) Penn State (19) Sept. 16 (2) Michigan (11) Sept. 23 (12) at Michigan State Sept. 30 (12) Purdue Oct. 7 (12) Stanford Oct. 21 (10) UCLA Oct. 28 (11) vs. Navy (Baltimore) Nov. 4 (11) North Carolina Nov. 11 (9) at Air Force Nov. 18 (6) Army Nov. 25 (6) at USC (3) Allstate Sugar Bowl Jan. 3 (11) LSU (4) 2007 (3-9) Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24

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ing the previous five years as the highly-regarded offensive coordinator of the New England Patriots (under Patriot head coach Belichick). He played an integral role in New England’s victories in three of the previous four Super Bowls, including a 24-21 victory over Philadelphia in Super Bowl XXXIX in Jacksonville to cap the 2004 season. That run by Weis and the Patriots marked the most sustained Super Bowl success in the history of that event — matching Dallas’ three wins in a four-year period following the 1992 through ’95 seasons. Weis currently is one of seven former Belichick assistants now serving as head coaches – with the list also including Kirk Ferentz (Iowa), Al Groh (Virginia), Pat Hill (Fresno State), Eric Mangini (Cleveland Browns), Josh McDaniels (Denver Broncos) and Nick Saban (Alabama). Weis qualifies as the first Notre Dame graduate to hold the football head coaching position at his alma mater since Hugh Devore (a ’34 graduate) served as interim coach in 1963 (the Irish finished 2-7 that year – Devore also coached the Irish to a 7-2-1 mark as interim coach in 1945). Weis is the first Notre Dame graduate to serve as the Irish football coach on a full-fledged basis since ’38 graduate Joe Kuharich did it from 1959 through ’62. Now pointing for his 31st season overall in coaching in 2009, Weis spent nine seasons with the Patriots and five as the team’s offensive coordinator – plus three seasons each with the New York Giants (1990-92) and New York Jets (1997-99). In those 15 NFL seasons, his coaching contributions helped produce those four Super Bowl championships (Giants following 1990 season, Patriots following ’01, ’03 and ‘04 seasons), five conference titles, six division titles and a 15-3 playoff record. Weis has been a winner everywhere he has coached – and he has received widespread notice as one of the most creative and innovative offensive coordinators in football. All along the way, Weis has displayed the ability to develop successful offensive players. He helped advance the careers of New York Jets’ running back Curtis Martin, Jets’ wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson, Patriots’ tight end Ben Coates and, most notably, Patriots’ two-time Super Bowl MVP quarterback Tom Brady. Under Weis’ tutelage, the former sixth-round draft choice became one of the NFL’s premier signalcallers in just four seasons as a starter. Including the playoffs, Brady compiled a 57-14 record as a starting quarterback after stepping in early in 2001, when Weis also was serving as the New England quarterbacks coach, through the end of the ’04 campaign.

Weis Tutors Brady to All-Star Status In addition to his offensive coordinator responsibilities, Weis mentored the Patriot quarterbacks both in 2001 and 2002. In ‘01, Drew Bledsoe started the first two games of the season before being sidelined with a serious chest injury. By the third week of the season, Weis was preparing Brady for his first NFL start and, over the course of the season, Brady blossomed into a Pro Bowl performer and earned the MVP award in Super Bowl XXXVI. Brady only continued to improve, leading the NFL with 28 TD passes in 2002, then turning in a second Super Bowl MVP performance in ’03. Weis’ offense permitted youthful Patriot offensive stars such as Brady, Deion Branch, Notre Dame graduate David Givens and Kevin Faulk to flourish. His offense also allowed New England veterans such as Troy Brown, Christian Fauria and David Patten to enjoy resurgences in their careers. Brown established a New England record with 101 receptions in 2001, earning his initial Pro Bowl invitation in his ninth NFL season. Fauria led the Patriots with seven TDs in

2002 (his eighth pro campaign), while Patten’s 61 catches in ‘02 were the most of his seven-year career. Weis also made great use of contributions from a pair of 2002 draft picks to help the team to its second Super Bowl championship in 2003. Branch led the team with 57 receptions in his second pro season, while fellow second-year player Givens paced New England with six receiving TDs. In the postseason, Givens added a pair of scores, while Branch’s 10 catches in Super Bowl XXXVIII tied for the third-most in Super Bowl history. Givens, who played for the Irish in 1998-2001, led the ‘04 Patriots in receptions with 56 for 874 yards and three TDs. The Patriots finished 2004 with a franchiserecord 20 consecutive home-field victories (regular season and postseason combined) over three seasons, the longest current streak in the NFL at that time. Meanwhile, Patriot running back Cory Dillon rushed for 1,635 yards and 12 TDs (ranking third in the league and including nine 100-yard games) in ‘04 – then added a 144-yard effort versus Indianapolis in the playoffs. New England enjoyed a 21-game unbeaten streak, including the final 15 games in 2003 (including three in the playoffs) and the first six in ’04 and had won 32 of its last 34 games overall through the end of the ’04 season.

Weis Begins NFL Tour with Giants Weis started his professional coaching career with the New York Giants in 1990. After assisting in the Giants pro personnel department while also coaching high school football in ‘89, Weis a year later was named defensive assistant and assistant special teams coach (under eighth-year Giants head coach Parcells). In his first season on the Giants coaching staff, the Giants claimed the Super Bowl title with a 16-3 overall record. In 1991, Ray Handley took over as coach of the Giants and named Weis his running backs coach. After two seasons on Handley’s staff, Weis began a four-year stint in New England – all four of those seasons under Parcells. In Weis’ first tenure with the Patriots from 1993-96, he assisted in the development of some of New England’s all-time best individual season performances from Coates, Martin and Terry Glenn, respectively. During his first four seasons in New England, he coached three different positions. In 1993 and ‘94, Weis served as the Patriots’ tight ends coach and, in his second season at the position, Coates set an NFL record for receptions by a tight end with 96 and earned his first trip to the Pro Bowl. In ‘95, Weis coached the Patriots’ running backs and was credited with developing Martin, a third-round ‘95 draft pick, into one of the premier running backs in the NFL. That year, Martin won league rookie-ofthe-year honors and set franchise rushing records with 1,487 yards and 14 TDs. In ‘96, Weis coached the New England receivers, with Glenn leading the team and setting an NFL rookie reception record with 90 catches for 1,132 yards and six TDs. From 1997 to ’99 (with Parcells as head coach and Belichick as assistant head coach), Weis called offensive plays for the New York Jets. In his first season, the Jets improved from 1-15 in 1996 to 9-7 in ‘97. The eight-game improvement ranked as the best in franchise history. In ‘98, Weis was named the offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach. By season’s end, his offense ranked among the greatest in franchise history and led the Jets to their first division title. The team scored 416 points, second-highest total in franchise history (after 419 points in ‘68) and averaged 357.2 yards per game. It marked the second-best total-offense season average in Jets history (368.5 yards per game in ‘85). Both of Weis’ starting receivers, Johnson (1,131) and Wayne Chrebet (1,083), eclipsed the 1,000-yard receiving plateau for the first time in their

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careers. It marked the first time since ‘86 that two Jets receivers reached that milestone in the same season. In ‘99, Weis’ offense produced the NFL’s second-leading rusher and the AFC’s fourth-ranked receiver. Martin rushed for 1,464 yards, falling only 90 yards shy of the rushing title (won by Indianapolis’ Edgerrin James). Johnson led the Jets and established career highs with 89 receptions for 1,170 yards, earning his second consecutive Pro Bowl nod.

Begins at South Carolina and New Jersey Prep Level Weis has enjoyed tremendous coaching success at all levels, including high school, college and in the NFL. The Trenton, N.J., native began his coaching career in 1979 at Boonton High School in New Jersey, then spent the next five seasons at Morristown (N.J.) High School as a football assistant. In ‘85, he was hired by head coach Joe Morrison at the University of South Carolina, where he served four seasons — with the Gamecocks finishing 8-4 and playing in the Gator and Liberty Bowls, respectively, following the ’87 and ’88 seasons. He returned to New Jersey as head coach at Franklin Township High School in ‘89. That year, he directed Franklin Township to the New Jersey state championship while also assisting in the Giants’ pro personnel department. In ‘90, he launched his professional coaching career with the New York Giants and celebrated the first of his four Super Bowl championships. Weis was born March 30, 1956, in Trenton, N.J. After graduation from Middlesex (N.J.) High School, he earned his bachelor’s degree in speech and drama from Notre Dame in 1978. While coaching at South Carolina, he earned his master’s degree in education in 1989. In 2003, Weis and his wife Maura established the Hannah & Friends Foundation, dedicated to children affected by developmental disorders. The foundation funds Hannah’s Helping Hands, which provides quality of life grants to families in Indiana and Rhode Island that care for children and adults with special needs. The Weis family, through Hannah & Friends, also has purchased 30 acres of land in the South Bend area and is in the process of building a farm and residential center for special needs adults age 18 and older. On June 26, 2008, Weis was sworn in as a member of the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities. He was appointed by President George W. Bush in the spring and serves a two-year term on the committee.

Hannah & Friends Enjoys Wide Support In the spring of ‘08, the fifth annual Hannah & Friends Celebrity Golf Classic was held in South Bend to benefit the foundation. Weis also joined with former Notre Dame football coaches Ara Parseghian and Lou Holtz in a dinner the past three summers to benefit the three coaches’ charitable interests. The Notre Dame Coaches’ Kickoff for Charity was first held in 2006 in New York City, then was followed by the 2007 dinner in Beverly Hills, Calif. Chicago hosted the most recent fundraiser on July 31, 2008. Weis is the author of a 2006 autobiography (written with Vic Carucci) titled “No Excuses: One Man’s Incredible Rise Through the NFL to Head Coach of Notre Dame.” His wife, Maura, is author of a 2008 book (written with Jessica Trobaugh Temple) titled “Miles from the Sideline” – a journey with the Weis’ special needs daughter. Weis traveled to the Middle East (Bahrain, UAE, Qatar, USS Nassau) in the spring of ’08 with a contingent of college football coaches to visit United States military troops. Charlie and Maura have two children, Charles Joseph and Hannah Margaret.

CORWIN BROWN Associate Head Coach/Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs Ninth year coaching • Third year at Notre Dame In his two seasons as University of Notre Dame defensive coordinator, Corwin Brown oversaw two of the best defensive seasons in recent memory. He was rewarded for that this offseason when he was promoted to associate head coach and will serve as second in command to Irish head coach Charlie Weis. In 2008, Notre Dame ranked 39th in total defense, 42nd in scoring defense, 43rd in pass defense and 45th in rushing defense. It marked the first time since 2002 that an Irish defense ranked among the top 50 nationally in all of those categories. Brown’s defense allowed 329.85 yards per game, a 27.15-yards-pergame improvement over 2007, and the 22.15 points allowed per game was 6.6 points better than the previous year. The Irish improved 30 spots compared to ‘07 in scoring defense and only 22 schools allowed more than 6.6 points less per game when compared to the previous season. Notre Dame was much stingier against the run in ’08, allowing 134.15 yards per game, 61.17 fewer rushing yards per game than in ‘07. While the Irish passing defense slipped some in the rankings from its second-ranked unit in ‘07, the Irish still permitted just 195.69 yards per game and the passing efficiency defense ranked 22nd while improving compared to ‘07. During a four-game span in the middle of the ‘08 season, Brown coordinated a defense that permitted only 958 combined yards of total offense against Washington, Pittsburgh, Boston College and Navy. That marked the fewest yards allowed by an Irish defense over any four-game period since the final four contests of the 1996 season. Brown switched from coaching linebackers to defensive backs in ‘08 and helped safeties Kyle McCarthy and David Bruton record two of the most productive seasons in school history. The duo ranked first and second on the team in tackles and combined for 207 tackles. McCarthy set the single-season school record for tackles by a defensive back as he totaled 110 tackles and ranked 54th in the country averaging 8.46 stops per game. Bruton tallied 97 tackles and led the team with four interceptions adding six pass breakups, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. In Brown’s first season as Irish defensive coordinator in 2007, the Irish ranked 39th in total defense, 26 places higher than when it finished 65th in 2006. The strength of that defense was its secondary, demonstrated by the second-ranked pass defense in the Football

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Bowl Subdivision. Only Ohio State allowed fewer than the 161.58 yards per game the Irish permitted. In fact, the 161.58 yards passing allowed per game ranked as the best by an Irish defense since 1996 and the fifth-best average in the past 25 years. As a coordinator, Brown helped put defensive end Trevor Laws in position to record a breakthrough season as Laws registered 112 tackles, the second most ever by a Notre Dame defensive lineman. Laws led the nation in tackles by a defensive lineman and increased his draft value in the eyes of National Football League scouts. He wound up being selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round with the 47th pick overall, the earliest an Irish defensive tackle had been drafted in 14 years. Safeties Tom Zbikowski and Bruton both flourished from Brown’s defensive gameplans as they each set career highs for tackles. Zbikowski left Notre Dame as just the eighth player to reach the 300-tackle plateau and is the career leader for tackles by an Irish defensive back. He was selected in the third round of the NFL draft by the Baltimore Ravens, and became the third Irish defensive back drafted in the last two years. Bruton had never started prior to the start of the ’07 season, and he started 11 games at free safety while ranking third on the team and first in the secondary with 85 tackles. Brown worked primarily with outside linebackers in ‘07, focusing primarily on the growth of then-sophomore John Ryan and then-freshmen Kerry Neal and Brian Smith. Ryan started eight games in ’07 and ranked ninth on the team with 39 tackles. Neal and Smith saw their roles increase throughout the season, as Neal started five contests and Smith started the final three games. The duo combined to record 45 tackles, including 3.5 sacks, six tackles for loss, one interception, two passes broken up, one forced fumble and two recovered fumbles. On Jan. 19, 2007, Brown was hired as defensive coordinator at Notre Dame, highlighting his meteoric rise in the coaching profession. In the 14 years that preceded Notre Dame, Brown had the privilege to either play for or coach under some of the best defensive minds in collegiate and professional football. The list of Brown’s mentors includes Bill Parcells, Bill Belichick, Romeo Crennel, Herm Edwards, Al Groh and Eric Mangini. Brown moved to South Bend after coaching the defensive backs of the New York Jets for three years. During that span, the Jets intercepted 56 passes, tied for fifth most in the NFL from 2004-06. Of those 56 picks, Brown’s defensive backs were responsible for 46. By contrast, in the three seasons prior to Brown’s arrival, the Jets secondary had accounted for 36 interceptions. He helped turn veteran cornerbacks, such as Ty Law, into Pro Bowl cornerbacks and took one rookie in 2004 (Erik Coleman) and 2005 (Kerry Rhodes) and developed them into solid contributors who started all 16 games in their first years. In ‘06, Brown was one of a few select coaches retained by first-year Jets head coach Mangini. Brown was part of a coaching staff with the Jets that generated six more wins than in ‘05, tied for the second-best improvement in

the 46-year history of the franchise. His defensive secondary accounted for 14 of the team’s 16 interceptions, led by cornerback Andre Dyson and second-year safety Kerry Rhodes who each tallied four picks. Brown’s defensive backs also prevented the big play as they allowed just 21 pass plays of 25 yards or longer. Only six NFL teams permitted fewer big plays. In ‘05, Brown oversaw a secondary that allowed an average of only 172.2 passing yards per game, second best in the NFL, and recorded 18 of the team’s 21 interceptions. Only one Jets team in the previous 17 seasons intercepted more passes in a single season than the ‘05 squad. Law was selected for the Pro Bowl after he recorded a career-high 10 interceptions, tied for most in the league. Law’s 10 pilfers were the third most in Jets history and the best single-season total in 41 years. Brown also helped break two rookies into the starting lineup as Rhodes started all 16 games at safety and Justin Miller started the final eight contests at cornerback. Rhodes ranked third on the team with 108 tackles and was named to the all-rookie team by Pro Football Weekly and the Pro Football Writers of America. Hired as the assistant special teams/assistant defensive backs coach by the Jets on Feb. 17, 2004, Brown was elevated to defensive backs coach by head coach Herm Edwards prior to the start of training camp. Brown’s defensive backfield was credited with 14 of the team’s 19 interceptions, a 40 percent increase from the previous season. He helped develop ‘04 fifth-round selection Coleman into a solid player who started all 16 games at safety for the Jets in his rookie campaign, becoming the first Jets player to accomplish that feat since 1988. He led the secondary while ranking third on the team with 88 tackles, adding four interceptions and nine pass breakups. Brown prepared Coleman well enough that he earned American Football Conference Rookie Defensive Player of the Week honors after his first game and he was tabbed the AFC Rookie Defensive Player of the Month for September. Brown received his first full-time coaching job on Jan. 12, 2001, as Groh hired him to be special teams coach at the University of Virginia. He was one of the initial hires announced to Groh’s coaching staff as Brown moved into coaching following his retirement from the NFL. He coached the Cavaliers’ special teams unit for three seasons, helping punter Mike Abrams earn all-Atlantic Coast Conference honors in ‘01. Brown retired in 2000 following an eight-year NFL career in which he was a safety and special teams stalwart for three teams, starting 20 of the 120 games he played. He totaled 177 tackles in his NFL career and was credited with at least 10 special teams tackles in each season except his rookie year. He was selected by the New England Patriots in the fourth round of the 1993 NFL Draft

and played four seasons for the Patriots. Brown then signed with the New York Jets and played there from 1997-98 as Parcells, Belichick, Crennel, Groh and Weis all moved to the Jets from New England. While with the Jets, he was selected as the first alternate for the 1998 Pro Bowl as a special teams player. Brown finished his career playing two seasons with the Detroit Lions. Brown got his first taste of coaching in 1996 as he served as a volunteer coach at Boston University while playing for the Patriots. After moving to the Jets, he was able to develop player evaluation skills as he worked with the Jets coaches and scouts at the ‘97 and ‘98 NFL scouting combines. A member of four Big Ten Conference championship teams at Michigan, Brown played in three Rose Bowls during his time in Ann Arbor (1989-1992). Recruited to the Wolverines by legendary head coach Bo Schembechler, Brown was a four-year letterwinner who played on teams that finished with a combined 38-7-3 record and never finished a season ranked lower than seventh in the final Associated Press poll. He was a tri-captain of the 1992 Wolverine team and also earned first-team all-Big Ten honors that season after ranking second on the squad with 82 tackles. Brown started every game as a junior and received second-team all-Big Ten accolades following a 71-tackle season. He majored in English and received his degree in 1994. A native of Chicago, Ill., Brown was an allstate football player who also lettered in track and field at Julian High School. Both of his parents taught in the Chicago Public School system and are now retired. His father, Albert, turned down the chance at a professional baseball career because of his fear of flying. As a matter of fact, Albert took the train to all three of Corwin’s Rose Bowl Games. Born April 25, 1970, he and his wife Melissa are the parents of one son, Corwin, Jr., and two daughters, Tayla and Jaedan.

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ROB IANELLO Assistant Head Coach (Offense)/Recruiting Coordinator/Wide Receivers 23rd year coaching • Fifth year at Notre Dame With the Irish football coaching staff since 2005, Ianello has coached five of the most prolific receiving seasons in University of Notre Dame history as well as coordinated fourstraight top-15 recruiting classes. This year he adds the title assistant head coach, as he’ll lead offensive meetings when head coach Charlie Weis is not present. As the recruiting coordinator for the Irish, Ianello has directed the talent rebuilding efforts since he and Weis arrived four years ago. From 2006-08, Ianello coordinated three consecutive top-10 recruiting classes, something only three other schools (USC, Florida and Georgia) could claim. In the last five years, Ianello is the only coach named one of the 25-best recruiters in the country each year by Rivals.com. Under Ianello’s guidance, five of the eight best receiving seasons in Notre Dame history have occurred. Only one wide receiver in school history prior to 2005 had caught more than 60 passes in a season and only two players had gained over 1,000 receiving yards. In the past four seasons, four Irish receivers have caught more than 60 passes in a season, while five players have eclipsed 1,000 receiving yards. This past season the Notre Dame school records for most receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns in a freshman and sophomore season were both broken. Ianello has helped develop standout Irish receivers Jeff Samardzija, Maurice Stovall, Rhema McKnight, David Grimes, Duval Kamara, Golden Tate and Michael Floyd. Ianello has played a crucial role in helping the Irish record the three-most prolific passing seasons in school history (330.2 yards per game in 2005, 264.1 yards per game in 2006 and 246.4 yards per game in 2008). Despite playing only two seasons under Ianello, Samardzija is Notre Dame’s career records owner with 179 receptions for 2,593 yards and 27 touchdowns. He also ranks first and tied for second in single-season receptions, first and fifth in single-season receiving yards and is tied for first and third in single-season TD receptions. McKnight ranks second in career receptions, fifth in all-time receiving yards and tied for second in career TD catches. In 2008, Tate and Floyd rewrote the Irish record book for freshman and sophomore receivers. Tate set the sophomore school record with 58 receptions for 1,080 yards and 10 TDs, while Floyd shattered the freshman marks with 48 catches for 719 yards and seven TDs despite missing almost three games. Tate ranks tied for

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seventh in receptions, fifth in receiving yards and sixth in receiving TDs on the school’s single-season lists based on his ’08 numbers. He tallied five games with more than 100 receiving yards (tied for third most in school history), while Floyd recorded four games of at least 100 receiving yards (tied for fifth). For his efforts, Floyd earned all-freshman second-team honors from Sporting News, CollegeFootballNews.com, Rivals.com and Phil Steele. Grimes, a senior captain on the ’08 squad, closed out his career with career highs of 35 receptions and three TDs to go with 321 receiving yards. Kamara saw his freshman records from the 2007 season wiped out but still added 20 catches and 206 yards with one TD to his career totals. Ianello helped mold and develop a young but talented group of wide receivers in 2007. Freshmen and sophomores combined to make 18 starts in ‘07 and caught 88 passes for 1,021 yards with six TDs while Grimes – the lone upperclassman in the group – recorded 27 receptions for 224 yards and two TDs. Kamara made some of the biggest strides in ’07 and wound up setting a pair of freshman receiving records (broken in 2008 by Floyd). Kamara had just five catches for 48 yards through the first four games but finished the season with 32 receptions for 357 yards and four TDs. His 32 catches broke Tim Brown’s previous school record for rookies while the four receiving TDs were also the most ever by an Irish freshman. Kamara started five games for Notre Dame and had the second-most receptions and third-most receiving yards on the team. Robby Parris ranked second in receiving yards and third in receptions on the squad after posting 361 yards on 29 receptions. Parris made four starts in the first real action of his Irish career and led the team (minimum 12 receptions) by averaging 12.4 yards per catch. George West started seven contests and set career bests with 21 receptions for 172 yards while Tate added 131 yards and a TD on six catches in his first season. The spectacular performances of McKnight, Samardzija and Stovall captivated Irish followers in 2005 and 2006. Both Samardzija and Stovall exceeded the 1,000-yard mark in receiving yards and combined for 26 TDs in 2005, while Samardzija surpassed 1,000 receiving yards again in 2006 and McKnight finished with 907 yards in ‘06. Samardzija set school records for receiving yards in a season (1,249) and receiving TDs (15) while tying the school mark for catches in a season (77). Stovall posted sensational numbers in 2005 (69 catches for 1,149 yards and 11 TDs) as he recorded the second-most receiving FILE yards in a single season in school hisAssignment tory. In 2006, McKnight and Graduate Assistant Samardzija led the nation with 26 Assistant Recruiting Coordinator combined TD receptions by the tanOn-Campus Recruiting Coordinator dem as McKnight tied Samardzija’s Recruiting Coordinator school record from ’05 with 15 TDs Recruiting Coordinator in ’06. Ianello also helped develop Wide Receivers/ Recruiting Coordinator Grimes in ‘06 as he burst onto the Tight Ends scene and grabbed 26 passes for a Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator career-high 336 yards with two TDs Wide Receivers/ Recruiting Coordinator as Notre Dame’s number-three wide Assistant Head Coach(Offense)/ receiver. Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator

At Wisconsin, Ianello served as the Badgers’ recruiting coordinator in 2004 and was named Wisconsin’s tight ends coach prior to the 2003 season following nine years on the Arizona football staff – all nine seasons as recruiting coordinator (1994-2002) and the last six as wide receivers coach. He helped the Badgers to postseason bowl contests in 2003 and 2004 – including a 7-6 record and Music City Bowl appearance following the 2003 campaign and a 9-3 mark and Outback Bowl slot in 2004. Wisconsin in 2004 won its first nine games (tying a Badger record for consecutive wins) and ranked fourth in both national polls at that point (its highest ranking since 2000). Promoted to the position of Arizona’s passing game coordinator just before coming to Wisconsin, Ianello coached 2002 Pacific-10 receiving leader Bobby Wade, who caught 93 passes for 1,389 yards and eight TDs. Wade teamed with Andrae Thurman for 154 catches in 2002, the most in Arizona history by a receiving duo.

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In 1999, Ianello was named one of the top 10 recruiters in the nation by ESPN.com and one of the top six recruiters in the country by Sporting News. The Wildcats’ 1998 squad was 12-1, finished as the Pac-10 runner-up, ranked fourth nationally and defeated Nebraska in the Holiday Bowl. That team’s offense was the first in Pac-10 history to register five straight games of 500 yards or more of total offense. Arizona’s 1999 offense ranked first in the Pac-10 and third nationally (Dennis Northcutt caught 88 passes, then a school record) at 472.9 yards per game. Ianello was the oncampus recruiting coordinator at Wisconsin from 1990-91 and the recruiting coordinator for the Badgers from 199293. It was during those years that Wisconsin built its 1994 Rose Bowl and Big Ten Conference cochampion squad (the Badgers finished fifth in the final 1993 CNN/USA Today poll). Prior to joining Barry Alvarez’s first staff at Wisconsin, Ianello was assistant recruiting coordinator with head coach Bill Curry at Alabama in 1988-89 (the Crimson Tide shared the 1989 Southeastern Conference title and earned a Sugar Bowl berth). That staff signed 17 of the eventual 22 starters on Alabama’s 1992 national championship team. Ianello was a graduate assistant for the Crimson Tide in 1987 on an Alabama team that earned a Hall of Fame Bowl invitation. One of the most respected assistant coaches in the nation, Ianello was elected to the board of trustees of the AFCA in January 2003 (the only assistant coach on the board). The board formulates policy and provides direction for the AFCA. Ianello also chairs the AFCA’s assistant coaches committee and is the general chairman of the AFCA’s all-division assistant coaches committee. A native of Port Chester, N.Y., Robert S. Ianello is a 1987 graduate of The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., with a bachelor’s degree in English. He and his wife, the former Denise Dove, have one son, Zachary, and two daughters, Ashley and Courtney. Denise is a former assistant women’s basketball coach at Arizona and Wisconsin and is now a scout in the WNBA.

JON TENUTA

Assistant Head Coach (Defense)/Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 29th year coaching • Second year at Notre Dame Known as one of the top defensive coordinators in the nation, Jon Tenuta enters his second season in South Bend and returns to a familiar role within the coaching staff. Tenuta added the defensive coordinator title in February meaning he will direct the defense and call the plays on Saturdays this fall. Tenuta has served as defensive coordinator for 15 years in his career and served last year as the assistant head coach (defense) and linebackers coach with the Irish. He has served as defensive coordinator at six schools: Georgia Tech (2002-07), North Carolina (2001), Ohio State (2000), SMU (1990-94), Kansas State (1988) and Marshall (1987). Tenuta has helped develop several players selected in the first round of the NFL draft including defensive end Julius Peppers, defensive tackle Ryan Sims and defensive backs Shawn Springs, Antoine Winfield, Ahmed Plummer and Nate Clements. In his last four seasons as defensive coordinator at Georgia Tech, Tenuta’s defense ranked in the top 30 nationally in total defense, scoring defense and rushing defense, including 20th or higher against the run all four years. His aggressive and attacking defensive schemes helped improve Notre Dame’s defense in 2008. The Irish rush defense was much improved compared to 2007 which in turn helped the overall statistics of the defense. In Tenuta’s first year on the staff, Notre Dame allowed 61.27 fewer rushing yards per game and improved its ranking from 96th nationally against the run in ’07 to 45th in ’08. The Irish maintained their 39th place ranking in total defense from ’07 to ’08 but the ’08 defense allowed 27.15 fewer yards per game. Notre Dame’s scoring defense also improved in ’08 as the Irish allowed 22.15 points per game, 6.6 points less than the ’07 defense. The improvement in one year was the 22nd-best in the Football Bowl Subdivision. During a four-game stretch in the middle of the ’08 season, Tenuta helped coach an Irish defense that allowed only 958 yards of total offense to Washington, Pittsburgh, Boston

College and Navy. This was the fewest yards allowed in a four-game span since the final four contests of the 1996 season. In 2008, Tenuta’s linebackers combined to make 220 tackles including 22 tackles for loss and 12.5 sacks. The group added 10 pass breakups, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries including one returned for a touchdown. Three of the top five tacklers on the team came from Tenuta’s linebacking corps. Fifth-year senior and two-time team captain Maurice Crum Jr. paced the linebackers with 65 tackles and added 5.5 tackles for loss, three sacks, two forced fumbles and a pass breakup. He became the ninth player in Notre Dame history to total at least 300 career tackles and finished his Irish career ranked eighth all-time with 306 stops. Tenuta developed sophomore Harrison Smith into one of Notre Dame’s top defenders in space. The converted safety had never played linebacker and in his first season of playing college football, Smith led the Irish with 8.5 tackles for loss and tied for team-high honors with 3.5 sacks. His 57 tackles ranked fourth on the team and his seven pass breakups were the second-most in ’08. The future leader of the Irish defense, Brian Smith moved to middle linebacker in ’08 and recorded career-highs under Tenuta with 54 tackles, four tackles for loss, two sacks, two fumbles recovered (including one returned 35 yards for TD versus Michigan), two pass breakups and one forced fumble. He started 10 of the 11 contests he appeared as the Irish went 7-4 with him in the lineup. In the six years prior to Notre Dame, Tenuta served as Georgia Tech’s defensive coordinator and helped Tech win at least seven games in every season while playing in bowl games following all six regular seasons. In 2006, Tenuta was promoted to associate head coach - and he also coached the Yellow Jackets’ defensive backs. In his six seasons in Atlanta, 18 Yellow Jacket defenders earned first- or second-team allAtlantic Coast Conference recognition, and 18 players from his first four units were either drafted or signed NFL free-agent contracts. In 2007, Georgia Tech led the nation in sacks, averaging 3.69 per game, and ranked fourth in tackles THE TENUTA FILE for loss per game. His overall Year School Assignment defense ranked 20th in the coun1981-82 Virginia Graduate Assistant try, allowing 330.4 yards per game, 1983 Maryland Graduate Assistant 1984-85 Vanderbilt Defensive Backs and the rushing defense ranked 1986 Marshall Defensive Backs 20th (allowing 114.5 yards). The 1987 Marshall Defensive Coordinator 1988 Kansas State Defensive Coordinator Rambling Wreck allowed fewer 1989 SMU Defensive Backs than 21 points per game, as the 1990 SMU Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers defense ranked 21st nationally in 1991-94 SMU Defensive Coordinator 1995 Oklahoma Defensive Backs scoring defense. Junior defensive 1996-99 Ohio State Defensive Backs tackle Vance Walker was named 2000 Ohio State Defensive Coordinator 2001 North Carolina Defensive Coordinator first-team all-ACC and a third-team 2002 Georgia Tech Defensive Coordinator All-American by Rivals.com, while 2003-07 Georgia Tech Defensive Coordinator/ linebacker Philip Wheeler and Defensive Backs 2008 Notre Dame Assistant Head Coach (Defense)/ defensive end Darrell Robertson Linebackers Coach were each named all-ACC second2009 Notre Dame Assistant Head Coach (Defense)/ Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers team performers.

Tenuta assembled another outstanding defense in 2006, despite losing six starters from the previous year. That unit ranked ninth in the nation in pass efficiency defense, 20th in rushing defense, 27th in total defense and 27th in scoring defense. The ‘06 Tech defense held eight opponents to one offensive touchdown or less. In ‘06 senior tackle Joe Anoai and junior safety Jamal Lewis were named first-team all-ACC, linebacker Philip Wheeler and defensive end Adamm Oliver, both juniors, made the all-ACC second team, and senior linebacker KaMichael Hall earned honorable mention recognition. In 2005, defense keyed the Jackets’ road victories at Auburn and Miami in 2005 as Tech allowed a combined total of 80 yards rushing to the two top 10 teams while collecting 10 sacks and forcing six turnovers. For the season, Tenuta’s unit grabbed 21 interceptions, the most by a Tech defense since 1990, and led the ACC in turnover margin. The 2005 defense featured a trio of all-ACC honorees in defensive end Eric Henderson, a three-time selection, linebacker Gerris Wilkinson, a twotime all-ACC pick, and safety Dawan Landry, honored for the first time. Tech’s 2004 defense, which started only one senior, ranked 12th in the nation in total defense at 297.9 yards per game. The Jackets also stood 13th in rushing defense, 21st in pass defense and 21st in scoring defense and held five teams to one offensive touchdown. That unit was led by standout free safety James Butler, a first-team all-Atlantic Coast Conference selection and semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation’s top defensive back for the second straight year. Tenuta’s defensive unit also performed very well in 2003, particularly in victories over bowlbound Auburn (three points, 230 yards allowed) and Maryland (three points, 253 yards) and a one-point loss to ACC champion Florida State (251 yards). Tech led the ACC and ranked 12th in the nation in rushing defense while ranking 20th in total defense and 27th in scoring defense. Tech’s 2003 defense featured three first-team all-ACC selections in Keyaron Fox, who led the league in tackles, Henderson, who led in sacks, and Butler, who was second in the ACC in interceptions. Two Tech defenders also earned allACC honors in 2002 in free safety Jeremy Muyres and linebacker Recardo Wimbush. Tenuta came to Tech in 2002 after one season at North Carolina, which he guided the top-

rated defense, statistically, in the ACC in 2001. Under Tenuta, the Tar Heels led the ACC in total defense and pass defense while ranking third in run defense and scoring defense. Defensive end Julius Peppers and defensive tackle Ryan Sims were two of the top three defensive players drafted in 2002. Peppers was the second overall selection by the Carolina Panthers while Sims was taken with the sixth pick by the Kansas City Chiefs. From 1996-2000, Tenuta helped develop several Ohio State defensive backs into NFL players, including first-round draft picks Shawn Springs, Antoine Winfield, Ahmed Plummer and Nate Clements. Springs was the 1996 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and a first-team AllAmerica, while Winfield won the 1998 Jim Thorpe Award. Ohio State’s pass defense was consistently ranked among the nation’s best during Tenuta’s tenure. Tenuta began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Virginia (1981-82) and Maryland (1983), and then served as an assistant coach at Vanderbilt (1984-85), Marshall (1986-87), Kansas State (1988), SMU (1989-94) and Oklahoma (1995). At SMU, Tenuta was the defensive backs coach in 1989 before being promoted to defensive coordinator in 1990. At Ohio State, he was the defensive backs coach from 1996-1999 before being elevated to the defensive coordinator post in 2000. A native of Columbus, Ohio, Tenuta is a graduate of Virginia. He lettered three years as a defensive back for the Cavaliers and earned the team’s John Acree Memorial Football Trophy and Kevin Bowie Award. Born Feb. 25, 1957, he and his wife, Dori, are the parents of three sons: Zach, Matt and Luke.

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TONY ALFORD Running Backs 15th year coaching • First year at Notre Dame Tony Alford, former running backs coach at the University of Louisville, was named running backs coach at the University of Notre Dame on Jan. 19, 2009. Alford has spent his entire 14-year coaching career working with running backs at five different schools and has produced a 1,000-yard rusher seven times. His stops include Louisville (2007-08), Iowa State (2002-06 and 19972000), Washington (2001), Kent State (1996) and Mount Union (1995). His assigned recruiting areas during his coaching career have included California, Florida, Georgia, Ohio and Texas, as well as Arizona, Colorado, Iowa and Michigan. During the 2008 season, one of Alford’s pupils, redshirt freshman Victor Anderson, rushed for 1,047 yards with eight touchdowns and became the first Louisville running back to eclipse 1,000 rushing yards since 2005. Anderson was rewarded for his efforts as he was named the BIG EAST Conference Rookie of the Year and second-team all-BIG EAST. Anderson averaged 5.7 yard per carry and 87.2 yards per game and was the first Cardinal to earn BIG EAST Rookie-of-the-Year honors. He was also placed on Sporting News’ Freshman AllAmerica squad. Louisville averaged 164.5 yards rushing in 2008 and scored 18 rushing TDs. Brock Bolen gained 505 yards and added seven rushing TDs for the Cardinals, while Bilal Powell tallied an additional 354 rushing yards with two TDs. In 2007, Anthony Allen averaged 4.8 yards on 141 carries and Bolen averaged 4.5 yards on 75 attempts for an offense that averaged 137.5 rushing yards per game. The two running backs combined for 12 rushing TDs. The ’07 Cardinals were led by quarterback Brian Brohm (344.3 passing yards per game) and that was reflected in the 44/56 run/pass ratio that season. Alford spent nine years during two stints as running backs coach at Iowa State where he developed three of the school’s top six career rushing leaders (the last five years at Iowa State he also held the title of assistant head coach). Darren Davis, Ennis Haywood and Stevie Hicks combined for five 1,000-yard seasons with Alford as their position coach. Four of the 10 best single-game rushing totals in Cyclone history occurred during Alford’s tenure, and Iowa State had a 200-yard rushing effort by one of Alford’s running backs eight times during his nine-year stint in Ames. Hicks became the third Cyclone rusher under Alford to surpass 1,000 rushing yards in a

season, as he led Iowa State with 1,062 yards in 2004. As a team, the Cyclones averaged 141.8 rushing yards during the ’04 campaign that concluded with an appearance in the Independence Bowl. Iowa State was one of only three FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) schools that produced a 1,000-yard rusher annually from 19952001. Haywood continued the tradition in 2000, as he led the Big 12 Conference and ranked 10th nationally with 1,237 rushing yards. Alford helped make Haywood a firstteam all-Big 12 running back as the Cyclones’ rushing attack averaged 209.0 yards per game and totaled 27 rushing TDs. When Haywood was sidelined due to injury for a game versus Oklahoma State in 2000, Alford prepared freshman Michael Wagner and helped him rush for a freshman school-record 170 yards and two TDs against the Cowboys. Alford also assisted the Cyclones in making school history by finishing their 9-3 season with the school’s first bowl victory at the 2000 Insight.com Bowl (37-20 over Pittsburgh). During Alford’s initial four years in Ames (1997-2000), Iowa State improved from 103rd to 17th nationally in rushing. A driving force behind that was Alford’s coaching of Davis. Under Alford’s guidance, Davis produced three consecutive seasons over 1,000 yards en route to becoming the second-most prolific rusher in school history. Davis gained 1,005 yards as a sophomore in 1997, 1,116 yards in 1998 and ranked ninth in the nation in 1999 with a Big 12-best 1,388 rushing yards. Davis recorded the fourth-most rushing yards in a season by an Iowa State running back in 1999 and helped the Cyclones average 200.5 rushing yards per game. His 14 rushing TDs and 4.8 yards-per-carry average helped him earn first-team all-Big 12 accolades. He played his final three years for Alford and finished his career with 3,763 rushing yards, second-most in school history behind his brother Troy Davis. Sandwiched between Alford’s stints at Iowa State was a year as Washington’s running backs coach in 2001. Under Alford, Husky tailback Willie Hurst became the ninth back in school history to rush for more than 2,000 career yards. Washington finished 9-4 and played in the Holiday Bowl. Alford started his collegiate coaching career with stops at Kent State in 1996 and Mount Union in 1995. With the Golden Flashes, he helped make Astron Whatley a first-team allMid-American Conference player as Whatley rushed for a career-best 1,132 yards, fifth most in school history. In Alford’s first college job, Mount Union rushed THE ALFORD FILE for 214.5 yards per game, as the Purple Year School Assignment Raiders made it to the ’95 Division III 1995 Mount Union Running Backs semifinals and finished with a 12-1 1996 Kent State Running Backs 1997-2000 Iowa State Running Backs record. 2001 Washington Running Backs Alford was a first-team all-Western 2002-06 Iowa State Assistant Head Coach/Running Backs Athletic Conference running back as a 2007-08 Louisville Running Backs 2009 Notre Dame Running Backs player for Colorado State in 1989 and was an honorable mention selection on

USA Today’s All-America team. Alford played for the Rams from 1987-90 and he was a 1989 Doak Walker Award nominee. His 1,035 rushing yards in 1989 were the sixth most in school history at the time, and he set the school record that still stands when he dashed for 310 yards versus Colorado. Over the course of his college career, Alford totaled six 100-yard rushing games. Following college, Alford was in the Denver Broncos training camp in 1991 and played for the World League of American Football’s

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Birmingham Fire in 1992. Alford earned his bachelor’s degree from Colorado State in 1992 and coached high school football in Fort Collins, Colo., and Lake Wales, Fla., in 1993-94. A native of Colorado Springs, Colo., Anthony J. Alford was born Nov. 27, 1968, in Akron, Ohio. He was raised in Akron and moved to Colorado Springs while in high school and graduated from Doherty High School in 1987. Alford and his wife, Trina, have three sons: Rylan, Kyler and Braydon.

RANDY HART

Defensive Line 40th year coaching • First year at Notre Dame Randy Hart, defensive line coach the past 21 seasons at the University of Washington, was named to the same post at the University of Notre Dame on Feb. 19, 2009. A 39-year coaching veteran, Hart has coached at five other schools in his career and returns to the Midwest where he coached for 17 of his first 18 years. Prior to Washington (1988-2008), Hart coached at Ohio State (1970-71, 1982-87), Purdue, (1977-81), Iowa State (1973-76) and Tampa (1972). Hart has been part of 22 bowl teams in his coaching career, including six Rose Bowls. At Washington he helped guide the Huskies to 12 bowl appearances, including three-straight Rose Bowl games. His 1991 defensive unit allowed only 101 points and 1,191 rushing yards in 11 regular season games en route to winning the school’s first national championship. That unit still holds six Washington defensive team records. Three times during Hart’s tenure, Washington allowed fewer than 100 rushing yards per game, including 1990 and 1991 when the Huskies permitted 66.8 yards and 67.1 yards rushing, respectively. Prior to Hart’s arrival, Washington’s football team had allowed fewer than 100 rushing yards per game in a season only four times in the 51-year history of the program. Four of the eight best single-season defensive rushing averages in school history occurred under Hart’s watch, and six times the Huskies allowed 120.2 rushing yards or less in a season. The 1990 defense owns the school record for fewest rushing yards allowed in an 11-game season (735 yards), while the 2002 unit permitted 1,270 rushing yards to set the standard for a 13-game schedule. With the Huskies, Hart coached 14 first-team all-Pacific-10 players and 11 of his players were selected in NFL drafts. Hart developed four AllAmericans, three winners of the Morris Trophy (awarded to the Pac-10’s top offensive or defensive lineman) and two players who were named Pac-10 Player of the Year. Hart’s prized pupil was Steve Emtman, the 1991 recipient of the Lombardi Award and Outland Trophy. Emtman was a first-team All-

American, two-time winner of the Morris Trophy and the first overall selection in the 1992 NFL draft by the Indianapolis Colts. In 2007, Emtman was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. As a standout defensive tackle for Hart, Emtman became the most decorated defensive player in Husky history. He anchored a defense in 1991 that allowed just 67.1 rushing yards and 9.2 points per game. Emtman finished fourth in Heisman Trophy balloting that year after registering 62 tackles including 20.5 tackles for loss. D’Marco Farr also was a member of the 1991 national championship team and became the top defensive player in the Pac-10 under Hart’s guidance in 1992 and 1993. He was the recipient of the Morris Trophy in 1993 when he totaled 66 tackles and 19 tackles for loss. Hart produced the Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year in 1996 when Jason Chorak paced the conference with a school-record 14.5 sacks and 22 tackles for loss. He was named first-team All-America that season and followed that by being placed on the All-America second team in 1997. Chorak finished his career as the school’s all-time leader with 61.5 tackles for loss and ranked third with 25.5 career sacks. Several other players for Hart enjoyed NFL careers, including Dennis Brown, David Richie, Tyrone Rodgers, Jamal Fountain, Jabari Issa, Mac Tuiaea, Larry Tripplett and Terry “Tank” Johnson. As the Huskies’ defensive coordinator from 1995-98, Hart also helped develop future second-round draft picks Lawyer Milloy and Tony Parrish. Prior to his tenure at Washington, Hart was the defensive line coach at Ohio State, his alma mater, from 1982-87. His return to Columbus marked his second coaching stint with the Buckeyes and the third time he coached under Earle Bruce. Hart went to five bowl games in his six years at Ohio State, including the 1983 Fiesta Bowl, 1985 Rose Bowl and 1987 Cotton Bowl. Hart coached the defensive line at Purdue from 1977-81 under head coach Jim Young and broke into the coaching industry with his first full-time job at the University of Tampa in 1972 under Bruce. Hart served as the offensive line coach in his only season at Tampa before following Bruce to Iowa State THE HART FILE where he switched sides and started Year School Assignment his defensive line coaching career 1970-71 Ohio State Graduate Assistant with the Cyclones from 1973-76. He 1972 Tampa Offensive Line 1973-76 Iowa State Defensive Line worked as a graduate assistant, focus1977-80 Purdue Defensive Line ing on the offensive line, with Ohio 1981 Purdue Defensive Line/ State in 1970-71. Administrative Asst. to Head Coach 1982-87 1988-94 1995-98

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Hart was a three-time letterwinner for the Ohio State football team as a 6-2, 234-pound offensive guard. He was a member of the 1969 Rose Bowl championship team that defeated USC 27-16, to cap a perfect 10-0 season en route to being named national champion. Hart was also a member of the Ohio State wrestling team for the 1966 season.

A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Hart was born March 9, 1948, and graduated from South High School in Willoughby, Ohio. He earned his bachelor’s degree in education from Ohio State in 1970 and a master’s degree in higher education in 1974, also from Ohio State. Hart and his wife Linda have two sons, Jay and John. John was a three-time letterwinner on the Washington football team and graduated in 2002.

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BERNIE PARMALEE Tight Ends Eighth year coaching • Fifth year at Notre Dame Over the last four seasons, arguably no position at Notre Dame has flourished as much as the tight end position. Bernie Parmalee has coached the group since Charlie Weis became head coach and has helped the Irish become “Tight End U.” Under Parmalee’s watch, four of the eight-best single-season reception totals by a tight end have occurred and two of the topthree career totals by Irish tight ends have been tallied. Anthony Fasano, John Carlson and Kyle Rudolph have all etched their names in the program’s record book and have helped establish Notre Dame as the premier destination for top-flight tight ends. Playing in the pro-style offense has certainly helped Irish tight ends get recognized by NFL scouts. Over the last three National Football League drafts, 11 tight ends have been selected in the first or second round. Notre Dame is the only school to have multiple selections of the 11 as Carlson was taken by the Seattle Seahawks with the 38th pick overall in the 2008 draft and Fasano was drafted with the 53rd selection of the 2006 draft by the Dallas Cowboys. Carlson was drafted after recording 100 career receptions for 1,093 yards at Notre Dame. He ranks second all-time in receptions by a tight end at Notre Dame and third in career receiving yards by an Irish tight end. Fasano preceded Carlson and registered 92 career catches for 1,102 yards, ranking third and second, respectively, on the school’s receptions and receiving yards by a tight end lists. In 2008, the torch was passed to Rudolph, Mike Ragone and Joseph Fauria. With Ragone suffering an injury that held him from participation, Rudolph filled the void despite being a true freshman. His efforts and the coaching of Parmalee not only led Rudolph to the most productive season by a freshman tight end in school history but helped earn multiple national postseason honors. Rudolph started all 13 games, becoming the first Notre Dame rookie tight end to ever start a season opener. He ranked fifth on the team with 29 receptions and his 340 receiving yards was fourth-most last year. He set school records for receptions and receiving yards by an Irish freshman tight end and the 29 catches were the eight-most in a season by a Notre Dame tight end. Rudolph tallied

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two touchdown catches, one TD shy of tying Derek Brown’s freshman tight end record. Following the season, Rudolph was named a first-team all-freshman player by Sporting News, CollegeFootballNews.com and Phil Steele. Carlson started the final 23 games in which he appeared from 2006-07 and recorded the second and fifth-most catches in a season by an Irish tight end when he recorded 47 catches in ’06 and 40 receptions in ‘07. In ’07, he led the team in receptions and his 372 receiving yards also paced the Irish. Will Yeatman started two games as the Irish opened in a two-tight end package and made six catches for 37 yards. Ragone also earned playing time in his freshman season in ‘07 and made solid improvements under Parmalee’s watch. Carlson was on pace to shatter the school record in 2006 for receptions and receiving yards in a season by a tight end before a knee injury sidelined him for the final two and a half games of the regular season. Still, Carlson registered 47 receptions for 634 yards (second most by a Notre Dame tight end in a season) and four TDs. He was a finalist for the John Mackey Award and named a second-team All-American by SI.com. In his absence, Marcus Freeman emerged in his fifth year, totaling 98 yards on nine receptions with two touchdowns. Fasano, a finalist for the 2005 John Mackey Award presented annually to college football’s finest tight end, posted impressive numbers with 47 catches (second most in a season by an Irish tight end) for 576 yards (third most by a Notre Dame tight end) and two TDs. Fasano and Carlson combined for 54 catches for 632 yards and three TDs in 2005. Parmalee’s past role on special teams helped Notre Dame produce a consistent opportunistic unit that produced two TDs (both on punt returns), three blocked punts and two blocked field goals from 2005-06. Parmalee finished his third season as a member of the Dolphins’ staff and his first as Miami tight end coach in 2004. He spent the 2003 season as an assistant special teams/offensive assistant with the Dolphins. He embarked on his NFL coaching career in 2002 as Miami’s assistant special teams coach after a nine-year playing career, including the first seven (1992-98) with the Dolphins and the final two (1999-2000) with the New York Jets. He played from 1992-95 under legendary Dolphins coach Don Shula, 1996-98 with Miami under Jimmy Johnson and 1999-2000 with the Jets under Bill Parcells and Al Groh, respectively (Irish head coach Charlie Weis was the Jets’ offensive coordinator in 1999). In 2002, Parmalee helped the Dolphins rank second in the American Football Conference in kickoff return

average (23.5), while Miami’s opponents finished with the fourth-lowest punt return average (7.0) in the AFC. Meanwhile, kicker Olindo Mare connected on 24 of 31 field goals. In 2003, Miami’s punt-return defense again rated among the AFC leaders (tied for second at 6.4). Under Parmalee’s tutelage in 2004, third-year Dolphin Randy McMichael ranked among the league leaders in receptions by a tight end with 73 for 791 yards and four TDs. A featured running back, starting fullback (four games in 1997), third-down back and special teams stalwart at different times during his professional career, Parmalee played in 134 NFL games, starting 26 of them (10 in 1994, 12 in 1995 and four in 1997, all for the Dolphins). He rushed for 2,179 career yards and 17 TDs on 567 carries, caught 168 career passes for 1,485 yards and three TDs and returned 16 career kickoffs for an 18.1-yard average. Parmalee originally made Miami’s roster as an undrafted rookie free agent in 1992 after sitting out of football in 1991. In his seven seasons with the club, he amassed 1,959 yards rushing and 15 TDs on 513 attempts, and totaled 144 receptions for 1,306 yards and three scores. His rushing figure currently is 12th on the Dolphins’ all-time chart. He led the team in rushing two straight years – with 868 yards (216 attempts, six TDs) in 1994 for a Dolphins team that finished 106, won the AFC Eastern Division title and won

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a wild-card playoff game against Kansas City, then with 878 yards (236 attempts, nine TDs) in 1995 on a Miami team that finished 9-7 and earned a wild-card playoff slot. He also caught a career-high 39 passes for 345 yards and a TD in 1995, after grabbing 34 for 249 yards and a score in ’94. Parmalee ranked eighth in the AFC in rushing in ’94. His single-game high of 150 rushing yards came against the Los Angeles Raiders in 1994 (on a career-high 30 attempts) – and he added 123 yards a week later versus New England to set a Dolphin record for combined rushing yards in consecutive games. He notched three rushing TDs in a game against Detroit in 1994. Three of his 100-yard rushing efforts came in 1994, the other three in 1995. He ranked as the NFL’s most improved running back in 1994, going from 14 rushing yards in 1993 to 868 in 1994. In addition, Parmalee established himself as one of the league’s premier special teams players during his tenure, recording 122 tackles on coverage units, including 31 in 1997 and 30 in 1998. He served as Dolphins special teams captain in 1997 and 1998. Parmalee was a four-year starter (1987-90) as a running back under coach Paul Schudel at Ball State where he remains the Cardinals’ alltime leading rusher with 3,483 yards and 26 TDs. He also caught 96 career passes for 812 yards and three TDs. He earned second-team all-Mid-American Conference honors as a senior in 1990 when he rushed for 1,010 yards and caught 30 passes. The best of his 16 career 100-yard rushing days came as a senior when he gained 169 yards against Illinois State. He also had a 200-yard rushing outing as a freshman in 1987. He became the Ball State career rushing leader as a junior when he carried for 662 yards and five TDs. Parmalee also rushed for 1,064 yards and 13 TDs as a freshman when he was named the MAC Freshman of the Year. He earned his degree in business administration from the Muncie, Ind., school in 1991. A native of Jersey City, N.J., Bernard Parmalee lettered in football (once) and baseball (three times) at Lincoln (N.J.) High School. Born Sept. 16, 1967, he and his wife, Angela, are parents of a daughter, Nakia Marie, and two sons, Tre Bernard and Torian.

BRIAN POLIAN

Special Teams Coordinator 13th year coaching • Fifth year at Notre Dame

return. The 6.0-yard average was the best by an Irish punt coverage unit since 2000 and the 38-yard return allowed versus Stanford was the only punt return in ’08 longer than 20 yards against the Irish. Polian was instrumental in the development of placekicker Brandon Walker in ’08. Walker, who connected on six of 12 kicks in 2007 including just one-of-seven from outside 30 yards, missed six of his first seven kicks in ’08. After spending countless hours working together, Walker made 10-of-hisnext-11 kicks, including seven straight at one point, and finished the year 14 of 24. He converted nine of 16 kicks between 30-49 yards and made all 39 PATs. Polian’s special teams unit were strong again in ‘07 in the areas of net punting, punt coverage and attacking field goals. The Irish ranked 13th in the nation in net punting at 37.9 yards, marking the second-straight season in which they finished in the top 15 in that category. The punting combination of Geoff Price and Eric Maust landed 20 of their 76 punts inside the 20-yard line and only had three touchbacks on the season. Eighteen of their punts were fair caught and the punt coverage team allowed an average of just 7.4 yards on 32 returns. Defensive lineman Trevor Laws proved to be virtually impossible to stop at times, as he registered three blocked field goals, tying for most in the NCAA. Polian also coached the inside linebackers in ‘07 and aided the growth of Joe Brockington and Maurice Crum Jr. as well as helped develop Toryan Smith and Scott Smith. Brockington had a career season in ‘07 as he ranked second on the team with 108 tackles including 8.5 tackles for loss, one sack and added one pass breakup and one recovered fumble. Crum had another solid season as he notched 84 tackles with 4.5 tackles for loss and one sack while adding two interceptions, five pass breakups, two fumble recoveries and three forced fumbles. In 2006, Polian’s special teams were highlighted by the play of Price. He ranked fifth in the nation, averaging 45.4 yards per punt to set the Notre Dame single-season record for best punting average. He also reached the minimum punts required to become the school’s career leader punting average at 45.4. The punt coverage unit, under Polian’s guidance, ranked 11th in the country THE POLIAN FILE at 37.8 yards per punt and helped Price land 12 punts Year School Assignment inside the 20-yard line. The 1997 Michigan State Graduate Assistant (Offense)/Tight Ends, Offensive Line Irish returned one punt for a 1998 Buffalo Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line touchdown in ‘06 and David 1999-2000 Baylor Graduate Assistant Grimes averaged 24.5 yards 2001-03 Buffalo Running Backs/Special Teams Coordinator 2004 Central Florida Running Backs/Recruiting Coordinator on 21 kickoff returns to rank 2005 Notre Dame Head Special Teams Coach/ 28th in the nation. Derek Defensive Backs Assistant 2006 Notre Dame Head Special Teams Coach/ Landri blocked four kicks Linebackers Assistant including tying an NCAA 2007 Notre Dame Inside Linebackers/Special Teams record when he blocked two 2008-present Notre Dame Special Teams Coordinator PATs vs. North Carolina. Throughout Brian Polian’s tenure as special teams coordinator, the Irish special teams units have been some of the best in the nation and recorded some of the top marks in recent history. Over the last four seasons under Polian, the Irish special teams have blocked or tipped 22 kicks, tallied seven touchdowns and registered six takeaways. Notre Dame has blocked or deflected 10 punts, 10 field goals and two PATs since 2005. The Irish have returned three punts and one kick for TDs as well as scored on returns off of a blocked punt and blocked field goal and also on a fake field goal. Four times in the last four years Notre Dame’s kickoff coverage team has forced a turnover and the Irish have recovered two fumbles on punt coverage. Under Polian’s guidance, Notre Dame has averaged 10.0 yards per punt return while allowing only 7.6 yards per punt return. On kickoffs, the Irish coverage unit has limited opponents to 19.9 yards per return while the Irish return teams have averaged 20.5 yards per return. Polian has also proven to be a solid recruiter for the Irish. He signed four players in southern California and Hawaii in 2009 and was rewarded for his efforts by Rivals.com as he was named one of the top25 recruiters in the country this year. In 2008, Polian helped the Irish accomplish something it they hadn’t done since 1988 – they led the nation in a statistical category. For the first time in school history, Notre Dame was tops in kickoff coverage allowing only 16.5 yards per return. What made this even more impressive was the fact they were able to accomplish the feat despite recording just one touchback. It was the best yards per return average since 1975 when that unit permitted 14.9 yards per kickoff return. The Irish averaged 21.6 yards per kickoff return, the best by a Notre Dame squad since 2002. The highlight of the season came in the Hawaii Bowl as Armando Allen raced 96 yards for a touchdown, the first kick return for TD since Vontez Duff versus Navy in 2002. The punt coverage team also was exceptional in ’08 as it ranked 27th in the nation and allowed only 6.0 yards per

Polian also assisted in the coaching of linebackers in 2006. He aided in accelerating the learning curves of Travis Thomas, who was playing defense for the first time since high school, and Brockington who started for the first time in his Notre Dame career. Brockington finished the year ranked sixth on the team with 59 tackles including two tackles for loss and one sack. Thomas tallied 35 tackles, 10th-most on the squad, and added five tackles for loss and one sack. In 2005, Polian assisted Bill Lewis in coaching the Notre Dame defensive backs. That unit produced 19 turnovers (13 interceptions and six fumble recoveries) while contributing to Notre Dame’s plus-10 turnover margin. The Irish defense limited opponents to a 35 percent success rate on third downs while Notre Dame foes scored touchdowns on only 56 percent of red zone opportunities. Polian spent 2004 as running backs coach and recruiting coordinator at Central Florida under head coach George O’Leary. In 2004, he tutored senior running back Alex Haynes, who became the Golden Knights’ all-time leading rusher – finishing with 742 attempts for 3,356 rushing yards and 27 touchdowns, to go with a record 16 career 100-yard games. He previously served three years at the University of Buffalo as running backs coach and special teams coordinator. In 2002, his work with tailback Aaron Leeper earned MidAmerican Conference Freshman of the Year honors for Leeper, the first major award won by a Buffalo player since the Bulls joined the MAC in 1999. In 2001, he saw placekicker Dallas Pelz set a school record by booting

nine straight field goals while going 12 of 18 overall. Polian returned for his second stint at Buffalo after spending the previous two seasons at Baylor where he coached strongside linebackers as a defensive graduate assistant and served as special teams assistant. Twice an all-Western New York player and a 2004 inductee into the St. Francis High School Hall of Fame, Polian had previously coached at Buffalo during the 1998 season when he served as tight ends and assistant offensive line coach. Prior to joining the Buffalo staff, Polian served as offensive graduate assistant at Michigan State, as the Spartans finished 24th in the nation and played in the Aloha Bowl. A graduate of John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio, Polian earned a bachelor’s degree in history in 1997. He earned a master’s degree in education in 2000 from Baylor. He lettered three years at linebacker at John Carroll and was named to the allOhio Athletic Conference team in 1996. Polian helped lead the 1994 and 1996 teams to top 10 finishes in the Division III rankings. Born Brian Stewart Polian on Dec. 22, 1974, in the Bronx, N.Y., he’s married to the former Laura Maggiotto of Buffalo, N.Y. His father, Bill, is the current president of the National Football League Indianapolis Colts. Older brother Chris Polian serves as the vice president of footbal operations for the Indianapolis Colts. Younger brother Dennis Polian is the director of quality control for the CFL’s Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Brian also was a contributing author to the AFCA book “A Complete Guide to Special Teams.”

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RON POWLUS Quarterbacks Third year coaching • Third year at Notre Dame Over the past two seasons, Ron Powlus has helped develop Irish quarterback Jimmy Clausen from a freshman forced to start the second game of his freshman season to one of the most prolific passers in school history. Clausen’s improvement from his freshman year to sophomore season can be traced to the attention Powlus gave him during his first two seasons as Notre Dame’s quarterbacks coach. Guiding Clausen through his 22 starts for the Irish, Powlus helped Clausen climb the career passing charts with two seasons left to play. Clausen ranks fourth at Notre Dame in career passes completed (406), fifth in passes attempted (685) and sixth in all-time passing yards (4,426). Clausen also ranks second in career completion percentage (59.3) and passing yards per game (192.4), fifth in all-time passing touchdowns (32) and sixth in lowest interception percentage for a career (3.35). In 2008, Powlus coached Clausen to the third-best passing season in school history. The sophomore completed 60.9 percent of his passes (268 of 440) for 3,172 yards with 25 TDs and 17 interceptions while posting an efficiency rating of 132.49. Only Brady Quinn’s junior and senior seasons (when he finished fourth and third, respectively, in Heisman Trophy balloting) are better than Clausen’s ’08 season. The highlight of the ’08 season occurred in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl as Clausen was sensational completing 22 of 26 passes for career highs of 401 yards and five TDs. He set Notre Dame bowl records and career highs for completion percentage, passing yards and passing touchdowns and his completion percentage was second-best all-time by any quarterback in a bowl game. As a true freshman in 2007, Clausen played in the season opener and started the following week at Penn State, the earliest any Notre Dame freshman quarterback had made his first start under center. Playing in front of over 100,000 fans, Clausen completed 17 of 32 passes for 144 yards. The growth Clausen made during the season was readily apparent in the final three contests of the ’07 slate as he completed 57 of 104 passes (.548) for 636 yards with six touchdowns and one interception in those contests combined. During the course of the season, Clausen etched his name into the Notre Dame record books for most starts by a freshman quarterback and ranked on the

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freshman quarterback single-season lists for passing yards (1,254), completions (138), attempts (245) and completion percentage (.563). Powlus also did a great job of having Evan Sharpley prepared and ready to enter the game at a moment’s notice. A great illustration of that came against Purdue in ’07 as Sharpley replaced an injured Clausen and completed 16 of 26 passes for 208 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Sharpley started against USC and Navy and wound up completing 55 percent of his passes on the season (77 of 140) for 736 yards with five TDs and three interceptions. After working for two years in ‘05 and ‘06 as the director of personnel development for the Notre Dame football team, Powlus was named quarterbacks coach on Jan. 19, 2007. One of the more decorated quarterbacks in school history, Powlus has been able to impart the knowledge he gained as a fouryear starter at Notre Dame and his threeyear stint in professional football to a talented, young crop of Irish signal-callers. Powlus played an integral role in helping the 2006 and 2007 freshmen classes rank in the top 10 in the nation. Formerly Notre Dame’s career leader in football passing yardage, pass attempts, completions and TD passes, Powlus rejoined the University in his previous position in March 2005. He worked closely with recruiting coordinator Rob Ianello as he helped direct the administrative aspects of Irish recruiting. A four-year starter at quarterback for the Irish from 1994-97, Powlus joined the Irish football staff after spending three years in the business world, working in the healthcare and home mortgage industries. Immediately before returning to Notre Dame, Powlus worked as a wholesale account executive for First Horizon Home Loans in Pittsburgh. He previously spent a year each as a loan consultant for Seattlebased Washington Mutual Home Loans/American Home Mortgage, and as a healthcare representative for Pfizer Inc. A native of Berwick, Pa., Powlus was a two-time Irish captain who set 20 school records at Notre Dame. He started all 44 regular-season games (plus two bowl games) in which he played for the Irish and finished with 558 career completions on 969 attempts for 7,602 yards and 52 TDs. He set the Irish single-game mark for TD passes in a game with four (three times) and at one point completed 14 straight passes. He set single-season marks in 1997 as a senior with his 182 completions and 298 attempts. Powlus rebounded from a broken collarbone suffered in the preseason of what would have been his freshman season in 1993 and then broke a bone in his upper left arm late in the 1995 season.

Powlus originally signed as a free agent in 1998 with the National Football League Tennessee Oilers and then was on the Detroit Lions’ preseason roster in ’99 and the Philadelphia Eagles’ roster in 2000. He played with the NFL Europe Amsterdam Admirals in the spring of 2000. A high school standout at Berwick High School, Powlus was the Parade prep player of the year in ’92 and the USA Today offensive prep player of the year.

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Born July 16, 1974, Powlus received his Notre Dame degree from the Mendoza College of Business Administration in 1997 with a major in marketing. He also took graduate coursework during his final season with the Irish. Powlus and his wife, the former Sara Ivanina, are parents of two sons, Ronnie and Tommy. They were married prior to his final season at Notre Dame in 1997.

FRANK VERDUCCI Running Game Coordinator/Offensive Line 28th year coaching • First year at Notre Dame assistant offensive line and tight ends coach in 2004 before being promoted to offensive line coach in 2005. He worked closely with tackle Jason Peters (2007 Pro Bowler) who started 10 games in 2005 including each of the final nine contests. In his first two seasons as a pro, running back Willis McGahee gained more than 1,100 rushing yards both years and scored 18 combined touchdowns, with Verducci part of the offensive line coaching staff. In 2004, tight ends Mark Campbell and Tim Euhus combined to catch seven touchdowns. Verducci joined the Dallas Cowboys as offensive line coach in 2002 after being the tight ends coach of the Cincinnati Bengals from 1999-2001. With the Cowboys, Verducci worked with three Pro Bowl offensive linemen: guard Larry Allen, guard Andre Gurode and left tackle Flozell Adams. Allen only played five games while Gurode started 14 contests in his rookie season and Adams started all 16 games while blocking for Emmitt Smith, the NFL’s all-time leading rusher. Ten years of working with the offensive line at Iowa preceded Verducci’s NFL coaching career. From 1989-98 he worked for Hayden Fry as the Hawkeye offense averaged 171.5 rushing yards per game during his decade in Iowa City. From 1989-91 Verducci served as the assistant offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator before becoming the offensive line coach in 1992. In 1995 he added run game coordinator to his title. Verducci was ranked one of the top 10 recruiters in the country by Tom Lemming in 1990 and by Allen Wallace at SuperPrep from 1990-92 and in 1995. Twelve of his offensive lineman at Iowa went on to make NFL rosters and six players were named first-team all-Big Ten performers. In 1992, center Mike Devlin was selected the Big Ten Lineman of the Year and was a first-team All-American. Verducci was part of the coaching staff that helped guide the Hawkeyes to six bowl games during his decade in Iowa City (one Rose THE VERDUCCI FILE Bowl, one Holiday Bowl, two Alamo Year School/Team Assignment Bowls and two Sun 1980 Colorado State Graduate Assistant Bowls). He also 1981-83 Maryland Tight Ends 1984 Northern Illinois Running Backs/Strength & Conditioning Coach served as a gradu1985-86 Iowa Graduate Assistant ate assistant at 1987-88 Northwestern Wide Receivers 1989-91 Iowa Assistant Offensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator Iowa from 19851992-94 Iowa Offensive Line 86 when Iowa 1995-98 Iowa Offensive Line/Running Game Coordinator attended the 1999-2000 Cincinnati Bengals Tight Ends 2001 Cincinnati Bengals Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line Holiday Bowl and 2002 Dallas Cowboys Offensive Line Rose Bowl. 2004 Buffalo Bills Assistant Offensive Line/Tight Ends 2005 Buffalo Bills Offensive Line Three of the 10 2007-08 Cleveland Browns Offensive Assistant Coach best single-season 2009 Notre Dame Offensive Line/Running Game Coordinator rushing totals Frank Verducci, a veteran offensive coach with 27 years of coaching experience at the NFL and collegiate levels, was named offensive line coach and running game coordinator at Notre Dame on Jan. 14, 2009. Verducci joins the Irish after working eight of the past 10 years in the NFL with Cleveland (2007-08), Buffalo (2004-05), Dallas (2002) and Cincinnati (1999-2001). Prior to moving to professional football, he spent 19 seasons in the college ranks at Iowa (1989-98 and 1985-86), Northwestern (1987-88), Northern Illinois (1984), Maryland (198183) and Colorado State (1980). The past two years Verducci served as an offensive assistant coach with the Cleveland Browns. His job responsibilities included assisting the offensive coordinator in framing the run game, presenting the weekly opponent scouting report to the offense and installing Friday’s game plan for the offensive unit. Verducci assisted the play caller on game days with situational offense and was responsible for clock management. In 2007, the Browns won 10 games behind an offense that was one of the best in the NFL. The 10 victories were the most by the Browns since 1994 and the offense ranked eighth in the NFL, best by Cleveland since 1981. Verducci assisted with an offense that sent four players to the Pro Bowl that year: quarterback Derek Anderson, wide receiver Braylon Edwards, left tackle Joe Thomas and tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. Thomas became the first Browns rookie offensive lineman ever to be selected to the Pro Bowl. In 2008, Thomas was tabbed for the annual all-star game, becoming the first Browns offensive lineman to be chosen in consecutive seasons in 21 years. Verducci also assisted an offense in Cleveland that resurrected the career of running back Jamal Lewis. Lewis eclipsed 1,000 rushing yards in 2007 and 2008 and became the first Browns running back to accomplish that two-year feat in 27 years. Prior to joining the Browns’ staff, Verducci spent two years with Buffalo as an

occurred with Verducci as offensive line coach at Iowa, and five of the top eight individual single-game rushing performances happened between 1989-98. Iowa won the Big Ten Conference title in 1990, and the rushing attack was a major contributor to the Hawkeyes’ success. Iowa averaged 224.9 rushing yards per game that year, the most by an Iowa team since 1968. The Hawks averaged 221.0 rushing yards per game in 1994 and 217.0 rushing yards in 1997. The aforementioned rushing averages are three of the four best in the last 40 seasons of Iowa football. Sandwiched between his stints at Iowa was a stop in Northwestern where Verducci coached wide receivers from 1987-88. He started his coaching career in 1980 as a

graduate assistant at Colorado State before working with Maryland’s tight ends as a part-time coach from 1981-83. The Bobby Ross-coached Terrapins were ACC champions in 1983 and appeared in the Citrus Bowl after concluding the 1982 season with a trip to the Aloha Bowl. In 1984, Verducci was the running backs and strength coach at Northern Illinois for head coach Lee Corso. A native of Glen Ridge, N.J., Frank James Verducci was born March 17, 1957 in East Orange, N.J., and graduated from Seton Hall Preparatory School. He played fullback and tight end at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy – Kings Point and received his bachelor’s degree from Seton Hall University in 1980. He and his wife, Noel, have a son, Jack, and a daughter, Cameron.

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WHITE Offensive Graduate Assistant

Brian White is in his first season at Notre Dame as the graduate assistant for the Irish offense. White came to Notre Dame from the University of Maryland where he had worked with the football program since 2006. This past season White served as a staff intern with the Terrapins before serving as the interim special teams and tight ends coach during the month of December and for the Humanitarian Bowl. White’s special teams unit featured a 99-yard kickoff return for touchdown, setting a bowl record, and helped Maryland defeat Nevada, 42-35. White was a graduate assistant during the 2006 and 2007 seasons when he worked closely with the scout teams and was a member of the offensive coaching staff, focusing on the offensive line and running backs. Prior to his stint at Maryland, White spent two seasons at Hargrave Military Academy, a college prep academy in Chatham, Va., serving as offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator. White recruited the East Coast and organized an annual college showcase combine that attracted over 300 coaches. A native of Oakland, N.J., White was born June 29, 1982, and is a 2004 graduate of Juniata College where he earned a bachelor of arts degree in history. He received a Master’s degree in special education from Maryland in 2008.

BRYANT

YOUNG Defensive Graduate Assistant

Bryant Young, a 1994 University of Notre Dame graduate and fourtime NFL Pro Bowl defensive lineman, is in his first season as the graduate assistant for defense at Notre Dame. Young earned four monograms at Notre Dame from 1990-93 and helped the Irish to a 40-8-1 record during his four years. A first-team All-America selection in 1993 as a senior captain and defensive tackle, Young started 30 of the 41 games he played at Notre Dame and totaled 176 tackles, 22.5 tackles for loss and 18 sacks during his collegiate career. He also played in four bowl games while at Notre Dame (started three of four bowl games but postseason statistics did not count toward individual totals). Young played all 14 NFL seasons with the San Francisco 49ers and only four 49ers have ever been with the franchise longer. From 1994-2007, he played in and started 208 games, trailing only Jerry Rice’s 224 starts and tied for third in all-time games played in 49ers history. Selected to the Pro Bowl in 1996, 1999, 2001 and 2002, Young finished his career with 89.5 sacks, good for third all-time in team history. He helped the 49ers make the playoffs in each of his first five seasons and at the conclusion of his final home game, Young was carried off the field on the shoulders of his teammates. Drafted with the seventh overall selection in 1994 draft, Young was named the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1994 after leading all 49ers defensive linemen with 49 tackles and totaled six sacks. He started all 16 games and helped San Francisco claim its fifth Super Bowl championship.

Young suffered devastating fractures to his tibia and fibula in 1998, ending his season after the 12th week of action with Young leading all defensive tackles in the NFL in sacks that season. Undeterred, he regained his previous form in 1999 and tallied 11 sacks en route to his second Pro Bowl selection. Young was honored for his season when he was named NFL Comeback Player of the Year for 1999. His excellence was not just limited to on the field performance as Young was recipient of the team’s Len Eshmont Award, symbolic of the player who best exemplifies courage and leadership, an astonishing eight times including each of his final four seasons. Prior to Young, no other member of the 49ers had ever won the honor more than twice. A native of Chicago Heights, Ill., Bryant Colby Young was born Jan. 27, 1972, and graduated from Bloom Township High School. He graduated in 1994 with a marketing degree from Notre Dame. Young’s wife, Kristen, also graduated from Notre Dame in 1994 and the couple have four children: Kai, Colby, Kennedy and Bryce.

RUBEN

MENDOZA Strength and Conditioning Coordinator

The 2009 football season will be Ruben Mendoza’s fifth working with the Fighting Irish football team. Named Notre Dame’s strength and conditioning coordinator in January 2005, Mendoza joined the Irish staff after four years as coordinator of strength and conditioning at the University of Mississippi. Mendoza’s arrival in ‘05 coincided with the opening of an expanded strength and conditioning facility for Notre Dame athletes. The Haggar Fitness Center more than doubled in size from the area previously located adjacent to the Loftus Sports Center. Mendoza now oversees that facility as well as a full-time staff of eight that coordinate training for all 26 Irish sports. At Ole Miss, Mendoza spent four years overseeing a Rebel strength staff that featured four full-time assistants and three graduate assistants dealing with 500 student-athletes and 18 varsity sports. Ole Miss saw its original 10,000-square foot weight room supplemented in 2004 by a 10,000-square foot facility devoted to football. Those two areas, combined with Mendoza and his staff, provided Ole Miss with one of the top programs of its kind in the nation. Mendoza was assistant director of strength, speed and conditioning for four years at Clemson University before taking over at Ole Miss in January 2001. His football responsibilities at Clemson included implementation of in-season strength and conditioning programs, assistant coordinator of winter conditioning as well as a speed development program, testing and monitoring all progress in strength, flexibility and cardiovascular fitness, and educating student-athletes on nutritional factors, including supplementation that affects health and performance. General responsibilities at Clemson dealt with supervising the development of strength and aerobic fitness for 19 varsity sports through the use of sports-specific training programs. Mendoza managed the 14,000-square foot facility and day-to-day operations, worked closely with the Clemson head trainer in coordinating rehabilitation programs for injured athletes, and provided supervision and developed time schedules for varsity sports for use of athletic weight facilities. Prior to joining the Clemson staff in June 1997, Mendoza served as head strength and conditioning coordinator at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga from January 1993 to April

1997. He was the defensive line coach/assistant strength and conditioning coach at Presbyterian College in Clinton, S.C., during the 1992 season and served as graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach at South Carolina from June 1990 to February 1992. A Kodak All-America offensive lineman in 1985 while playing at Wayne State (Neb.), Mendoza also earned NAIA All-America and all-Central States Intercollegiate Conference first-team honors and was a team captain. He earned his bachelor of science degree from Wayne State in 1989 and took graduate-level coursework in education at South Carolina. Mendoza was inducted in 2007 into the Nebraska College Hall of Fame and the Wayne State (Neb.) College Hall of Fame.

CHAD

KLUNDER Director of Football Operations

Chad Klunder is in his fifth year as director of football operations at Notre Dame. In his role, Klunder coordinates and oversees all day-today administrative and operational details including team travel, budgets, pre-season camp arrangements, the annual coaches clinic and summer camps. A former graduate assistant coach at Notre Dame in 2003-04, Klunder worked with the Irish offense for two seasons. He previously served as running backs coach and coordinator of football operations at Harvard from 1998 through 2002. During his tenure at Harvard, his running backs led the Ivy League in rushing on three occasions. He coached three all-Ivy League players, including Chris Menick, Harvard’s all-time leading rusher. Harvard in 2001 finished 9-0 in the Ivy League and became the first Harvard team to go unbeaten or untied in conference play since 1913. Klunder also served as a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach at Minnesota – and worked as a graduate assistant football coach at St. Cloud State. At St. Cloud, he coached Randy Martin, who was a finalist in 1995 and ’96 for the Harlon Hill Trophy that goes to the NCAA Division II player of the year. The Waverly, Iowa, native played defensive back at Wartburg College in Waverly. He earned four letters, was twice a unanimous all-league pick and gained honorable mention All-America recognition. He served as a Wartburg co-captain in 1994 when his team advanced to the NCAA Division III quarterfinals. Born Aug. 28, 1972, Klunder received a degree in sports management from Wartburg in 1995 and has done master’s degree coursework at St. Cloud State, Minnesota and Notre Dame. He is married to the former Lisa Malin who is executive director of the College Football Hall of Fame.

TIM

MCDONNELL Director of Football Personnel

Tim McDonnell is in his fifth season with the Irish football office and third year as director of football personnel. In this capacity, McDonnell covers a variety of football-related matters, serving as a liaison between the team and NFL personnel, assisting with recruiting efforts, and helping to coordinate the walk-on program.

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Prior to his promotion, McDonnell served as the coordinator of quality control under head coach Charlie Weis. In this role, McDonnell assisted the head football coach in all football-related matters, handled special projects for the coaching staff and assisted with personnel development and recruiting. A 2005 graduate of Holy Cross College in Worcester, Mass., and a three-year football letterman as a receiver. McDonnell was the inaugural recipient of the Daniel Allen Sportsmanship Award in 2005, presented to the Holy Cross varsity athlete who best exemplifies the qualities of sportsmanship that coach Daniel Allen exhibited throughout his life. He also received the 2004 Unsung Hero Award as the player who supported the team spiritually, emotionally and physically for the good of the team. A native of Harrison, N.Y., McDonnell graduated from Iona Prep before starting his collegiate career at Holy Cross. Born April 15, 1983, he is the grandson of the late Wellington Mara, former president of the New York Giants who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1997.

DAVID

PELOQUIN Director of Football Development

The 2009 football season will be Dave Peloquin’s sixth season with the Notre Dame football program, and his third year as director of football development. In this role, Peloquin’s responsibilities deal primarily with the administration of Irish recruiting efforts. He works closely with recruiting coordinator Rob Ianello and has played an integral role as the Irish have secured top-10 recruiting classes two of the last three seasons. Prior to being promoted to director of football development, Peloquin served as coordinator of player personnel development where he assisted Ron Powlus (then the director of player personnel development) for two seasons in numerous administrative duties regarding Notre Dame’s recruiting. In 2004, Peloquin served in a similar capacity as a recruiting assistant, a role in which he worked with the entire coaching staff assisting in all recruiting aspects. Before rejoining the Irish, Peloquin worked as a sales representative for State Farm Insurance and Financial Services in the Chicago area. A 2003 Notre Dame graduate with a bachelor’s degree in business marketing from the Mendoza College of Business, Peloquin served as a student manager from 2000 to 2002 and was named head senior manager for the 2002 season. He is a native of Blue Island, Ill.

HENRY

SCROOPE Head Football Equipment Manager

The 2009 football season will be Henry Scroope’s 11th year with the equipment operation at Notre Dame and his 10th as head football equipment manager. In his position, Scroope directs all facets of athletic equipment management for the Irish football team. Scroope was a member of the McDavid Advisory Staff from 2004-08. In addition, he was part of the 2002 and 2003 Schutt Safety Council that discusses items such as helmet quality and safety, product design, and other issues important to equipment managers. He also is a member of the Athletic Equipment Managers Association and a certified equipment manager. Additionally, Scroope served as a clubhouse assistant for the 2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago. Scroope spent the 1998-99 academic year as the marketing and promotions coordinator for the athletic department at Wagner College in Staten Island, N.Y. At Wagner, he worked in

all facets of athletic promotions and season ticket sales. From 1997-98, Scroope was an assistant manager for the American Golf Corporation on Staten Island, and was in charge of operations for Silver Lake Golf Course. A native of Staten Island, N.Y., Scroope is a 1997 graduate of Notre Dame with a degree in government. During his undergraduate career, Scroope served in the Irish managerial program and was one of three senior managers for the football team in 1996. Married to the former Margaret Long in July of 2003, the couple has one daughter, Morgan.

KEVIN

GREEN Director of Head Football Coach Relations

Kevin Green is in his second season with the Notre Dame football office and serves as the director of head football coach relations. In this capacity, Green works directly with head football coach Charlie Weis and manages his daily schedule as well as organizing daily meetings, appointments, appearances and speaking engagements. Green acts on behalf of Weis by coordinating all University appearances, sponsorship, benefactor, alumni club, community and media requests and obligations. He schedules, plans, prepares and travels with Weis on speaking engagements and handles special projects and other personal matters. Prior to joining Notre Dame, Green worked seven years in health care consulting, most recently as a manager for Accenture LLP in Chicago. While with Accenture, he coordinated financial and operational due diligence for mergers and acquisitions of health care providers. A South Bend, Ind., native, Green attended LaSalle High School and later Notre Dame. He graduated in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in finance from the Mendoza College of Business and had a concentration in computer applications. Green is married to the former Sharon Bui (executive director of Hannah & Friends).

BRENDAN

DONOVAN Coordinator of Quality Control

Brendan Donovan is in his third season working in the Notre Dame football office and second year as the coordinator of quality control. In his role, Donovan assists the head football coach in all football-related matters, handles special projects for the coaching staff and assists with personnel development and recruiting. Donovan started at Notre Dame in 2007 as a senior staff assistant for the football team. His duties primarily centered on serving as the main contact for all general communication within the Notre Dame football office. He also helped with other projects assigned within the office. A native of Piscataway, N.J., Donovan graduated in the fall of 2006 from Seton Hall University with a degree in history. He is a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon and was the 2005 Greek Man of the Year at Seton Hall.

JIM

RUSS Head Athletic Trainer/ Physical Therapist

The 2009 football season will be Jim Russ’s 24th as Notre Dame’s head athletic trainer and physical therapist. Since assuming that role in August 1986, Russ has been responsible for the administration of the athletic training program for all Irish men’s and women’s athletic teams.

The LaPorte, Ind., native boasted seven years of experience on the collegiate level prior to his three-year stint in the United States Football League as head athletic trainer of the Tampa Bay Bandits just prior to coming to Notre Dame. From 1977 through ‘82, Russ served as assistant athletic trainer and physical therapist at Purdue – then held the same position at Florida the following two seasons. A graduate of Ball State with a major in physical education and minors in health science and athletic training, Russ earned his master’s degree in athletic training and sports medicine from Arizona and added a bachelor’s degree from Florida International in physical therapy. Russ worked as head athletic trainer at Pueblo High School in Tucson while pursuing his master’s degree. As an undergraduate at Ball State, he served as an athletic trainer and worked with the National Football League’s Detroit Lions. In 2000, the Notre Dame National Monogram Club awarded him an honorary monogram. In 2005, he was inducted into the Ball State Cardinal Sports Medicine Hall of Champions. Russ and his wife, the former Mary Pat Shea, of St. Petersburg, Fla., are parents of four children – Jeff (a 2001 Notre Dame graduate); Laura (a 2004 Notre Dame graduate); Lisa (a senior at Notre Dame) and Mark (a freshman at Notre Dame).

TIM

COLLINS Video Coordinator

The 2009 football season was Tim Collins’ 19th year in charge of all video and filming needs for Notre Dame’s athletic department as its video systems coordinator. In addition to traveling to shoot Irish football games, Collins compiles all video packages utilized by Notre Dame’s football coaches in their scouting and game preparation. Collins and his staff also tape men’s and women’s home basketball games as well as hockey. A native of South Bend, Collins is a 1987 graduate of John Adams High School and attended Indiana Vocational Technical College. He also spent three years as a part-time news photographer at WNDU-TV, the NBC affiliate in South Bend. Collins was named the independent conference video coordinator of the year in 1997, 1998, 2003 and 2004 by the Collegiate Sports Video Association. In 2001, Collins was elected an executive officer of the CSVA, serving as secretary, and in 2002 was named treasurer of the organization. In 2004, the Notre Dame Monogram Club awarded Collins an honorary monogram in recognition of his years of service. Collins, born Dec. 10, 1968, and his wife, the former Michelle Williamson, married in 1990, and have a son, Carson, born Nov. 15, 2003.

JOHN

PALMER Assistant Football Equipment Manager

John Palmer is in his second season as the assistant football equipment manager, serving as the primary assistant to head football equipment manager Henry Scroope in issuing and maintaining equipment for the Notre Dame football team. Palmer is a 2005 graduate of the University of Notre Dame with a bachelor’s degree in finance. While a student at Notre Dame, Palmer worked as a student manager for the football team and other varsity sports. During his senior year in ‘04, he served as the senior student manager in charge of equipment for the Irish football team. Upon graduation, Palmer served as an intern in the equipment department of the Detroit Lions and also assisted at Super Bowl XL in Ford Field. He then moved to New York and worked as an equipment intern with the New York Jets during the 2006 season. In 2007, Palmer worked on the New York Board of Trade and at Mainstay Investments, a mutual funds company. He returned to Notre Dame and assumed his current post.

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ANN

KINNON

Assistant Video Coordinator

Senior Staff Assistant, Defensive Coaches

Intern (Defense)

JOAQUIN

KARWOSKI

Reuel Joaquin is in his third season as the assistant video coordinator for the Notre Dame football team, serving as the primary assistant to video coordinator Tim Collins. In this role, Joaquin assists Collins with all video and filming needs for the football team in addition to traveling to all football games. Joaquin helps compile all video packages utilized by Notre Dame’s football coaches in their scouting and game preparation and also works on special assignments within the program. A 2005 graduate of the University of North Florida, Joaquin earned a degree in communications. While in school, he served as an intern in the Jacksonville Jaguars’ broadcast department in 2003 before moving over to the Jaguars’ video department in 2004. Joaquin was an intern in the Jaguars video department from 2004-06 before becoming the Jaguars.com production coordinator in 2007. Following the 2005 season, Joaquin served as the assistant video director for the Cologne Centurions of NFL Europe. Joaquin is a member of the Collegiate Sports Video Association.

KAREN

DEMETER Senior Administrative Assistant

In her seventh season as senior administrative assistant to the head football coach, Karen Demeter serves as the administrative assistant to head coach Charlie Weis. Demeter is in her 10th season working in the Notre Dame football office after serving as the recruiting administrative assistant for the Irish from 2001-03. A native of Akron, Ohio, Demeter and her husband, Darryl are the parents of two daughters: Jocelyn and Lauren.

JULIE

DEBUYSSER Senior Staff Assistant, Offensive Coaches

A 27-year employee of the University of Notre Dame, Julie DeBuysser is in her 25th season as the secretary for the offensive coaching staff in the Irish football office. In her role, DeBuysser serves as the primary assistant to Notre Dame’s offensive coaches. A native of South Bend, DeBuysser is married to Denny DeBuysser and the couple has a son, Chris Martin, a 2003 Notre Dame graduate.

Ann Karwoski is now in her 12th season in the Irish football office, and has been at the University of Notre Dame since 1994. She serves as the administrative assistant to the Notre Dame defensive coaching staff. A native to South Bend, she is married to associate athletics director Mike Karwoski.

JOY

SCHOSKER Senior Staff Assistant

Joy Schosker is in her second year in the Irish football office and her 10th year overall at the University of Notre Dame. She serves as the primary contact for all general communication at the Guglielmino Athletics Complex. Prior to joining the Irish football office, Schosker worked at Notre Dame’s Hesburgh Library for eight years. A native of Lakeville, Ind., she is married to Mike Schosker and the couple have three sons: Kyle, Kayne and Michael.

KATHRYN

SCHUESSLER Administrative Assistant

Kathryn Schuessler is in her third year as a full-time employee with the Notre Dame football program but her sixth year of working in the Irish football office. Her duties include working closely with Chad Klunder, Tim McDonnell and Dave Peloquin. A native of Toledo, Ohio, Schuessler is a 2007 graduate of the University of Notre Dame with a degree in American studies. As a student, she worked all four years in the football office, assisting in various office duties.

TATUM Kinnon Tatum is in his second season with the Notre Dame football program, serving as the intern for the defensive coaching staff. His primary duty is assisting the defensive coaches with all aspects of the football program. Tatum is responsible for film breakdowns, scouting reports, playbooks and other duties assigned by coach Charlie Weis and the defensive staff. Tatum played four years at inside linebacker for Notre Dame (1993-96), starting 24 contests, and recorded 188 tackles with 3.5 sacks, 12 tackles for loss, two interceptions, four passes broken up, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. He led the Irish in tackles in 1996 with 77 stops and was selected to play in the Hula Bowl all-star game following the season. Following his senior year, Tatum was drafted by the Carolina Panthers with the 27th selection in the third round of the 1997 National Football League draft. He played in 31 games from 1997-98 for the Panthers and spent the 1999 training camp with the club before being released due to injury on the final cut. Tatum signed with Tampa Bay in 2000 and went to training camp with the Buccaneers before being cut at the end of training camp. Tatum entered the business world following his stint in the NFL and worked for Allstate as a claims adjuster from 2004-07. He was based out of New Orleans in 2004-05 but transferred to Charlotte, N.C., following Hurricane Katrina. While in Charlotte, Tatum returned to football as the linebackers coach at Providence High School from 2006-07. Tatum was an all-state safety in high school who set the North Carolina state record with 12 interceptions as a junior. Born July 19, 1975, Tatum was raised in Fayetteville, N.C.

DAVID

HANNA Intern (Offense)

David Hanna is in his first season with the Irish football staff. His primary duty is assisting the offensive coaches in a variety of areas in his capacity as intern. He is responsible for film breakdowns, scouting reports, playbooks and other duties assigned by head coach Charlie Weis and the offensive staff. Prior to coming to Notre Dame, Hanna was an assistant foorball coach and assistant professor of physical education at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia for two seasons. Hanna served as the Generals defensive backs coach and special teams coordinator and helped guide Washington and Lee to a 10-9 record. From 2005-06 Hanna coached the wide receivers at Johns Hopkins University, helping the Blue Jays to the 2005 Centennial Conference title and the school’s first NCAA tournament berth. He studied in the doctoral clinical psychology program at the University of Albany from 1999-2003 and later served as a community investment specialist in the City of Baltimore’s mayor’s office. Hanna was a four-year letterwinner and two-time all-conference selection at free safety for Kalamazoo College. His senior season, Hanna tied for team-high honors with three interceptions and ranked second on the squad with 59 tackles in nine games. Hanna graduated from Kalamazoo College in 1999 with a bachelor of arts in psychology and a minor in sociology. A Michigan native, Hanna graduated from Okemos High School in 1995, where he was an all-area and all-state running back and an all-area wrestler.

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JAMES

ALDRIDGE

Halfback Senior • 6-0 • 225 Birthdate: 7-6-87 St. Louis, Mo. (Merrillville, Ind.)

Aldridge’s Career Highs: Rushes – 32 (vs. Navy, 2007) Rushing Yards – 125 (vs. Navy, 2007) Longest Rush – 43 (vs. Michigan State, 2007) Receptions – 3 (at UCLA, 2007) Receiving Yards – 18 (at UCLA, 2007) Longest Reception – 11 (at UCLA, 2007) CAREER: Notre Dame’s leading returning rusher in terms of career carries and yards … rushed for 962 yards during his first three seasons on 249 attempts and caught eight passes for 31 yards in his career … tallied three rushing touchdowns, including a multi-touchdown game in his career, all in 2008 … played in 30 games at Notre Dame and started six contests … member of a talented group of Irish running backs who look to establish themselves as the lead back this spring … split time in the backfield in ’08 with Armando Allen, Robert Hughes and Jonas Gray … has eclipsed 100 rushing yards in a game twice in his career and has averaged at least 5.0 yards per carry in eight contests … has displayed ability to not only run the ball effectively but also protect the quarterback during the blitz and serve as a receiving option out of the backfield. 2008 (JUNIOR): Rushed 91 times for 357 yards and three scores while sharing the load in a stacked Irish backfield … appeared in the final 12 games of the year after sitting out against San Diego State … lone ’08 start was vs. Navy … tallied 28 yards on nine attempts in first game action of the year in a win over Michigan … recorded two first down runs during Notre Dame’s fourth scoring drive of the day vs. the Wolverines … carried the ball eight times for 34 total yards and two first downs against Purdue … scored the first touchdown of his Notre Dame career from two yards out in the third quarter at North Carolina ... recorded 23 yards on four carries (5.8 avg.) vs. the Tar Heels ... led the Irish rushing attack at Washington with season-high 84 rushing yards and tallied his first career multi-touchdown game … picked up five first downs and registered four carries over 10 yards … also caught his first pass of the season vs. the Huskies ... had 25 yards on eight carries and ran for a pair of first downs against Pittsburgh … averaged 5.0 yards per carry on 16 attempts for 80 total rushing yards in victory over Navy … registered one rush for over 10 yards and had five carries resulting in first downs vs. the Midshipmen … recorded a team-high 58 rushing yards on 12 carries in regular season finale at USC … responsible for all 51 yards on Notre Dame’s fourth quarter scoring drive against the Trojans … logged 65:50 of playing time with 20 special teams appearances. 2007 (SOPHOMORE): Led the Irish with 463 rushing yards on 121 carries … started five games and appeared in 11 contests during sophomore season … started at running back against Michigan State, Purdue, UCLA, Boston College and Air Force … gained 19 yards on six rushes while splitting time with four other running backs in season opener vs. Georgia Tech … led the team in rushing with 51 yards against Michigan ... led the Irish in rushing for the second straight game with 104 yards, including a career-high (and team season-high) carry of 43 yards in the second quarter against Michigan State … became first Irish running back to top 100 yards in first career start since Tony Fisher vs. Kansas on Aug. 28, 1999 ... led the Irish in rushing with 52 yards against UCLA ... paced the Irish in rushing against Navy with career-high 125 yards ... led the Irish in rushing against Air Force with 62 yards.

2006 (FRESHMAN): Missed the first five games due to a knee injury suffered in the offseason but played in seven of the final eight contests and was Notre Dame’s second-leading rusher … rushed 37 times for 142 yards while playing behind Darius Walker … strong and powerful runner saw increased reps with the first-string offense as the season progressed … gained 26 yards on four fourth-quarter carries in his Notre Dame debut vs. Stanford … rushed season-high 12 times for 29 yards vs. Navy in Baltimore … collected season-best 45 yards on eight carries vs. North Carolina … rushed five times at Air Force for 27 yards (5.4 avg.) … totaled nine yards on three carries with a long rush of 10 yards vs. Army … registered seven yards on three carries against LSU in the Sugar Bowl. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Merrillville (Ind.) High School … one of 16 candidates for Parade All-America High School Football Player of the Year award ... one of nine running backs on Parade prep All-America team ... rated 19th on list of top 100 prep players nationally by USA Today ... rated 26th on Dallas Morning News list of top 100 players in the country ... rated 30th on list of top 100 players nationally by Chicago Sun-Times ... rated 47th on list of top 150 players nationally by CollegeFootballNews.com ... selected for U.S. Army All-American Bowl ... rated 13th on list of top 20 players in Midwest on Detroit Free-Press Best in the Midwest team ... named to Indiana Top 50 all-state team by Indiana Football Coaches Association, as one of seven running backs ... rushed for 1,433 yards and 21 TDs on 237 carries as senior in 2005 at Merrillville High School in Merrillville, Ind. ... caught five passes for 59 yards ... helped team to 11-3 record and semifinal of Indiana Class 5A playoffs ... finished with 3,808 all-purpose yards in two years at Merrillville ... rushed for 110 yards on 25 carries in semifinal loss to Hamilton Southeastern ... rushed 23 times for 227 yards and three TDs in earlier playoff game vs. Crown Point ... firstteam running back in ’05 on all-area team by Northwest Indiana Times ... listed 58th on ’05 preseason list of top players in the country (and 10th among running backs) by Sporting News ... rated one of top 100 players nationally on ’05 preseason list by Lindy’s ... one of 14 running backs on ’05 national preseason top 100 list by CBS SportsLine.com ... rushed for 2,067 yards and 20 TDs on 281 carries as junior in 2004 ... also caught 11 passes for 190 yards and two TDs and threw a 36-yard TD pass. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2006 2007 2008 Total

G-S 7-0 11-5 12-1 30-6

Att 37 121 91 249

Rushing Yds Avg 142 3.8 463 3.8 357 3.9 962 3.9

TD 0 0 3 3

Rec 0 5 3 8

Receiving Yds Avg 0 0.0 30 6.0 1 0.3 31 3.9

TD 0 0 0 0

LG 0 11 6 11

Rushing Yds Avg

TD DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 11 0 DNP 7 0 13 0 9 0 10 0 1 0 4 0

Rec

Receiving Yds Avg

LG 7 -3 11 43 4 9 7

Rec 0 0 0 0 0 3 1

LG 13 43 19 43

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME 2006 at GT (9.2) PSU (9.9) UM (9.16) at MSU (9.23) PUR (9.30) STAN (10.7) UCLA (10.21) vs. Navy (10.28) UNC (11.4) at AF (11.11) Army (11.18) at USC (11.25) LSU (1.3)

Att

2007 GT (9.1) at PSU (9.8) at UM (9.15) *MSU (9.22) *at PUR (9.29) *at UCLA (10.6) *BC (10.13) USC (10.20) Navy (11.3) *AF (11.10) Duke (11.17) at STAN (11.25)

Att 6 1 10 18 5 22 5

Rushing Yds Avg 19 3.2 -3 -3.0 51 5.1 104 5.8 9 1.8 52 2.4 17 3.4

32 14 8 0

125 62 27 0

6.3

12 8 5 3 2 3

29 45 27 9 0 7

2.4 5.6 5.4 3.0 0.0 2.3

3.9 4.4 3.9 0.0

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DNP 14 0 16 0 6 0 0 0

0.0

0 0 0 0 0 0

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

0 0 0 0 0 0

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

LG 0 0 0 0 0 11 5

0 0 0 0

0 0 7 0

0 0 1 0

Receiving Yds Avg 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 18 6.0 5 5.0 0 0 7 0

0.0 0.0 7.0 0.0

2008 SDSU (9.6) UM (9.13) at MSU (9.20) PUR (9.27) STAN (10.4) at UNC (10.11) at UW (10.25) PITT (11.1) at BC (11.8) *vs. Navy (11.15) SYR (11.22) at USC (11.29) at Hawai’i (12.24)

Att 9 4 8 5 4 13 8 5 16 6 12 1

Rushing Yds Avg 28 13 34 9 23 84 25 3 80 0 58 0

3.1 3.2 4.2 1.8 5.8 6.5 3.1 0.6 5.0 0.0 4.8 0.0

LG 8 9 17 6 15 18 8 5 19 5 16 0

TD DNP 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

Receiving Rec Yds 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -6 6 0 0

Avg

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 -6.0 6.0 0.0 0.0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -6 6 0 0

ARMANDO

ALLEN JR.

Halfback Junior • 5-10 • 195 Birthdate: 4-30-89 Opa Locka, Fla. (Hialeah-Miami Lakes)

Allen’s Career Highs: Rushes - 19 (vs. Pittsburgh, 2008) Rushing Yards – 134 (vs. Purdue, 2008) Longest Rush – 21 (vs. Purdue, 2008) Receptions – 9 (at Boston College, 2008) Receiving Yards – 66 (vs. Stanford, 2008) Receiving Touchdowns – 1 (twice; once in 2007, once in 2008) Kickoff Returns – 6 (vs. Air Force, 2007) Kickoff Return Yards – 147 (at Michigan State, 2008) Kickoff Return Average – 58.0 (at Hawai’i, 2008) Longest Kickoff Return – 96 (at Hawai’i, 2008) CAREER: Lightning quick running back who is one of the fastest players on the football team … used in a variety of ways during his first two seasons including as a rusher, receiver and punt and kick returner … recorded teamhigh 2,725 combined all-purpose yards (109.0 yards per game) from 200708 … registered 922 career rushing yards on 220 carries and has three career rushing touchdowns … ranks second all-time among Notre Dame running backs with 74 career receptions (25 catches behind Darius Walker’s record) … tallied 479 receiving yards and three TDs for the Irish … ranks third at Notre Dame with 54 career kickoff returns and is fourth in kickoff return yards at Notre Dame with 1,247 yards … started 12 of the 25 games he has appeared. 2008 (SOPHOMORE): Led the Irish in rushing with 585 yards on 134 carries (4.4 avg) and added three TDs in a talented Notre Dame backfield … ranked second on the team with 50 receptions and tallied 355 receiving yards and two TDs … the 50 receptions rank second all-time at Notre Dame for an Irish running back (Darius Walker, 56 receptions, 2006) … recorded 1,549 all-purpose yards, averaging 119.2 yards per game, second on the team to Golden Tate … appeared in all 13 games making eight starts … started every game except Michigan, Michigan State, North Carolina, Navy and Hawaii … tallied 158 all-purpose yards in the season opener against San Diego State, including 64 yards rushing and 18 yards receiving … established his career-long punt return of 22 yards … picked up four first downs (three rushing) and had two rushes for over 10 yards against the Aztecs … registered 198 all-purpose yards, including a 53-yard kick return against Michigan State ... totaled 147 yards in kickoff returns, the most by an Irish player since 2006 and second-most in the Charlie Weis era … had a career day vs. Purdue by recording 247 all-purpose yards (134 rush, 9 receiving, 105 kick return), including his first touchdown as a member of the Irish in

the third quarter ... eclipsed the 100-yard rush mark for the first time in his Notre Dame career, and tallied the longest rush of his career (three 21-yard carries) ... capped a five-play, 81-yard scoring drive with a 16-yard touchdown run ... rushed for 45 yards on that drive alone ... prior to the game, the longest run of his career was 15 yards, but he had four runs longer than 15 yards against the Boilermakers ... finished with a career-best 134 yards rushing, good for a 7.9 per carry average (the 7.9 per carry average was the highest for a Notre Dame player since Darius Walker averaged 10.2 against Air Force on Nov. 11, 2006 and second-highest in the Weis era) ... the 247 all-purpose yards against Purdue were the most by a player under Weis and most since 2003 for Notre Dame … against Stanford, he started for the second consecutive game and recorded 153 all-purpose yards on the day … also recorded a career-best seven pass receptions and had his first career multi-touchdown game vs. the Cardinal … three of his receptions went for over 15 yards and were all good for first downs … collected 130 all-purpose yards against North Carolina, marking the third straight game eclipsing the 100-yard mark in all-purpose yards (despite playing limited action as the Irish spent much of the game in four- and five-receiver sets) ... also tallied four first downs (two on rushes and two on receptions) ... added two receptions over 15 yards and two carries over 10 yards vs. the Tar Heels … rushed for 62 yards on 15 carries (4.1 per rush) against Washington ... secured three first downs for the Irish and recorded two runs of 10 yards or more vs. the Huskies … carried the ball a season-high 19 times vs. Pittsburgh, gaining 73 yards ... also recorded three catches totaling 13 yards ... picked up three first downs for the Irish and had two rushes exceeding 10 yards against the Panthers … against Boston College, he broke his previous career high of seven receptions by hauling in nine passes ... also recorded 71 all-purpose yards on the day (24 rush, 47 receiving), with a long carry of 12 yards ... the nine receptions vs. the Eagles were the most ever by an Irish running back … rushed eight times for 60 yards (7.5 avg.) and a touchdown vs. Navy ... added seven catches for 60 yards (8.6 avg.) in the win ... started for the 11th time of his career ... fourth game this season with at least seven receptions … registered 184 all-purpose yards in Notre Dame’s bowl game victory against Hawai’i, including a 96-yard kick return for a touchdown … the first of his career and first for the Irish since Vontez Duff vs. Navy in 2002 … also caught two passes for 59 yards, including an 18-yard touchdown reception vs. the Warriors … logged 188:44 of playing time with 59 special teams appearances. 2007 (FRESHMAN): Recorded team-best 1,176 all-purpose yards, averaging 98.0 yards per game … second-leading rusher on the team with 348 yards on 86 carries (4.0 avg.) … caught 24 passes (fifth most on the team) for 124 yards and one touchdown … returned 33 kickoffs for 704 yards (both single-season school records) … one of four freshmen who played in all 12 games and started at running back in four games – Penn State, Michigan, Navy and Duke … gained 25 yards on three rushes while splitting time with four other running backs in season opener vs. Georgia Tech … led the Irish with 116 all-purpose yards against Penn State ... became the first freshman to start at running back (at Penn State) since Darius Walker in ’04 vs. Purdue … had eight carries for 11 net yards vs. Penn State ... recorded six receptions for 38 yards, both team-highs against the Nittany Lions ... had nine carries for 24 yards against Michigan … finished with four kickoff returns for 80 yards vs. Purdue ... had 25 yards rushing on six carries vs. the Boilermakers … increased his all purpose yards per game to 81.5 after the UCLA game ... had three kickoff returns for 73 yards with a long of 31 yards vs. the Bruins … had three receptions for 16 yards vs. Boston College … led the team with 58 yards on 11 rushes against USC … recorded 226 all-purpose yards vs. Navy ... that effort ranks tied for the 11th most all-purpose yards in single-game Irish history ... registered a season-long kickoff return of 38 yards vs. Navy ... racked up season-high 91 yards rushing vs. the Midshipmen … caught first touchdown pass of his Irish career against Air Force ... led the team with 161 all-purpose yards vs. the Falcons … had 42 rushing yards and 17 receiving against Duke … logged 99:59 of playing time and made 55 special teams appearances. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named to Super Southern 100 by Atlanta Journal-Constitution for 2006 as one of 14 running backs ... rated 38th best overall national prospect by CSTV – and eighth among running backs ... rated 52nd nationally on Rivals.com Top 100 list, as well as 10th among Florida players and second among all-purpose backs ... listed as one of 12 running backs on National 100 list by Fort Worth Star-Telegram ... preseason broken fibula ended his 2006 senior season before it ever began at

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Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School in Hialeah, Fla. ... rated number-one senior prospect in Dade County on preseason basis for 2006 by Miami Herald ... rated 12th on list of top Florida prospects at end of ’06 season by South Florida Sun-Sentinel ... rushed for 1,095 yards and 12 TDs as junior in 2005, despite missing three games to injury ... led Miami Lakes Trojans to 6-3 record and runner-up finish in Florida District 13-6A, plus regional quarterfinal slot in state playoffs in ’05 that produced loss to unbeaten Columbus ... second-team Florida Class 6A all-state selection at running back as junior in 2005 by Florida Sports Writers Association ... first-team all-Dade County pick as running back as junior in 2005 by Miami Herald ... rated eighth-best overall prospect nationally – and second among running backs — on 2006 preseason basis by Sporting News ... one of top 33 running backs nationally on 2006 preseason basis by CBS Sportsline.com College Football Preview ... rated 42nd national prospect (and seventh among running backs, 13th in the Southeast) on preseason basis by Sporting News SchoolSports ... ran 4.38 in the 40 (best of the 550 competitors) at the ’06 U.S. Army All-American Bowl combine where he was chosen the offensive MVP ... selected for 2007 U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio but did not participate because of his injury ... ran for more than 1,000 yards as sophomore in 2004 ... missed half his freshman season after suffering broken wrist in his first varsity game ... won Florida Class 4A state prep title with 13.82 clocking in 110meter hurdles in 2006 as junior ... named top male athlete at Hialeah-Miami Lakes as freshman, sophomore and junior ... played for coach Jerry Hughes at Hialeah-Miami Lakes ... enrolled at Notre Dame in January 2007 ... from same high school as former LSU quarterback Rohan Davey and current Duke quarterback Thad Lewis ... son of Valderia Allen ... born April 30, 1989 … enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters and majoring in sociology.

2008 SDSU (9.6) UM (9.13) at MSU (9.20) PUR (9.27) STAN (10.4) at UNC (10.11) at UW (10.25) PITT (11.1) at BC (11.8) vs. Navy (11.15) SYR (11.22) at USC (11.29) at Hawai’i (12.24)

Punt Returns Att Yds Avg 2 35 17.5 1 9 9.9 3 23 7.7 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0

LG 22 9 18 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Kick Returns Att Yds Avg 2 46 23.0 1 0 0.0 5 147 29.4 4 105 26.3 3 54 18.0 2 23 11.5 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 2 52 26.0 2 116 58.0

MIKE

ANELLO Cornerback Senior • 5-10 • 170 Birthdate: 1-20-87 Orland Park, Ill. (Sandburg)

LG 29 0 53 36 24 12 0 0 0 0 0 27 96

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

CAREER STATISTICS Rushing Yds Avg 348 4.0 585 4.4 933 4.2

TD 0 3 3

LG 15 21 21

Rec 24 50 74

Kick Return Yds Avg TD 704 21.3 0 543 25.9 1 1247 23.1 1

LG 38 96 96

Rush 348 585 933

Rec 124 355 479

Year 2007 2008 Total

G-S 12-4 13-8 25-12

Year 2007 2008 Total

Ret 33 21 54

Att 86 134 220

Receiving Yds Avg 124 5.2 355 7.1 479 6.5

PR 0 66 66

TD 1 2 3

LG 16 41 41

All-Purpose KR Avg/G 704 98.0 543 119.2 1247 109.0

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME 2007 GT (9.1) *at PSU (9.8) *at UM (9.15) MSU (9.22) at PUR (9.29) at UCLA (10.6) BC (10.13) USC (10.20) *Navy (11.3) AF (11.10) *Duke (11.17) at STAN (11.25)

Att 3 8 9 3 6 3 3 11 16 9 9 6

Rushing Yds Avg 25 8.3 11 1.4 24 2.7 13 4.3 25 4.2 19 6.3 9 3.0 58 5.3 91 5.7 27 3.0 42 4.7 4 1.5

LG 11 4 6 9 9 11 7 11 15 9 12 9

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Rec 1 6 2 1 1 2 3 0 3 2 2 1

Receiving Yds Avg 1 1.0 38 6.3 7 3.5 5 5.0 -9 -9.0 3 1.5 16 5.3 0 0.0 20 6.7 17 8.5 17 8.5 9 9.0

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

LG 1 15 11 5 -9 4 9 0 16 9 14 9

2008 *SDSU (9.6) UM (9.13) at MSU (9.20) *PUR (9.27) *STAN (10.4) at UNC (10.11) *at UW (10.25) *PITT (11.1) *at BC (11.8) vs. Navy (11.15) *SYR (11.22) *at USC (11.29) at Hawai’i (12.24)

Att 16 2 6 17 9 11 15 19 6 8 17 4 4

Rushing Yds Avg 59 3.7 4 2.0 8 1.3 134 7.9 33 3.7 60 5.5 62 4.1 73 3.8 24 4.0 60 7.5 52 3.1 7 1.8 9 2.3

LG 14 2 5 21 12 16 10 15 12 15 9 8 11

TD 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Rec 3 0 5 1 7 7 0 3 9 7 3 3 2

Receiving Yds Avg 18 6.0 0 0.0 20 4.0 9 9.0 66 9.4 47 6.7 0 0.0 13 4.3 47 5.2 60 8.6 13 4.3 3 1.0 59 29.5

TD 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

LG 10 0 13 9 21 14 0 7 11 14 6 5 41

Anello’s Career Highs: Tackles – 4 (vs. San Diego State, 2008) Forced Fumbles – 1 (twice in 2008) Fumble Recoveries – 1 (vs. Michigan, 2008) CAREER: Applied to Notre Dame’s Faculty Board of Athletics for a fifth-year … special teams stalwart has become a fan favorite due to his innate playmaking ability on kickoff and punt coverage … starting gunner on the kickoff and punt units tallied 29 total tackles over the past two seasons in 192 special teams appearances … recorded two forced fumbles (one punt, one kickoff) and a fumble recovery on kickoff coverage … named to the ’08 ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District Team for District 5 ... also added ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America second team honors in ‘08. 2008 (SENIOR): Played in Notre Dame’s first 12 games before breaking his leg in the regular season finale at USC … primarily played on special teams … prior to his injury, Notre Dame’s opponents had a total of 72 returns (22 punt, 50 kickoff) on the year and he registered a tackle on 23 of those 72 opportunities ... also recorded eight multi-tackle games on the season … against San Diego State, he had four tackles (all solo) on punt and kickoff coverage in season opening victory … made three tackles (two solo, one assist), forced a fumble and had a fumble recovery in his gunner roll on special teams vs. Michigan ... the fumble recovery against the Wolverines was the first of his career … continued his success on special teams vs. Purdue by registering 3 tackles (solo and two assists) on the day in the win over the Boilermakers … recorded two tackles (both solo) on special teams in the win over Stanford ... against North Carolina, added two more special team tackles (solo, assist) … tallied two tackles vs. Washington on special teams … also logged minutes defensively and added a pass break up against the Huskies … against Navy, he recorded two more tackles (solo, assist) on special teams … also blocked a punt that resulted in a Toryan Smith return for a touchdown vs. the Midshipmen … had another spectacular day vs. Syracuse, totaling three tackles (solo, two assists) while also partially blocking a punt … also forced his second fumble of the season against the Orange … registered his team-best 23rd special teams tackle on Notre Dame’s first punt vs. USC, but was lost for the remainder of the season after breaking his leg logged 4:09 of playing time with 121 special teams appearances. 2007 (JUNIOR): Played in eight games as a gunner on the punt coverage team … started the season as on the scout team and was promoted to the

first team after routinely winning battles in practice against Notre Dame’s first-team punt return unit … totaled six tackles on the season … in his first game for the Irish, made a tackle on punt coverage at Michigan … tackle at Michigan occurred on his second play in an Irish uniform … tied a seasonhigh with two tackles vs USC … credited with two solo tackles at Stanford in the season finale … made 71 special teams appearances. 2006 (SOPHOMORE): Made the team as a walk-on player but did not see game action. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played for coach Marty Balle at Sandburg High School … also participated in wrestling in high school … named Illinois Scholastic Wrestler of the Year as a senior … lauded as Sandburg High School male athlete of the year and student-athlete of the year following senior year … served as captain of the football team as a senior … son of Andrew and Sue Anello … born Jan. 20, 1987 … graduated in December 2008 with a finance degree from Mendoza College of Business … currently enrolled in graduate studies program. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2006 2007 2008 Total

G-S

Tackles UT AT

8-0 12-0 20-0

6 23 29

4 15 19

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME 2007 TT GT (9.1) at PSU (9.8) at UM (9.15) 1 MSU (9.22) 0 at PUR (9.29) at UCLA (10.6) 0 BC (10.13) 0 USC (10.20) 2 Navy (11.3) AF (11.10) 0 Duke (11.17) 1 at STAN (11.25) 2 2008 SDSU (9.6) UM (9.13) at MSU (9.20) PUR (9.27) STAN (10.4) at UNC (10.11) at UW (10.25) PITT (11.1) at BC (11.8) vs. Navy (11.15) SYR (11.22) at USC (11.29) at Hawai’i (12.24)

TT 4 3 0 3 2 2 2 1 0 2 3 1

1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 UT 4 2 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 1

TFL QBH Did Not Play 2 0.0-0 0 8 0.0-0 0 10 0.0-0 0

AT DNP DNP 0 0 DNP 0 0 1 DNP 0 1 0

0 0

0-0 0-0

0 0 0

0-0 0-0 0-0

0 0 0

0-0 0-0 0-0

AT 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 DNP

FF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

FR 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Scks

Fumbles FR

0 0 0

0 2 2

0-0 1-0 1-0

ROBERT

BLANTON Cornerback Sophomore • 6-1 • 180 Birthdate: 9-7-89 Matthews, N.C. (Butler)

Blanton’s Career Highs: Tackles – 7 (vs. USC, 2008) Tackles for a loss – 1 (three times in 2008) Interceptions – 1 (twice in 2008) Pass Break Ups – 1 (three times in 2008)

PBU INT 0 1 1

0-0 0-0 0-0

CAREER: Tremendous young player that will compete for a starting cornerback spot in the spring … during his first year he played in 12 contests and started the final four games … recorded 33 tackles as a freshman, including three for a loss … has tallied two career interceptions, returning a Curtis Painter throw 47 yards for a touchdown against Purdue … appeared on special teams units 63 times. 2008 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in Notre Dame’s final 12 games of the season after sitting out vs. San Diego State … started the final four contests at cornerback for the Irish (vs. Navy, Syracuse, USC and Hawai’i) … tallied 33 total tackles and registered three tackles for a loss … intercepted two passes on the year and returned one for a touchdown … recorded two tackles (both solo) including a tackle for a loss in his career debut against Michigan … tallied three tackles (solo, two assists) against Michigan State … helped hold the Spartan passing attack to under 150 yards … had a career day vs. Purdue by recording five tackles (all solo), breaking up a pass, and intercepting a Curtis Painter pass and returning it 47 yards for the first score of the day ... the interception against the Boilermakers was the first of his career and he became only the fifth Irish freshman to ever return an interception for a touchdown … saw an increased roll in the secondary against Stanford and recorded a solo tackle in the victory … recorded two tackles (both solo) vs. North Carolina … featured in the defensive backfield rotation against Washington and tallied two tackles (solo; assist) and broke up a pass while helping hold the Huskies to just 98 passing yards … continued to see increased action in the secondary vs. Pittsburgh, making two tackles (both assists) … helped limit the Boston College passing attack to less than 100yards passing and below 50% completion percentage … made his first career start and turned in an all-around impressive defensive performance against Navy, registering two tackles (solo; assist), a tackle for loss and a pass break-up on the day … made his second career start vs. Syracuse and amassed three tackles (all solo) while helping hold the Orange to just 147 passing yards … started his third consecutive game against USC and tallied a career-high seven tackles (all solo), a tackle for loss and added his second interception of the season vs. the Trojans ... totaled four tackles in season finale against Hawai’i … logged 170:24 of playing time with 63 special teams appearances. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Selected for U.S. Army AllAmerican Bowl in San Antonio where he played both cornerback and safety ... one of 11 players from state of North Carolina selected to All-Southern team by Orlando Sentinel ... named to Super Southern 100 by Atlanta Journal-Constitution as one of 10 cornerbacks ... rated 92nd nationally by CSTV/Tom Lemming and 13th among defensive backs ... considered by Rivals.com the top cover safety in nation, 22nd-best safety in country and seventh-best prospect in North Carolina ... rated by Scout.com as 15th-best cornerback in country and third-best player in North Carolina ... named firstteam all-state in 2006 and 2007 by North Carolina Associated Press and by Charlotte Observer ... named 2007 Defensive Player of the Year by Charlotte Observer ... played in North-South Carolina Shrine Bowl ... tallied 94 tackles, five interceptions and six blocked kicks in 2007 as senior ... also gained 252

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yards on 16 receptions ... helped the Bulldogs reach second round of Class 4AA playoffs ... as a junior, totaled 147 tackles, 12 pass breakups and seven interceptions in 15 games ... caught four passes for 86 yards as a junior ... named second-team all-state as a sophomore after recording 126 tackles, six interceptions, 10 pass breakups, forced six fumbles and blocked six kicks ... recognized as Carolina Panthers Community Captain for his outstanding performance in classroom and in community ... member of Butler honor roll and a first lieutenant in Butler’s JROTC program ... received JROTC Scholastic Award ... served as a coach for an 11-12-year-old football team at Youth Football Club of Mint Hill ... spokesperson for Butler High’s D.R.E.A.M. Team (Daring to Role-model Excellence as Athletic Mentors) and was one of only 12 hand-selected members ... recognized at Carolina Panthers vs. Seattle Seahawks game for being recognized as a Panthers Community Captain ... one of five finalists for Glenn Davis Award, a national award based on community service, academics and athletic accomplishment, and presented at U.S. Army All-American Bowl ... participated in basketball and track ... ran hurdles and was jumper on track team, surpassing 21 feet in long jump and clearing 6-7 in high jump ... played for coach Mike Newsome ... born Sept. 7, 1989 in Clackamas, Oregon ... son of Kathrine Edwards ... enrolled in First Year of Studies. CAREER STATISTICS Tackles G-S TT Year 2008 12-4 33 Total 12-4 33

UT 26 26

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME 2008 TT UT SDSU (9.6) UM (9.13) 2 2 at MSU (9.20) 3 1 PUR (9.27) 5 5 STAN (10.4) 1 1 at UNC (10.11) 2 2 at UW (10.25) 2 1 PITT (11.1) 2 0 at BC (11.8) 0 0 *vs. Navy (11.15) 2 1 *SYR (11.22) 3 3 *at USC (11.29) 7 7 * at Hawai’i (12.24) 4 3

AT TFL 7 3.0-14 7 3.0-14

TFL

0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1

1.0-1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-6 0.0-0 1.0-7 0.0-0

Fumbles Scks FF 0.0-0 0 0.0-0 0

Scks DNP 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0

SERGIO

BROWN

FR 0-0 0-0

PBU 3 3

INT 2-47 2-47

PBU

INT

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

0-0 0-0 1-47 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0

Safety Senior • 6-2 • 205 Birthdate: 5-22-88 Maywood, Ill. (Proviso East)

2008 (JUNIOR): Played in all 13 games for the Irish and started six times (San Diego State, Michigan, Purdue, Washington, Boston College and Hawai’i) … totaled career highs with 28 tackles on the season along with two tackles for loss, one sack, six pass breakups and one fumble recovery … valuable member of Irish special teams as he blocked two punts during the season … made his first career start vs. San Diego State and recorded six tackles (four solo, two assists), a tackle for loss, two pass breakups and his first career blocked punt, which helped set up the first score of the season … registered two tackles (solo, assist) against Michigan in his second career starts … also recovered a fumble vs. the Wolverines … registered two tackles (solo; assist) in win over Purdue … also broke up a pass against the Boilermakers while making third career start … saw extensive action vs. Stanford and racked up three tackles (two solo, one assist) … also recorded his first career sack and added a tackle for a loss against the Cardinal … started for the fourth time in his career against Washington and tallied two tackles (solo, assist) vs. the Huskies … played well against the run and the pass in his fifth career start vs. Boston College, registering three tackles (two solo, assist) and two pass break-ups … rotated in during the Navy game, recording two solo tackles and helped limit the Midshipmen to only three completions … saw action in the defensive rotation against USC and made two solo tackles … totaled six tackles (all solo) in bowl game victory over Hawai’i … also registered a blocked punt against the Warriors … saw 149:17 of playing time and made 165 special teams appearances (fourth on the team). 2007 (SOPHOMORE): Contributed to special teams and secondary in nine of 12 games (did not play vs. Michigan, Duke or Stanford) … had four solo tackles and assisted on three others … registered season-best two solo tackles at Purdue … made 66 special teams appearances. 2006 (FRESHMAN): Played in 11 of 13 games on special teams covering kickoffs and punts … totaled four tackles, including three solos … made 97 special teams appearances and tallied 56 seconds of playing time. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Proviso East High School in Maywood, Ill. … rated 83rd on list of top 100 prep players nationally by USA Today ... rated 91st on list of top 100 players nationally by Chicago Sun-Times ... rated 16th on list of top 20 Midwest players on Detroit Free-Press Best of the Midwest team ... a special-mention choice on Illinois all-state team selected by Champaign News-Gazette ... rated ninth overall among senior players in Illinois in ’05 by Chicago Tribune ... second-team Illinois all-state pick at defensive back by Chicago Tribune ... accounted for 710 all-purpose yards and scored four TDs as senior wide receiver in 2005 at Proviso East High School in Maywood, Ill. ... made 41 tackles, two sacks, intercepted six passes and broke up 18 others as senior safety ... three-year starter who had 60 tackles and six interceptions (returned five for TDs) as junior in 2004 ... state qualifier in long jump ... born May 22, 1988 ... high school coach was Aaron Peppers … son of Myrtle Brown ... enrolled in Mendoza College of Business and majoring in marketing. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2006 2007 2008 Total

Brown’s Career Highs: Tackles – 6 (twice in 2008) Tackles for a loss – 1 (twice in 2008) Sacks – 1 (vs. Stanford, 2008) Pass Break Ups – 2 (twice in 2008) Fumble Recoveries – 1 (vs. Michigan, 2008) CAREER: Exciting defensive back that burst on to the defensive scene in 2008 after primarily participating on special teams his first two years … can play near the line of scrimmage and blitz effectively or drop back into pass coverage … participated in 33 contests at Notre Dame and as a junior registered six starts … recorded 39 tackles, including two stops for losses … added one sack, a fumble recovery and six pass breakups in his career.

G-S TT 11-0 4 9-0 7 13-6 28 33-6 39

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME 2008 TT *SDSU (9.6) 6 *UM (9.13) 2 at MSU (9.20) 0 *PUR (9.27) 2 STAN (10.4) 3 at UNC (10.11) 0 *at UW (10.25) 2 PITT (11.1) 0 *at BC (11.8) 3 vs. Navy (11.15) 2 SYR (11.22) 0 at USC (11.29) 2 *at Hawai’i (12.24) 6

Tackles UT AT 3 1 4 3 21 7 28 11

TFL 0.0-0 0.0-0 2.0-15 2.0-15

Scks 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-12 1.0-12

FF 0 0 0 0

Fumbles FR PBU 0-0 0 0-0 0 1-0 6 1-0 6

INT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

UT 4 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 2 6

TFL 1.0-3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-12 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0

Scks 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-12 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FR 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

INT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

AT 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

PBU 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1

RYAN

BURKHART

UNC (11.4) at AF (11.11) Army (11.18) at USC (11.25) LSU (1.3)

Kicker Senior • 5-11 • 190 Birthdate: 3-30-87 Wakarusa, Ind. (Northwood)

CAREER: Local product has played in 22 games for the Irish in his career, purely as a kickoff specialist … has averaged 60.4 yards per kick on 107 attempts … landed nine of those tries in the end zone for a touchback … did not see action as a sophomore in 2007 … has yet to attempt a field goal in a college game.

2008 SDSU (9.6) UM (9.13) at MSU (9.20) PUR (9.27) STAN (10.4) at UNC (10.11) at UW (10.25) PITT (11.1) at BC (11.8) vs. Navy (11.15) SYR (11.22) at USC (11.29) at Hawai’i (12.24)

8 7 6

462 440 338

0 0 0

57.8 62.9 56.3

185

1 2 1 DNP 0

61.7

Att 4 6 2 7 5 5 7 5 1 5 6 1 8

Yds 242 366 120 454 312 276 431 300 67 334 347 63 477

TB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

OB 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Avg 60.5 61.0 60.0 64.9 62.4 55.2 61.6 60.0 67.0 66.8 57.8 63.0 59.6

BRAXSTON

2008 (JUNIOR): Played in all 13 games for the Irish on the kickoff unit … boomed the ball 62 times for 3,798 yards (61.1 avg.) on the year … added one touchback on the year and only kicked the ball out of bounds twice … key member of kickoff team that ranked first in the nation in fewest return yards allowed per kick … first time that Notre Dame has led the nation in kickoff return defense in school history.

CAVE

Center Sophomore • 6-3 • 310 Birthdate: 7-29-89 Granger, Ind. (Penn)

2007 (SOPHOMORE): Did not see game action in 2007. 2006 (FRESHMAN): Strong-legged kicker became the kickoff specialist after Bobby Renkes was injured in the fourth game of the season vs. Michigan State … Burkhart kicked off in final nine games (including Sugar Bowl vs. LSU) and made 45 special teams appearances. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Northwood High School ... named to Indiana Top 50 all-state team as its only placekicker by Indiana Football Coaches Association ... helped Northwood High School to Indiana Class 3A state crown in 2005 ... Northwood won state crown after 2-5 league mark and 9-6 overall record that included six straight wins to finish the season ... hit 12 of 22 field-goal attempts as senior in ’05 (including 53-yarder in season opener) and punted 47 times for 35.5 average ... connected on eight of 11 field goals, including seven of eight from 40 yards or more, and also punted 36 times for 39.6 average as junior in 2004 ... punted 20 times for 37.7-yard average as a sophomore in 2003 and hit 50 PATs ... Indiana Class 3A all-state pick as junior by both Associated Press, IFCA and Bloomington Herald-Times ... first-team all-conference punter and kicker as senior and junior ... kicked two 49-yard field goals in one game in 2004 ... won sectional final game as sophomore with field goal with 37 seconds left ... helped team to Northern Lakes Conference title as junior ... attended Notre Dame football camp in summer of 2005 ... born March 30, 1987 ... son of Tim and Anne Burkhart ... high school coach was Rich Dodson … enrolled in Mendoza College of Business, majoring in management-consulting and psychology. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2006 2007 2008 Total

G-S 9-0

M-A 0-0

13-0 22-0

0-0 0-0

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME 2006 Att at GT (9.2) PSU (9.9) UM (9.16) at MSU (9.23) PUR (9.30) 5 STAN (10.7) 5 UCLA (10.21) 4 vs. Navy (10.28) 7

Field Goals XP Pct LG M-A Pct Att .000 0 0-0 .000 45 Did Not Play .000 0 0-0 .000 62 .000 0 0-0 .000 107

Yds

294 304 252 395

TB DNP DNP DNP DNP 0 2 0 2

0 0 0 0

Avg

Kickoffs Yds Avg TB OB 2670 59.3 8 0 3789 6459

61.1 60.4

1 9

2 2

Career: Local talent saw action in one game for the Irish, serving as the short snapper against San Diego State … promising, young player will work behind Dan Wenger at center this spring. 2008 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in the San Diego State game ... served as the Irish short snapper … logged 2:03 of playing time and five special teams appearances before suffering a season-ending injury. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Selected to play in Under Armour All-America Game in Orlando ... placed on Scout.com All-America second team ... named to Indiana top-50 all-state team by Indiana Football Coaches Association ... one of 12 finalists for Indiana’s “Mr. Football” award ... runner-up for Offensive Lineman of the Year Award sponsored by Indianapolis Star ... placed a close second finishing with 93 votes, two behind winner ... Rivals.com rated him second-best player in Indiana and fourth-best center in the nation ... chosen for Rivals 250 by Rivals.com recognizing him as one of the top 250 players in country ... ranked by SuperPrep the 25th best offensive lineman in nation, third-best offensive lineman in Midwest and 14thbest prospect in Midwest ... ranked by Scout.com as the number-two center in nation and second-best player in Indiana ... rated 125th on ESPN 150 list ... helped guide the Kingsmen to an undefeated regular season in his senior season and final 12-1 record ... named after former Notre Dame football player Braxston Banks ... also participated in track where he threw the shot put over 51 feet and tossed discus 145 feet ... attended same high school as former Irish offensive linemen Thomas Bemenderfer and Mike Rosenthal ... born July 29, 1989 ... played for coach Cory Yeoman at Penn ... son of Rick and Kim Cave ... youngest of three children (two older sisters - Brooke and Brittney) ... enrolled in First Year of Studies. CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS 2008 1-0 Total 1-0

Time 2:03 2:03

58.8 60.8 63.0 56.4

2009 NOTRE DAME SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

JIMMY

CLAUSEN

Quarterback Junior • 6-3 • 217 Birthdate: 9-21-87 Westlake Village, Calif. (Oaks Christian)

Clausen’s Career Highs: Pass Attempts – 48 (at North Carolina, 2008) Pass Completions – 31 (at North Carolina, 2008) Passing Yards – 401 (at Hawai’i, 2008) Passing Touchdowns – 5 (at Hawai’i, 2008) Completion Percentage – 84.6 (at Hawai’i, 2008) CAREER: Enters his junior season on the heels of his best game in a Notre Dame uniform … looks to maintain the momentum generated in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl into the offseason and continue his ascent up the Irish record books in 2009 … has completed 406 of 685 passes (59.3 percent) for 4,426 yards with 32 touchdowns and 23 interceptions while starting 22 of 23 games played in Irish career … ranks second all-time in school history averaging 192.4 passing yards per game … on Notre Dame’s career passing charts, ranks second in completion percentage, fourth in completions, fifth in attempts, fifth in TD passes and sixth in passing yards. 2008 (SOPHOMORE): Started all 13 games at quarterback for the Irish and recorded the third-most prolific passing season in Notre Dame history … completed 268 of his 440 pass attempts (60.9 pct) for 3,172 passing yards (244.0 yards per game) on the year … tossed 25 touchdowns and had 17 interceptions … established records for every major passing category by a sophomore Notre Dame quarterback … the only better statistical seasons were Brady Quinn’s junior and senior years … ranked 43rd in passing efficiency nationally at 132.49 and ranked 40th in total offense at 238.38 … completed 21 of 34 (61.8%) passes for 237 yards and three TDs in season opener vs. San Diego State … all three touchdown passes went to different receivers (sophomore WR Golden Tate, senior WR David Grimes and freshman WR Michael Floyd) in Notre Dame’s opening game victory ... with the Irish trailing 13-7 and 11:55 to go in the fourth quarter, the signal caller proceeded to complete 8-of-his-final-9 passes for 98 yards and two touchdowns (led Notre Dame on scoring drives of 80 and 55 yards) to secure the comefrom-behind victory against the Aztecs … completed 10 of 21 passes for 147 yards and two touchdowns vs. Michigan … both touchdown passes went to Golden Tate, including a 48-yard touchdown strike and a 60-yard connection ... the 48-yard touchdown pass to Tate was the quarterback’s longest completion of his career, but it stood for only eight minutes on the game clock before the 60-yard hookup became his longest to date ... the play was also the fourth-longest passing play under Weis and the longest for the Irish since Brady Quinn connected with John Carlson for a 62-yard touchdown against Michigan State on Sept. 23, 2006 … posted then careerhighs in both completions (24) and attempts (41) against Michigan State ... also threw for 242 yards, then fourth-most in his Irish career ... had a stellar second half start in which he began 17 of 21 for 163 yards and a TD vs. the Spartans … threw for a then career-high 275 yards (20 of 35, 57.1%) against Purdue, topping his previous high of 246 against Air Force (Nov. 10, 2007), while also throwing for three TDs ... connected on five consecutive passes to close the first quarter and ultimately extended the streak to six early in the second quarter before finally throwing an incompletion in the Purdue end zone … against Stanford, completed 29 passes for 347 yards, eclipsing 300 yards for first time in career … also threw three TDs in a game for the second consecutive week (fifth time of career) in completing 72.5 percent against the Cardinal ... completed a career-high six passes longer than 20 yards against Stanford ... those six passes went to five different Irish receivers ... finished the first half 16-of-21 for 221 yards and two TDs ... became the first Irish quarterback other than Brady Quinn to eclipse 300 yards passing in a single game since Jarius Jackson threw for 317 against

Pittsburgh on Nov. 13, 1999 … set a then-career-high in passing yards (383) for the third consecutive week vs. North Carolina ... also set careerhighs in completions (31) and attempts (48) for the second consecutive week ... added two TD passes, improving his total to 14 on the season ... historically, the 31 completions were fourth-most, the 48 attempts were tied for the sixth-most and the 383 passing yards were seventh-most ever in a single-game for a Notre Dame quarterback ... finished the afternoon against the Tar Heels with a total of five 20+ yard completions ... opened the second-half against North Carolina with an interception on his first pass attempt, the first INT in 132 pass attempts (was returned for a touchdown by North Carolina to bring the Tar Heels within 17-16) ... the 132 passes without an interception is the second longest in school history by a Notre Dame quarterback (only Brady Quinn’s 226 straight passes without an INT during the 2006 season was longer) ... threw for a total of 730 yards over the two Notre Dame games against Stanford (347) and North Carolina (383) ... it was the most passing yards by a Notre Dame quarterback in consecutive weeks since Brady Quinn totaled 815 yards in victories over Washington and Purdue during the 2005 season (468 at Purdue and 327 at Washington) … passed for 201 yards and a TD pass vs. Washington ... guided Notre Dame to scoring drives on each of its first two possessions against the Huskies ... he went 5-of-5 for 108 yards and a TD combined on the two scoring drives, including a 51-yard TD pass to freshman WR Michael Floyd at Washington … completed 23-of-44 passes (52.3%) on the day piling up 271 yards and three TDs without throwing an interception against Pittsburgh ... completed four passes of 20 yards or longer (Duval Kamara, 20; Golden Tate, 47 and 31; Kyle Rudolph, 21) against the Panthers ... connected on 60.9% of his passes (14-of-23) for 173 yards and two TDs in the first half alone ... on Notre Dame’s 91-yard touchdown march (the longest scoring drive of the season for the Irish), he was 4-of-5 for 89 yards, including three passes to freshman WR Michael Floyd for 42 yards ... the quarterback led a 12-play, 75-yard touchdown drive to give the Irish a 24-17 lead with 5:38 to go in the game … he went 4-of-6 for 55 yards on the drive … threw the ball 46 times, completing 26 of them for 226 yards vs. Boston College, failing to record a TD pass for the first time on the season … completed 15-of-18 passes (83.3 %) for 110 yards, two INTs and a fumble vs. Navy ... his 83.3% completion percentage was the best by an Irish quarterback since Jarious Jackson completed 85.7% of his passes against Navy on Nov. 14, 1998 ... his completion percentage vs. the Midshipmen now ranks as the sixth-best in single-game Notre Dame history … completed 22-of-39 passes (56.4%) for 291 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions vs. Syracuse … made his 20th career start against the Orange … completed 22of-26 passes for 401 yards and 5 TDs with no interceptions vs. Hawaii in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl … set individual career bests in completion percentage (84.6%), passing yards (401) and TD passes (5) … his statistics also helped set Notre Dame team bowl records in points (49), passing yards (413), passing touchdowns (5) and total yards (478) … his passing yards, passing touchdowns and completion percentage were individual bowl records for the Irish … his completion percentage was the second-best by any quarterback at any school in bowl game history … logged 374:52 of playing time. 2007 (FRESHMAN): Started at quarterback in the second game of the season vs. Penn State, the earliest any Notre Dame freshman had started at the position since freshmen regained their eligibility in 1972 … played in 10 contests and started nine games during rookie campaign … only Brady Quinn (12 games in 2003) and Blair Kiel (11 games in 1980) played in more games as an Irish freshman signal-caller … tied Quinn and Kiel for most starts by a freshman quarterback in school history … completed 138 of 245 passes (.563) for 1.254 yards with seven touchdowns and six interceptions … ranks second on Notre Dame’s freshman quarterback single-season lists for completions (Quinn, 157), attempts (Quinn, 332), yards (Quinn, 1,831) and completion percentage (Matt LoVecchio, .584 in 2000) … seven TD passes rank third on Irish freshman quarterback single-season list behind LoVecchio’s 11 and Quinn’s nine … one of three quarterbacks to play in the season opener vs. Georgia Tech ... completed four of six passes for 34 yards ... became the eighth freshman to ever start at quarterback for Notre Dame (since 1951) … made earliest (second game of the season) freshman quarterback debut in Notre Dame history against Penn State ... connected with Irish receivers on 17 of 32 attempts, committing one interception vs. Nittany Lions ... found wide receiver Robby Parris for a 35-yard completion, the longest of the day ... finished with 144 passing yards at Penn State ... completed 11 of 17 passes for 74 yards in second career start against Michigan

... completed seven of 13 pass attempts for 53 yards against Michigan State ... threw first TD pass of his Irish career to John Carlson in third quarter at Purdue ... completed 18 of 26 passes for 169 yards including a long pass of 36 yards vs. Boilermakers … recorded his first rushing TD of Irish career with a one-yard run against UCLA ... was 17 of 27 for 84 yards passing at UCLA … went seven for 20 for 60 yards vs. Boston College … did not see playing time vs. USC or Navy … recorded career-high three TD passes vs. Air Force ... that tied single-game record for TD passes by a freshman for Irish ... hit 22 for 40 for 246 yards passing vs. Air Force … threw a season-long and Irish career high 25-yard TD pass to David Grimes in the first half vs. Duke ... was 16 of 32 for 194 yards passing against the Blue Devils … passed for 196 yards while completing 19 of 32 attempts (.594) with no TDs and one interception vs. Stanford … credited with longest pass completion of season on a 44-yard catch-and-run play by Junior Jabbie … also connected with Duval Kamara for a 35-yard completion and Carlson for 20 yards … finished with an efficiency rating of 104.6, his third straight game exceeding 100. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Received the Hall Trophy (actually called the Ball Park National High School Player of the Year Award) at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl … awarded since 2001, previous Hall Trophy recipients include: RB Kevin Jones (2001 – Virginia Tech), QB Chris Leak (2003 – Florida), RB Adrian Peterson (2004 – Oklahoma) and QB Mitch Mustain (2006 – Arkansas) ... named USA Today Offensive Player of the Year ... received National High School Offensive Player of the Year Award from the Touchdown Club of Columbus (Ohio) and was named finalist for Sam B. Nicola award, presented annually to the top high school player ... named Co-Player of the Year by Parade and selected first-team All-America by the publication ... one of 20 players named to the Best in the West list compiled by the Long Beach Press-Telegram ... listed as one of 11 quarterbacks on National 100 list by Fort Worth Star-Telegram ... named a first-team AllAmerican by Scout.com ... completed 194 of 281 passes for 3,428 yards and 49 touchdowns with only six interceptions in 15 games as a senior ... also rushed for seven scores in final season ... helped lead Oaks Christian to four consecutive CIF-Southern Section championships and tied the longest winning streak in section history as the Lions won 46 straight contests ... never lost a game he started, finishing his career 42-0 ... Oaks Christian was named the state team of the year by CalHiSports.com in 2006 after winning the Division III state bowl game and becoming only the second team in California history to finish a season with a 15-0 record ... defeated Cardinal Newman High School in state championship, 27-20 in overtime, and finished season ranked sixth in the nation by USA Today ... for his career, he passed for 10,764 yards and a state record 146 TD passes ... completed 67.8 percent of his passes in high school, one of the best nationally in high school history, according to the National Federation of High School sports record book ... ranked the top prospect in the nation by Rivals.com ... named number four national prospect by SuperPrep ... rated the number-one quarterback in the country and ninth-best prospect on the ESPN 150 list ... started for the West team in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio ... rated best player in the country in the 2006 preseason by The Sporting News SchoolSports ... one of top 25 quarterbacks nationally on 2006 preseason basis by CBS Sportsline.com College Football Preview ... rated the No. 1 prospect in the nation in the 2006 preseason by The Sporting News ... named one of the top 50 high school seniors by Street & Smith’s and one of seven quarterbacks named to its All-America team ... completed 156 of 231 passes for 2,778 yards with 30 TDs and five interceptions as a junior ... as a sophomore, he completed 227 of 329 passes for 3,665 yards with 58 TDs and six interceptions ... played for coach Bill Redell at Oaks Christian ... older brothers, Rick and Casey, both played quarterback at the University of Tennessee ... enrolled at Notre Dame in January 2007 ... son of Jim and Cathy Clausen ... born Sept. 21, 1987 … enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters, majoring in sociology ... earned a 3.267 grade-point average in the spring ‘08 semester. CAREER STATISTICS Passing Year G-S Comp 2007 10-9 138 2008 13-13 268 Total 23-22 406

Att 245 440 685

INT 6 17 23

Pct 56.3 60.9 59.3

Yds 1254 3172 4426

TD 7 25 32

Rushing Att Yds Avg 62 -187 -3.0 54 -73 -1.4 116 -260 -2.2

TD 2 0 2

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME Passing 2007 Comp Att GT (9.1) 4 6 *at PSU (9.8) 17 32 *at UM (9.15) 11 17 *MSU (9.22) 7 13 *at PUR (9.29) 18 26 *at UCLA (10.6) 17 27 *BC (10.13) 7 20 USC (10.20) Navy (11.3) *AF (11.10) 22 40 *Duke (11.17) 16 32 *at STAN (11.25) 19 32

Comp 2008 *SDSU (9.6) 21 *UM (9.13) 10 *at MSU (9.20) 24 *PUR (9.27) 20 *STAN (10.4) 29 *at UNC (10.11) 31 *at UW (10.25) 14 *PITT (11.1) 23 *at BC (11.8) 26 *vs. Navy (11.15) 15 *SYR (11.22) 22 *at USC (11.29) 11 *at Hawai’i (12.24)22

Passing Att 34 21 41 35 40 48 26 44 46 18 39 22 26

Pct 66.7 53.1 64.7 53.8 69.2 63.0 35.0

Yds 34 144 74 53 169 84 60

TD 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

246 194 196

LG 11 35 14 14 36 15 26 DNP DNP 28 41 44

55.0 50.0 59.4

Pct 61.8 47.6 58.5 57.1 72.5 64.6 53.8 52.3 56.5 83.3 56.4 50.0 84.6

Yds 237 147 242 275 347 383 201 271 226 110 291 41 401

LG 38 60 30 38 48 47 51 47 32 14 40 11 69

TD 3 2 1 3 3 2 1 3 0 0 2 0 5

3 3 0

INT Att 0 2 1 10 1 9 0 4 1 3 0 8 2 1

0 0 1

10 7 8

INT Att 2 0 2 2 2 5 0 5 0 4 2 11 1 4 0 3 4 6 2 0 0 3 2 6 0 2

LANE

CLELLAND Offensive Tackle Sophomore • 6-5 • 281 Birthdate: 2-5-90 Owings Mills, Md. (McDonogh School)

Rushing Yds LG -14 0 -25 10 -65 0 -30 0 13 7 -21 4 4 4

-39 12 -22

TD 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

6 11 10

Rushing Yds LG 0 0 5 4 -31 4 8 7 4 8 -6 6 -21 -5.2 -6 0 19 10 0 0 -21 2 -22 7 -6 0

0 0 1

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CAREER: Talented and strong offensive lineman did not play in his freshman year … enters spring practices ready to compete for playing time. 2008 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named to U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio ... rated the 94th-best prospect in the nation by CSTV/Tom Lemming ... named an all-Baltimore County performer as a junior by Baltimore Sun ... named first-team all-metro by Baltimore Sun following his senior season ... three-year starter at McDonough ... Rivals.com rated him the premier lineman in Maryland and the fifth-best prospect in the state ... chosen for the Rivals 250 by Rivals.com recognizing him as one of the top 250 players in the country ... considered by Scout.com the second-best player in Maryland and the 18th-best offensive tackle in the country ... ranked the 13th-best offensive lineman in the nation by SuperPrep as well as the fourth-best prospect and second-best offensive lineman in the MidAtlantic region ... high school team finished his senior season ranked eighth in the state ... set school record for pancake blocks as a junior ... also played defensive end as a junior where he tallied 20 tackles, five sacks and 10 tackles for losses ... successful heavyweight wrestler who was 35-15 as a junior ... brother, Lance, was an offensive lineman at Northwestern ... attended the same high school as Brittany Mallory, a current standout on Notre Dame’s women’s basketball team ... played for coach Dominic Damico at McDonogh ... born Feb. 5, 1990 ... son of Linda Clelland ... enrolled in First Year of Studies.

2009 NOTRE DAME SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

DAYNE

CRIST Quarterback Sophomore • 6-4 • 233 Birthdate: 10-9-89 Sherman Oaks, Calif. (Notre Dame)

SEAN

CWYNAR

Defensive Tackle Sophomore • 6-4 • 282 Birthdate: 11-15-89 McHenry, Ill. (Marian Central Catholic)

CAREER: Great looking prospect spent freshman season learning Notre Dame’s offense and playing scout team quarterback against the Irish firstteam defense … gifted passer with good mobility enters spring practices expected to compete with childhood friend Jimmy Clausen for starting spot.

CAREER: One of four freshman defensive linemen that preserved a year of athletic eligibility by not participating in 2008 … spent first year learning to play defensive end in a 3-4 scheme and now will learn to play defensive tackle in 4-3 defense.

2008 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Selected to play in U.S. Army AllAmerican Bowl in San Antonio ... one of six finalists for the 2008 U.S. Army Player of the Year Award ... one of seven finalists for the Joe Montana Quarterback of the Year Award ... selected to the Parade All-America team as one of 58 players and seven quarterbacks named to team ... named to the Scout.com All-America second team ... one of five future Irish players placed on the EA Sports All-America third team ... one of 20 players selected to Best in the West first team by the Long Beach Press-Telegram ... only player projected to play quarterback in college who was named to the Best in the West first team ... named second-team all-state by CalHiSports.com as a senior ... placed on all-Southern California team by Southern California Football Coaches Association and Orange County Register ... completed 57.8 percent of passes for 2,178 yards with 16 touchdowns and one interception in 10 games in 2007 ... also rushed for 454 yards and scored four touchdowns on 81 rushing attempts ... against Saugus, completed 18-of-27 passes for 314 yards with three touchdowns and also rushed for a score while leading the Knights to a 38-35 win ... passed for 253 yards and four touchdowns while completing 17-of-25 passes and also gained 50 yards on six rushes in a 336 win over St. Francis ... rated as the eighth-best player and second-best quarterback in the nation by Tom Lemming ... Rivals.com ranked him the 25th-best prospect in the nation, second-best pro-style quarterback in the country and fourth-best recruit in California ... rated the 22nd-best player on the ESPN 150 list ... ranked the 45th-best player in the nation by Scout.com and Sports Illustrated/TAKKLE.com ... rated by SuperPrep the 48th-best prospect in the nation, fourth-best quarterback in the country, eighth-best player in the far west and top quarterback in the far west ... ranked the seventh-best prospect in California and third-best quarterback in the nation by Scout.com ... played in seven games as a junior, passing for 1,270 yards with 17 touchdowns and only three interceptions while completing 52.9 percent of his passes ... also rushed for 230 yards and four touchdowns ... against Bishop Arnat as a junior, completed six of 11 passes for 236 yards and five touchdowns in 49-0 win ... over his final two seasons, passed for 3,448 yards in 17 games with 33 touchdowns ... completed 56.1 percent of his passes with only four interceptions in 351 pass attempts ... amassed a 14-3 record as a starter for the Knights as a junior ... filled in as a starter for three games during sophomore season and led team to three wins when starter Garrett Green (now at USC) was injured ... high school teammate of current Irish linebacker Anthony McDonald ... played for coach Kevin Rooney at Notre Dame High School ... born Oct. 9, 1989 ... son of Tim and Karen Crist ... enrolled in First Year of Studies.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Picked to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, becoming the first player from his area to be selected for the prestigious game ... named to the Detroit Free Press’ Best in the Midwest Top 20 team as the 18th-best player ... rated the 89th-best player in the nation by Tom Lemming ... Rivals.com ranked him the 12thbest defensive tackle in the country and the fourth-best player in Illinois (two of three players ahead of him are future teammates - Steve Filer and Darius Fleming) ... chosen for the Rivals 250 by Rivals.com recognizing him as one of the top 250 players in the country ... Scout.com labeled him the fourthbest player in Illinois and the 14th-best defensive tackle ... led Marian Central to state finals as a junior and semi-finals as a senior ... high school team had nickname “The 300 Spartans” because they played with only 23 players on the roster ... two-time defensive lineman of the year in the Suburban Catholic Conference ... member of the Chicago Tribune’s all-state first team ... named to the Chicago Sun-Times all-area football team in 2007 ... named the recipient of the inaugural Mr. Football award, edging out two other finalists including classmate Steve Filer ... tallied 82 tackles with 16 tackles for loss and 11 sacks in senior season ... also served as the team’s placekicker after the original placekicker left the team ... two-time selection to the Northwest Herald’s all-area first team ... named to Chicago Tribune allstate special mention team following junior year ... as a junior, totaled 102 tackles with 17 sacks and was named all-state, academic all-state and allconference ... didn’t play organized football until ninth grade ... played for coach Ed Brucker at Marian Central ... graduated from Marian Central in December and enrolled at Notre Dame in January 2008 ... enrolled in First Year of Studies ... born Nov. 15, 1989 ... son of Fred and Nancy Cwynar ... youngest of three sons (Rick, 25; Bill, 21).

TAYLOR

DEVER

Offensive Tackle Junior • 6-5 • 308 Birthdate: 5-6-89 Nevada City, Calif. (Nevada Union)

… one of four players on offense and eight players on the team to start all 12 games … made first career start at Notre Dame when he opened at left tackle vs. Georgia Tech … started at left tackle vs. Penn State … made first career start at right tackle against Michigan... made second consecutive start at right tackle vs. Michigan State and helped the Irish gain 117 rushing yards ... started seventh game of his career vs. Navy and helped the team rush for a season-best 235 yards and four rushing touchdowns … on senior day, helped Notre Dame gain 220 yards rushing while averaging 4.6 yards per rush vs. Duke … logged 301:44 of playing time with 38 special teams appearances. 2006 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 12 of 13 games for the Irish as a reserve offensive lineman … provided support for freshman Sam Young as a reserve right tackle ... logged 52:09 of playing time with 64 special teams appearances.

CAREER: Entering his third year as a backup to Sam Young at right tackle but saw his first action in 2008 … played primarily on special teams but also was used as a reserve right tackle … adds solid depth to the Irish offensive line. 2008 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 12 games, mostly on special teams … did not play at Boston College … used mostly on field goal and PAT attempts and as a reserve offensive tackle … logged 16:45 of playing time and made 71 special teams appearances. 2007 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action during freshman year. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated as the 49th-best player and number-eight offensive lineman in the Far West by SuperPrep ... Scout.com rated him as the No. 29 offensive tackle in the nation and the 47th-best prospect in California ... ranked the 39th-best tackle in the country and 60th-best prospect in California by Rivals.com ... played for coach Dave Humphers at Nevada Union High School ... full name is Anthony Taylor Dever ... born May 6, 1989 … son of Tom and Lori Dever ... high school team was section champion in junior year … enrolled in Mendoza College of Business. CAREER STATISTICS G-GS Time Year 2007 Did Not Play 2008 12-0 16:45 Total 12-0 16:45

PAUL

DUNCAN

Offensive Tackle Senior • 6-7 • 308 Birthdate: 6-18-87 Dallas, Ga. (East Paulding)

CAREER: Veteran member of the offensive line and the only player seeking a fifth year of eligibility on the offensive side of the ball … enters spring practice in competition for the starting left tackle position … started 12 of 29 career games played for the Irish including two starts at left tackle and 10 starts at right tackle … logged 376:38 of playing time at Notre Dame … one of six members of the Irish offensive line in ’09 with starting experience. 2008 (SENIOR): Did not see any game action ... missed season following surgery on right hip. 2007 (JUNIOR): Started all 12 games for Irish as an offensive tackle, starting the first two games at left tackle and the final 10 contests at right tackle … one of two juniors (also Mike Turkovich) to start on the offensive line

2005 (FRESHMAN): Played in five games (Pittsburgh, Washington, BYU, Tennessee and Navy) as a reserve offensive tackle … saw action late in the 42-21 season-opening victory at Pittsburgh … also played in the 36-17 win at Washington … played 6:37 at tackle in the 49-28 win over Purdue … played 4:58 on offense in the win over BYU … played 1:10 in the win over Tennessee … played 1:11 in the win over Navy … logged 23:45 of playing time. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from East Paulding High School in Dallas, Ga. … the 2004 Offensive Lineman of the Year for the state of Georgia by the Atlanta Touchdown Club … named to Super Southern 100 team by Atlanta Journal-Constitution … played both offensive and defensive tackle as a senior … first-team pick as an offensive lineman on the Georgia Class 4A all-state team by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution … rated the nation’s No. 18 offensive tackle by Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report … played in Georgia’s North-South all-star game following his senior season … attended Notre Dame football camp in the summer of 2004 … coached by Tim Glanton … born June 18, 1987, in Adleworth, Ga. … full name is Paul Emmett Duncan … second-youngest of four children of Julie and Paul Duncan … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business majoring in management-entrepreneurship. CAREER STATISTICS G-GS Time Year 2005 5-0 23:45 2006 12-0 52:09 2007 12-12 301:44 2008 Did Not Play Total 29-12 376:38

JOSEPH

FAURIA

Tight End Sophomore • 6-7 • 245 Birthdate: 1-16-90 Encino, Calif. (Crespi Carmelite)

CAREER: One of the tallest players on the roster, the athletic tight end was thrust into playing time as a freshman and performed well in the limited playing time he received … enters spring practices in competition with Mike Ragone to backup Kyle Rudolph. 2008 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in three games (Washington, Navy and Hawaii) ... served as the backup at tight end to classmate Kyle Rudolph … logged 21:16 of playing time with one special teams appearance. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Helped lead his high school to an 11-3 season and won the Serra League title while advancing to the Pac-5 final ... high school finished the season ranked sixth in California ... named first-team all-state as a multi-purpose player by CalHiSports.com ... placed

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on all-Southern California team by the Southern California Football Coaches Association and Orange County Register ... rated the seventh-best tight end in the nation and 24th-best player in California by Rivals.com ... chosen for the Rivals 250 by Rivals.com recognizing him as one of the top 250 players in the country ... recognized by Scout.com as the 11th-best tight end in the country and 19th-best player in California ... as a senior, totaled 35 receptions for 516 yards and eight touchdowns while adding five sacks on defense ... chose to bypass both the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and the Under Armour All-Star Game to focus on his basketball season ... as a junior, recorded 22 catches for 329 yards and four touchdowns ... his uncle, Christian, played at Colorado and in the NFL ... two other uncles also played college football (Lance Fauria, Washington; Quinn Fauria, Northern Arizona) ... played for coach Jeremiah Ross at Crespi Carmelite... born Jan. 16, 1990 ... son of Julie Fauria ... enrolled in First Year of Studies. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2008 Total

G-S 3-0 3-0

Receiving Rec Yds 0 0 0 0

Avg 0.0 0.0

STEVE

FILER

TD 0 0

CAREER STATISTICS Year 2008 Total

G-S 11-0 11-0

TT 1 1

Tackles UT 1 1

AT 0 0

TFL 0.0-0 0.0-0

Scks 0.0-0 0.0-0

Fumbles FF FR 0 0-0 0 0-0

DARIUS

FLEMING Linebacker Sophomore • 6-1 • 236 Birthdate: 7-19-89 Chicago, Ill. (St. Rita)

PBU 0 0

INT 0 0

LG 0 0

Linebacker Sophomore • 6-3 • 236 Birthdate: 6-4-90 Chicago, Ill. (Mount Carmel)

CAREER: Tremendous young athlete who enters the spring in competition for a starting spot at linebacker … has seen action primarily as a special teams player, making 98 appearances and recording a tackle. 2008 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in the final 11 games for Notre Dame as a reserve linebacker and special teams performer … made 98 special teams appearances on the year … accounted for one tackle in the Syracuse game … logged 2:57 of playing time. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Selected to play in U.S. Army AllAmerican Bowl in San Antonio ... named Gatorade Player of the Year for Illinois in 2007 ... selected to the Parade All-America team as one of the 58 best players in the nation and one of eight linebackers named to list ... one of 30 players named to the EA Sports All-America first team ... named a second-team All-American by USA Today ... ranked No. 7 on the Detroit Free Press’ Best of the Midwest Top 20 and the top linebacker on the list ... rated by Rivals.com as the third-best player in Illinois, the eighth-best inside linebacker in the country ... considered the 24th-best prospect by Sports Illustrated/TAKKLE.com ... ranked as the 37th-best player in the nation by Tom Lemming and CSTV ... Scout.com tabbed him as the 72nd-best prospect in the country, the third-best player in Illinois and the fourth-best middle linebacker in the nation ... finalist for the inaugural Mr. Football award (won by future teammate Sean Cwynar) as a senior ... named to Chicago Tribune first team all-state squad ... guided team to a 12-0 record before falling in the state semifinal ... helped the Caravan complete a 4-0 league mark to win the Chicago Catholic Blue division ... notched 107 tackles in senior season and returned his only interception for a touchdown (in a win over Darius Fleming’s high school) ... led his high school to the state finals as a sophomore and junior ... tallied 87 tackles and eight sacks in his junior season ... earned second-team junior All-America accolades from Rivals.com in 2006 ... named a second-team all-state performer by Chicago Tribune following junior season ... recorded 104 tackles and 10 sacks as a sophomore ... three year starter at inside linebacker ... played for coach Frank Lenti at Mount Carmel ... attended same high school as NFL players Donovan McNabb and Simeon Rice ... born June 4, 1990 ... son of Steve and Debria Filer ... enrolled in First Year of Studies.

Fleming’s Career Highs: Tackles – 4 (vs. Michigan, 2008) Tackles for a loss – 1 (twice in 2008) Sacks – 1 (twice in 2008) CAREER: Outstanding young player that should challenge the linebacker rotation this spring … during his first year he played in all 13 games and started three contests … notched 24 tackles, including 2.5 sacks and a quarterback hurry … has the flexibility to play both outside linebacker and defensive end … key special teams performer recorded second-most special teams appearances in 2008. 2008 (FRESHMAN): Played in all 13 games for the Irish on defense and special teams and started three games (Washington, Boston College and Hawai’i) … posted 24 tackles on the season, including 2.5 for a loss … also had 2.5 sacks on the year and one quarterback hurry … made his career debut in the season opener against San Diego State and notched his first tackle (solo) against the Aztecs in the victory … logged valuable minutes on both special teams and defense vs. Michigan and ended the day with four tackles (solo, three assists) against the Wolverines … continued to see considerable time in the linebacker rotation and on special teams, notching two tackles (both assists) in win vs. Purdue … saw increased action in the linebacker rotation vs. Stanford and racked up three tackles (two solo, assist) and also recorded his first career sack in the win against the Cardinal … registered his first career start at linebacker vs. Washington and made two solo tackles on the night … helped hold the Huskies rushing attack to just 1.1yards per carry … started for the second time in his career vs. Boston College and recorded a tackle (solo) … helped hold the Eagles offense to under 250 yards on the night … racked up two tackles (solo; assist) vs. Navy in an increased defensive role … aided the Irish effort allowing the Midshipmen to their lowest rushing total on the season … tallied two tackles (both assists) vs. Syracuse … also assisted on a sack and recorded a quarterback hurry against the Orange … started for the third time in his career in the bowl game against Hawai’i and recorded three solo tackles … also notched a sack and tackle for a loss vs. the Warriors … logged 91:32 of playing time with 198 special teams appearances – second-most on team (Steve Quinn, 239). HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Chosen to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio ... selected to the Scout.com All-America second team ... named to the Detroit Free Press’ Best in the Midwest Top 20 team as the 17th-best prospect and second-best linebacker on the list behind teammate Steve Filer ... placed on Chicago Tribune first-team all-state squad ... rated the 34th-best player in the country by Tom Lemming and CSTV ... Scout.com ranked him the 56th-best prospect in the nation ... Scout.com also rated him the second-best strongside linebacker in the country and the second-best player in Illinois ... considered the 89th-best player according to Rivals.com and ranks 94th on the ESPN 150 list ... Rivals.com also rates him as the third-best player in Illinois and eighth-best outside linebacker in the nation ... as a senior, led his high school to the Chicago Prep Bowl city championship ... helped lead the Mustangs to a 6-3 regular-sea-

son record as a senior and a trip to the playoffs ... named to Chicago Tribune all-state special mention team following junior season ... recorded 105 tackles including 15 tackles for loss and nine sacks as a junior ... helped lead St. Rita to the Class 7A state championship in his junior season ... St. Rita’s original football stadium was used in the beginning of the movie “Rudy” ... played for coach Todd Kuska ... bowls in his free time and has a high game of 279 ... born July 19, 1989 ... son of Larry Fleming and Leona Nelson ... enrolled in First Year of Studies. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2008 Total

G-S 13-3 13-3

TT 24 24

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME 2008 TT SDSU (9.6) 1 UM (9.13) 4 at MSU (9.20) 1 PUR (9.27) 2 STAN (10.4) 3 at UNC (10.11) 1 *at UW (10.25) 2 PITT (11.1) 2 *at BC (11.8) 1 vs. Navy (11.15) 2 SYR (11.22) 2 at USC (11.29) 0 *at Hawai’i (12.24) 3

Tackles UT AT 13 11 13 11

TFL 2.5-20 2.5-20

Scks 2.5-20 2.5-20

Fumbles FF FR 0 0-0 0 0-0

PBU 0 0

INT 0-0 0-0

UT 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 3

TFL 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-12 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.5-1 0.0-0 1.0-11

Scks 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-12 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.5-1 0.0-0 1.0-11

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

INT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

AT 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0

FR 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

MICHAEL

FLOYD

Wide Receiver Sophomore • 6-3 • 215 Birthdate: 11-27-89 Saint Paul, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall)

Floyd’s Career Highs: Receptions – 10 (vs. Pittsburgh, 2008) Receiving Yards – 115 (vs. Stanford, 2008) Receiving Touchdowns – 2 (vs. Pittsburgh, 2008) Longest Reception – 51 (at Washington, 2008) CAREER: Playmaking wide receiver has made a huge name for himself at Notre Dame after only one season … caught 48 passes for 719 yards and seven touchdowns, all Notre Dame freshman receiving records … already ranks ninth in school history in 100-yard receiving games with four … expected to continue to start alongside teammate Golden Tate giving Notre Dame one of the most potent receiving duos in college football. 2008 (FRESHMAN): Played in 11 of Notre Dame’s 13 games on the year, only missing the final two games of the regular season (Syracuse and USC) due to an injury sustained early (third play of the game) against Navy … recorded seven touchdown receptions on the year, breaking the record for an Irish rookie (previously held by teammate Duval Kamara’s four TDs in 2007) … also caught 48 balls to break another Notre Dame freshman record in receptions (Kamara had 32 in 2007) … his 719 receiving yards set the mark for Notre Dame first-year players (Tony Hunter, 690) … with four 100-yard receiving games during the season, moved into fourth-place on the school’s singleseason receiving list in that category and ranks ninth all-time at Notre Dame for 100-yard receiving games in a career… registered one catch for 22 yards and a TD during his career debut vs. San Diego State... his first career reception went for a touchdown (22-yard reception late in the first half) and made him the first freshman to ever record a TD reception in a season opener ... also the first freshman to ever score Notre Dame’s first points to open a season by TD … his first career TD made him only the fourth Irish receiver in the last 20 years whose first career catch was a TD (Raghib “Rocket” Ismail and Derek Brown in 1988 and Derrick Mayes in 1992) … started his first career game in week two vs. Michigan … had a breakout game against Michigan State,

recording then career-highs in catches (seven), yards (86) and longest catch (26 yards) while recording his second TD of the season ... recorded six catches for 100 yards vs. Purdue … had five catches for 93 yards in the first half alone against the Boilermakers ... finished the contest with six catches for 100 yards, making him only the second Irish freshman to have at least 100 receiving yards since Derrick Mayes in 1992 against Pittsburgh (Golden Tate had 104 yards vs. Purdue in 2007) ... against Stanford, he became the first freshman since Joe Howard in 1981 to record consecutive games of 100+ yards receiving ... set his career high in receiving yards (115) and recorded his third TD on the season on a 48-yard pass from sophomore QB Jimmy Clausen ... became the first Notre Dame wideout to eclipse 100 yards in consecutive weeks since Jeff Samardzija on Nov. 4 (North Carolina) and Nov. 11 (Air Force) of 2006 … recorded fifth consecutive start of the season vs. North Carolina, catching six balls for 93 yards and a TD (his second consecutive game with a TD) ... went over the 100-yard mark (107) receiving for the third time in four games vs. Washington and also recorded his fifth TD reception of the campaign ... had four catches for 107 yards, including a career-long 51-yard TD reception on the third play of the game against the Huskies ... the TD catch broke the Notre Dame record for TD receptions by a freshman … set the Irish freshman record for receptions in a game and in a season vs. Pittsburgh, hauling in 10 catches for 100 yards and two TDs ... the 10 receptions was the most by any Notre Dame receiver since Rhema McKnight had 10 receptions against Army in 2006 ... managed to catch five balls for 69 yards against a tough Boston College secondary … caught two passes for 17 yards vs. Hawai’i , including a 15-yard grab in his first game action in nearly three games … logged 237:27 minutes and one special teams appearance. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA:Picked to play in the U.S. Army AllAmerican Bowl in San Antonio … chosen Gatorade Player of the Year for Minnesota as a junior and senior … named Minnesota Player of the Year as a junior and senior by the Associated Press … named first-team All-American by USA Today following his senior season … placed on Parade All-America team as one of the 58 best players in the country and one of four all-purpose players … one of 30 players named to the EA Sports All-America first team … named a secondteam All-American by Scout.com … earned first-team all-state accolades from the Minnesota Associated Press as a junior and senior … recipient of 2007 Minnesota Mr. Football award … named the state’s Player of the Year by St. Paul Pioneer Press … ranked the top wide receiver and the third-best player on the Detroit Free Press’ Best of the Midwest Top 20 list … rated the 15th-best player in the nation by Tom Lemming and CSTV … Scout.com ranked him as the 16th-best prospect in the country … touted as the 27th-best player in the country by Rivals.com … ranked No. 28 by Sports Illustrated/TAKKLE.com … rated the 29th-best player on the ESPN 150 list … labeled by Scout.com as the top player in Minnesota and the fifth-best wide receiver in the country … Rivals.com considered him the top player in Minnesota and sixth-best wide receiver in the nation … recorded 59 receptions for 1,247 yards (21.1 avg.) and 17 touchdowns as a senior and added 497 rushing yards on 43 carries (11.6 avg.) … returned 16 punts for 373 yards (23.3 avg.) and four touchdowns … helped lead his high school team to a 13-1 record and appearance in the state championship game … averaged 23.5 points per game as a senior for his high school basketball team … tabbed high school athlete of the year for the St. Paul, Minn. area by the St. Paul Pioneer Press ... scored at least 30 points in six basketball games as a senior ... totaled 1,380 points in his basketball career, finishing just 86 points of school record for most career points ... named to Rivals.com junior All-America second team … caught 63 passes for 1,240 yards and 16 touchdowns during junior year … active in the community and is a member of two groups, PRIDE (People Respecting Identity Diversity & Equity) and CHOICE (Choosing to Help Others In a Chemically Free Existence) … attended the same high school as former Heisman Trophy winner Chris Weinke and American League batting champion Joe Mauer … former Irish football players include Ryan Harris and Marcus Freeman … played for coach Mike Scanlan at Cretin-Derham … born Nov. 27, 1989 … son of Mike Floyd Sr. and Theresa Romero ... enrolled in First Year of Studies. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2008 Total

G-S 11-10 11-10

Receiving Rec Yds 48 719 48 719

Avg 15.0 15.0

TD 7 7

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME Rec 2008 SDSU (9.6) 1 *UM (9.13) 2 *at MSU (9.20) 7 *PUR (9.27) 6 *STAN (10.4) 5 *at UNC (10.11) 6 *at UW (10.25) 4 *PITT (11.1) 10 *at BC (11.8) 5 *vs. Navy (11.15) 0 SYR (11.22) at USC (11.29) *at Hawai’i (12.24) 2

Receiving Yds 22 10 86 100 115 93 107 100 69 0 17

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Avg 22.0 5.0 12.3 16.7 23.0 15.5 26.8 10.0 13.8 0 DNP DNP 8.5

TD 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 0

LG 22 9 26 38 48 32 51 18 32 0

LG 51 51

BARRY

GALLUP JR.

Wide Receiver Senior • 5-11 • 200 Birthdate: 10-14-87 Wellesley, Mass. (Belmont Hill)

MIKE

GOLIC, JR. Center/Guard Sophomore • 6-3 • 280 Birthdate: 9-28-89 West Hartford, Conn. (Northwest Catholic)

CAREER: Quick player has spent time as a wide receiver and running back during his Irish career … opens spring back at wide receiver … played in nine games in his career and logged 54 special teams appearances.

CAREER: Talented, young offensive lineman did not play in his freshman year … enters spring practices ready to compete for playing time on the interior of the offensive line.

2008 (JUNIOR): Saw action in seven games during the season (vs. San Diego State, Michigan, Washington, Pitt, BC, Navy and Hawai’i) ... missed four games with an ankle injury ... served as a backup at punt wide receiver and punt/kick returner ... played a significant role on special teams ... made 49 special teams appearances for the Irish logged 16:19 of playing time with 49 special teams appearances.

2008 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action.

2007 (SOPHOMORE): Made five special teams appearances during the season as he saw the field for the first time in a Notre Dame uniform. 2006 (FRESHMAN): Quick and shifty wide receiver who did not play as a rookie. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Belmont Hill School in Wellesley, Mass. … Gatorade Player of the Year for 2005 in Massachusetts ... named to Boston Globe All-Scholastic team and also named MVP for Independent School League ... finished his career with 70 touchdowns and 14 interceptions ... rushed for 1,606 yards as senior in ‘05 and added eight receptions at 29 yards per catch, while scoring 26 TDs at Belmont Hill School in Belmont, Mass. ... helped Belmont Hill to 8-1 mark and first round of state playoffs ... selected for U.S. Army All-American Bowl ... had 500 receiving yards and eight receiving TDs as junior in 2004 to go with 1,700 rushing yards from tailback slot and another 16 rushing TDs ... had six interceptions in eight games in ’04 ... captain of track and field team as all-New England pick and also was an all-league selection in hockey ... father Barry Sr. is part of Boston College athletics department as director of football operations ... born Oct. 14, 1987 ... son of Barry Sr. and Victoria ... high school coach was Kevin Fleming … enrolled in Mendoza College of Business, majoring in finance … earned a 3.733 grade-point average in ‘06 fall semester and 3.542 GPA in ‘08 spring semester ... boasts a 3.502 cumulative average. CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS Time 2006 Did Not Play 2007 2-0 2:11 2008 7-0 16:19 Total 9-0 18:30

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Chosen to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio ... named to the Connecticut High School Coaches Association Class S all-state team as a junior and senior ... served as anchor of the offensive line on a team that averaged 23.7 points per game as a senior ... led Northwest Catholic to an 8-1 league record and 8-3 overall record in final season ... won the Nutmeg Conference championship for the second year in a row ... ranked by Rivals.com as the eighth-best center in the nation and the fourth-best player in Connecticut ... rated the sixthbest prospect in Connecticut and the 30th-best guard in the nation by Scout.com ... helped lead the Indians to 10-0 record in league play and a 10-1 record as a junior ... was a member of the National Honor Society ... father, Mike, and uncles, Bob and Greg, all played at Notre Dame ... played for coach Mike Tyler ... born Sept. 28, 1989 in Voorhees, N.J. ... son of Mike Sr. and Chris Golic ... oldest of three children ... enrolled in First Year of Studies.

JOHN

GOODMAN

Wide Receiver Sophomore • 6-3 • 197 Birthdate: 7-18-89 Fort Wayne, Ind. (Bishop Dwenger)

CAREER: Promising young wide receiver entering the spring looking to move up the depth chart in a loaded Irish receiving corps. 2008 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio ... one of five Irish players placed on the EA Sports All-America third team ... placed on Detroit Free Press’ Best of the Midwest Top 20 team as the 20th-best player and fifth-best wide receiver ... moved to quarterback as a senior and guided his team to an undefeated regular season and No. 1 ranking before falling in the state semifinals ... received all-state honors from the Indiana Associated Press as a senior ... awarded the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel’s PrepSports Football Player of the Year as a senior ... named first-team all-state by the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette ... considered by Scout.com to be the top player in Indiana and the 21st-best wide receiver nationally ... rated by Rivals.com as the third-best player in Indiana (one spot behind teammate Braxston Cave) and the 51stbest wide receiver ... completed 95 of 175 passes for 1,697 yards and 16

touchdowns with only two interceptions and rushed 98 times for 535 yards ... during his senior season, totaled 199 yards on seven receptions, returned eight kickoffs for 191 yards and 22 punts for 309 yards ... totaled 28 tackles while snagging two interceptions and averaged 35.3 yards per punt ... named the state’s best defensive back and was a finalist for the Mr. Football award ... earned all-conference accolades as a wide receiver following his junior season and as a quarterback after his senior season ... played for coach Chris Svarczkopf at Bishop Dwenger ... born July 18, 1989 ... son of Andy and Julie Goodman ... youngest child (two older sisters, one older brother) ... brother T.J. played football at University of St. Francis (Ind.) ... enrolled in First Year of Studies.

LEONARD

GORDON

Safety Senior • 5-11 • 187 Birthdate: 5-29-88 Clarksville, Tenn. (Fort Campbell, Ky.)

CAREER: Veteran player provides depth in the secondary as he can play either safety or corner for the Irish … has played in 19 career games for Notre Dame … has made 194 special teams appearances and added 3:28 minutes of playing time in the defensive backfield … opens spring as a safety. 2008 (JUNIOR): Saw action in 12 of 13 games during the season (missed Hawai’i), predominantly on special teams ... logged 3:28 of playing time and made 144 special teams appearances. 2007 (SOPHOMORE): Made his Irish debut on special teams and appeared in seven games during the season … participated on a special teams units 50 times. 2006 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action as a rookie. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Fort Campbell High School in Fort Campbell, Ky. … first-team all-state pick in Kentucky by Louisville Courier-Journal ... one of 22 seniors on 2005 Class of the Commonwealth team named by Lexington Herald-Leader ... made 90 tackles, forced three fumbles and had two interceptions (both returned for TDs) in 2005 ... played on Fort Campbell High School team that was ranked number one in Kentucky most of its unbeaten ‘05 season ... made 128 tackles, five interceptions as junior in 2004 ... born May 29, 1988 ... son of Leonard Sr. and Cassie Gordon ... high school coach was Shawn Berner … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters, double majoring in political science and pre-professional studies … earned a 3.417 grade-point average in fall ‘06 semester. CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS Time 2006 Did Not Play 2007 7-0 0:00 2008 12-0 3:28 Total 19-0 3:28

JONAS

GRAY

Halfback Sophomore • 5-10 • 230 Birthdate: 6-27-90 Beverly Hills, Mich. (Detroit Country Day School)

CAREER: Young, powerful and quick running back has shown flashes of excellence early on for the Irish in limited playing time … enters spring practice competing for playing time and carries in a talented Irish backfield with James Aldridge, Armando Allen and Robert Hughes … rushed the ball for 90 yards on 21 carries (4.3 avg.) offensively … made 36 appearances on special teams. 2008 (FRESHMAN): Played in seven of Notre Dame’s 13 games on the year (did not play vs. San Diego State, Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue, Syracuse and USC) … logged most playing time on specials teams but also served as a running back in a crammed Irish backfield … carried the ball 21 times for 90 yards (4.3 avg.) during his rookie campaign … had his best game in a win at Washington by carrying the ball nine times for 61 yards, including a career-long rush of 19 yards … logged 15:30 of playing time with 36 special teams appearances. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Picked to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio ... named to the Parade All-America team as one of the 58 best players in the country and one of the nine best running backs ... one of five future Irish players placed on the EA Sports AllAmerica third team ... placed on the Best of the Midwest Top 20 team by the Detroit Free Press as the 13th-best player and second-best running back ... earned first-team all-state accolades from the Detroit Free Press ... named to the Detroit Free Press all-north first team as a senior ... rated the 11th-best player and second-best running back on the Free Press’ Fab 50 Michigan Recruits list ... helped lead Detroit Country Day to an 11-3 record as a senior and an appearance in the state championship ... rushed for 305 yards on 29 carries and scored four touchdowns in the state semifinal to lead the Yellow Jackets to a 37-30 victory ... gained 2,614 yards on 341 rushes (7.7 avg.) and scored 32 touchdowns during senior season ... rushed for over 200 yards in five games during his final season ... caught two passes for 52 yards and one touchdown and returned 10 kickoffs for 413 yards and two touchdowns in final high school season ... named the top running back in Michigan by the Mid-Michigan Touchdown Club ... considered the 62ndbest player in the nation by Tom Lemming and CSTV ... ranked the 72ndbest player in the country, the fourth-best running back in the nation and the fourth-best player in Michigan by Rivals.com ... rated by Scout.com to be the sixth-best player in Michigan and the 21st-best running back in the country ... tabbed as the No. 89 player on the ESPN 150 list ... gained 1,252 rushing yards as a junior as well as 19 touchdowns ... played for coach Dan MacLean at Detroit Country Day ... member of the 2007 state championship basketball team ... attended same high school as NBA players Chris Webber and Shane Battier, actor/comedian Robin Williams and former Irish wide receiver Javin Hunter ... active in several non-sports organizations or clubs including member of his student class board from `06-’08, vice president of Kids for C.O.T.S. (Coalition Of Temporary Shelter) and participated in global youth leadership ... born June 27, 1990 ... son of Jerri Gray ... cousin Jeff Webb played wide receiver at San Diego State and was drafted in the sixth round of the `06 NFL draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2008 Total

G-S 7-0 7-0

Att 21 21

Rushing Yds Avg 90 4.3 90 4.3

TD 0 0

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LG 19 19

Rec 0 0

Receiving Yds Avg 0 0.0 0 0.0

TD 0 0

LG 0 0

RAY

HERRING Safety Senior • 5-10 • 198 Birthdate: 9-15-86 Melbourne, Fla. (Holy Trinity Academy)

04) … led Holy Trinity to two district championships … Holy Trinity qualified for the state playoffs all four years … had career totals of 401 tackles, 25 interceptions, 85 catches for 2,063 yards and 29 TDs … scored 314 points in his prep football career … a sprinter in track who also played basketball … coached by John Thomas … kept a diary about his senior year of high school for the Florida Today newspaper … full name is Ray Henry Herring Jr. … born Sept. 15, 1986, in Tampa, Fla. … father, Ray, Sr., was a highlyrecruited defensive back at Palm Bay High School before being paralyzed in a game … son of Ray and Valerie Herring ... enrolled in College of Arts and Letters, majoring in sociology … earned a 3.021 grade-point average in ’07 fall semester. CAREER STATISTICS

CAREER: Applied to Notre Dame’s Faculty Board of Athletics for a fifth-year … appeared in 38 games for Notre Dame, starting one game in 2006, and contributing primarily on special teams where has made 471 appearances … totaled 43 tackles for the Irish with 24 solo stops, a half-sack, three fumble recoveries and one pass broken up … backed up two-time All-American Tom Zbikowski during his first three years with the Irish defense. 2008 (SENIOR): Played in all 13 games on the year ... served as the backup to Kyle McCarthy at strong safety ... saw significant time on special teams … had six tackles in a game vs. both Washington and Syracuse … also tallied a half sack vs. the Orange … totaled 49:42 of playing time and made 161 special teams appearances – only five Irish players totaled more appearances.

Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total

G-S 8-0 13-1 4-0 13-0 38-1

TT 5 18 3 17 43

Tackles UT 2 9 1 12 24

AT 3 9 2 5 19

TFL 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.5-2 0.5-2

Scks 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.5-2 0.5-2

Fumbles FF FR 0 0-0 0 1-0 0 2-0 0 0-0 0 3-0

ROBERT

HUGHES Halfback Junior • 5-11 • 237 Birthdate: 6-21-89 Chicago, Ill. (Hubbard)

PBU 0 1 0 0 1

INT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

2007 (JUNIOR): Appeared in the first four games before an injury sidelined him for the rest of the season … totaled three tackles and recovered two fumbles … recorded a season high in tackles against Georgia Tech in the season opener with two … the following week, made a tackle vs. Penn State … the highlight of his season was recovering two fumbles vs. Michigan … logged 6:23 of playing time and made 16 special teams appearances. 2006 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in all 13 games during the season … started the Stanford game at strong safety in place of an injured Tom Zbikowski … 13th on the team with 18 tackles on the season … recorded four tackles in the home-opener vs. Penn State … had one tackle in each game vs. Michigan and Purdue, adding a pass break-up against the Boilermakers … made a career-high nine tackles in his first career start vs. Stanford … recorded two tackles versus Navy and one tackle vs. Air Force … recovered a fumble vs. Army ... registered a pass break-up vs. LSU in the Sugar Bowl ... logged 41:09 of playing time with 179 special teams appearances. 2005 (FRESHMAN): Played in eight games, primarily on special teams, to earn a monogram … made five tackles (two solos) … was named the look team’s defensive player of the week prior to the Michigan State and Syracuse games … made his Irish debut against Washington, making an appearance on special teams vs. the Huskies … was a regular on special teams against Purdue, making 11 appearances, but did not make a tackle … was in on 16 special teams plays versus USC … made 17 special teams appearances vs. BYU … made 10 special teams appearances vs. Tennessee … made two tackles in the win over Navy and played 5:23 at safety against the Midshipmen (his debut on defense for the Irish) with six special teams appearances … made two tackles (one solo) in 15 special teams appearances vs. Syracuse … logged 5:23 of playing time with 115 special teams appearances. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Holy Trinity Academy in Melbourne, Fla. … as a senior in 2004 he made 76 tackles and nine interceptions at strong safety, carried 40 times for 362 yards and caught 21 passes for 447 yards while accounting for 13 TDs … rushed 34 times for 316 yards and four TDs as a junior in 2003 … also caught 31 passes for 831 yards and 12 TDs while making 149 tackles, four sacks, seven interceptions and four fumble recoveries … a four-time all-state pick who finished seventh in Florida prep history with 25 career interceptions … was named the team’s MVP all four seasons … was a freshman member of Holy Trinity’s first varsity football team and was instrumental in the program’s 308 regular season record over the next four seasons (including 17-1 in 2003-

Hughes’ Career Highs: Rushes – 19 (vs. Michigan, 2008) Rushing Yards – 136 (at Stanford, 2007) Longest Rush – 45 (at Stanford, 2007) Rushing Touchdowns – 2 (vs. Michigan, 2008) Receptions – 3 (three times in 2008) Receiving Yards – 32 (vs. San Diego State, 2008) Longest Reception – 15 (at North Carolina, 2008) CAREER: Punishing running back who also can be a receiving threat out of the backfield … started four the 23 games he has appeared and tallied 676 yards on 165 carries (4.1 avg.) with eight touchdowns … added 17 receptions for 110 yards through his first two seasons … recorded two 100-yard rushing games and one multi-touchdown game … enters spring practice in talented competition with James Aldridge, classmate Armando Allen and Jonas Gray. 2008 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 12 of Notre Dame’s 13 games (did not play vs. Syracuse) and started in three contests (Michigan, Michigan State and Hawai’i) … one of two Irish running backs (Armando Allen) to amass 100 carries on the year … carried the ball 112 times for 382 yards (3.4 avg.) and four touchdowns … tallied 86 all-purpose yards (54 rushing, 32 receiving) on 19 touches (16 rushing, three receiving), good for 4.5 yards a touch in the season opening win vs. San Diego State … garnered first start of the 2008 campaign (second of career) vs. Michigan ... recorded his first multitouchdown game of his Notre Dame career ... totaled 19 rushes for 79 yards (4.2 per carry) to lead to the two TDs ... registered his fifth career TD giving the Irish a 7-0 lead over the Wolverines at 11:52 of the first quarter ... added his second rushing TD of 2008 and sixth of his career to give Notre Dame a 28-10 lead with 8:47 to go in second quarter … pounded out 26 yards on the ground on nine carries in victory vs. Purdue … tallied the longest reception of his career (15 yards) against North Carolina … rushed the ball four times for 19 yards, as well as catching one pass out of the backfield for five yards in victory at Washington … totaled 25 yards on the ground on eight carries, including a nine yard burst vs. Pittsburgh … averaged six yards per carry (3 for 18 yards) at Boston College … compiled his best day of the sea-

son in victory vs. Navy … amassed 64 yards on 13 carries (4.9 avg.) and added a four-yard reception against the Midshipmen … also tallied his third TD on the campaign … started for the third time on the year (fourth in career) in Hawai’i Bowl victory … amassed 82 all-purpose yards (55 rush, 27 receiving) and scored Notre Dame’s first of seven touchdowns against Hawai’i … logged 108:15 of playing time with two special teams appearances. 2007 (FRESHMAN): Recorded the best average yards per rush on the team (5.5), the second-most rushing touchdowns (four) and the third-highest rushing yards total (294) … used primarily in short-yardage situations early in the season, then exploded onto the scene in the final two games when used as the primary running back … rushed for 246 yards on 35 carries with two TDs in the final two contests … became th first Notre Dame freshman running back to eclipse 100 rushing yards in consecutive weeks since Allen Pinkett in 1982 … caught three passes for 17 yards including a long reception of 13 yards … played in 11 games during freshman season in the Irish backfield (did not play at UCLA) … against Michigan State carried the ball six times for 33 yards and a TD … carried the ball once vs. Navy for a threeyard TD … had a break-out game against Duke carrying the ball 17 times for a game-high 110 yards and a TD … included a 33-yard scamper and also caught a pass for 13 yards vs. Duke … continued his dominance the next week at Stanford, running for career-high 136 yards on 18 carries … the 136 rushing yards were the most by a Notre Dame player all year and the best rushing total by an Irish running back since Darius Walker gained 162 yards vs. Army in ‘06 … achieved Notre Dame’s longest play from scrimmage for the 2007 season when he broke loose for a 45-yard run in the first quarter … scored the game-winning TD with under six minutes remaining in the fourth quarter … logged 39:39 with 35 special teams appearances. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Selected for 2007 U.S. Army AllAmerican Bowl in San Antonio ... named first-team all-state by the Chicago Tribune after rushing for 1,780 yards and 22 touchdowns as a senior ... helped lead Hubbard to an 8-3 season and reached the second round of the state playoffs in his senior season ... named to the Best of the Midwest team by the Detroit Free Press as the 14th-best prospect and number four running back on the list ... listed as one of 12 running backs, along with teammate Armando Allen, on National 100 list by Fort Worth Star-Telegram ... named one of the top 50 high school seniors by Street & Smith’s and one of six running backs named to its All-America team ... rated the ninth-best running back in the nation by Scout.com and the second-best prospect in Illinois by the recruiting service ... Rivals.com rates him the third-best player in Illinois, 14th-best running back prospect in the country and 77th-best player in the nation ... rated the 13th-best running back in the nation by Tom Lemming ... one of 11 Notre Dame signees chosen to the ESPN 150 list ... rated 96thbest overall prospect nationally – and 15th among running backs, 17th-best player in the Midwest – on 2006 preseason basis by The Sporting News SchoolSports ... one of top 33 running backs nationally on 2006 preseason basis by CBS Sportsline.com College Football Preview ... ran for 1,920 yards and 19 touchdowns as a junior, adding 71 tackles and five sacks at nose tackle while helping Hubbard reach the Class 6A state semifinals ... rushed for 1,000 yards as a freshman and 1,034 yards as a sophomore to earn allarea honors ... attended the same high school as Indianapolis Colts defensive back Kelvin Hayden ... played for coach Elton Harris at Hubbard ... uncle E.J. Jones played running back for the Kansas City Chiefs in ‘85 and attended Chicago Vocational H.S. (same high school as Chris Zorich) ... son of Earl Reed and Blanchie Reed ... born June 21, 1989 … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2007 2008 Total

G-S Att 11-1 53 12-3 112 23-4 165

Rushing Yds Avg 294 5.5 382 3.4 676 4.1

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME Rushing 2007 Att Yds GT (9.1) 0 0 at PSU (9.8) 0 0 at UM (9.15) 0 0 MSU (9.22) 6 33

Avg 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.5

TD 4 4 8

LG 45 18 45

Rec 3 14 17

Receiving Yds Avg 17 5.7 93 6.6 110 6.5

TD 0 0 0

LG 13 15 15

LG 0 0 0 17

TD 0 0 0 1

Rec 0 0 0 0

Receiving Yds Avg 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

TD 0 0 0 0

LG 0 0 0 0

at PUR (9.29) 1 at UCLA (10.6) BC (10.13) 5 USC (10.20) 4 Navy (11.3) 1 AF (11.10) 1 Duke (11.17) 17 *at STAN (11.25) 18

Att 2008 SDSU (9.6) 17 *UM (9.13) 19 *at MSU (9.20) 5 PUR (9.27) 9 STAN (10.4) 8 at UNC (10.11) 4 at UW (10.25) 4 PITT (11.1) 8 at BC (11.8) 3 vs. Navy (11.15) 13 SYR (11.22) at USC (11.29) 5 *at Hawai’i (12.24) 17

0.0

6 3 3 3 110 136

1.2 0.8 3.0 3.0 6.5 7.6

0 DNP 3 4 3 3 33 45

Rushing Yds 54 79 9 26 14 12 19 25 18 64

Avg 3.2 4.2 1.8 2.9 1.8 3.0 4.8 3.1 6.0 4.9

LG 12 18 7 7 6 6 9 9 9 15

7 55

1.4 3.2

3 15

0.0

0 0 1 0 1 1

0 0 0 0 1 2

0 0 0 0 13 4

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 13.0 2.0

0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 13 7

TD 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 DNP 0 1

Rec 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

LG 14 -3 0 0 4 15 5 0 0 4

0 0

11 12

3 3

Receiving Yds Avg 32 10.7 -3 -3.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 4.0 15 15.0 5 5.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 4.0 9 27

ETHAN

JOHNSON Defensive Tackle Sophomore • 6-4 • 275 Birthdate: 12-18-89 Portland, Ore. (Lincoln)

3.0 9.0

Johnson’s Career Highs: Tackles – 5 (vs. USC, 2008) Sacks – 2 (vs. Hawai’i. 2008) Pass Break Ups – 2 (at Michigan State, 2008) CAREER: Young, strong defensive lineman that showed a tenacity to disrupt opponents in the backfield as a rookie … came into his own toward the end of his first campaign tallying seven tackles and three sacks in the final two games alone … played 13 games in an Irish uniform recording 18 tackles, five tackles for a loss, three-and-a-half sacks and two pass break-ups … slides to defensive tackle during spring practice and opens atop the depth chart. 2008 (FRESHMAN): Played in all 13 games for the Irish, including four starts (vs. Purdue, Washington, Boston College and Hawai’i) … had a sound rookie campaign for the Irish compiling 18 total tackles (nine solo, nine assists) and dropping five ball-carriers for a loss … also added 3.5 sacks and hurried quarterbacks two other times … tied for team-high honors in sacks … his first career tackle came against San Diego State in the season opening victory … recorded his first two career pass break-ups against Michigan State … became Notre Dame’s third freshman to start on the year vs. Purdue … tallied two tackles (both assists) and had a quarterback hurry against the Boilers … registered his second career start at Washington and tallied a tackle (assist), a tackle for loss and was in on a sack … against Boston College, he started for the third time and tallied two tackles (solo, assist) and a tackle for loss vs. the Eagles … was a bright spot in the defensive line rotation vs. USC … tallied a career-high five tackles and a sack in the regular season finale against the Trojans … finished his rookie season with a solid performance vs. Hawai’i in Notre Dame’s bowl game … tied for the team-high (Steve Quinn) with two sacks adding to Notre Dame’s eight team sacks against the Warriors … logged 154:35 of playing time with 16 special teams appearances.

2009 NOTRE DAME SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Chosen to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio but could not due to injury ... touted by Rivals.com as the top player in the Pacific Northwest ... named to the Orange County Register’s Fab 15 team as one of he top 15 players in the western U.S. ... suffered a sprained knee in the first game of his senior season that caused him to miss the remainder of the season ... totaled 83 tackles and 10 sacks as a junior ... earned second-team all-state honors from The Oregonian following junior year ... named first-team all-conference as a junior and defensive player of the year for his conference following junior campaign ... played defensive tackle as a sophomore and junior when he had 24 combined sacks before switching to defensive end as a senior in a newly implemented 3-4 defense ... Lincoln registered a 21-3 record during his sophomore and junior seasons ... labeled by Rivals.com as the top player in Oregon and the second-best defensive end in the nation ... rated the 26thbest prospect by Sports Illustrated/TAKKLE.com ... ranked the 32nd-best player in his class by Tom Lemming and CSTV as well as Rivals.com ... Scout.com considered him the 49th-best player in the nation, the top player in Oregon and fourth-best defensive end prospect ... also participated in track and field for the Cardinals ... won the shot put at the Portland Interscholastic League meet and placed sixth at the state meet ... spent the summer after both his sophomore and junior years working as an intern in a Portland law firm ... played football for coach Chad Carlson at Lincoln ... born Dec. 18, 1989 ... son of Daniel and Rita Johnson. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2008 Total

G-S 13-4 13-4

TT 18 18

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME 2008 TT SDSU (9.6) 1 UM (9.13) 1 at MSU (9.20) 0 *PUR (9.27) 2 STAN (10.4) 1 at UNC (10.11) 1 *at UW (10.25) 1 PITT (11.1) 1 *at BC (11.8) 2 vs. Navy (11.15) 0 SYR (11.22) 1 at USC (11.29) 5 *at Hawai’i (12.24) 2

Tackles UT AT 9 9 9 9

UT 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 2

TFL 5.0-21 5.0-21

AT 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0

TFL 0.0-0 0.5-1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.5-4 0.0-0 1.0-3 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-7 2.0-6

Fumbles Scks FF FR 3.5-17 0 0-0 3.5-17 0 0-0

Scks 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.5-4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-7 2.0-6

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FR 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

DUVAL

KAMARA Wide Receiver Junior • 6-5 • 219 Birthdate: 3-1-89 Hoboken, N.J. (Hoboken)

PBU 2 2

INT 0-0 0-0

PBU 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

INT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Kamara’s Career Highs: Receptions – 6 (twice in 2007) Receiving Yards – 93 (at Stanford, 2007) Receiving Touchdowns – 2 (vs. Navy, 2007) Long Reception – 35 (at Stanford, 2007) CAREER: Notre Dame’s biggest wide receiver has played in 24 games the past two seasons and started 14 contests … ranks third on the Irish since 2007 with 52 receptions for 563 yards and five touchdowns … set school records for receptions and receiving yards by an Irish rookie (both marks broken in 2008 by Michael Floyd) … has one career multi-touchdown game … key member of talented group of receivers on spring roster.

2008 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 of Notre Dame’s games and started nine times (did not start vs. Purdue, Stanford, Navy or Hawai’i)… posted 20 receptions for 206 yards (10.3 yards per catch) and a touchdown … tallied a season-best long 28-yard reception in season opening victory against San Diego Sate … also recorded a tackle against the Aztecs … hauled in his only TD of the season (fifth career) in victory over Michigan … regained a starting role vs. North Carolina and tallied season-bests in receptions (five) and receiving yards (58) … one of those catches was good for a 16 yard gain … caught two balls for 22 yards in victory over Washington … was his tenth career start … hauled in three catches for 21 yards in Notre Dame’s season ending victory vs. Hawaii … logged 175:28 of playing time with two special teams appearances. 2007 (FRESHMAN): Set two Notre Dame freshman receiving records (broken in 2008 by Michael Floyd) … recorded 32 receptions breaking Tim Brown’s previous freshman school record of 28 catches … caught four touchdown passes to set school record by a freshman … both records have since been broken by teammate Michael Floyd’s 48 receptions and 719 yards … registered 357 receiving yards and averaged 11.2 yards per catch … played in 11 games (missed Air Force game) and started five contests … started final five games of the year he appeared in (Boston College, USC, Navy, Duke and Stanford) … one of nine freshmen to pick up their first career action for the Irish in the season opening loss vs. Georgia Tech ... recorded two receptions for 19 yards against the Yellow Jackets … had six catches for 68 yards vs. Purdue... caught first TD of the season on a sevenyard pass from Evan Sharpley vs. Purdue ... registered a long reception of 23 yards vs. the Boilermakers … made first career start for the Irish at wide receiver vs. Boston College ... led the team with four receptions for 33 yards against USC ... paced the team with five receptions (44 yards), including two TD receptions (one in overtime) vs. Navy … snagged a jump ball from 25 yards out for a TD with four seconds remaining in the first half vs. Duke ... had two receptions for 32 yards including a TD vs. the Blue Devils … tied season high with six catches vs. Stanford for season high 93 yards including season-best 35-yard reception ... logged 184:59 of playing time and made 14 special teams appearances. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Selected for U.S. Army AllAmerican Bowl in San Antonio ... named to the Parade All-America team, one of eight wide receivers to make the squad ... rated the No. 1 prospect in New Jersey by Rivals.com, the sixth-best wide receiver in the nation and 34th-best prospect in the nation by the recruiting website ... rated the seventh-best wide receiver in the country by Tom Lemming ... listed as the No. 8 wide receiver and 36th-best prospect on the ESPN 150 list ... rated the No. 8 wide receiver in the country and third-best prospect in New Jersey by Scout.com ... listed as one of 13 wide receivers on National 100 list by Fort Worth Star-Telegram ... earned first-team all-state accolades as a senior from the Associated Press and Newark Star-Ledger after recording 33 receptions for 560 yards and nine touchdowns ... named to the Scout.com National 100 list following his senior year where he was the seventh-ranked wide receiver and the No. 63 prospect overall ... rated 65th-best prospect in the country – and No. 12 among wide receivers, 16th-best player in the East – on 2006 preseason basis by The Sporting News SchoolSports ... one of top 24 wide receivers nationally on 2006 preseason basis by CBS Sportsline.com College Football Preview ... named second-team all-state as a junior by the Star-Ledger after catching 39 passes for 775 yards and 11 touchdowns ... ended his high school career with 125 catches for 2,696 yards and 50 touchdowns ... great downfield blocker helped his running back rush for 2,204 yards with 35 touchdowns in Kamara’s senior season ... played for coach Lou Taglieri at Hoboken ... son of Abu and Christine Kamara ... born March 1, 1989 … enrolled in Mendoza College of Business. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2007 2008 Total

G-S 11-5 13-9 24-14

Rec 32 20 52

Receiving Yds Avg 357 11.2 206 10.3 563 10.8

TD 4 1 5

LG 35 28 35

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME Receiving 2007 Rec Yds GT (9.1) 2 19 at PSU (9.8) 1 6 at UM (9.15) 1 14 MSU (9.22) 1 9 at PUR (9.29) 6 68 at UCLA (10.6) 2 20 *BC (10.13) 2 19 *USC (10.20) 4 33 *Navy (11.3) 5 44 AF (11.10) *Duke (11.17) 2 32 *at STAN (11.25) 6 93

Avg 9.5 6.0 14.0 9.0 11.3 10.0 9.5 8.3 8.8 DNP 16.0 15.5

TD 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2

LG 11 6 14 9 15 15 13 11 21

1 0

25 35

Receiving Yds 28 10 0 5 2 58 22 21 5 13 14 7 21

Avg 28.0 10.0 0.0 5.0 2.0 11.6 11.0 10.5 5.0 13.0 14.0 7.0 7.0

TD 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

LG 28 10 0 5 2 16 12 20 5 13 14 7 9

2008 *SDSU (9.6) *UM (9.13) *at MSU (9.20) PUR (9.27) STAN (10.4) *at UNC (10.11) *at UW (10.25) *PITT (11.1) *at BC (11.8) vs. Navy (11.15) *SYR (11.22) *at USC (11.29) at Hawai’i (12.24)

Rec 1 1 0 1 1 5 2 2 1 1 1 1 3

KAPRON

LEWIS-MOORE

ERIC

MAUST

Maust’s Career Highs: Punt Average – 46.5 (vs. Purdue, 2008) Longest Punt – 54 (twice in 2008) 50+ yards – 2 (twice in 2008) CAREER: Strong-legged punter has booted the ball 75 times for 3,102 yards (41.4 avg.) for the Irish … bombed ten punts over 50 yards, with a long of 54 and landed 25 balls inside the 20-yard line … enters the spring as Notre Dame’s only experienced punter … expected to miss some practices due to baseball … one of Notre Dame’s best pitchers posting a combined 8-3 record in 2007 and 2008 … named all-BIG EAST second team as a pitcher in 2008 … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a finance major.

Defensive End Sophomore • 6-4 • 265 Birthdate: 1-24-90 Weatherford, Texas (Weatherford)

CAREER: Very promising young player had a solid season on the scout team as a freshman competing against the Irish first-team offense … great size and still growing into his body … opens spring at the top of the depth chart at one defensive end position. 2008 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named to the Fabulous 55 team by the Austin American-Statesman for top players in Texas ... ranked No. 33 on the Fab 55 list ... considered the 29th-best prospect in Texas and the third-best defensive end in the Lone Star State by SuperPrep ... named a SuperPrep All-American as the 41st-best defensive line prospect in the country ... ranked the 33rd-best player in Texas by Rivals.com and the 13th-best strongside defensive end by the ... rated by Scout.com as the 32nd-best defensive end in the nation ... as a junior, collected 50 tackles and added six sacks, two forced fumbles and three recovered fumbles ... received secondteam all-district honors following junior season ... helped lead the football team to the playoffs as a sophomore and junior ... named honorable mention all-district following sophomore season ... also played basketball for the Kangaroos ... led his team to one conference win after pouring in 31 points and grabbing 12 rebounds ... averaged a double-double for the Weatherford basketball team ... named newcomer of the year following his freshman season on the basketball team for district 4-5A by the Dallas Morning News ... also was a member of the track and field team ... played football for coach Kenny Wheaton ... born Jan. 24, 1990 ... son of Wanna Lewis and Archie Moore.

Punter Senior • 6-2 • 177 Birthdate: 1-9-88 Alpharetta, Ga. (Blessed Trinity)

2008 (JUNIOR): Served as the Irish punter and appeared in all 13 games … booted the ball 54 times for 2,218 yards (41.1 avg.) and dropped 16 balls inside the 20-yard line … boomed eight punts over 50 yards and only allowed four balls to result in touchbacks … booted five punts for 199 yards (39.8 avg.) in opening game win vs. San Diego State … landed two of those punts inside the 20-yard line … had one of his best days punting vs. Michigan by booming six punts for 263 yards (43.8 average) with a long of 52 yards and two being downed inside the 20-yard line ... had a pair of punts sail over 50 yards despite horrendous weather conditions against the Wolverines … booted five punts for 204 yards (40.8 avg.) against Michigan State, getting two downed inside the 20-yard line … had another solid day vs. Purdue, punting twice for 93 yards (46.5 average) with a career-long of 54 yards and having one downed inside the 20-yard line … downed two more punts inside the 20-yard line against Stanford, one of which stopped on the three-yard line after traveling 50 yards … racked up 207 yards in five attempts (41.4 avg.) vs. the Cardinal … made one appearance on a fake punt attempt during the game vs. Washington … registered three punts for 132 yards (44.0 avg.) with one downed inside the 20-yd line and one downed for a touchback in the win over Navy … recorded another solid day vs. Syracuse, punting the ball four times for 172 yards (43.0 avg.) … landed two of those punts inside the 20-yard line against the Orange … had a career-high in punts with eight, totaling 323 yards (40.4 avg.) with a season-long and career-long tying 54 yarder against USC ... then added a 50yard boot midway through the second quarter ... was his seventh punt of over 50 yards this season and ninth of his career ... also recorded a tackle on the day vs. the Trojans … boomed five punts for 219 yards (43.8 avg.) against Hawai’i … had a long punt of 51 yards and downed one punt inside the 20-yard line. 2007 (SOPHOMORE): Averaged team-best 42.1 yards on 21 punts while landing nine punts inside the 20 and knocking only one in the end zone for a touchback … boomed two punts over 50 yards and six of his punts were fair caught … played in six games for Geoff Price (Penn State, Michigan State, Purdue, Air Force, Duke and Stanford) … first career punt went for 45 yards at Penn State … averaged 43.0 yards on three punts at Michigan State with a long punt of 50 yards … landed two of three punts inside the 20 at Purdue and averaged 44.0 yards against the Boilermakers … punted five times at Air Force, averaging 43.0 yards, and boomed season-long 53-yard punt … landed three of four punts inside the 20 at Stanford … made 36 special teams appearances. 2006 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action in his first season on the team.

2009 NOTRE DAME SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

CAREER STATISTICS Year G-S No 2006 2007 6-0 21 2008 13-0 54 Total 19-0 75

Yds

Avg LG TB Did Not Play 884 42.1 53 1 2218 41.1 54 4 3102 41.4 54 5

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME 2007 No Yds GT (9.1) at PSU (9.8) 1 45 at UM (9.15) MSU (9.22) 3 129 at PUR (9.29) 3 132 at UCLA (10.6) BC (10.13) USC (10.20) Navy (11.3) AF (11.10) 5 215 Duke (11.17) 5 205 at STAN (11.25) 4 158 2008 SDSU (9.1) UM (9.8) at MSU (9.15) PUR (9.22) STAN (9.29) at UNC (10.6) at UW (10.13) PITT (10.20) at BC (11.3) vs. Navy (11.10) SYR (11.17) at USC (11.25) at Hawai’i (12.24)

No 5 6 5 2 5 1 0 4 6 3 4 8 5

Yds 199 263 204 93 207 35 0 152 219 132 172 323 219

Avg

I20

50+

Blkd

6 10 16

9 16 25

2 8 10

1 2 3

I20

50+

BLK

0 1

1 1

0 2

1 0

0 0

43.0 41.0 39.5

LG DNP 45 DNP 50 48 DNP DNP DNP DNP 53 48 46

0 0 0

2 2 0

2 2 3

1 0 0

0 0 1

Avg 39.8 43.8 40.8 46.5 41.4 35.0 00.0 38.4 36.5 44.0 43.0 40.4 43.8

LG 50 52 46 54 50 35 0 48 42 47 49 54 51

TB 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2

FC 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0

I20 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 1

50+ 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1

BLK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

45.0 43.0 44.0

DAN

MCCARTHY Safety Sophomore • 6-2 • 200 Birthdate: 5-20-89 Youngstown, Ohio (Cardinal Mooney)

CAREER: Young safety with great potential to grow into a solid safety for the Irish … younger brother of Notre Dame’s strong safety Kyle McCarthy … starts spring practice at free safety. 2008 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named Gatorade Player of the Year for Ohio ... finalist for Mr. Football award in Ohio ... earned secondteam All-America honors from USA Today following senior season ... one of five future Irish players placed on the EA Sports All-America third team ... named offensive player of the year for Division IV by the Associated Press and the quarterback on the Associated Press NE Inland Division IV all-district football team ... ranked by Scout.com as the sixth-best Ohio prospect and eighth-best safety in the nation ... Rivals.com rated him to be the 12th-best player in Ohio and the 14th-best safety in the country ... played in first 12 games for Mooney and helped team go undefeated in those contests while being ranked No. 1 in Ohio and No. 9 in the nation by USA Today ... rushed for 1,340 yards with 15 touchdowns and passed for 625 yards with seven touchdowns as a senior ... posted 137 tackles and nine sacks during senior season ... gained 128 yards on the ground with one touchdown and passed for 103 yards with two touchdowns to lead Mooney to a 21-17 win over Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary’s ... rushed for 161 yards and two touchdowns in

the Cardinals 28-0 victory over Bishop Watterson in the regular-season finale ... as a junior, helped lead his team to a state championship - the sixth in school history - after playing both quarterback and defensive back ... in the state title game, rushed 22 times for 161 yards and a touchdown and completed two-of-four passes for 61 yards en route to the 26-12 victory ... threw for 785 yards and eight touchdowns while rushing for 1,910 yards and 21 touchdowns during junior season and added 112 tackles, seven sacks and two interceptions on defense ... brother Kyle is currently a senior at Notre Dame and a safety on the football team ... grandfather Jack Mayo attended Notre Dame from 1943-47 and was captain of the baseball team his final year ... older brother Brian also attended Notre Dame and graduated in `06 ... played for coach P.J. Fecko at Mooney ... named to National Honor Society ... four-year member of the student council, spanish and science clubs in high school ... born May 20, 1989 ... son of John and Janet McCarthy ... second youngest of four children (all boys).

KYLE

MCCARTHY

Safety Senior • 6-1 • 203 Birthdate: 9-30-86 Youngstown, Ohio (Cardinal Mooney)

McCarthy’s Career Highs: Tackles – 15 (vs. Pittsburgh, 2008) Interceptions – 1 (three times; twice in 2008, once in 2007) Passes Broken Up – 1 (twice; once in 2008, once in 2007) Forced Fumbles – 1 (twice; once in 2008,once in 2007) CAREER: Seeking a fifth year by Notre Dame’s Faculty Board of Athletics … blossomed into a very dependable and reliable safety in 2008 during his first season as a full-time starter … has appeared in all 38 games over the past three seasons and made 14 career starts for the Irish … key special teams player through his first two seasons and has registered team-best 500 special teams appearances at Notre Dame … tallied 139 career tackles with 3.5 tackles for loss, three interceptions, two pass breakups and one forced fumble … set school record for most tackles by a defensive back in a season in 2008. 2008 (SENIOR): Started in all 13 games for the Irish at strong safety … amassed a team-high 110 total tackles becoming the first Notre Dame defensive back to ever eclipse 100 tackles in a single season … recorded three tackles for a loss and also intercepted two passes … set a then career high and also led the team in tackles with 14 (10 solo, 4 assists) in the season opening victory vs. San Diego State … also assisted on a tackle for a loss vs. the Aztecs … notched his second best game in tackles with 10 (seven solo, three assists) in win over Michigan … recorded nine tackles (solo; eight assists) against Michigan State … matched his then career-high in tackles with 14 (seven solo, seven assist) against Stanford … also intercepted a ball (second of career) and recorded a tackle for a loss vs. the Cardinal … registered a career-high 15 tackles (seven solo; eight assists), including two stops for a loss against Pittsburgh … recorded eight tackles (five solo; three assists) while helping limit Boston College to just 3-of-14 on third down conversions … started for the tenth time in his career vs. the Eagles … recorded seven tackles (four solo; three assists), eclipsing 100 tackles on the season against USC … intercepted a pass vs. the Trojans as well … tallied seven tackles (six solo. assist) and had a pass break-up in bowl game victory over Hawai’i … logged 324:04 of playing time with 156 special teams appearances. 2007 (JUNIOR): Saw his playing time nearly double as he became a reliable defender against the run … played in all 12 games and started first game of his career (vs. Navy) … recorded career highs in all categories, totaling 20 tackles and adding one interception, one forced fumble and one pass

breakup … made three solo tackles at Purdue and intercepted first pass vs. Boilermakers at the end of the first half … tallied three tackles vs. USC … started vs. Navy and responded with career-high seven tackles … recorded one tackle, one pass breakup and one forced fumble in home finale vs. Duke … logged 80:26 of playing time and made 177 special teams appearances – third-most on the team (Travis Thomas, 243; Tom Zbikowski, 192). 2006 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in all 13 games for the Irish on special teams ... recorded a total of nine tackles (six solo) ... logged 4:27 of playing time with 167 special teams appearances.

ANTHONY

MCDONALD Linebacker Sophomore • 6-1 • 225 Birthdate: 10-18-89 Sherman Oaks, Calif. (Notre Dame)

2005 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action ... was named the look team’s player of the week for his performance at quarterback in practices leading up to the Navy game. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Cardinal Mooney High School in Youngstown, Ohio ... as a senior, rushed 135 times for 1,273 yards and 14 TDs and completed 32 of 74 passes for 557 yards and five TDs at quarterback ... on defense in 2004, he had 70 tackles and five interceptions ... returned two interceptions for scores at defensive back in 2004, including a record 93-yard return in the state championship game ... made 13 punt returns for 240 yards and two TDs in 2004 ... was MVP of the 2004 state title game ... a 2004 all-state honoree at quarterback, he was an allconference honoree at receiver in 2003 ... named the 2004 Tri-County Player of the Year ... helped Cardinal Mooney to Ohio State prep title in 2004 ... also played baseball, setting a school record with 20 stolen bases in 2004 ... as a pitcher, he posted a 3.74 earned-run average and a 7-1 record ... coached in football by P.J. Fecko ... earned five varsity letters at Cardinal Mooney (three in baseball, two in football) ... full name is Kyle Justin McCarthy ... one of four children ... son of John and Janet McCarthy ... younger brother, Dan, is a sophomore on the Irish football team in ‘09 .. grandfather, Jack Mayo, attended Notre Dame from ‘43-’47 and was captain of the baseball team his final year ... older brother, Brian, also attended Notre Dame and graduated in ‘06 ... born Sept. 30, 1986, in Youngstown, Ohio ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business majoring in finance ... earned 3.133 grade-point average during `06 spring semester. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total

G-S

Tackles UT AT

13-0 12-1 13-13 38-14

9 20 110 139

6 11 64 81

3 9 46 58

UT 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 3 0 1 0

AT 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0

TFL 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0

UT 10 7 1 4 7 4 3 7 5 3 3 4 6

AT 4 3 8 1 7 0 2 8 3 2 4 3 1

TFL 0.5-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-2 0.0-0 0.0-0 2.0-10 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME 2007 TT GT (9.1) 2 at PSU (9.8) 1 at UM (9.15) 1 MSU (9.22) 0 at PUR (9.29) 3 at UCLA (10.6) 1 BC (10.13) 1 USC (10.20) 3 *Navy (11.3) 7 AF (11.10) 0 Duke (11.17) 1 at STAN (11.25) 0 2008 *SDSU (9.6) *UM (9.13) *at MSU (9.20) *PUR (9.27) *STAN (10.4) *at UNC (10.11) *at UW (10.25) *PITT (11.1) *at BC (11.8) *vs. Navy (11.15) *SYR (11.22) *at USC (11.29) *at Hawai’i (12.24)

TT 14 10 9 5 14 4 5 15 8 5 7 7 7

TFL Scks Did Not Play 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 3.5-12 0.0-0 3.5-12 0.0-0

Fumbles FF FR

PBU

INT

0 1 1 2

0-0 1-0 2-18 3-18

0 1 0 1

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Scks 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

FR PBU 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 1 0-0 0

INT 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Scks 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

FR PBU 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 1

INT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-8 0-8

CAREER: Talented, young linebacker has not seen the field yet at Notre Dame … recovering from a knee injury that ended his season early in 2008 and will spend much of spring rehabbing injury. 2008 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Selected to play in U.S. Army AllAmerican Bowl in San Antonio ... placed on all-Southern California team by Southern California Football Coaches Association and Orange County Register ... named to first-team all-Southern California team by GoldenStatePreps.com ... named a third-team all-state selection by CalHiSports.com as a senior ... recorded 79 tackles and one sack in 11 games during senior season ... named to the 2007 L.A. Times preseason AllSouthland team ... one of just two juniors selected to the all-CIF Pac-5 Division team after his junior season ... selected to the second team all-state underclass squad following junior season in which he recorded 101 tackles, 30 tackles for loss,10 sacks and forced five fumbles ... ranked by Scout.com the eighth-best middle linebacker in the country and the 16th-best prospect in California ... considered the 22nd-best player in California by SuperPrep and the third-best linebacker in the state ... Rivals.com rated him No. 31 in the state of California and the 11th-best inside linebacker ... three-year starter for the Knights ... as a sophomore starting in the Southern Section Division III championship game, recorded 22 tackles in a loss to Dominguez H.S. ... father Mike played at USC and was a long snapper for the L.A. Rams in the NFL ... brother Michael plays quarterback at University of TennesseeChattanooga ... cousin Bruce Luizzi also played at USC ... high school teammate of classmate Dayne Crist ... numerous notable alumni from Notre Dame High School include actresses Rachel Bilson and Kirsten Dunst, University of Pittsburgh head basketball coach Jamie Dixon and current NFL players Justin Fargas and Nick Folk ... played for coach Kevin Rooney ... born Oct. 18, 1989 ... son of Mike and Cathy McDonald ... youngest of three children.

RAESHON

MCNEIL

Cornerback Senior • 6-0 • 190 Birthdate: 12-25-87 Cooleemee, N.C. (Davie County)

McNeil’s Career Highs: Tackles – 6 (twice in 2008) Sacks – 1 (at Stanford, 2007) Tackles for Loss – 1 (at Stanford, 2007) Pass Breakups – 3 (at Boston College, 2008) Interceptions – 2 (vs. Pittsburgh, 2008)

2009 NOTRE DAME SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

CAREER: One of Notre Dame’s most experienced defensive backs and enters spring atop the depth chart at one cornerback position … played in 35 games during his first three years with the Irish, starting 14 times … recorded 54 tackles and a sack … added 14 pass breakups and two career interceptions … ranks 11th all-time in passes broken up following stellar ’08 campaign where he recorded the third-most breakups in a season in school history … quality special teams player for the Irish who has made 205 special teams appearances. 2008 (JUNIOR): Started all 13 games for the Irish at cornerback … recorded 41 tackles on the season and tallied 11 pass break-ups … tied for thirdmost pass breakups by an Irish player in a season in school history … picked off two passes and retuned them for a total of 47 yards … tallied three tackles (two solo, assist) and two pass break-ups (then career-high) in the win vs. Michigan … registered four tackles (solo, three assists) and a pass breakup against Michigan State while helping limit the Spartans to under 50 percent completion percentage on the day … tallied six tackles (five solo) vs. North Carolina … recorded his first two career interceptions and had three solo tackles against Pittsburgh … accounted for two tackles (both solo) and three pass breakups vs. Boston College … the three pass breakups in a single game were the most in the Weis Era … made his 10th career start and recorded two tackles in victory vs. Navy … helped limit the Midshipmen to just three pass completions on the day … recorded six tackles (two solo, four assists) vs. Syracuse … had two pass breakups in game vs. the Orange as well … logged 286:04 of playing time with 117 special teams appearances.

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME 2008 TT UT *SDSU (9.6) 0 0 *UM (9.13) 3 2 *at MSU (9.20) 4 1 *PUR (9.27) 3 2 *STAN (10.4) 4 3 *at UNC (10.11) 6 5 *at UW (10.25) 0 0 *PITT (11.1) 3 3 *at BC (11.8) 2 2 *vs. Navy (11.15) 2 1 *SYR (11.22) 6 2 *at USC (11.29) 4 3 *at Hawai’i (12.24)4 4

AT 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 1 0

TFL 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0

Scks 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FR 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

PADDY

PBU 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 1

INT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-47 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

MULLEN

Nose Tackle Senior • 6-3 • 300 Birthdate: 8-15-87 St. Louis, Mo. (DeSmet Jesuit)

2007 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 11 games (did not play at Penn State) and started first game of his Irish career (at Purdue) … recorded nine tackles including one sack and one tackle for loss and also tallied three pass breakups … recorded career-high five tackles, including four solo stops, at Michigan … started for the first time at Purdue and notched one tackle and one pass breakup … recorded his first career sack and tackle for loss on the same play at Stanford … logged 70:36 of playing time with 33 special teams appearances.

CAREER: Interior defensive lineman has played in 15 games during his Irish career primarily on special teams but also on goal line defense … registered one career tackle.

2006 (FRESHMAN): Promising young cornerback played in 11 games during rookie season, totaling four tackles while appearing on special teams 45 times ... logged 14:13 of playing time and made 45 special teams appearances.

2008 (JUNIOR): Appeared in 12 of Notre Dame’s 13 games on the year (did not play at USC)… served as a backup at defensive tackle ... saw significant playing time in goal-line defense situations for the Irish … logged 11:46 of playing time with 46 special teams appearances.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Davie County High School in Davie, N.C. ... rated 91st on list of top 100 prep players nationally by USA Today ... rated 41st on list of top 100 players nationally by Chicago Sun-Times ... had six interceptions and 42 tackles as senior in 2005 at Davie County High School in Mocksville, N.C. ... one of five defensive backs on 2005 North Carolina all-state team by Associated Press ... finished with 15 career interceptions ... caught 34 passes for 682 yards and 20.1-yard average and seven TDs as senior wide receiver ... also scored three times on kick returns in ‘05 — and six times in his career ... chosen for U.S. Army AllAmerican Bowl — and ran a blocked field goal back 65 yards for a TD in that contest ... made 60 tackles to go with five interceptions as junior in 2004 ... born Dec. 25, 1987 ... high school coach was Doug Illing ... enrolled in College of Arts and Letters and is majoring in design … earned a 3.2 gradepoint average for the fall ’07 semester and a 3.5 GPA in the ‘08 spring semester ... owns a cumulative GPA of 3.206.

2007 (SOPHOMORE): Saw first action in an Irish uniform, appearing in three games (Georgia Tech, Michigan and Navy) … played as a reserve defensive end and tallied one tackle in 8:11 of playing time including one special teams appearance … made his Notre Dame debut vs. Georgia Tech and recorded one assisted tackle.

CAREER STATISTICS Year 2006 2007 2008 Total

G-S 11-0 11-1 13-13 35-14

TT 4 9 41 54

Tackles UT AT 2 2 6 3 28 13 36 18

TFL 0.0-0 1.0-10 0.0-0 1.0-10

Scks 0.0-0 1.0-10 0.0-0 1.0-10

Fumbles FF FR 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0

PBU 0 3 11 14

INT 0-0 0-0 2-47 2-47

2006 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action in rookie season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from DeSmet Jesuit High School in St. Louis, Mo. ... helped DeSmet to 2005 Missouri Class 6A state title with 48-31 win over Hazelwood Central ... caught nine passes for 172 yards and three TDs as senior tight end in ‘05 ... accounted for 27 tackles (20 solo), seven sacks and two fumble recoveries as defensive lineman ... also played much of ‘05 season as offensive lineman because of team injury problems ... could play either defensive tackle or tight end for Irish after excelling at tackle on both sides of the line in ‘05 ... had 27 tackles, nine tackles for loss, seven sacks and two fumble recoveries as junior defensive end on 10-1 team ... only offensive appearance as a junior came in season finale playoff game against Columbia Hickman ... lettered in basketball as sophomore ... born Aug. 15, 1987 ... son of Gregg and Mary Jo Mullen ... high school coach was Pat Mahoney ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters and is majoring in sociology. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2006 2007 2008 Total

G-S

3-0 12-0 15-0

1 0 1

Tackles UT AT 0 0 0

TFL Did Not Play 1 0.0-0 0 0.0-0 1 0.0-0

Scks 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0

Fumbles FF FR 0 0 0

0-0 0-0 0-0

PBU

INT

0 1 1

0-0 0-0 0-0

KERRY

NEAL

Defensive End Junior • 6-2 • 246 Birthdate: 8-30-88 Bunn, N.C. (Bunn)

plishments as well as his work with special-needs students at Bunn High School and his mentoring of elementary students in the Bunn area ... played for North Carolina team in Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas against South Carolina prep stars ... forced one fumble that led to a field goal and recovered another in 23-16 North Carolina win in that contest ... made nine tackles and a sack to lead East team in MSL Sports’ East Meets West all-star game in Orlando, Fla., in January 2007 ... played for Bunn coach David Howle ... born Aug. 30, 1988 ... son of Ruby Doris … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2007 2008 Total

Neal’s Career Highs: Tackles – 5 (vs. Syracuse, 2008) Sacks – 1 (four times; twice in 2008, twice in 2007) Tackles for Loss – 1 (five times; three in 2008, twice in 2007) Interceptions – 1 (vs. San Diego State, 2008) Fumble Recoveries – 1 (twice in 2007) CAREER: One of four players from his class to have played in every game in their first two seasons (Armando Allen, Golden Tate and Ian Williams) … moves to defensive end in 2009 … played in 25 games past two seasons and started 16 contests … totaled 45 tackles including six tackles for loss and four sacks … added two fumble recoveries, one interception and three pass breakups. 2008 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 games for the Irish and started in 11 contests (did not start vs. Michigan State or Stanford) … tallied 25 tackles including four tackles for a loss … intercepted a pass and also recorded two sacks … made his sixth career start and recorded three tackles (solo, two assists) in season opener vs. San Diego State … also registered his first career interception against the Aztecs … notched three tackles (solo, two assists), including a half-tackle for a loss vs. Michigan … totaled four tackles (two solos, two assists) and recorded a sack against the Panthers … registered a career-high five tackles (all assists) vs. Syracuse … also tallied a quarterback hurry against the Orange … tallied two tackles (both solo) in Hawai’i Bowl victory … also recorded a sack for a seven yard loss against the Warriors … logged 248:48 of playing time with 47 special teams appearances. 2007 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in all 12 games, starting five contests (Purdue, UCLA, Boston College, Duke and Stanford) … totaled 20 tackles including two sacks, two tackles for loss and added two fumble recoveries and three pass break ups … recorded the first tackle of his Notre Dame career against Penn State … recorded his first multi-tackle game against Michigan State, notching two tackles, a sack, and a pass break up … was given his first start of the season against Purdue … started again the following week against UCLA … recovered his first fumble of career against the Bruins … saw meaningful minutes throughout the remainder of the season, recording multi-tackle games against Boston College, USC, Air Force, Duke and Stanford … made 21 special teams appearances and logged 146:07 of playing time. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated 26th prep player nationally on ESPN 150 listing ... listed as 22nd best defensive end nationally by CSTV ... first-team North Carolina Class 2A all-state pick as defensive lineman by NCPreps.com ... rated among top 10 players in North Carolina and among top 20 weakside defensive ends nationally by Rivals.com ... played both defensive end and outside linebacker as senior at Bunn High School in Bunn, N.C. ... recorded 132 overall tackles, 30 tackles for loss, 17 sacks, four interceptions and forced 12 fumbles as senior in 2006 ... returned two interceptions for touchdowns as senior and also played some tight end on offense ... played cornerback as sophomore, then weakside defensive end/outside linebacker/tight end as a junior ... had 118 tackles, 15 sacks, 15 passes broken up and two interceptions as junior in ’05 . . . caught 16 passes for 323 yards and six TDs as junior in ’05 ... named conference player of the year on defense as junior in ’05 ... rated 96th-best overall prospect in East on 2006 preseason basis by The Sporting News SchoolSports ... a starter at cornerback as a freshman in 2003 ... selected as the first 2006 Carolina Panthers Community Captain, based on his athletics and academic accom-

G-S 12-5 13-11 25-16

TT 20 25 45

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME 2007 TT GT (9.1) 0 at PSU (9.8) 1 at UM (9.15) 0 MSU (9.22) 2 *at PUR (9.29) 0 *at UCLA (10.6) 3 *BC (10.13) 2 USC (10.20) 3 Navy (11.3) 0 AF (11.10) 3 *Duke (11.17) 3 *at STAN (11.25) 3 2008 *SDSU (9.6) *UM (9.13) at MSU (9.20) *PUR (9.27) STAN (10.4) *at UNC (10.11) *at UW (10.25) *PITT (11.1) *at BC (11.8) *vs. Navy (11.15) *SYR (11.22) *at USC (11.29) *at Hawai’i (12.24)

TT 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 5 1 2

Tackles UT AT 8 12 11 14 19 26

TFL Scks 2.0-9 2.0-9 4.0-19 2.0-15 6.0-28 4.0-24

Fumbles FF FR 0 2-11 0 0-0 0 2-11

PBU 3 0 3

INT 0-0 1-2 1-2

UT 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 1

AT 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 3 2 2

TFL 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-8 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-1

Scks 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-8 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-1

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FR 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-11 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0

PBU 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

INT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

UT 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2

AT 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 1 0

TFL 0.5-1 0.5-1 0.0-0 1.0-2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-8 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-7

Scks 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-8 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-7

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FR 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

INT 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

BRANDON

NEWMAN Nose Tackle Sophomore • 6-1 • 310 Birthdate: 2-15-90 Louisville, Ky. (Pleasure Ridge Park)

CAREER: Strong, young and talented defensive linemen adds depth to the interior defensive line … enters the spring in competition with Ian Williams and Tyler Stockton at nose tackle. 2008 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Chosen to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio ... one of 11 players from Kentucky named to the 2007 All-Southern Team by the Orlando Sentinel ... selected as a firstteam Kentucky all-state performer by the Associated Press following his senior year ... received second-team all-state honors following junior season from the Associated Press ... named a second-team all-state selection follow-

2009 NOTRE DAME SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

ing his junior and senior seasons by the Louisville Courier-Journal ... selected to the Mobile Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 team as the 89th-best prospect in the region and eighth-best defensive tackle in the southeast ... rated the second-best player in Kentucky by Rivals.com and the 22nd-best defensive tackle in the nation ... ranked by Scout.com as the 16th-best defensive tackle in the country and the third-best player in Kentucky ... despite recorded 41 tackles and three sacks as a senior ... placed on the preseason Tremendous 26 team, as selected by Kentucky high school coaches, prior to his senior season ... posted 68 tackles, 22 tackles for loss, eight sacks, three blocked extra points and one blocked punt as a junior ... totaled 126 tackles in his high school career, including 31.5 tackles for loss ... four-year letterwinner in football and track and field ... three-time captain of the football team ... played football for coach Chris Wolfe at Pleasure Ridge Park ... member of the National Honor Society ... born Feb. 15, 1990 in Orange County Calif. ... son of Lance Newman Sr.

ANDREW

NUSS

Offensive Guard Junior • 6-5 • 304 Birthdate: 12-7-88 Ashburn, Va. (Stone Bridge)

EMEKA

NWANKWO

Defensive End Junior • 6-4 • 295 Birthdate: 9-24-88 Miramar, Fla. (ChaminadeMadonna Prep)

CAREER: Played in seven contests for the Irish all during his sophomore campaign after not seeing game action as freshman … physically-imposing player that will compete for playing time at defensive end this spring … accounted for two tackles and quarterback hurry. 2008 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in seven games (vs. Stanford, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Boston College, Syracuse, USC, and Hawai’i) during sophomore season, including five of the final six contests ... made two tackles (both solo) and hurried the quarterback … served as a backup at defensive tackle and saw significant time in certain goal-line defensive situations … logged 12:04 of playing time with four special teams appearances. 2007 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game time as a freshman defenseman.

CAREER: Talented offensive guard made two appearances as a sophomore against Navy and Hawai’i in 2008 after sitting out during his freshman campaign … moved to the offensive side of ball after originally being used along the defensive line … opens spring as the backup left guard … has made three special teams appearances in addition to logging 15:27 of game action. 2008 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in two games (Navy and Hawai’i) as a reserve offensive guard … logged 15:27 of playing time and three special teams appearances. 2007 (FRESHMAN): Did not see playing time as a reserve offensive lineman in his first season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Selected to play in the inaugural Offense-Defense All-American Bowl in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. with future teammate Golden Tate ... named to the all-Metro first-team offense by the Washington Post after helping the Bulldogs rush for over 3,000 yards as a senior ... ranked the second-best offensive lineman in Virginia and No. 9 player in the state by the Roanoke Times ... rated the ninth-best prospect in Virginia and 22nd-best offensive tackle in the nation by Rivals.com ... rated the 18th-best interior lineman in the country by Tom Lemming ... Scout.com lists him as the 52nd-best offensive tackle in the country and the 20th-best prospect in Virginia ... named to the 2006 all-Metro team by the Pigskin Club of Washington, D.C. ... rated 87th-best player in the East in the preseason by The Sporting News SchoolSports ... as a senior, blocked for a running back that shattered the school record with 1,744 rushing yards and 29 touchdowns ... high school started 10-0 before falling in the Group AAA Northern Region Division 5 championship this past season ... helped his high school reach the Group AAA Division 5 championship game as a junior ... played for coach Mickey Thompson at Stone Bridge ... son of Michael and Andrea Nuss ... born Dec. 7, 1988 … first-team all-state Associated Press … first-team all-state coaches poll … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: First-team Florida Class 2A allstate offensive lineman for 2006 by Florida Sports Writers Association ... named to all-Broward County first teams as offensive lineman by both Miami Herald and South Florida Sun-Sentinel ... credited with 60 pancake blocks and 70 knockdowns as senior in ’06 at Chaminade-Madonna College Prep in Hollywood, Fla. ... helped Lions to 10-3 record as senior, including semifinal appearance in Florida Class 2A state playoff semifinals ... rated 14th on list of top Florida prospects at end of ’06 by South Florida Sun-Sentinel ... Chaminade finished third in final FSWA Class 2A poll after 8-2 regular-season mark ... named to Super 11 2006 preseason team for Broward County by South Florida Sun-Sentinel ... rated 64th best prospect in Southeast on 2006 preseason basis by The Sporting News SchoolSports ... high school team was rated 19th nationally on 2006 preseason basis by The Sporting News SchoolSports ... helped team to 11-2 mark and Florida Class 2A title as junior in ’05, making 22 pancake blocks and recovering a fumble ... helped Lions rush for more than 2,200 yards in ’05 ... all-Broward County selection as junior on offensive line by Miami Herald ... played defensive tackle in ’04 as sophomore at North Miami Beach High School, then switched to offensive line as junior ... played for Team USA in 2007 NFL Global Junior Championship XI in Ft. Lauderdale against teams from Canada, Mexico, Panama, France and Japan as part of Super Bowl XLI festivities ... older sister is a sophomore at Florida ... played for Chaminade-Madonna Prep coach Mark Guandolo ... also played basketball at Chaminade-Madonna as senior and junior ... born in Boston – his family is originally from Nigeria ... born Sept. 24, 1988 ... full name is Chukwuemeka Chibuzor Nwankwo … son of Pius and Theresa Nwankwo ... enrolled in College of Arts and Letters. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2007 2008 Total

G-S

7-0 7-0

2 2

Tackles UT AT 2 2

TFL Scks Did Not Play 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0

Fumbles FF FR 0 0

0-0 0-0

PBU

INT

0 0

0-0 0-0

CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS Time 2007 Did Not Play 2008 2-0 15:27 Total 2-0 15:27

ERIC

OLSEN Offensive Guard Senior • 6-5 • 303 Birthdate: 6-16-88 Staten Island, N.Y. (Brooklyn Poly Prep)

CAREER: Fiesty and aggressive lineman has the second-longest consecutive games started streak on the roster and has started the third-most games of any Irish player on the spring roster … started 19 consecutive contests and played in 32 games in his career … one of the leaders of the offensive line and is entrenched at left guard … one of four returning starters on the offensive line and one of six linemen with starting experience. 2008 (JUNIOR): Started all 13 games for the Irish in 2008 as an offensive guard … blocked for a rushing attack that totaled 122 yards on the ground and did not surrender a sack in season opening victory over San Diego State … protected QB Jimmy Clausen by not allowing a sack in consecutive weeks vs. Michigan … played a key role in allowing the Irish run game gain 201 yards vs. Purdue … blocked well throughout the game as the Irish piled up 459 total yards in the contest against Washington … helped the Notre Dame offense gain 478 total yards against Hawai’i in the Hawai’i Bowl victory … logged 348:12 of playing time on the season and made 61 special teams appearances. 2007 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 11 games (did not play at Michigan) and started the final six contests at right guard … played as a backup guard and on special teams in five of the first six games of the season … garnered first start of Irish career vs. Boston College … finished the remainder of the season as the starting right guard for Notre Dame … registered 171:45 of playing time on the season and made 59 special teams appearances. 2006 (FRESHMAN): Young but powerful back up offensive guard recorded 20:45 of playing time in eight games. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Brooklyn Poly Prep in Brooklyn, N.Y. … Gatorade Player of the Year for 2005 in New York ... played offensive tackle and defensive end at Poly Prep Country Day School in Brooklyn, N.Y. ... three-year starter who helped Poly Prep produce a 1,000-yard rusher in each of those seasons ... never allowed a sack in his high school career and accounted for 53 tackles, eight sacks, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries on defense ... helped team to 5-3 mark as senior in ’05 ... selected his team’s top offensive player as junior in ’04 ... from same high school as former Irish center J.W. Jordan (1998-2001) and former running back Marcus Wilson (2001-04) ... a standout in lacrosse who scored 50 goals as junior in ’05 while leading Poly Prep to league title ... attended Notre Dame ’05 summer football camp ... born June 16, 1988 ... son of Andrew and Joanne Olsen ... high school coach was Craig Jacoby … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters and majoring in art studio. CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS 2006 8-0 2007 11-6 2008 13-13 Total 32-19

Time 20:45 171:45 348:12 540:42

ROBBY

PARRIS

Wide Receiver Senior • 6-4 • 210 Birthdate: 12-3-87 Olmsted Falls, Ohio (St. Ignatius)

Parris` Career Highs: Receptions – 7 (at Purdue, 2007) Receiving Yards – 94 (vs. Boston College, 2007) Receiving Touchdowns – 1 (vs. Boston College, 2007) Longest Reception – 35 (at Penn State, 2007) CAREER: Veteran wide receiver has 38 receptions in 19 games over the past two seasons … played in 25 games in Irish career and started four contests … totaled 39 receptions for 418 yards and a touchdown at Notre Dame … opens spring practice at the Z receiver position in competition with Michael Floyd and John Goodman. 2008 (JUNIOR): Appeared in six games this season against Michigan, Michigan State, Stanford, Washington, Pittsburgh, and Navy … recorded nine catches for 50 yards on the season with a long reception of 12 yards … recorded season-highs in both receptions (four) and yards (22) vs. Michigan State … reeled in three passes for 19 yards in victory at Washington … logged 61:02 of playing time with two special teams appearances. 2007 (SOPHOMORE): Ranked second on the team in receiving yards and third in receptions … established career highs with 29 catches for 361 yards (12.4 avg.) and one touchdown while appearing in all 12 contests and starting four games (Michigan, Boston College, Navy, Air Force) … led or tied for the team lead in receptions vs. Georgia Tech, Purdue and Boston College … saw first meaningful snaps of his Notre Dame career in the season opener vs. Georgia Tech ... recorded three receptions for 30 yards … recorded only one reception, the longest of the day at 35 yards vs. Penn State ... reception vs. the Nittany Lions was also longest in career ... started first career game for Notre Dame at Michigan and pulled in one reception for seven yards ... made a career-high seven catches for 93 yards, leading the Irish vs. Purdue ... had three receptions for 13 yards at UCLA ... led the Irish in receiving vs. Boston College... grabbed the first touchdown of his Irish career ...recorded a career-high 94 yards on four catches vs. the Eagles ... made three receptions for 15 yards vs. USC ... had two receptions for 25 yards including a long of 21 yards vs. Navy ... caught five passes for 49 yards vs. Air Force … logged 188:08 of playing time for the season with one special teams appearance. 2006 (FRESHMAN): Promising wide receiver played in six games and caught one pass for seven yards vs. Michigan … totaled 12:06 of playing time with three special teams appearances. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio … a second-team pick as end on 2005 Division I All-Ohio team named by Associated Press ... caught 32 passes for 675 yards and 12 TDs in six games as senior in ‘05 for St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio ... missed second half of ’05 season ... caught 10 passes for 240 yards and four TDs on a September 2005 trip to South Bend area where his St. Ignatius team defeated Penn ... caught 39 passes as junior in ‘04 for 900 yards and 13 TDs ... also competed in basketball and track ... high school teammate of fellow Irish junior John Ryan ... attended Notre Dame ’05 summer football camp ... born Dec. 3, 1987 ... high school coach was Chuck Kyle … son of Robert and Sue Parris ... enrolled in Mendoza College of Business, majoring in finance … earned a 3.267 grade-point average in ‘07 spring semester, a 3.20 GPA in ’07 fall semester and boasts a 3.186 cumulative average.

2009 NOTRE DAME SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

with a hamstring injury ... named first-team all-state by the Pennsylvania Associated Press in 2005 as an all-purpose player on the first-team defense – one of just four juniors on the 28-player first-team all-state roster ... also played running back in high school, becoming just the 35th player in Pennsylvania high school history to rush for at least 4,000 yards in his career ... rated the 20th-best running back nationally and 43rd-best player in the East for 2006 on preseason basis by The Sporting News SchoolSports ... one of top 33 running backs nationally on 2006 preseason basis by CBS Sportsline.com College Football Preview ... rated the fifth-best prospect in the “athlete” category on 2006 preseason basis by The Sporting News ... played running back as a sophomore and finished with 2,187 yards including five 200-yard games and became only the sixth sophomore to make the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fabulous 22 team ... hampered by an ankle injury as a junior and rushed for 1,291 yards on 160 carries ... played for coach Greg Mihalik at Hampton ... started as an outfielder on the varsity baseball team for four years and played on the varsity basketball team for four years ... former national champion of the Punt, Pass and Kick competition ... born Aug. 5, 1988 … son of Stephen and Lisa Paskorz ... enrolled in Mendoza College of Business.

CAREER STATISTICS Year 2006 2007 2008 Total

G-S 6-0 12-4 7-0 25-4

Rec 1 29 9 39

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME Receiving 2007 Rec Yds GT (9.1) 3 30 at PSU (9.8) 1 35 *at UM (9.15) 1 7 MSU (9.22) 0 0 at PUR (9.29) 7 93 at UCLA (10.6) 3 13 *BC (10.13) 4 94 USC (10.20) 3 15 *Navy (11.3) 2 25 *AF (11.10) 5 49 Duke (11.17) 0 0 at STAN (11.25) 0 0

Rec 2008 SDSU (9.6) UM (9.13) 1 at MSU (9.20) 4 PUR (9.27) STAN (10.4) 0 at UNC (10.11) at UW (10.25) 3 PITT (11.1) 0 at BC (11.8) vs. Navy (11.15) 1 SYR (11.22) at USC (11.29) at Hawai’i (12.24) 0

Receiving Yds Avg 7 7.0 361 12.4 50 5.6 418 10.7

TD 0 1 0 1

Avg 10.0 35.0 7.0 0.0 13.3 4.3 23.5 5.0 12.5 9.8 0.0 0.0

LG 12 35 7 0 24 8 28 6 21 26 0 0

Receiving Yds Avg DNP 0 0.0 22 5.5 DNP 0 0.0 DNP 19 6.3 0 0.0 DNP 9 9.0 DNP DNP 0 0.0

STEVE

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

0 0

0 12

0 0

11 0

PASKORZ

LG 7 35 12 35

CAREER STATISTICS Year 2007 2008 Total

G-S

Att

10-0 10-0

0 0

Rushing Yds Avg 0 0

TD LG Did Not Play 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0

DAVID

Rec

POSLUSZNY

0 0

Receiving Yds Avg 0 0

0.0 0.0

TD LG 0 0

0 0

Linebacker Sophomore • 6-0 • 220 Birthdate: 9-21-89 Aliquippa, Pa. (Hopewell)

Fullback Junior • 6-2 • 235 Birthdate: 8-5-88 Allison Park, Pa. (Hampton)

CAREER: Promising and talented linebacker enters spring practices expected to compete within the linebacker rotation … did not play in rookie season but practiced on the scout team against Notre Dame’s first-team offense. 2008 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action as a rookie.

CAREER: Skilled, young player switched from linebacker to fullback during 2008 spring drills and was backup to Asaph Schwapp in ’08 … enters ’09 spring as a top candidate to replace Schwapp … played in 10 games during sophomore season as a reserve fullback and on special teams where he made 85 appearances. 2008 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in 10 of Notre Dame’s 13 games as a backup fullback (did not play vs. Michigan or Michigan State) … did not register a carry or reception … logged 24:25 of playing time with 85 special teams appearances. 2007 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action as a reserve linebacker in rookie year. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated the 29th-best prospect and No. 3 linebacker in Pennsylvania ... rated the 10th-best player in Pennsylvania and 29th-best player in the “athlete” category in the nation by Rivals.com ... rated the seventh-best inside linebacker by Tom Lemming ... Scout.com listed him as the No. 36 strong side linebacker in the nation and the 29th-best prospect in Pennsylvania ... missed much of his senior season

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named second-team Pennsylvania all-state by the Associated Press for Class AAA in 2007 ... ranked by Rivals.com as the 22nd-best player in Pennsylvania and the 34thbest outside linebacker in the nation ... rated by Scout.com as the 30th-best weakside linebacker in the country and the 36th-best prospect from Pennsylvania ... named to the Pennsylvania preseason all-state football team in 2007 by SPORTSfever Magazine ... received honorable mention accolades on the 2007 all-WesternPAFootball.net big school team (Class AAA-Class AAAA) ... received United States Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award ... totaled 38 tackles and one sack as a senior ... missed the final eight games of his junior season with a shoulder injury and missed three games during his senior campaign because of a concussion ... older brother Paul was an all-American at Penn State and now plays for the Buffalo Bills ... older brother Stan played baseball at West Virginia ... played for coach Dave Vestal at Hopewell ... became first Hopewell player to letter all four years in football ... besides his brother, Paul, another Hopewell product to reach the NFL is Tony Dorsett ... born Sept. 21, 1989 ... son of Paul and Jacqueline Posluszny ... one of five children.

MIKE

MORRICE

RAGONE

RICHARDSON

Tight End Junior • 6-5 • 251 Birthdate: 2-18-88 Camden, N.J. (Camden Catholic)

Defensive End Senior • 6-2 • 255 Birthdate: 1-27-88 College Park, Ga. (Westlake)

CAREER: Talented tight end rehabbing a knee injury but should be ready to go for spring practices … will compete in the spring with Kyle Rudolph and Joseph Fauria on the tight end depth chart … appeared in 11 games as a freshman and made one reception for seven yards … solid special teams performer having logged 113 appearances and registered six tackles.

CAREER: Quick defensive end that has been used primarily in passing situations through his first three years … appeared in 29 games and recorded 18 tackles including two tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks … will compete with Kapron Lewis-Moore at one of the defensive end positions in spring practices.

2008 (SOPHOMORE): Did not see any game action ... missed the entire season after undergoing surgery to repair torn ACL following fall practice.

2008 (JUNIOR): Played in 11 of Notre Dame’s 13 games on the year ... saw considerable action in passing downs … tallied 11 tackles, including a halftackle for a loss and a half-sack during his junior campaign … registered a season-high three tackles vs. Boston College … made seven special teams appearances and played 50:48.

2007 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in 11 games as a freshman on special teams and as a reserve tight end (did not play vs. Georgia Tech) … played in every game except for season opener vs. Georgia Tech … made 113 special teams appearances and recorded six tackles on the unit … registered the first catch of his career for seven yards vs. Navy … logged 13:34 of playing time. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Selected for U.S. Army AllAmerican Bowl in San Antonio but did not play ... sat out his senior year recovering from an offseason knee injury ... … rated the No. 3 tight end in the country, third-best player in New Jersey and 83rd-best prospect in the nation by Rivals.com ... named the No. 2 tight end in the nation and 33rdbest prospect by CSTV/Tom Lemming ... also the top heavyweight wrestler in the East ... won the 2005 Beast of the East wrestling tournament competing as a heavyweight ... rated the 55th-best prospect in the nation and No. 2 tight end in this year’s class on the ESPN 150 list ... listed as one of six tight ends on the National 100 list by Fort Worth Star-Telegram ... named to the Scout.com National 100 list where he was ranked as the second-best tight end in the nation, the fourth-best player in New Jersey and the No. 56 prospect in the country ... selected a second-team All-American by Scout.com ... rated 36th-best prospect nationally – and No. 2 among tight ends, ninth in the East – on preseason basis for 2006 by The Sporting News SchoolSports ... one of top five tight ends nationally on 2006 preseason basis by CBS Sportsline.com College Football Preview ... named first-team all-South Jersey by the Philadelphia Inquirer as a junior after catching 35 passes for 720 yards and nine touchdowns ... six of his TD receptions went for 60 yards or longer, and he also scored on an 80-yard kickoff return ... played for coach Ricky Brown at Camden Catholic ... his father, Michael, played football at Temple University ... born Feb. 18, 1988 … enrolled in Mendoza College of Business. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2007 2008 Total

G-S 11-0 11-0

2007 (SOPHOMORE): Continued to develop as a pass rushing threat for the Irish … saw action in nine games for Notre Dame as a sophomore (all but USC, UCLA and Air Force) … registered his first tackle of career in the season opener vs. Georgia Tech … recorded the first sack of his career the following week vs. Penn State … had his first multi-tackle game against Purdue, finishing with three tackles … ended his sophomore campaign with seven tackles and a sack in 53:11 of playing time … used sparingly on special teams, making 10 appearances. 2006 (FRESHMAN): Played in nine games as a third-down defensive end in passing situations … totaled 11:22 of playing time and made 19 special teams appearances. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Westlake High School in Atlanta, Ga. … Gatorade Player of the Year for 2005 in Georgia ... defensive player of the year and first-team defensive lineman on ’05 Georgia Class AAA all-state team by Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... one of four outside linebackers/defensive ends on Journal-Constitution Best of the Rest in Georgia team ... helped Westlake High School in Atlanta, Ga., to 8-3 mark as senior in ’05 and second round of state playoffs, making 85 tackles and 12 sacks ... credited with 18 tackles in second game of senior season ... made 85 tackles and three sacks as junior in 2004 ... his high school placed more players on ’05 NFL opening-day rosters (six) than any other high school in the country ... born Jan. 27, 1988 ... son of Morrice and Magalene Richardson ... high school coach was Dallas Allen … enrolled in Mendoza College of Business, majoring in accounting … earned a 3.083 grade-point average in ‘07 spring semester. CAREER STATISTICS

Receiving Rec Yds Avg 1 7 7.0 Did Not Play 1 7 7.0

TD 0

LG 7

Year 2006 2007 2008 Total

G-S 9-0 9-0 11-0 29-0

Tackles TT UT 0 0 7 4 11 8 18 12

AT 0 3 3 6

TFL 0.0-0 1.5-13 0.5-5 2.0-18

2009 NOTRE DAME SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

Scks 0.0-0 1.0-13 0.5-5 1.5-18

Fumbles FF FR 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0

PBU 0 0 0 0

INT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

TREVOR

ROBINSON

MATT

ROMINE

Offensive Guard Sophomore • 6-5 • 301 Birthdate: 5-16-90 Elkhorn, Neb. (Elkhorn)

CAREER: Strong, versatile offensive lineman has already appeared in 11 games early on in his Notre Dame career … registered three starts as a freshman, logging 190:07 of playing time and making 23 appearances on special teams … enters spring practice competing for a starting spot on a very experienced Irish offensive line. 2008 (FRESHMAN): Played in 11 of 13 games for the Irish as a rookie (did not play vs. San Diego State or Michigan State) … started three games against Boston College, Navy and Syracuse … also became the fifth freshman to ever start on the Irish offensive line at any point, joining an elite club that includes teammate Sam Young (the entire 2006 season), Ryan Harris (final eight games of 2003), Brad Williams (vs. Navy and Boston College in 1996) and Mike Rosenthal (vs. Ohio State, USC and Air Force in 1995) … made 23 special teams appearances on the year. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Picked to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio ... named first-team All-American by USA Today ... selected to the EA Sports All-America second team ... received firstteam all-state accolades from the Associated Press as a junior and senior ... named first-team Super State by the Lincoln Journal Star following junior and senior seasons ... placed on Class B all-state team as a junior and senior and was tabbed co-honorary captain of both those squads ... selected to the allarea team by the Omaha World-Herald after his junior and senior campaigns ... Rivals.com ranked him the 37th-best player in the nation, second-best player in Nebraska and the No. 1 offensive guard in the country ... rated the 67th-best prospect by Tom Lemming and CSTV ... considered by Scout.com to be the second-best player in Nebraska and the sixth-best offensive guard in the nation ... as a senior helped lead the Antlers to an undefeated regular season and the quarterfinals of the state playoffs before losing to the eventual state champions ... high school team finished the season ranked No. 3 in Class B with a 10-1 record ... helped his high school average 265 rushing yards per game and blocked for a quarterback who threw for 1,594 yards and 23 touchdowns as a senior ... also played on the defensive line during final season and totaled 58 tackles, two fumble recoveries, two blocked kicks and one blocked punt ... totaled 61 tackles including 14 tackles for loss and six sacks during junior year ... as a junior, helped lead team to the playoffs where they lost in the state championship to finish ... team finished his junior year with a 12-1 record and ranked second in the state ... started as a sophomore on a team that lost in the quarterfinals of the playoffs ... also played defense as a sophomore and totaled 51 tackles that year ... graduated in December from high school and enrolled at Notre Dame in January 2008 ... played for coach Mark Wortman in high school ... born May 16, 1990 ... son of Wade and Vicki Robinson ... father played football at Kearney State College. CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS 2008 11-3 Total 11-3

Offensive Tackle Junior • 6-5 • 292 Birthdate: 7-19-88 Tulsa, Okla. (Union)

CAREER: A reserve offensive tackle through his first two seasons, the former high school All-American is expected to compete for the vacant left tackle position … primary spring competition will be fifth-year senior Paul Duncan … made seven appearances in Irish career. 2008 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in five games (vs. Michigan, Purdue, Stanford, Navy, and Hawai’i) on the year... served as the backup at offensive tackle … also made an appearance on special teams … notched 23:13 of playing time on the year. 2007 (FRESHMAN): Talented young tackle who saw limited time as a reserve lineman … played in season opener vs. Georgia Tech and also at Michigan as a backup offensive tackle … notched 11:17 of playing time on the season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Selected for U.S. Army AllAmerican Bowl in San Antonio ... one of four players voted as captain of the West team for the All-American Bowl ... named a second-team prep AllAmerican for 2006 at offensive tackle by USA Today ... chosen first-team allstate by The Daily Oklahoman ... rated the 55th-best prospect in the country and second-best player in Oklahoma by Rivals.com ... rated the 10th-best offensive tackle in the nation by Tom Lemming ... Scout.com lists him as the 12th-best offensive guard in the country and number-three player in Oklahoma ... rated as the 85th-best player on the ESPN 150 list ... helped his high school to a 13-1 record as a junior and win its second-straight state championship ... rated eighth-best offensive lineman in the Southwest and 49th-ranked player in the Southwest in the 2006 preseason by The Sporting News SchoolSports ... one of top 29 offensive linemen nationally on 2006 preseason basis by CBS Sportsline.com College Football Preview ... played for coach Kevin Wright at Union High School ... son of Mark and Sherry Romine ... born July 19, 1988 … enrolled in Mendoza College of Business. CAREER STATISTICS G-GS Year 2007 2-0 2008 5-0 Total 7-0

Time 11:17 23:13 34:30

Time 190:07 190:07

KYLE

RUDOLPH Tight End Sophomore • 6-6 • 258 Birthdate: 11-9-89 Elkhorn, Neb. (Elkhorn)

Moeller ... caught five passes for 120 yards and three touchdowns in Elder’s 49-34 victory over Cleveland Benedictine ... helped lead team to the playoffs where they lost in the first round to the eventual state champions ... as a junior, caught 30 passes for 400 yards and seven touchdowns en route to earning first-team all-city and all-conference honors ... an accomplished basketball player who played center for his high school team and was the conference player of the year three times and all-Southwest Ohio in 2007 ... is the second-leading scorer in school history and became just the second Panther to surpass 1,000 career points ... set the school record for most career rebounds when he corralled his 568th rebound on Jan. 11, 2008 ... against Moeller (No. 1 in Ohio, No. 9 in the nation) on Jan. 25, 2008, scored 25 of Elder’s 52 points as the Panthers almost upset the top-ranked team in Ohio, 58-52 ... played for coach Doug Ramsey at Elder ... born Nov. 9, 1989 ... member of National Honor Society ... son of Dan and Jamie Rudolph ... oldest of three children.

Rudolph’s Career Highs: Receptions – 5 (vs. Stanford, 2008) Receiving Yards – 78 (vs. Hawai’i, 2008) Touchdowns – 1 (twice in 2008) Longest Reception – 29 (vs. Hawai’i, 2008)

CAREER STATISTICS

CAREER: Tremendous young player became the first tight end in school history to start every game as a freshman … caught 29 passes for 340 yards and two touchdowns … established freshman receiving records at Notre Dame for total receptions and receiving yards in a season … registered a career-long catch of 29 yards during his first season with the Irish … enters spring atop a talented Notre Dame tight end depth chart with Mike Ragone and classmate Joseph Fauria.

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME Receiving 2008 Rec Yds *SDSU (9.6) 1 5 *UM (9.13) 0 0 *at MSU (9.20) 2 29 *PUR (9.27) 3 32 *STAN (10.4) 5 70 *at UNC (10.11) 3 30 *at UW (10.25) 0 0 *PITT (11.1) 2 26 *at BC (11.8) 4 29 *vs. Navy (11.15) 1 8 *SYR (11.22) 3 29 *at USC (11.29) 1 4 *at Hawai’i (12.24) 4 78

2008 (FRESHMAN): Started all 13 games for the Irish … hauled in 29 catches for 340 yards (11.7 avg.) and two touchdowns during rookie campaign … made his career debut in season opener vs. San Diego State and brought in his first career reception for five yards during the victory … became the first freshman to ever start a season opener at tight end for Notre Dame … posted his first multi-reception game (two catches for 29 yards) against Michigan State … both catches were for 10+ yards and resulted in a first down against the Spartans … set then career-highs in receptions (three), receiving yards (32) and longest catch (19), while also recording the first touchdown catch of his career in win over Purdue ... two of three receptions were for first downs, while the other went for a touchdown on a first and goal play against the Boilers … registered a career-high five receptions and then career-highs in yards (70) and long reception (29 yards) vs. Stanford … added his second career touchdown vs. the Cardinal … hauled in two catches for 26 yards against Pittsburgh … set a new school record for pass receptions by a freshmen tight end in a single season during the game against the Panthers … made his 11th career start and recorded three catches for 29 yards (9.7 avg.) against Syracuse ... established a school record for single-season receiving yards by a freshman tight end during game against the Orange … caught four passes for a career-high 78 yards in Hawai’i Bowl victory … had a 29-yard reception against the Warriors to set a new careerbest long reception. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Chosen to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio ... named first-team All-American by USA Today after totaling 37 catches for 673 yards (18.2 yards per catch) and 11 touchdowns as a senior ... placed on the Scout.com All-America first team ... lone tight end among the 11 finalists for the high school Maxwell Award ... one of five future Irish players placed on the EA Sports All-America third team ... named the second-best player and top tight end in the Detroit Free Press’ Best of the Midwest Top 20 list ... considered the No. 1 tight end in the recruiting class by Tom Lemming/CSTV, Rivals.com and Scout.com ... rated by Lemming/CSTV and Rivals.com as the 20th-best prospect in the nation ... ranked 21st in the country and No. 2 in Ohio by Scout.com ... considered the 23rd-best player by Sports Illustrated/TAKKLE.com ... No. 105 on the ESPN 150 list ... received first-team all-Southwest Ohio as a senior after being named second team as a junior ... named second-team all-state by the Associated Press following his senior year ... caught four passes for 57 yards including two touchdowns to help Elder defeat Charlotte (N.C.) Independence, 41-34 in overtime, to end Independence’s 109-game winning streak (at the time, Independence was ranked No. 3 in the nation) ... gained 111 yards receiving and a touchdown to help the Panthers knock off

Year 2008 Total

G-S 13-13 13-13

Receiving Rec Yds 29 340 29 340

Avg 5.0 0.0 14.5 10.7 14.0 10.0 0.0 13.0 7.3 8.0 9.7 4.0 19.5

Avg 11.7 11.7

TD 2 2

TD 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

LG 5 0 18 19 24 12 0 21 8 8 13 4 29

JOHN

RYAN

LG 29 29

Defensive End Senior • 6-5 • 264 Birthdate: 5-7-88 Westlake, Ohio (St. Ignatius)

Ryan’s Career Highs: Tackles – 7 (at Michigan, 2007) Tackles for Loss – 2 (at Purdue, 2007) Sacks – 1 (twice in 2007) CAREER: Veteran defensive player has played with his hand on the ground at defensive end as well as in a two-point stance as an outside linebacker in Irish career … appeared in 34 games in his career and started 15 contests (all in the last two seasons) … registered 50 tackles with 2.5 sacks, six tackles for loss and forced one fumble … a key member of several special teams units and has logged 216 special teams appearances at Notre Dame … returns to defensive end in 2009 to compete for playing time with Kerry Neal and Emeka Nwankno. 2008 (JUNIOR): Played in 12 of 13 games (missed Washington) for the Irish, including starts against San Diego State, Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue, Stanford, and Navy … tallied seven tackles on the year and recovered two fumbles … recorded a tackle (solo), two pass breakups and a quarterback hurry in season opening win vs. San Diego State … registered a tackle and a fumble recovery at Michigan State … had a tackle and quarterback

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hurry in victory over Purdue … recorded two tackles (both assists) vs. Stanford and helped the Irish defense limit the Cardinal rushing attack to just a shade over two yards per carry in the second half … saw action in the defensive line rotation vs. Syracuse and recorded a fumble recovery … logged 92:41 of playing time with 72 special teams appearances. 2007 (SOPHOMORE): Adapted well to the 3-4 personnel defense as his versatility allowed the Irish to utilize multiple defensive fronts with him on the field … played in all 12 games and started the first 10 contests of the season … started as a defensive end vs. Purdue and Boston College and as an outside linebacker in the other eight games … recorded career highs in every statistical category … notched 39 tackles with 2.5 sacks, five tackles for loss and one forced fumble … ranked ninth on the team in tackles and third on the squad in tackles for loss … started for the first time in his Notre Dame career vs. Georgia Tech ... recorded three tackles vs. the Yellow Jackets … made second career start with the Irish, rounding up four assisted tackles vs. Penn State ... recorded seven tackles (six solo, one assist) vs. Michigan ... made six solo tackles vs. Purdue ... recorded two tackles for a loss of 12 yards ... recorded first unassisted sack of the season for a loss of 11 yards vs. the Boilermakers ... recorded one sack for a loss of nine yards vs. UCLA ... had one forced fumble that set up a 34 yard fumble return by teammate Maurice Crum for an Irish touchdown vs. the Bruins ... made four tackles vs. Boston College ... had four tackles (two solo, two assist) vs. USC ... made five tackles (two solo, three assist) vs. Air Force ... assisted on one tackle vs. Duke ... credited with three stops at Stanford … logged 257:15 of playing time and made 137 special teams appearances. 2006 (FRESHMAN): Played behind Victor Abiamiri and Chris Frome at defensive end ... saw action in 10 games … tallied four tackles, two solos and one tackle for a loss … logged 36:31 of playing time with seven special teams appearances. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio … second-team pick as defensive lineman on 2005 Division I All-Ohio team by Associated Press ... named to first-team allOhio defense by Ohio News Network/Ohio High ... made 31 solo tackles, 18 assists, six sacks and 14 hurries in eight games as senior in ‘05 for St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio ... caught 19 passes for 174 yards and three TDs from tight end slot ... rated 19th among defensive linemen on ’05 preseason list of top players nationally by The Sporting News ... had 55 tackles, 10 sacks, three caused fumbles, three fumble recoveries as junior in 2004 ... also played basketball ... from same high school as fellow junior Robby Parris ... attended Notre Dame football camp in summer of 2005 ... born May 7, 1988 ... son of Kevin and Carol Ryan ... high school coach was Chuck Kyle … enrolled in Mendoza College of Business, majoring in finance … earned a 3.00 grade-point average in ’07 fall semester, a 3.021 GPA in the ‘08 spring semester and owns a 3.033 cumulative GPA. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2006 2007 2008 Total

G-S 10-0 12-10 12-5 34-15

TT 4 39 7 50

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME 2007 TT *GT (9.1) 3 *at PSU (9.8) 4 *at UM (9.15) 7 *MSU (9.22) 0 *at PUR (9.29) 6 *at UCLA (10.6) 2 *BC (10.13) 4 *USC (10.20) 4 *Navy (11.3) 0 *AF (11.10) 5 Duke (11.17) 1 at STAN (11.25) 3 2008 *SDSU (9.6) *UM (9.13) *at MSU (9.20) *PUR (9.27) *STAN (10.4) at UNC (10.11)

TT 1 1 1 1 2 0

Tackles UT AT 2 2 20 19 2 5 24 26

TFL Scks FF 1.0-2 0.0-0 0 5.0-30 2.5-23 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 6.0-32 2.5-23 1

Fumbles FR PBU 0-0 0 0-0 0 2-0 2 2-0 2

INT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

UT 2 0 6 0 6 1 1 2 0 2 0 0

AT 1 4 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 3 1 3

TFL 0.0-0 1.0-3 1.0-6 0.0-0 2.0-12 1.0-9 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0

Scks 0.0-0 0.5-3 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-11 1.0-9 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

FR 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

INT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

UT 1 0 0 0 0 0

AT 0 1 1 1 2 0

TFL 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0

Scks 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0

FR 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

PBU 2 0 0 0 0 0

INT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

at UW (10.25) PITT (11.1) at BC (11.8) vs. Navy (11.15) SYR (11.22) at USC (11.29) at Hawai’i (12.24)

0 1 0 0 0 0

DNP 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0

0 0 0 0 0 0

0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0

JAMORIS

SLAUGHTER Cornerback Sophomore • 6-0 • 182 Birthdate: 12-22-89 Tucker, Ga. (Tucker)

0 0 0 0 0 0

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

CAREER: Talented, young defensive back has yet to see game action for the Irish … enters the spring ready to compete for playing time in a talented cornerback depth chart. 2008 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action as a rookie. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Invited to play in the Under Armour All-American Game in Orlando ... named first-team all-state by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution following his senior year ... one of just six safeties named to Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Super Southern 100 list ... named first-team all-state for Class AAAA by the Georgia Sports Writers Association ... chosen to the Mobile Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 where he was the ninth-ranked defensive back and the 53rd-ranked player on the list ... rated the 86th-best player on the ESPN 150 list ... considered by Rivals.com as the 13th-best safety in the country and the 14th-best player in Georgia ... ranked the 11th-best player in Georgia and the 11th-best safety in the nation by Scout.com ... helped lead the Tigers to the Class AAAA state semifinals before losing to the eventual state champions ... finished the season with a 13-1 record and ranked No. 2 in the state ... won region 6 as a senior with a 10-0 record and was member of a defense that allowed only six points per game (best in Class AAAA) and pitched seven shutouts ... credited with 56 tackles, three interceptions and 11 pass break ups during senior season ... totaled 66 tackles, four interceptions and three forced fumbles as a junior ... recipient of the Bob Basket Award at Tucker’s end of season awards ceremony ... also ran track and had personal bests of 10.9 in the 100-meter dash and 49.0 in the 400 meters ... played for coach Franklin Stephens at Tucker ... born Dec. 22, 1989 ... son of Debbie Garrett.

BRIAN

SMITH Linebacker Junior • 6-3 • 245 Birthdate: 1-8-89 Overland Park, Kan. (St. Thomas Aquinas)

Smith’s Career Highs: Tackles – 10 (at Michigan State, 2008) Tackles for Loss – 1 (six times; four in 2008, twice in 2007) Sacks – 1 (three times; twice in 2008, once in 2007) Interceptions – 1 (vs. Boston College, 2007) Forced Fumbles – 1 (twice; once in 2008, once in 2007) Fumble Recoveries – 2 (vs. Michigan, 2008) Touchdowns – 1 (twice; once in 2008, once in 2007)

CAREER: Fiery leader of the Irish defense plays with as much emotion as anyone on the roster … talented linebacker that has played both outside and inside in his first two seasons … started 12 of 22 games played and recorded 79 tackles including eight for loss … added 3.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one interception … tallied two touchdowns in Irish career, returning an interception against Boston College’s Matt Ryan 25 yards for a score as a freshman and rumbling 35 yards for a score vs. Michigan in 2008 following a fumble recovery. 2008 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 11 games for the Irish (missed Syracuse and USC due to injury) and started nine contests … tallied 54 tackles, including four tackles for a loss during the year … added two sacks, two pass break-ups, forced a fumble and recovered two fumbles, returning one 35 yards for a touchdown … ranked fifth on the team in tackles and tied for first in fumble recoveries … started for the fourth consecutive time and had four tackles (all solos) and registered a quarterback hurry in opening game victory against the San Diego State … recorded six tackles (two solos, four assists), had a tackle for loss, broke up a pass and recovered two fumbles vs. Michigan … the second fumble recovery was returned 35 yards for a touchdown against the Wolverines (second touchdown of career, interception return for a TD vs. Boston College in 2007) … amassed a team-high and career-best 10 tackles (four solos, six assists) and a forced fumble against Michigan State … became the first sophomore to register 10 or more tackles in a single game since Maurice Crum, Jr. had 11 against Navy on Oct. 28, 2006 … recorded six tackles, three solo, one tackle for loss and one sack, as well as a quarterback hurry, in the victory over Stanford … had a big day in his 10th career start, totaling four tackles (two solo; two assist) and an 11yard sack in the victory over Washington … recorded five tackles (three solos, two assists) vs. Pittsburgh … amassed eight tackles (all solos) as well as a pass break-up against Boston College … made 12th career start and picked up a pair of tackles against Navy before being injured in the first half … returned to action in the Hawai’i Bowl and recorded a solo tackle in the victory … logged 251:29 of playing time with 50 special teams appearances 2007 (FRESHMAN): Enjoyed strong start to his Notre Dame career as he appeared in 11 contests (did not play vs. Georgia Tech) and earned increased playing time throughout the season … started the final three games at outside linebacker … totaled 25 tackles with 1.5 sacks, four tackles for loss, one interception (returned 25 yards for a touchdown) and forced one fumble … made an immediate impact for the Irish as a freshman … gained the first playing time of his career vs. Michigan, recording two tackles … registered his first interception in an Irish uniform vs. Boston College … returned the interception 25 yards for a touchdown … set his season high in tackles vs. Navy registering five tackles … started the final three games of the season at outside linebacker vs. Air Force, Duke and Stanford … logged 143:31 of playing time and made 36 special-teams appearances. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated the No. 13 inside linebacker in the country and second-best prospect in Kansas by Rivals.com ... rated the number-17 outside linebacker in the nation by Tom Lemming ... Scout.com rated him the third-best player in Kansas and the 30th-best middle linebacker in the country ... one of 11 Notre Dame signees named to the ESPN 150 list ... rated the number-four inside linebacker by ESPN ... credited with 126 tackles and nine sacks during senior season and earned allmetro honors from the Kansas City Star ... helped lead his high school to the state semifinals for the second-straight season before falling to the eventual state champions ... won first two playoff games in senior year by a combined score of 110-8 ... recorded 100 tackles, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one interception he returned for a touchdown during junior year ... played for coach Kevin Kopecky at Saint Thomas Aquinas ... born Jan. 8, 1989 ... son of Chris and Billie Smith ... father Chris played fullback at Notre Dame from 1981-84 and is currently on the board of directors of the Notre Dame Monogram Club … full name is Brian C. Smith … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2007 2008 Total

G-S 11-3 11-9 22-12

TT 25 54 79

Tackles UT AT TFL 11 14 4.0-16 33 21 4.0-33 44 35 8.0-49

Scks 1.5-7 2.0-23 3.5-30

Fumbles FF FR 1 0-0 1 2-35 2 2-25

PBU 0 2 2

INT 1-25 0-0 1-25

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME 2007 TT GT (9.1) at PSU (9.8) 0 at UM (9.15) 2 MSU (9.22) 3 at PUR (9.29) 2 at UCLA (10.6) 1 BC (10.13) 2 USC (10.20) 0 Navy (11.3) 5 *AF (11.10) 3 *Duke (11.17) 3 *at STAN (11.25) 4 2008 TT *SDSU (9.6) 4 *UM (9.13) 6 *at MSU (9.20) 10 *PUR (9.27) 5 *STAN (10.4) 6 *at UNC (10.11) 3 *at UW (10.25) 4 PITT (11.1) 5 *at BC (11.8) 8 *vs. Navy (11.15) 2 SYR (11.22) at USC (11.29) at Hawai’i (12.24) 1

0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 3 2 0

0 1 3 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 4

UT 4 2 4 1 3 3 2 3 8 2

TFL DNP 0.0-0 0.5-1 0.5-1 0.0-0 1.0-6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.5-3 0.0-0 1.0-4 0.5-1

AT TFL 0 0.0-0 4 1.0-5 6 1.0-5 4 0.0-0 3 1.0-12 0 0.0-0 2 1.0-11 2 0.0-0 0 0.0-0 0 0.0-0 DNP DNP 0 0.0-0

Scks

PBU

INT

0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.5-1

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-25 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Scks 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-12 0.0-0 1.0-11 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0

FF 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FR 0-0 2-35 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

PBU 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

INT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

0.0-0

0-0

HARRISON

SMITH

Safety Junior • 6-2 • 212 Birthdate: 1-2-89 Knoxville, Tenn. (Knoxville Catholic)

Smith’s Career Highs: Tackles – 9 (vs. Boston College, 2008) Tackles for a loss – 2 (at Washington, 2008) Sacks – 2 (at Washington, 2008) Pass Break Ups – 2 (twice in 2008) CAREER: Outstanding athlete has played in 13 games (all in 2008) and registered nine starts at linebacker … recorded 57 total tackles, including teamhigh 8.5 tackles for a loss and tied for team-best 3.5 quarterback sacks … will start the spring competing at safety, where he originally started his Irish career. 2008 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 games for the Irish this season and started all but four contests (San Diego State, Michigan, Purdue and Hawai’i) … ranked fourth on the team in tackles with 57 stops on the year, including eight-and-a-half tackles for a loss … recorded three-and-a-half sacks on the year and had seven pass break-ups … recorded three tackles (all solo), including a tackle for a loss in his Irish debut vs. San Diego State … ranked fourth on the team in tackles, led the team in tackles for loss, tied for team-high honors in sacks and tallied second-most pass breakups … made his first career start and tallied a six tackles (solo, five assists), including one for a loss against Michigan State … amassed three tackles (two sols, assist) vs. Stanford … also recorded his first career rush on a successful fake punt for 23 yards … tied his then career high in tackles with six (three solos, three assists) including a tackle for a loss at North Carolina … registered five tackles (three solos, two assists) in victory at Washington … added his first two career sacks and also ran a fake punt 35 yards vs. the Huskies … recorded five tackles (four solos, assist) including a tackle for a loss in his fifth career start vs. Pittsburgh … amassed a career and team-high nine tackles (seven

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solos, two assists) including one for a loss at Boston College … made two tackles (both assists) and assisted on a tackle for loss and a sack in the win against Navy … registered seven tackles (five solos, two assists), a sack and two pass break-ups against Syracuse … tallied three tackles (all solos) and added a pass breakup in regular season finale vs. USC … credited with five tackles (all solos) and had two pass breakups in Hawai’i Bowl victory. 2007 (FRESHMAN): Did not see the field as a reserve safety his freshman season … helped prepare the first-team offense during the season by playing on the look team in practice. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named to Super Southern 100 team for 2006 by Atlanta Journal-Constitution as one of nine safeties ... Gatorade player of the year in Tennessee for 2006 ... rated 89th best prospect nationally by CSTV – and sixth nationally among safeties ... listed as one of top 250 players nationally by Rivals.com, including seventh among Tennessee prospects and among top 25 nationally in athlete category ... 2006 American General Tennessee Mr. Football Back of the Year in Class 3A ... gained 1,340 yards rushing to go with 19 touchdowns as senior in 2006 at Knoxville Catholic High School in Knoxville, Tenn. ... caught 23 passes for 453 yards and six TDs in ’06 for Fighting Irish ... also made 61 tackles, two tackles for loss, two interceptions and caused two fumbles on defense ... averaged 14 yards per punt return as senior for team that finished 12-1 after unbeaten regular season and Tennessee Class 3A quarterfinal loss ... helped ’06 Knoxville Catholic team average 37 points per game ... named 2006 Tennessee Class 3A all-state defensive back by Tennessee Sports Writers Association and by Tennessee Football Coaches Association ... named East Tennessee High School Football Player of the Year for ’06 by the Lawrenceburg (Tenn.) Quarterback Club ... named to Nashville Tennessean Dream Team for ’06 as safety ... rushed for 1,312 yards and had 446 receiving yards (32 catches) with 23 combined TDs as junior in 2005 on Knoxville Catholic team that ended up 11-2 ... intercepted five passes, returning two for TDs, forced three fumbles, recovered two fumbles in ’05 and also made 87 tackles (11 for loss) at safety slot ... earned Tennessee Class 3A first-team all-state honors as junior from Tennessee Sports Writers Association ... one of top 33 running backs on 2006 preseason basis by CBS Sportsline.com College Football Preview ... rated 46th best overall prospect in Southeast on 2006 preseason basis by The Sporting News SchoolSports ... helped Knoxville Catholic to unbeaten regular season as sophomore in 2004 and final 10-1 record ... made four tackles for West squad in MSL Events’ East Meets West all-star game in January 2007 in Orlando ... also played basketball ... played for coach Mark Pemberton at Knoxville Catholic ... born Feb. 2, 1989 ... full name is Harrison J. Smith … parents are Steven and Susan Smith … enrolled in Mendoza College of Business … earned a 3.333 grade-point average during ’07 fall semester and boasts a 3.273 cumulative GPA. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2007 2008 Total

G-S

13-9 57 13-9 57

Tackles UT AT TFL Scks Did Not Play 39 18 8.5-39 3.5-26 39 18 8.5-39 3.5-26

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME 2008 TT UT AT SDSU (9.6) 3 3 0 UM (9.13) 1 1 0 *at MSU (9.20) 6 1 5 PUR (9.27) 2 2 0 *STAN (10.4) 3 2 1 *at UNC (10.11) 6 3 3 *at UW (10.25) 5 3 2 *PITT (11.1) 5 4 1 *at BC (11.8) 9 7 2 *vs. Navy (11.15) 2 0 2 *SYR (11.22) 7 5 2 *at USC (11.29) 3 3 0 at Hawai’i (12.24) 5 5 0

TFL 1.0-1 0.0-0 1.0-5 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-1 2.0-21 1.0-4 1.0-2 0.5-1 1.0-4 0.0-0 0.0-0

Scks 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 2.0-21 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.5-1 1.0-4 0.0-0 0.0-0

Fumbles FF FR 0 0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0-0 0-0

FR 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

PBU INT 7 7

PBU 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2

0-0 0-0

INT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

SCOTT

SMITH

Linebacker Senior • 6-3 • 235 Birthdate: 7-16-86 Highland Park, Ill. (Highland Park)

Smith’s Career Highs: Tackles – 6 (vs. Navy, 2007) Sacks – 1 (vs. Hawai’i, 2008) CAREER: Applied to Notre Dame’s Faculty Board of Athletics for a fifth year of eligibility … highly intelligent player that has helped the Irish at inside and outside linebacker as well as on special teams … played in 33 games over Irish career and totaled 33 tackles, one sack, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble … logged 305 special teams appearances at Notre Dame … will compete in spring for playing time at an outside linebacker position. 2008 (SENIOR): Appeared in all 13 games for Notre Dame on the year ... served as a backup at both inside linebacker spots ... forced a fumble against Syracuse in the home finale ... also saw significant playing time on special teams ... recorded a sack in bowl game victory over Hawai’i … made 190 special teams appearances on the year (third most by any Irish player) and logged 21:48 of playing time. 2007 (JUNIOR): Played in all 12 games for the Irish on special teams and as a reserve linebacker … tallied 91 special-teams appearances but also earned playing time at both inside and outside linebacker … ended the season with career-best 18 tackles (seven solo) … recorded four tackles on opening day vs. Georgia Tech … had a career high in tackles vs. Navy, recording six tackles … registered 33:06 of playing time on the year and made 91 special-teams appearances. 2006 (SOPHOMORE): Did not see any game action. 2005 (FRESHMAN): Played in eight games, primarily on special teams … a reserve middle linebacker behind starter Corey Mays … made three tackles (all solos) on the season … made a crucial tackle of Steve Breaston on a reverse vs. Michigan, his first tackle for the Irish … also had solo stops vs. Michigan State and Washington … saw action at linebacker for one series and made eight special teams appearances vs. BYU … logged 5:57 of playing time with 24 special-teams appearances. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Highland Park (Ill.) High School … as a senior in 2004, he made 143 tackles, four sacks and two interceptions at inside linebacker … made a school-record 23 tackles versus Vernon Hills in 2004 … also had an 18-tackle outing versus Cary Grove in 2003 … a unanimous pick as conference defensive player of the year in 2004 … selected to the Champaign News-Gazette all-state team … an Illinois Class 7A all-state pick in 2004 … rated the nation’s number-19 inside linebacker by Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report … member of the Chicago Sun-Times area top 100 … a three-year starter who was an all-league and all-area pick as a junior in 2003 … had 100 tackles, two sacks and four interceptions as a junior in 2003 … made 78 tackles and one sack as a sophomore in 2002 … also had seven catches for 72 yards at tight end in 2002 … set a school career record for tackles with 321, along with six interceptions and seven quarterback sacks … had a career total of 28 receptions for 386 yards and four TDs at tight end … set a school single-season tackles mark with 143 in 2004 … a two-time team captain … helped lead Highland Park to consecutive state playoff berths in 2003 and 2004, only the second time in school history that happened … for his career, he averaged 12.9 points and 8.8 rebounds in basketball at power forward … set school career records for deflections (143), blocked shots (101) and rebounds (709) … attended Notre Dame football camp in the summer of 2004 … coached by

Kurt Weinberg … full name is Scott Andrew Smith … one of two children … born July 16, 1986, in Phoenix, Ariz. … son of Robert and Debora Smith ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business, double majoring in management-consulting and sociology … earned 3.4 grade-point average in ‘06 spring semester, 3.854 in ‘07 spring semester, 3.933 in ’07 fall semester, 3.849 in ‘08 spring semester and boasts 3.592 cumulative average … is a member of the Dean’s List. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total

G-S 8-0

TT 3

UT 3

12-0 13-0 33-0

18 12 33

7 9 19

Tackles AT TFL 0 0.0-0 Did Not Play 11 0.0-0 3 1.0-3 14 1.0-3

Scks 0.0-0

FF 0

Fumbles FR PBU 0-0 0

INT 0-0

0.0-0 1.0-3 1.0-3

0 1 1

1-0 0-0 1-0

0-0 0-0 0-0

TORYAN

SMITH

Linebacker Senior • 6-1 • 244 Birthdate: 9-14-87 Rome, Ga. (Rome)

0 0 0

Smith’s Career Highs: Tackles – 10 (at Navy, 2008) Tackles for Loss – 0.5 (at UCLA, 2007) Pass Breakups – 1 (at USC, 2008) Touchdowns- 1 (at Navy, 2008) CAREER: Talented, veteran linebacker has impacted the Irish defense as well as special teams during career … hard-hitting inside linebacker has played in 30 career games at Notre Dame and started four contests … tallied 41 tackles and a pass breakup … recorded only career touchdown after returning a blocked punt for a score vs. Navy in 2008 … competes again this spring with Brian Smith for playing time at inside linebacker. 2008 (JUNIOR): Played in 10 games for the Irish (did not play vs. San Diego State, Michigan State, or Stanford) and started twice (vs. Syracuse and USC) … saw action at linebacker and on special teams during the season … totaled 18 tackles, recovered a fumble and recorded a pass break-up … filled in for an injured Brian Smith and had a career day against Navy, totaling 10 tackles (seven solos, three assist) … also returned a blocked punt for a touchdown in the win over the Midshipmen … the punt return for a touchdown was the first for the Irish since the 2005 meeting with Michigan State … made his third career start vs. Syracuse and recorded three tackles (all assists) and added a fumble recovery, returning it eight yards before pitching it to cornerback Gary Gray who returned it another 20 yards to set up a first and goal scoring opportunity … registered three tackles (two solos, assist) in second start of the year (fourth of career) vs. USC … added a pass breakup in regular season finale vs. the Trojans … logged 77:07 of playing time with 64 special teams appearances. 2007 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 11 games (did not play vs. Navy) and started the first two games of his Irish career (at Penn State and at UCLA) … served as top backup to Joe Brockington and Maurice Crum Jr. for much of the year … registered 14 tackles on the season with 0.5 tackle for loss … split time vs. Georgia Tech with Joe Brockington at inside linebacker ... finished with one assisted tackle … had four tackles (two solo, two assist) vs. Michigan State … recorded three tackles (two solo, one assist) vs. UCLA ... made one tackle for a loss of two yards vs. the Bruins … had three assisted tackles vs. Boston College … logged 77:37 of playing time with 23 specialteams appearances.

2006 (FRESHMAN): Powerful and instinctive linebacker who played in nine games as a freshman on both special teams and as a reserve linebacker … recorded nine tackles, including six solos, and logged 25:07 minutes and four special-teams appearances. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Rome High School in Rome, Ga. … second-team linebacker on USA Today prep AllAmerica team for 2005 ... first-team linebacker on Atlanta JournalConstitution Georgia Class AAAA all-state team ... one of 12 linebackers on Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100 team ... had 117 tackles, 25 tackles for loss, 10 sacks and three interceptions as senior in ’05 ... made 112 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, eight sacks, three interceptions as junior in 2004 ... father Charles (a current assistant football coach at Rome High School) played football at Georgia for former Irish assistant coach Bill Lewis, then a Bulldog assistant ... born Sept. 14, 1987 ... son of Charles and Regina Smith ... high school coach was Sid Fritts … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters, majoring in sociology. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2006 2007 2008 Total

G-S 9-0 11-2 10-2 30-4

Tackles TT UT 9 6 14 6 18 11 41 23

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME 2007 TT UT GT (9.1) 1 0 *at PSU (9.8) 2 1 at UM (9.15) 0 0 MSU (9.22) 4 2 at PUR (9.29) 0 0 *at UCLA (10.6) 3 2 BC (10.13) 3 0 USC (10.20) 0 0 Navy (11.3) AF (11.10) 0 0 Duke (11.17) 0 0 at STAN (11.25) 1 0 2008 SDSU (9.6) UM (9.13) at MSU (9.20) PUR (9.27) STAN (10.4) at UNC (10.11) at UW (10.25) PITT (11.1) at BC (11.8) vs. Navy (11.15) *SYR (11.22) *at USC (11.29) at Hawai’i (12.24)

Fumbles FF FR 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1-8 0 1-8

PBU 0 0 1 1

INT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Scks 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 DNP 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FR 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

INT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

0 0 0

0-0 0-0 0-0

0 0 0

0-0 0-0 0-0

Scks DNP 0.0-0 DNP 0.0-0 DNP 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0

PBU

INT

0-0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-8 0-0 0-0

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

AT 3 8 7 18

TFL 0.0-0 0.5-1 0.0-0 0.5-1

Scks 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0

AT 1 1 0 2 0 1 3 0

TFL 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.5-1 0.0-0 0.0-0

0 0 1

0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0

TFL

0.0-0

1 1 0 0 10 3 3 0

1 1 0 0 7 0 2 0

0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0

0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0

CHRIS

STEWART Offensive Guard Senior • 6-5 • 337 Birthdate: 9-12-87 Spring, Texas (Klein)

CAREER: Settled in nicely at offensive guard for the Irish in 2008 after bouncing around for his first two seasons … began Notre Dame career as an offensive lineman but tried playing defensive line during spring of 2007

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before returning to offensive line during ’07 training camp … played in 16 games over the past two seasons and started 10 games (all in 2008) … will compete with Trevor Robinson this spring for the starting right guard spot. 2008 (JUNIOR): Started all 10 games he played in (did not play against Boston College, Navy, or Syracuse due to a knee injury)… earned his first career start against San Diego State at right guard ... helped the offense rush for 122 yards while allowing no sacks in season opening win vs. the Aztecs … was a spark plug for the Irish offensive line, allowing the Irish to rush for over 200 yards against Purdue … provided great pass support in victory over Stanford, allowing the Irish aerial attack to compile 347 yards against the Cardinal secondary … started at right guard vs. Washington, helping the Irish amass 459 total yards of offense … logged 242:53 of playing time with 41 special teams appearances. 2007 (SOPHOMORE): Started spring practices as a nose tackle but moved back to the offensive line prior to the start of the season … did not play in the first six games but played in each of the last six games on special teams and as a reserve offensive lineman … earned playing time as a guard and tackle and finished the season as the backup right tackle … registered 46:44 of playing time and made 25 special teams appearances. 2006 (FRESHMAN): Strong freshman guard who did not play as rookie but was a valuable member of the show team. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Klein High School in Klein, Texas … second-team offensive lineman on USA Today prep All-America squad for 2005 ... selected for U.S. Army All-American Bowl prep all-star game ... played for Klein High School in Klein, Texas ... rated 33rd on list of top 100 players in Texas by Dallas Morning News ... second-team Texas Class 5A all-state pick in ’05 by Texas Sportswriters Association, after 102 pancake blocks ... 57 pancake blocks and only two sacks allowed as junior in ’04 ... all-area pick as sophomore and junior ... also plays basketball … brother played basketball at Texas Southern as 6-11, 320-pound starting center … mother Lusia was member of United States silver medal-winning basketball team at 1976 Summer Olympic Games ... enrolled at Notre Dame in January 2006 ... born Sept. 12, 1987 ... son of George and Sandra Stewart ... high school coach was Stan Labay … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters, majoring in history … earned a 3.533 grade-point average in ‘06 fall semester, a 3.583 in ’07 fall semester and boasts a 3.50 cumulative average. CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS Time 2006 Did Not Play 2007 6-0 46:44 2008 10-10 242:53 Total 16-10 288:37

GOLDEN

TATE

Wide Receiver Junior • 5-11 • 195 Birthdate: 8-2-88 Hendersonville, Tenn. (Hendersonville)

Tate’s Career Highs: Receptions – 7 (vs. Syracuse, 2008) Receiving Yards – 179 (at Hawai’i, 2008) Receiving Touchdowns – 3 (at Hawai’i, 2008) Longest Reception – 69 (at Hawai’i, 2008) CAREER: One of the most electrifying wide receivers for the Irish in recent memory blossomed into the top playmaker on the team in 2008 … provides Notre Dame’s offense with a bona fide threat to score every time the ball is

in his hands … has caught 64 passes for 1,211 yards (18.9 average) and 11 touchdowns, tops on the Irish the last two seasons … already ranks 10th alltime at Notre Dame in touchdown receptions … gained at least 100 receiving yards in six games during his career, tied for fifth-most in school history with Jim Seymour and Tim Brown … recorded 22 receptions of at least 20 yards in his first two seasons and 17 catches have gained at least 30 yards … gained 41 rushing yards on six carries with one TD and has averaged 20.7 yards on 41 kickoff returns … ranks eighth in kickoff returns and ninth in kickoff return yardage in program history … tallied 2,215 all-purpose yards … splits time in the spring with the Notre Dame baseball team where he bats leadoff and plays left field. 2008 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 games for the Irish and started all but five contests (did not start vs. San Diego State, Michigan, Michigan State, Navy or Syracuse) … led the Irish in all-purpose yards (1,754), receptions (10), receiving yards (1,080), receiving touchdowns (10) and total touchdowns (11) … 1,754 all-purpose yards ranks third in Irish history … 58 catches tied him for seventh-most in a season at Notre Dame and his 1,080 receiving yards were the fifth-most in Irish history … tallied five games with at least 100 receiving yards – tied for third-most in a season … registered 18 receptions of at least 20 yards and 15 receptions of at least 30 yards … 10 TD catches was the sixth-most in a Notre Dame season … hauled in a then career-high six catches for 93 yards and a TD (second of career) in season opener vs. San Diego State … set a then career-high for receiving yards in a game by hauling in four catches for 127 yards and a TD, including catches of 48 and 60 yards against Michigan … registered 116 yards on three catches in the first half alone, besting his previous career high of 104 yards against Purdue on Sept. 29, 2007 ... recorded 107 all-purpose yards (24 rush, 83 receiving) on the day against Michigan State ... tallied Notre Dame’s longest rush of his career with a 24-yard scamper on a reverse midway through the first quarter … finished the afternoon against the Spartans with five receptions for 83 yards - marking the third straight game with at least 80 yards receiving ... registered his first start of the season (third of career) against Purdue … caught five passes for 64 yards and a TD in victory over the Boilermakers … had his most complete all-purpose day of Irish career against North Carolina, totaling 213 all-purpose yards (121 yards receiving, 92 yards on returns) ... his 121 yards receiving marked the second time on the season he broke the 100-yard barrier ... recorded his fourth TD reception of the season and fifth of his career on a 19-yard strike from Jimmy Clausen ... hauled in a 47-yard reception late in the second quarter against the Tar Heels to set up a first-down and goal situation … registered fifth TD of the season (and first rushing TD of career) on a 21-yard end around against Washington ... recorded 11 yards rushing, 47 yards receiving and 14 punt return yards in victory over the Huskies … amassed 201 all-purpose yards vs. Pittsburgh (111 receiving, 91 KR and -1 PR), as well as hauling in his fifth receiving TD of the year and sixth TD of the season overall … had a 47-yard reception and a 31-yard catch in the game that were his ninth and 10th catches on the year of 30 yards or longer ... surpassed 100 yards receiving for the third time on the season and fourth time in his career … tallied 199 all-purpose yards vs. Boston College ... hauled in six catches for 66 yards, added 89 yards on kickoff returns and 44 on punt returns against the Eagles ... made seventh start of the season against Navy and tallied a rush for three yards, six punt returns for 50 yards (8.3 avg.) and two kick returns for 38 yards (19.0 avg.) in the win … had a huge day, hauling in seven balls for a game-high and then career-high 146 yards (20.9 avg.) and two TD against Syracuse … also returned four kickoffs for 72 yards (18.0 avg.) and had a carry for five yards in the game ... had three receptions of over 30 yards ... registered his sixth TD reception on a 35-yard pass play from sophomore QB Jimmy Clausen with two seconds remaining in the first half to give Notre Dame a 13-10 halftime lead over the Orange ... added his second TD reception of the game and seventh of the season on a 36-yard pass from Clausen with 2:49 left in the third quarter (gave the Irish a 20-10 advantage) against Syracuse ... registered a career-best 223 all-purpose yards in the home finale … totaled 203 all-purpose yards (177 receiving, 17 kick , nine punt) and three touchdowns vs. Hawai’i … his 177 receiving yards and three TDs were career-bests … one of his TDs went for 69 yards, which was the longest play from scrimmage on the year for the Irish and longest of Tate’s career … set school bowl game record for receiving yards and receiving touchdowns. 2007 (FRESHMAN): Played in all 12 games and was one of eight freshmen who started for Notre Dame … started at wide receiver vs. UCLA and USC … registered six receptions for 131 yards (21.8 avg.) with one touchdown

and averaged 21.7 yards on 15 kick returns … recorded one kickoff return for 20 yards vs. Georgia Tech … brought back a kickoff 34 yards vs. Penn State... had five kickoff returns for the Irish, bringing in 133 yards vs. Michigan ... recorded long return of 40 yards, a career high ... recorded four rushing yards vs. the Wolverines ... recorded three kickoff returns for 62 yards vs. Michigan State ... had breakout game vs. Purdue ... recorded a team game high 104 yards on three catches ... made long catch of the day on a pass from Evan Sharpley for 43 yards ... caught 25-yard pass from Sharpley for an Irish touchdown ... recorded one kickoff for 14 yards vs. the Boilermakers ... made first career start (becoming the fourth freshman to start in 2007) at UCLA ... had one kickoff return for 18 yards vs. Boston College... made one reception vs. USC for 22 yards ... recorded one kickoff return for 16 yards vs. Navy … logged 28:51 of playing time and 97 specialteams appearances. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: USA Today second-team prep AllAmerica pick for 2006 on defense as athlete ... rated 11th prep player nationally on ESPN 150 listing ... selected to Super Southern 100 team for 2006 by Atlanta Journal-Constitution as one of 11 wide receivers ... one of 11 players from Tennessee selected to All-Southern team by Orlando Sentinel ... rated one of top 250 players nationally by Rivals.com, including second among Tennessee prospects and seventh nationally among players in athlete category ... American General Tennessee Mr. Football Back of the Year selection in Division II A/AA class as both junior and senior in ‘05 and `06 ... named Charles Greenhill Award winner as top prep player in Tennessee and Middle Tennessee High School Football Player of the Year for ‘06, both by Lawrenceburg (Tenn.) Quarterback Club ... Tennessee Division II first-team all-state pick in 2006 as athlete by Tennessee Sports Writers Association and also by Tennessee Football Coaches Association ... named Sumner County (Tenn.) Offensive Player of the Year for ‘06 ... drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 42nd round of the 2007 MLB Draft ... rated 79th best prospect nationally by CSTV - and 17th among running backs ... rushed 140 times for 1,413 yards and 23 touchdowns as senior in ‘06 at Pope John Paul II High School in Hendersonville, Tenn., along with 28 receptions for 510 yards and six TDs ... also had three interceptions on defense, returned a kickoff for a TD and was the Knights’ punter (he had a long of 62 yards among his 19 kicks) for team that finished 7-3 in `06 ... lined up at quarterback and completed a pass to his brother Wesley in a November 2006 John Paul II one-point playoff loss ... rushed for 1,041 yards on 137 carries and 14 TDs and had 812 receiving yards on 38 catches with 11 more TDs as junior in 2005 ... returned 17 punts for 231 yards and 19 kickoffs for 426 yards in ‘05 ... returned three kicks for TDs as junior ... named to Nashville Tennessean Dream Team for ‘06 as special teams athlete ... named to Nashville Tennessean All-Midstate team for ‘06 as an athlete —- and was Midstate Player of the Year by The Tennessean ... Tennessee Sports Writers Association all-state pick as junior ... rated one of top 33 running backs on 2006 preseason basis by CBS Sportsline.com College Football Preview ... rated fourth among prospects nationally in “athlete” category on 2006 preseason basis by The Sporting News ... rated 38th best overall prospect in Southeast on 2006 preseason basis by The Sporting News SchoolSports ... joined fellow Irish classmate Andrew Nuss in helping East to 28-14 win in inaugural OffenseDefense All-American Bowl all-star game Jan. 4 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. ... has run 4.4 in 40 ... also a standout outfielder for the Notre Dame baseball team ... played for Pope John Paul II coach Jeff Brothers ... father Golden Tate, Jr., played wide receiver at Tennessee State and was fifth-round pick of Indianapolis Colts in 1984 NFL draft as 120th overall selection ... born Aug. 2, 1988 ... full name is Golden H. Tate III ... enrolled in College of Arts and Letters.

Year 2007 2008 Total

G-S Rec 12-2 6 13-8 58 25-10 64

2007 Rec GT (9.1) 0 at PSU (9.8) 0 at UM (9.15) 0 MSU (9.22) 0 at PUR (9.29) 3 *at UCLA (10.6) 1 BC (10.13) 0 *USC (10.20) 1 Navy (11.3) 0 AF (11.10) 0 Duke (11.17) 0 at STAN (11.25) 1

Receiving Yds Avg 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 104 34.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 22 22.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 5.0

TD 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

LG 0 0 0 0 43 0 0 22 0 0 0 5

Att 1 1 5 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2

Returns Yds Avg LG 20 20.0 20 34 34.0 34 133 26.6 40 62 20.7 27 14 14.0 14 0 0.0 0 18 18.0 18 0 0.0 0 16 16.0 16 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 29 14.5 16

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2008 Rec SDSU (9.6) 6 UM (9.13) 4 at MSU (9.20) 5 *PUR (9.27) 5 *STAN (10.4) 3 *at UNC (10.11) 5 *at UW (10.25) 3 *PITT (11.1) 6 *at BC (11.8) 6 vs. Navy (11.15) 0 SYR (11.22) 7 *at USC (11.29) 2 *at Hawai’i (12.24) 6

Receiving Yds Avg 93 15.5 127 31.8 83 16.6 64 12.8 30 10.0 121 24.2 47 15.7 111 18.5 66 11.0 0 0.0 146 20.9 15 7.5 177 29.5

TD 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 3

LG 38 60 30 38 19 47 33 47 18 0 40 8 69

Att 1 3 0 0 1 4 0 5 4 2 4 1 1

Returns Yds Avg LG 28 28.0 28 58 19.3 27 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 18 18.0 18 92 23.0 29 00 0.0 0 91 22.3 27 89 22.2 27 38 19.0 24 72 18.0 30 18 18.0 18 17 17.0 17

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

KALLEN

WADE

Defensive End Senior • 6-5 • 255 Birthdate: 4-3-88 Cincinnati, Ohio (Withrow)

CAREER: Moves back to defensive end this spring and will compete for playing time with Kapron Lewis-Moore and Morrice Richardson … totaled 5:23 of playing time over the past two seasons and will compete for more playing time this spring. 2008 (JUNIOR): Participated as a reserve outside linebacker… logged 3:17 of playing time and made one special teams appearance. 2007 (SOPHOMORE): Recorded his first field time in an Irish uniform, playing vs. Georgia Tech and Duke as a backup defensive end … logged 2:06 of playing time on the campaign and made one special-teams appearance. 2006 (FRESHMAN): Did not play as a rookie defensive end.

CAREER STATISTICS Year 2007 2008 Total

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME

Receiving Yds Avg 131 21.8 1080 18.6 1211 18.9

Kick Return Ret Yds Avg TD 15 326 21.7 0 26 521 20.0 0 41 847 20.7 0

TD 1 10 11

LG 40 30 40

LG 43 69 69

Rush 4 37 41

Att 1 5 6

All-Purpose Rec PR 131 0 1080 116 1211 116

Rushing Yds Avg TD 4 4.0 0 37 7.4 1 41 6.8 1

KR Avg/G 326 38.4 521 134.9 847 88.6

LG 4 24 24

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Withrow High School in Cincinnati, Ohio … rated 134th on list of top 150 players nationally by CollegeFootballNews.com ... honorable mention pick on Detroit FreePress Best in the Midwest team ... made 23 solo tackles, 19 assists and four sacks as senior in 2005 for Withrow High School team in Cincinnati, Ohio, that finished 6-4, while playing mostly at defensive tackle ... had 43 tackles and 13 sacks as junior in 2004 ... started his football career as a safety, but moved to defensive end by his junior year ... participated in the National Football Foundation’s “Play It Smart” program, designed to apply life skills learned on the field to the classroom and the community … born April 3, 1988 ... high school coach was Doc Gamble … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters, double majoring in psychology and computer applications ... earned a 3.333 grade-point average in the ‘08 spring semester.

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CAREER STATISTICS Year 2008 2007 2006 Total

G-S 0-0 2-0 0-0 2-0

TT 0 0 0 0

Tackles UT AT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TFL 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0

Scks 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0

Fumbles FF FR 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0

BRANDON

WALKER

Kicker Junior • 6-3 • 202 Birthdate: 9-27-88 Findlay, Ohio. (Findlay)

PBU 0 0 0 0

INT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Walker’s Career Highs: Field Goals Made – 4 (vs. Pittsburgh, 2008) Field Goals Attempted – 6 (vs. Syracuse, 2008) Longest Field Goal Made – 48 (twice, once in 2008; once in 2007) PATs Made – 7 (vs. Hawai’i, 2008) PATs Attempted – 7 (vs. Hawai’i, 2008) CAREER: Notre Dame’s first left-footed kicker since Harry Oliver in 1981 improved drastically during his sophomore season and has his name etched in the school’s records book … converted 20 of 36 field goals (55.0 percent) and 61 of 62 point after touchdowns (PAT) (98.4 percent) in his Irish career … totaled 121 points over the past two seasons, most on the Irish … has currently made 58 straight PATs, fifth-best in school history (three makes behind fourth place; four conversions behind third) … ranks second all-time in career PAT percentage at Notre Dame … has made 13 of last 17 field goal attempts . 2008 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in 12 of Notre Dame’s 13 games (did not play vs. Boston College) and was Notre Dame’s primary placekicker… connected on 14-of-24 field goal attempts and was a perfect 39-for-39 on extra point tries … led the Irish in scoring with 81 points … became the ninth kicker in school history to (with a minimum of 20 attempts) to make every PAT … recorded the sixth-most points by a kicker in a season in school history … drilled six field goals from 40+ yards on the campaign … started slowly, converting just one of seven field goal attempts but finished making 13 of his last 17 kicks … went 3-for-3 on extra points and 2-for-2 on field goals including a 42-yarder in the win against Washington … made three more extra points in three tries and connected on four field goals in five attempts against Pittsburgh … converted on a career-best 48-yard field goal in the second overtime … was perfect on the day against Navy, converting all his extra point opportunities (three-of-three) and both of his field goal chances (28 yards and 36 yards) in the win … drilled a 41-yard field goal against USC in the regular season finale. 2007 (FRESHMAN): Played in 11 games during first season (did not play at Michigan) and served as the primary placekicker … made six of 12 field goals, including a long of 48 yards … converted 22 of 23 extra points and finished the season with a team-high 40 points … first left-footed field-goal kicker for Notre Dame since Harry Oliver in ‘81 … averaged 56.4 yards on 13 kickoffs … one of nine freshmen to pick up their first career action for the Irish in the season opener vs. Georgia Tech ... connected on his only fieldgoal attempt of the afternoon (24 yards) ... connected his only field-goal attempt (22 yards) vs. Penn State … also connected on first PAT of the season vs. Nittany Lions... kicked an Irish career-long field goal of 48 yards in third quarter vs. UCLA ... connected on a 28-yard field goal vs. Navy ... also made five PATs vs. the Midshipmen ... made a 28-yard field goal and was three for three on PATs vs. Air Force ... made four of four PATs vs. Duke.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated as the fifth-best punter in the nation by Scout.com ... received special mention all-state by the Toledo Blade as a punter following senior season ... named to the all-Northwest (Ohio) district first team as a kicker ... attempted only six field goals as a senior, making three including a 43-yarder, and converted 33 of 34 PATs in 2006 ... connected on 10 of 14 field goals as a junior, including a schoolrecord 50-yarder in the 2005 playoffs ... played for coach Mark Ritzler at Findlay ... attended the same high school as Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger ... full name is Brandon J. Walker ... born Sept. 27, 1988 ... son of Jim and Tina Walker ... enrolled in Mendoza College of Business. CAREER STATISTICS Field Goals Year G-S M-A Pct 2007 11-0 6-12 .500 2008 12-0 14-24 .583 Total 23-0 20-36 .555

LG 48 48 48

XP M-A 22-23 39-39 61-62

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME 2007 FGA FGM GT (9.1) 1 1 at PSU (9.8) 1 1 at UM (9.15) 0 0 MSU (9.22) 0 0 at PUR (9.29) 0 1 at UCLA (10.6) 2 2 BC (10.13) 0 1 USC (10.20) 0 1 Navy (11.3) 1 2 AF (11.10) 1 1 Duke (11.17) 0 1 at STAN (11.25) 0 1

LG 24 22 0 0 0 48 0 0 26 28 0 0

XPA 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 5 3 4 3

XPM Points 0 3 1 4 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 8 2 2 0 0 5 8 3 6 4 4 3 3

FGA FGM 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 2 5 4 0 0 2 2 6 3 1 1 0 0

LG 0 0 0 41 0 42 42 48 0 36 45 41 0

XPA 3 5 1 5 4 3 3 3 0 3 2 0 7

XPM Points 3 3 5 5 1 1 5 8 4 4 3 6 3 9 3 15 0 0 3 9 2 11 0 3 7 7

2008 SDSU (9.1) UM (9.8) at MSU (9.15) PUR (9.22) STAN (9.29) at UNC (10.6) at UW (10.13) PITT (10.20) at BC (11.3) vs. Navy (11.10) SYR (11.17) at USC (11.25) at Hawai’i

DEION

Pct .957 1.000 .984

WALKER

Att 13 1 14

Kickoffs Yds Avg 733 56.4 40 40.0 773 55.2

TB 0 0 0

Wide Receiver Sophomore • 6-2 • 188 Birthdate: 2-26-89 Christchurch, Va, (Christchurch)

CAREER: Speedy wide receiver did not participate during freshman year … helped the Irish defense with his role on the offensive scout team. 2008 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action during freshman campaign. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Participated in the Under Armour All-American Game in Orlando … considered the 22nd-best player in the nation and the third-best wide receiver prospect in the country by Sports Illustrated/TAKKLE.com … rated the 76th-best player by Tom Lemming and CSTV and the 14th-best wide receiver … touted by SuperPrep as the seventh-

best wide receiver in the nation and the third-best player in Virginia … ranked the 58th-best prospect by Scout.com as well as the 11th-best wide receiver in the nation and the second-best player in Virginia by the internet recruiting website … Rivals.com listed him as the seventh-best player in Virginia and 25th-best wide receiver in the country … posted 15 catches for 230 yards and two touchdowns in ’07 at Christchurch High School despite injury hampering senior campaign … named first-team all-state and firstteam all-conference following junior season … as a junior, helped lead the Fighting Seahorses to a 7-2 record and appearance in the VISFA division II state championship game where they lost to Saint Anne’s – Belfield School … in the 2006 state semifinal, helped Christchurch snap Liberty Christian Academy’s 34-game winning streak as he caught three passes for 130 yards and one touchdown while intercepting three passes to preserve the 10-7 victory … totaled 733 yards on 50 receptions with seven touchdowns as a junior … attended the Asheville (N.C.) School as a sophomore and played quarterback … passed for 1,800 yards as a sophomore … played for coach Ed Homer at Christchurch … named after former NFL player, Deion Sanders … his father Art is the offensive coordinator on the football team at Christchurch … became just the second student in the last 16 years to receive a scholarship to a Football Bowl Subdivision university (J’Courtney Williams, University of Virginia, 2007) … also played basketball for the Fighting Seahorses … as a junior, the basketball team was Virginia Prep League regular season runner-up but won the Prep League Tournament and made it to the state semifinals … named to the Virginia Prep League Tournament all-tournament team as a junior … also competed in track and field and was two-time state champion while living in North Carolina in the triple jump ... set the school record at Asheville School in the triple jump with a mark of 46’ 2 1/2” notable alumni of the college prep boarding school Walker attended include two Pulitizer Prize-winning authors (William Styron and Lewis Burwell Puller, Jr.) and the attorney general of Virginia … born Feb. 26, 1989 … son of Arthur and Bethany Walker.

DARRIN

WALLS

Cornerback Senior • 6-2 • 190 Birthdate: 6-20-88 Pittsburgh, Pa. (Woodland Hills)

Walls’ Career Highs: Tackles – 6 (vs. Duke, 2007) Tackles for a loss – 2 (vs. Navy, 2007) Interceptions – 1 (at Penn State, 2007) Pass Break Ups – 2 (twice in 2007) Forced Fumbles – 1 (twice in 2007) Touchdowns – 1 (at Penn State, 2007)

2006 (FRESHMAN): Exciting, young player who was used as both a cornerback and kick returner ... played in eight games during first year and made four tackles on defense ... returned five kickoffs for 84 yards with a long return of 28 yards ... covered All-American Calvin Johnson at Georgia Tech and helped limit him to two receptions for 16 yards in the second half ... returned two kickoffs for 44 yards with a long return of 28 yards against Purdue ... gained 40 yards on three kickoff returns vs. Stanford ... made 24 special teams appearances and collected 61:16 of playing time. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Woodland Hills High School in Pittsburgh, Pa. ... second-team defensive back on USA Today prep All-America squad for 2005 ... rated 32nd on list of top 100 prep players nationally by USA Today ... rated 29th on list of top 100 players nationally by Chicago Sun-Times ... first-team All-America defensive back by CSTV ... rated 51st on list of top 100 players in the nation by Dallas Morning News ... rated 25th on list of top 150 players nationally by CollegeFootballNews.com ... made 22 tackles, 14 of them solo, and one interception as senior in ‘05 ... rushed 29 times for 235 yards and four TDs in 2005 ... four-year letter-winner who finished with 124 career tackles, 80 of them solo, and 16 interceptions ... helped Woodland Hills Senior High School team in Pittsburgh, Pa., to ‘05 WPIAL Class 4A state title game where it lost 19-7 to McKeesport ... selected for U.S. Army All-American Bowl prep all-star game ... second-team pick as defensive back on Associated Press Pennsylvania all-state team ... picked to All-Class 4A team as defensive back by Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ... named to Tribune-Review Terrific 25 team ... rated 45th on ‘05 preseason list of top players nationally (and fifth among defensive backs) by The Sporting News ... one of seven cornerbacks on ‘05 national preseason top 100 list by CBS SportsLine.com ... made 53 tackles and six interceptions and also broke up 30 passes as junior in 2004, while also rushing for 550 yards and 11 TDs, and catching six passes for 230 yards and three TDs ... helped Woodland Hills to WPIAL title as freshman in 2002 ... from same high school that produced Jason Taylor (Miami Dolphin allpro) ... father Darrin Sr. played basketball at Waynesburg College where he’s the school’s all-time leading scorer ... born June 20, 1988 ... high school coach was George Novak ... enrolled in College of Arts and Letters. CAREER STATISTICS

CAREER: One of the top defensive players on the Irish roster looks to continue his growth from first two seasons of action … has appeared in 20 games and started 13 contests in his Notre Dame career … totaled 36 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 10 pass breakups, one interception and two forced fumbles … joins an experienced group of cornerbacks … started at left cornerback as a sophomore and was used in nickel situations during freshman season. 2008 (JUNIOR): Was not enrolled in University during first semester due to personal reasons. 2007 (SOPHOMORE): Recorded the fourth-most playing time on the defense as only Tom Zbikowski, David Bruton and Trevor Laws saw more time on the field … established career highs in every statistical category … finished year with 32 tackles (23 solos), 2.5 tackles for a loss, nine passes broken up, one interception and two forced fumbles … led the team with 10

passes defensed … appeared in all 12 games and started every game except UCLA … started for the third time in his career when he opened the season as the starting left cornerback vs. Georgia Tech … recorded two solo tackles while helping to limit the Yellow Jackets to 45.8 percent pass completion percentage … lifted the Notre Dame sidelines after returning an interception 73 yards for a touchdown at Penn State … touchdown was the first of the season for Notre Dame … in fourth career start recorded two tackles (solo; assist) for the Irish at Michigan (9/15) … made three tackles (two solo, one assist) vs. Purdue … recorded two solo tackles and two broken up passes vs. Boston College … made five tackles (four solo) and had one pass break-up vs. USC … recorded three tackles, including two for a loss of 17 yards and a forced fumble against Navy … forced a fumble and broke up a pass vs. Air Force … made six tackles (two solo; four assists) and a broken up pass vs. Duke … tallied four tackles and two passes broken up at Stanford … logged 330:26 of playing time with 68 special team appearances.

Year 2006 2007 2008 Total

G-S 8-2 12-11

TT 4 32

20-13 36

Tackles UT AT 4 0 23 9 27

TFL Scks 0.0-0 0.0-0 2.5-17 0.0-0 Did Not Play 9 2.5-17 0.0-0

CAREER RETURN STATISTICS Kickoff Year No. Yards Avg. TD 2006 5 84 16.8 0 CAREER GAME-BY-GAME 2007 TT UT *GT (9.1) 2 2 *at PSU (9.8) 2 2 *at UM (9.15) 2 1 *MSU (9.22) 2 1 *at PUR (9.29) 3 2 at UCLA (10.6) 0 0 *BC (10.13) 2 2

AT 0 0 1 1 1 0 0

LG 28

TFL 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0

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Fumbles FF FR 0 0-0 2 0-0

PBU 1 9

INT 0-0 1-73

0-0

1-73

Punt No. Yards Avg. 0 0 0.0

TD 0

LG 0

Scks 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0

PBU 0 0 1 1 0 0 2

INT 0-0 1-73 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

FF 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

FR 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

*USC (10.20) *Navy (11.3) *AF (11.10) *Duke (11.17) *at STAN (11.25)

5 3 1 6 4

4 2 1 2 3

1 1 0 4 1

0.0-0 2.0-17 0.0-0 0.5-0 0.0-0

DAN

0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0

WENGER

0 1 1 0 0

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

1 0 1 1 2

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Center Senior • 6-4 • 302 Birthdate: 3-16-88 Coral Springs, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas)

Thomas Aquinas roll up 4,606 total yards in ‘05 ... one of 19 offensive linemen on `05 national preseason top 100 list by CBS SportsLine.com ... prep teammate and classmate of fellow junior Sam Young ... first St. Thomas Aquinas player to head for Notre Dame since receiver Bobby Brown signed in 1995 ... born March 16, 1988 ... son of Ed and Debbie Wenger ... high school coach was George Smith ... enrolled in College of Arts and Letters, majoring in sociology. CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS 2006 DNP 2007 8-5 2008 13-13 Total 21-18

Time 154:35 378:45 532:20

GEORGE

WEST CAREER: Intelligent and gritty center that has started the last 15 games and helped the Irish win nine of those contests … key member in the pass-blocking improvement during 2008 season … one of four returning starters from ’08 offensive line … started 18 of the 21 games in his Irish career with his first three Notre Dame starts occurring at right guard. 2008 (JUNIOR): Started all 13 games for the Irish at center … blocked for an Irish offense that rushed for 122 yards and did not give up a sack in season opening victory over San Diego State … the start was the sixth of his career … protected QB Jimmy Clausen by not allowing a sack for the second consecutive game vs. Michigan … helped open up massive holes for the Irish rushing attack, which piled up 201 yards in victory over Purdue … assisted the Irish cause that piled up 459 total yards in the contest against Washington … helped the Irish offense amass 478 total yards in bowl game victory vs. Hawai’i. 2007 (SOPHOMORE): Made Notre Dame debut and wound up playing in eight games and starting five contests … started each of the first three games at right guard (Georgia Tech, Penn State and Michigan) and played in the last five contests including starting at center vs. Duke and at Stanford … did not play in games four through seven … played for the first time in his Notre Dame career when he started at right guard vs. Georgia Tech ... lined up next to his high school teammate, tackle Sam Young … made second appearance for the Irish in his career, starting at right guard vs. Penn State ... made third career start at Michigan ... missed Michigan State game due to injury ... did not see playing time vs. Purdue ... was brought in during the second half for a couple downs at the center position after John Sullivan was hit hard vs. Air Force ... made first career start at center for the Irish vs. Duke and helped the Irish record 414 total yards of offense and 220 rushing yards, both the second most in ’07 … started at center at Stanford and helped Robert Hughes eclipse 100 yards rushing for the second consecutive game … logged 154:35 of playing time with 14 special-teams appearances. 2006 (FRESHMAN): Promising center who was hampered by injury most of the year … named show team player of the week on at least one occasion after providing a good look for the first-team defense ... did not see any game action as a rookie lineman. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. ... rated 136th on list of top 150 players nationally by CollegeFootballNews.com ... a first-team offensive lineman on Florida Class 5A all-state team selected by Florida Sports Writers Association ... on list of next 20 players after first 20 that made 2005 Best of the South team by Tampa Tribune ... helped St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., average 41.3 points and 337.7 yards per game as senior in 2005 ... helped St. Thomas Aquinas to Florida Class 5A state title game in ‘05 on squad rated 10th in USA Today Super 25 final listing of top prep teams nationally ... selected for U.S. Army All-American Bowl prep allstar game ... selected for CaliFlorida Bowl all-star game ... first-team offensive lineman on South Florida Sun-Sentinel all-county team ... helped St.

Wide Receiver Senior • 5-10 • 196 Birthdate: 8-27-88 Spencer, Okla. (Northeast)

West’s Career Highs: Receptions – 4 (twice in 2007) Receiving Yards – 37 (at Purdue, 2007) Longest Reception – 20 (vs. Georgia Tech, 2007) Rushing Touchdown – 1 (vs. Purdue, 2006) Longest Rush – 11 (vs. Purdue, 2006) CAREER: Hampered by injuries in 2008, West looks to regain the form in 2009 he had when he started seven games as a sophomore in 2007 … quick and shifty wide receiver has totaled 24 receptions for 192 yards in his career and carried once for 11 yards and a touchdown … one of only two players in his class to appear in every game during first two seasons (Sam Young was the other) … also has been used as a returner where he’s averaged 21.0 yards on 13 kick returns and gained 20 yards on four punt returns. 2008 (JUNIOR): Appeared in five games (vs. Michigan, Purdue, Stanford, North Carolina and Washington) for the Irish on the year as a special teams player and reserve wide receiver … returned a punt three yards for his first game action on the year vs. Michigan … logged minutes at special teams vs. Purdue, Stanford, and North Carolina … tallied 39 all-purpose yards (33 return, six receiving) against Washington. 2007 (SOPHOMORE): Started his first game for the Irish vs. Georgia Tech ... had 29 yards receiving on two catches including a long reception of 20 yards vs. Tech … caught two passes for nine yards vs. Penn State ... made second career start for the Irish vs. the Nittany Lions ... recorded two receptions for a team high 23 yards vs. Michigan ... led Irish with 25 receiving yards on three catches vs. Michigan State ... made four receptions for 37 yards vs. Purdue ... recorded one reception for six yards vs. USC ... led the Irish in receptions with four catches for 24 yards and had his first kick return of the year for 22 yards vs. Duke … logged 18:52 of playing time with seven special teams appearances. 2006 (FRESHMAN): One of two freshmen to play in all 13 games … took only rush 11 yards on an end-around for a touchdown vs. Purdue … caught two passes for 14 yards, returned four punts for 20 yards and gained 251 yards on 12 kickoff returns … logged 18:52 of playing time and made 74 special teams appearances. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Northeast Academy in Oklahoma City, Okla. … Oklahoma Class 4A all-state pick as wide receiver in 2005 ... one of 10 players on Oklahoma Blue Chip list for

’05 by Daily Oklahoman ... first-team Oklahoma all-state selection as defensive back by OKPrepXtra.com ... caught 28 passes for 466 yards and five TDs in 2005, rushed 14 times for 97 yards and two TDs ... scored seven times on special teams, four on punt returns and three on kickoff returns – and was regarded as one of top kick returners in country ... made 44 tackles and four interceptions on defense in ’05 for Northeast Academy in Oklahoma City, Okla. ... caught 45 passes as junior in ‘04 for 809 yards and 10 TDs ... also picked off nine passes to go with 34 tackles as junior defensive back ... threeyear starter on both sides of the ball ... selected for Oklahoma Coaches’ AllStar game ... enrolled at Notre Dame in January 2006 … born Aug. 27, 1988 ... son of George and Theresa West ... high school coach was Ron Kroeger … enrolled in Mendoza College of Business, majoring in finance … earned a 3.067 grade-point average in ’07 fall semester. CAREER STATISTICS Receiving Year G-S Rec Yds 2008 5-0 1 6 2007 12-7 21 172 2006 13-0 2 14 Total 30-7 24 192

Avg 6.0 8.2 7.0 8.0

TD 0 0 0 0

Att 0 0 1 1

Punt Return Yds Avg 3 3.0 0 0.0 20 5.0 23 4.6

Kick Return Ret Yds Avg 1 33 33.0 1 22 22.0 12 251 26.0 14 306 21.9

TD 0 0 0 0

LG 33 22 33 33

Ret 1 0 4 5

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME Receiving 2007 Rec Yds *GT (9.1) 2 29 *at PSU (9.8) 2 9 *at UM (9.15) 2 23 *MSU (9.22) 3 25 *at PUR (9.29 4 37 at UCLA (10.6) 0 0 *BC (10.13) 1 3 USC (10.20) 1 6 *Navy (11.3) 0 0 AF (11.10) 1 5 Duke (11.17) 4 24 at STAN (11.25) 1 11

Avg 14.5 4.5 11.5 8.3 9.3 0.0 3.0 6.0 0.0 5.0 6.0 11.0

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

LG 20 5 14 14 15 0 3 6 0 5 8 11

Rec 2008 SDSU (9.6) UM (9.13) 0 at MSU (9.20) PUR (9.27) 0 STAN (10.4) 0 at UNC (10.11) 0 at UW (10.25) 1 PITT (11.1) at BC (11.8) vs. Navy (11.15) SYR (11.22) at USC (11.29) at Hawai’i (12.24)

Avg DNP 0.0 DNP 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

Year 2008 2007 2006 Total

Yds 0 0 0 0 6

0 0 0 0

Rushing Yds Avg 0 0.0 0 0.0 11 11.0 11 11.0

LG 6 20 9 20

0 0 0 6

TD 0 0 1 1

LG 0 0 11 11

HAFIS

WILLIAMS

Defensive Tackle Sophomore • 6-1 • 295 Birthdate: 2-6-89 Elizabeth, N.J. (Elizabeth)

CAREER: Did not make his Irish debut during freshman season but helped the team by challenging the starting offensive line in practice … strong defensive lineman will challenge for playing time this spring at defensive tackle. 2008 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action.

TD 0 0 0 0

LG 3 0 10 10

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL INFORMATION: Earned first-team New Jersey all-state recognition on the offensive line from the Associated Press following senior year … four-year starter who tallied 78 tackles in his senior year despite facing constant double and triple-teaming … rated by Rivals.com as the ninth-best player in New Jersey and the 35th-best defensive tackle in the nation … ranked the ninth-best player in the Garden State by Scout.com and the 38th-best defensive tackle in the country … selected the ninth-best player in New Jersey by SuperPrep … named a Rivals.com junior All-American following his third season in which he totaled 106 tackles and six sacks … also played offensive line and was named first-team all-conference there following his senior year … member of a state championship team as a junior and the defense he was part of pitched five shutouts … defeated Phillipsburg H.S., 14-9, to help the Minutemen claim the 2006 North II, Group IV state sectional championship … played for coach Chet Parlavecchio at Elizabeth High School … born Feb. 6, 1989.

IAN

WILLIAMS

Nose Tackle Junior • 6-2 • 310 Birthdate: 8-31-89 Altamonte Springs, Fla. (Lyman)

Williams’ Career Highs: Tackles – 11 (vs. Navy, 2007) Tackles for Loss – 2 (vs. Pittsburgh, 2008) CAREER: The most powerful defensive lineman on the Irish roster opens spring as the starting nose tackle … tallied 85 tackles through his first two seasons while starting nine of the 25 games he has appeared … one of just four members from his class to have played in every game of their Irish career (Armando Allen, Kerry Neal and Golden Tate are the others). 2008 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 games for the Irish, including seven starts (against Michigan State, Stanford, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Navy, Syracuse, and USC) … totaled 40 tackles on the year, including two tackles for a loss … also added a pass breakup on the year … registered a then season-high six tackles (solo, five assists) vs. Michigan State … made his third career start against the Spartans … anchored the Irish defense against Pittsburgh, earning his sixth career start and amassing a then season-high

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tying six tackles (five solo; assist) and two tackles for loss against the Panthers … had another huge game against Navy, amassing a then seasonhigh seven tackles (four solo; three assist) and helping hold Navy to just one third down conversion ... the start was the seventh of his career … led the Irish in tackles with eight (all assists) against Syracuse in the home finale … made his seventh start of the season (ninth of career) and tallied three tackles (two solo; assist) vs. USC … added a pass breakup in regular season finale vs. the Trojans. 2007 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in all 12 games – one of just four freshmen to do that – and started the final two games of the season (Duke and Stanford) … ranked sixth on the team and second on the defensive line in tackles though he came off of the bench most of the year … totaled 45 tackles with 19 solo stops and 1.5 tackles for loss … recorded the third most tackles by a freshman defensive lineman in school history (Ross Browner, 68 in ’73; Steve Niehaus, 47 in ’72) … made his Irish debut vs. Georgia Tech and recorded three tackles … notched three tackles and 0.5 tackle for loss at Penn State … tallied season-best four solo tackles at Michigan … registered three tackles vs. Boston College … established career best with 11 tackles vs. Navy … recorded six tackles including one tackle for loss vs. Air Force … made his first career start vs. Duke and tallied three tackles … started at Stanford and was credited with six tackles … logged 125:25 of playing time and made 22 special-teams appearances. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated 120th prep player nationally on ESPN 150 listing ... named to Florida Class 5A first-team all-state unit for 2006 as offensive lineman, as selected by Florida Sports Writers Association ... all-Central Florida first team as defensive lineman by Orlando Sentinel ... also a first-team defensive lineman on all-Seminole County team selected by the Sentinel ... rated 30th on list of top 50 Florida prospects at end of ‘06 by South Florida Sun-Sentinel ... listed 20th nationally among defensive tackles by CSTV ... had more than 40 tackles, 18 tackles for loss and 12 sacks as senior interior defensive lineman at Lyman High School in Longwood, Fla. ... three-year starter at that spot ... made 83 tackles as junior in ‘05, 23 tackles for loss, 12 hurries, four forced fumbles, two sacks, four fumble recoveries and four passes broken up ... helped Greyhounds to 8-3 mark in ‘05 and third straight district title as Lyman defeated Melbourne for first Florida playoff win in school history ... first-team Florida Class 5A allstate pick by FSWA as junior on defensive line in 2005 ... rated 95th best Southeast prospect on 2006 preseason basis by The Sporting News SchoolSports ... helped North team to 16-3 victory in December 2006 Florida North-South all-star game ... also competed in track ... played for Lyman coach Bill Caughell ... born Aug. 31, 1989 ... son of Natalie Williams ... enrolled in Mendoza College of Business. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2007 2008 Total

G-S 12-2 12-7 24-9

TT 45 40 85

Tackles UT AT 19 26 18 22 37 48

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME 2007 TT UT GT (9.1) 3 2 at PSU (9.8) 3 1 at UM (9.15) 4 4 MSU (9.22) 4 1 at PUR (9.29) 1 0 at UCLA (10.6) 1 1 BC (10.13) 3 3 USC (10.20) 0 0 Navy (11.3) 11 2 AF (11.10) 6 2 *Duke (11.17) 3 0 *at STAN (11.25) 6 3 2008 SDSU (9.6) UM (9.13) *at MSU (9.20) PUR (9.27) *STAN (10.4) *at UNC (10.11) at UW (10.25)

TT 0 1 6 1 1 3 2

UT 0 0 1 1 0 3 1

TFL 1.5-3 2.0-5 3.5-8

Scks 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0

Fumbles FF FR 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0

PBU 0 1 1

INT 0-0 0-0 0-0

AT 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 9 4 3 3

TFL 0.0-0 0.5-1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-2 0.0-0 0.0-0

Scks 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FR 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

INT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

AT 0 1 5 0 1 0 1

TFL 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0

Scks 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FR 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

INT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

*PITT (11.1) at BC (11.8) *vs. Navy (11.15) *SYR (11.22) *at USC (11.29) at Hawai’i (12.24)

6 1 7 8 3 0

5 1 4 0 2 0

1 0 3 8 1 0

2.0-5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0

SAM

0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0

YOUNG

0 0 0 0 0 0

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

0 0 0 0 1 0

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Offensive Tackle Senior • 6-8 • 330 Birthdate: 6-24-87 Coral Springs, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas)

CAREER: Notre Dame’s top returning offensive lineman enters his final season with the possibility of setting the school record for most starts in a career … has started all 38 games of his career and is the only Notre Dame offensive lineman to have started every game since his freshman year … became the first Irish offensive lineman to make his debut as a freshman in the season opener since freshmen regained eligibility in 1972 … veteran leader of the offense has more starts under his belt than any other player on the roster … started 28 games at right tackle and 10 games at left tackle in his career … started the first 15 games at Notre Dame at right tackle and started all 13 games in 2008 on the right side as well … one of four returning starters on the offensive line in 2009. 2008 (JUNIOR): Started all 13 games for the Irish on the offensive line (has started 38 straight games in his career) … blocked for a rushing attack that amassed 122 yards on the ground and did not allow a sack in season opening victory over San Diego State … protected QB Jimmy Clausen by not allowing a sack in consecutive weeks vs. Michigan … spearheaded the Irish run game which gained 201 yards vs. Purdue … opened up holes all day long as the Irish piled up 459 total yards in the contest against Washington … helped the Irish offense total 478 yards in Hawai’i Bowl game victory against Hawai’i. 2007 (SOPHOMORE): Started all 12 games for the Irish to push his consecutive games started streak to 25 ... opened the season at right tackle and moved to left tackle after the third game and started there the final 10 contests ... helped block for James Aldridge as he gained over 100 rushing yards vs. Michigan State and Navy ... opened up holes for Robert Hughes as he rushed for over 100 yards in the final two contests vs. Duke and at Stanford ... logged 310:08 of playing time and made 36 special-teams appearances. 2006 (FRESHMAN): Started all 13 games at right tackle for Notre Dame ... was the first Irish player to start the season opener on the offensive line since freshmen regained their eligibility in 1972 ... named a first-team freshman All-American by The Sporting News and Rivals.com ... helped open holes all season for Darius Walker as he eclipsed 1,000 rushing yards and provided protection for Brady Quinn as he surpassed 3,000 passing yards again ... logged 292:17 of playing time. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. ... first-team offensive lineman on USA Today prep All-America squad ... rated top lineman and one of 16 candidates for Parade All-America High School Player of the Year award ... one of 18 linemen on Parade prep all-star team ... rated 10th on list of top 100 prep players nationally by USA Today and Chicago Sun-Times ... rated ninth on list of top 150 players nationally by CollegeFootballNews.com ... rated 23rd on list of top 100 players in the nation by Dallas Morning News ... Gatorade Player of the Year for 2005 in Florida ... first-team All-America offensive lineman by CSTV ... rated fourth overall as one of six offensive linemen on Atlanta Journal-Constitution National Top 25 team ... rated fourth player overall (of 20) on 2005 Best of the South team by Tampa Tribune ...

selected for U.S. Army All-American Bowl prep all-star game ... selected for CaliFlorida Bowl all-star game ... a first-team offensive lineman on Florida Class 5A all-state team as junior in 2004 and again as senior in 2005 ... named South Florida Sun-Sentinel Class 6A-5A-4A player of the year ... helped St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., gain 4,606 total offense yards as well as 3,040 regular-season rushing yards during ‘05 season, as squad finished 10th on USA Today Super 25 list of top prep teams nationally ... didn’t permit a sack either of his junior or senior seasons while helping team to Florida Class 5A state semifinal each of those years ... rated 14th on preseason list of top players in the country (and second among offensive linemen) by The Sporting News ... one of 50 players and eight offensive linemen on preseason prep All-America team by Street & Smith’s ... one of 19 offensive linemen on ‘05 national preseason top 100 by CBS SportsLine.com ... high school teammate of fellow junior Dan Wenger ... born June 24, 1987 ... son of Tom and Kathy Young ... high school coach was George Smith ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business, double majoring in management-entrepreneurship and history. CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS 2006 13-13 2007 12-12 2008 13-13 Total 38-38

Time 289:17 310:08 380:41 980:06

2009 Notre Dame Signees E.J. Banks

CB • 5-11 • 181 Pittsburgh, PA (Montour)

Selected as first-team all-state defensive back in 2007 as junior and firstteam all-state special teams player in 2008 as senior … selected to Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Fabulous 22 as well as Pittsburgh Tribune-Reviews Terrific 25 as junior and senior … high school team was 12-1 and WPIAL Class AAA state runner-up and conference champion during his junior year … rated as 139th-best overall player according to SI/TAKKLE Top 200 … ranked 135th overall player in ESPNU150 and 13th among “athletes” according to ESPN … rated 43rd-best “athlete” according to Rivals.com … named 13th best player from Pennsylvania in Superprep’s Pennsylvania 35 … started at quarterback and safety beginning with his freshman year … passed for more than 1,000 yards in each season, as a sophomore (1,076), junior (1,235) and senior (1,027) … threw for career-high 10 touchdowns as a senior, after throwing for six during his junior campaign and seven as a sophomore … rushed for 1,015 yards and 14 TDs as a senior and 920 yards with 10 TDs during junior season in 2007 … tallied 50 tackles and four interceptions as junior in 2007 … also participated in basketball and track in high school … one of three early enrollees at Notre Dame, joining Zeke Motta and Tyler Stockton … comes from same hometown as former three-year Irish starting quarterback Tom Clements … played for head coach Lou Cerro at Montour High School … born Jan. 31, 1991 … son of Cardelle and Edgar Banks.

Alex Bullard

OL • 6-3 • 275 Franklin, TN (Brentwood Academy)

Selected to Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Super Southern 100 recognizing him as one of best 100 high school football players in combination of Georgia, Florida, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana and Tennessee … the Knoxville News Sentinel rated him second in its Top 10 in Tennessee … named to Division II all-state team by Tennessee Sportswriter’s Association following senior season … rated 171st overall player according to Scout.com … ranked the fifth-most agile offensive lineman and 15th-best offensive guard by Rivals.com … named fifth-best prospect in Tennessee in Rivals.com postseason prospect rankings by state … named third-best player in Tennessee according to Superprep’s Tennessee 24 … named first-team all mid-state as junior and senior by Nashville Tennessean … recorded 52 pancake blocks as junior at Brentwood Academy

… led high school team to Tennessee’s Division II Class AAA state championship game as senior in 2008 … helped high school team capture the 2007 Division II Class AAA state title as a junior with an 11-1 overall record … blocked for two running backs who combined for 1,736 yards in 2007… father was an offensive lineman with the Seattle Seahawks (1978-80) and at Jackson State … played for head coach Ralph Potter at Brentwood Academy … born March 20, 1991 … full name is Alex Eugene Bullard … son of Dorothy and Louis Bullard.

Carlo Calabrese

LB • 6-2 • 225 Verona, NJ (Verona)

Named to 2008 MaxPreps All-America second team … ranked 23rd among inside linebackers and the fourth-best run stopper by Rivals.com … named 11th-best prospect in the Rivals.com postseason New Jersey Top 30 … ranked 12th-best inside linebacker by ESPN … selected to Superprep AllAmerica team as the 30th-best linebacker nationally … rated as sixth-best player in New Jersey 35 by Superprep … rated 234th-overall player and 14thbest middle linebacker by Scout.com … named first-team all-state and New Jersey defensive player of the year as a senior at Verona High school … named second-team all-state, first-team all-group 1 and first-team all-Essex County as junior by Newark Star-Ledger, to go along with Essex County sophomore defensive player of the year … totaled 131 tackles and three sacks as senior … played quarterback and receiver on offense, catching 27 passes for 488 yards and four touchdowns his senior year … led team to New Jersey state championship in 2008 … recorded 104 tackles including 34 tackles for a loss, six sacks, three forced fumbles and two interceptions during junior campaign … rushed for 800 yards as starting quarterbacks during junior season in 2007 … recorded 53 tackles, 2.5 sacks and four fumble recoveries as sophomore in 2006 … named freshman defensive player of the year by Star-Ledger after tallying 50 solo tackles and three sacks in 2005 … played for head coach Lou Racioppe at Verona High School … born Nov. 25, 1990 … son of Annie and Carlo Calabrese.

Jordan Cowart

LS • 6-2 • 255 Plantation, FL (St. Thomas Aquinas)

Ranked as 66th overall “athlete” according to ESPN … strictly a long snapper in high school at St. Thomas Aquinas High School … made 370 long snaps during four-year high school career … member of 2007 and 2008 Florida Class 5A state championship teams … Raiders finished their season ranked first nationally by USA Today and ESPN Rise … high school teammate of fellow Irish signee Ben Turk … hails from same high school as current Notre Dame offensive linemen Sam Young and Dan Wenger … played for coach George F. Smith at St. Thomas Aquinas … born July 19, 1991 … son of Jodi and Gary Cowart.

Tyler Eifert

TE • 6-6 • 220 Fort Wayne, IN (Bishop Dwenger)

Named to Indiana Class 4A first-team all-state team as a defensive back in 2008 by Associated Press … named to Indiana Football Coaches Association Top 50 All-State team as tight end as senior … placed on all-Northeast Indiana first team by Fort Wayne Journal Gazette in 2008 … rated as 10thbest prospect in Indiana according to Rivals.com’s postseason state rankings … rated as 12th-best tight end in the country by ESPN … ranked 24th-best tight end according to both Rivals.com and Scout.com … recorded nine touchdowns on offense and 97 tackles as well as five interceptions, returning one for a TD on defense as a senior in 2008 … caught 33 passes for 586 yards and four touchdowns as a junior … received honorable mention allstate accolades as a junior in 2007 … tallied 40 tackles and three interceptions as a defensive back during junior season … logged minutes at tight end, wide receiver, linebacker and safety during senior season at Bishop Dwenger High School … led team to perfect record entering Indiana 4A state championship game in 2008 … Superprep named him 51st-best overall player in Midwest … as junior his quarterback was current Irish wide receiver John Goodman … played for head coach Chris Svarczkopf in high school … born Sept. 8, 1990 … son of Greg and Julie Eifert.

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Shaquelle Evans

WR • 6-1 • 203 Inglewood, CA (Inglewood)

Selected to play in U.S. Army All-American game in San Antonio … ranked 41st-overall player in ESPNU150 and fourth-best wide receiver … rated 44th-best player nationally and the eighth-best wide receiver in the country by Sporting News … dubbed the best playmaker in the west by Sporting News … named to the Western 100 following senior year by Tacoma News Tribune … ranked as 20th-best overall player according to SI/TAKKLE Top 200 … rated 36th in the Offense-Defense Top 100 … rated 127th-overall player according to Scout.com … ranked 160th in Rivals250 … named 17th-best overall prospect in California according to Rivals.com’s postseason state rankings … ranked as one of top 100 high school football prospects according to Tom Lemming of CBS College Sports … rated 39th in Athlon 2009 Consensus 100 … selected to Superprep All-America team as the ninthrated wide receiver … named to Superprep’s Far West 150, ranked as the seventh-overall player and best wide receiver in the area … lauded as the top wide receiver and sixth overall player in California by Contra Costa Times in 2009 class … named honorable mention for 2009 Long Beach PostTelegram’s Best in the West team … placed on all-state third team by CalHiSports.com following senior season … earned tri-player of the year award in Ocean League as senior ... caught 51 passes for 810 yards and 11 touchdowns as senior following his junior campaign in which he caught 37 passes for 700 yards and six TDs at Inglewood High School … participated in Hawaii Prep Football Classic, matching all-star team from the U.S. mainland against all-star team from Hawaii, as a member of the mainland team … played for head coach Charles Mincy at Inglewood High School … born March 7, 1991 … son of Kelisha Wright.

Dan Fox

LB • 6-4 • 219 Rocky River, OH (St. Ignatius)

Rated 13th-best outside linebacker by Rivals.com and 15th-best overall prospect in Ohio according to their postseason prospect state rankings … ranked as fourth-best outside linebacker and best in pass coverage according to OhioVarsity.com … named to Ohio All-Championship Team by Bill Greene and Dave Berk, who rank the best players in Ohio during championship weekend … selected to Division I second-team all-state squad by Associated Press … named third-team Division I-II all state by OhioVarsity.com … ranked 76th-best player in Midwest by Superprep … member of St. Ignatius High School state championship football team in 2008 … the Wildcats finished the season ranked 12th nationally by USA Today … intercepted one pass in 2008 state title game … recorded 76 tackles as junior, including nine tackles for loss and three interceptions … former high school teammate of current Irish players Robby Parris and John Ryan … played safety throughout prep career but is expected to play linebacker at Notre Dame … played for head coach Chuck Kyle at St. Ignatius … born March 17, 1991 … full name is Daniel Patrick Fox … son of Kathleen and Michael Fox.

Jake Golic

Zach Martin

OL • 6-5 • 270 Indianapolis, IN (Bishop Chatard)

Selected to play in 2009 Under Armour All-American game in Orlando … named to Best in Midwest team by Detroit Free Press as the fifth-best player and second-best offensive lineman (behind future classmate Chris Watt) in the Midwest … ranked as 107th-best prospect in the SI/TAKKLE Top 200 … rated 110th in ESPNU150 and 10th-best offensive tackle according to ESPN … named to Indiana Football Coaches Association Top 50 All-State team as an offensive lineman in senior year … selected first-team all-state in 2008 by Indianapolis Star and Associated Press … also named to Indianapolis Star’s 2008 Super Team … tallied 114 pancake blocks during senior campaign … first-team all-state selection as senior and junior … named to Bloomington Herald Times Junior All-State team as sophomore … selected to Bloomington Herald Times Top 33 team as junior and senior … selected as Superprep AllAmerican and 20th-best offensive lineman ... Superprep ranks him as 16thbest player in the Midwest … ranked as second-best prospect in the Rivals.com Indiana postseason rankings … member of Indiana Class 3A State Championship team as sophomore with 12-3 record … helped lead high school team to 14-1 record and second consecutive Indiana Class 3A state championship as junior in 2007 … started both ways as sophomore along offensive and defensive lines … recorded 73 tackles including five tackles for loss as defensive tackle during sophomore season in 2006 … father played football at Kentucky … played for head coach Vince Lorenzano at Bishop Chatard High School … born Nov. 20, 1990 … full name is Zachary Edward Martin … son of Pam and Keith Martin.

Zeke Motta

LB • 6-2 • 215 Vero Beach, FL (Vero Beach)

Participated in 2009 U.S. Army All-American Game in San Antonio … selected to play in Hawaii Football Prep Classic, featuring all-star team from the U.S. mainland against all-star team from Hawaii … Rivals.com ranked him 54th in Rivals100 rankings … rated the eighth-best overall prospect in Florida according to Rivals.com’s postseason prospect rankings by state … rated the 168th overall prospect in SI/TAKKLE Top 200 … ranked 179th overall player according to Scout.com … member of Florida Varsity Top 100 … named Class 6A first-team all-state in Florida in 2007 and first-team academic all-state in 2008 for Florida Class 6A football … named District 17 Player of the Year in 2007 and 2008 … named Superprep All-American as 25th-best linebacker nationally … ranked 13th among Florida’s best players according to Superprep’s Florida 110 … selected to the Jacksonville TimesUnion’s Florida Super 75 squad … tabbed the second-best outside linebacker in Florida by the Times-Union … named first-team Class 6A all-state as a senior … tallied 137 tackles including eight tackles for a loss and three sacks during senior campaign at Vero Beach High School… one of three early enrollees at Notre Dame, joining E.J. Banks and Tyler Stockton … played for head coach Gary Coggin at Vero Beach High School … born May 14, 1990 … full name is Ezekiel Edward Motta … son of Bill Motta, who was the defensive coordinator at Vero Beach High School.

TE • 6-4 • 220 Avon, CT (Northwest Catholic)

Participated in 2009 U.S. Army All-American game in San Antonio … named first-team all-state following senior season by Hartford Courant … ranked 88th in Offense-Defense Top 100 … Rivals.com ranked him as sixthbest player in Connecticut’s postseason rankings 2009 … named 10th-best player in New England 12 by Superprep … caught 43 passes for 613 yards and eight touchdowns as senior on offense at Northwest Catholic High School … made 32 tackles and recorded a sack defensively in 2008 … tallied 21 receptions for 410 yards and two TDs as a junior in 2007 … brother Mike Jr. currently plays for Notre Dame … father, Mike, and uncles Bob and Greg, all played for the Irish … played for head coach Mike Tyler at Northwest Catholic High School … born Dec. 25, 1990 … full name is Jacob Kenneth Golic … son of Mike Sr. and Chris Golic.

Theo Riddick

RB • 5-10 • 185 Manville, NJ (Immaculata)

Ranked 82nd in Offense-Defense Top 100 … member of Rivals250, ranking 242nd overall … 241st overall player in country according to Scout.com … named Superprep All-American, rating him as 23rd-best running back nationally … Superprep ranks him as seventh best player in New Jersey 35 … first-team all state performer senior year at Immaculata High School … selected third-team all-state running back during junior season by Newark Star-Ledger … Star-Ledger named him to first-team non-public school allstate squad after junior season …named second-team all-state performer as defensive back during sophomore campaign by Associated Press and Newark Star-Ledger … as junior carried 159 times for 1,192 yards and 13 touchdowns on offense and added 17 tackles on defense … tallied 1,352 yards and 23 TDs on 172 carries during sophomore season … added 13 catches for 157 yards offensively and five interceptions as safety on defense in 2006 sophomore season … ran for 217 yards in 2006 state championship game, leading his team to victory and perfect 12-0 season … added three TDs and an interception in the end zone with 57 seconds left to preserve victory in state championship … rushed for 4,042 yards and 52 TDs during high school career … ranked second in New Jersey preseason top 30 according to Rivals.com and fourth in its postseason rankings … played for head coach Pierce Frauenheim at Immaculata High School … born May 4, 1991 … son of Celeste Bell.

Tyler Stockton

NT • 6-1 • 290 Linwood, NJ (Hun School)

Selected to play in 2009 U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio … rated third-best defensive tackle in country by ESPN … ranked 17th in SI/TAKKLE Top 200 … ranked 32nd in ESPNU150 … rated as 121st overall player by Scout.com … Rivals.com ranked him 192nd in its Rivals250 … ranked top player in New Jersey in postseason state rankings according to Rivals.com … named to Superprep All-American team as 22nd-best overall defensive lineman … rated second among New Jersey’s top 35 players according to Superprep … named first-team all-state by the Newark StarLedger as a junior at The Hun School … Trenton Times named him all-area performer during junior season in 2007 … earned Mid-Atlantic Conference defensive player-of-the-year honors as junior … helped team to 9-0 record and recorded 68 tackles, 24 tackles for loss and nine sacks during junior campaign … one of three early enrollees at Notre Dame in 2009, joining E.J. Banks and Zeke Motta … played for head coach Dave Dudeck at The Hun School … born Feb. 11, 1990 … son of Naomi and Lyndon Stockton.

Nick Tausch

K • 6-1 • 180 Plano, TX (Jesuit)

Ranked as ninth-best kicker nationally according to Rivals.com … connected on nine of 15 field goals during senior season including made FGs of 51 and 53 yards… 22 of 41 kickoff attempts resulted in touchbacks as senior … opposing teams averaged 16.0 on kickoff returns in 2008 … participated in Hawaii Prep Classic, converting only field goal attempt from 37 yards and averaging 47.2 yards on four punts … named to Dallas Morning News Top 100 list for area players – the only kicker placed on the list … also named first-team all-area by the Dallas Morning News … placed on thirdteam all-state following senior year by the Texas Sports Writers Association … named to first-team all-district squad as both punter and placekicker as senior … attended same high school as former Irish star Omar Jenkins … father, Terry, played offensive line in the NFL for eight years (Minnesota, 1982-88; San Francisco 1989) and was with the 49ers team that won Super Bowl XXIV … brother, Eric, is a 280-pound offensive lineman who will sign with TCU on signing day … played for head coach Bob Wunderlick at Jesuit Prep … full name is Nicholas Andrew Tausch … son of Ela and Terry Tausch.

Manti Te’o

LB • 6-2 • 225 Laie, HI (Punahou)

Selected to play in 2009 Under Armour All-American game in Orlando … participated in Hawaii Prep Football Classic, which featured an all-star team from U.S. mainland against an all-star team from Hawaii … named 2008 High School Athlete of the Year by Sporting News … selected as defensive player of the year by USA TODAY … became inaugural high school recipient of the Butkus Award, given to the best linebacker in the country … two-time recipient of Hawaii Gatorade Player-of-the-Year award in 2007 and 2008 … Sporting News rated him the top defensive player in the nation and secondbest player in the country … rated second-best overall prospect in the ESPNU150 and best linebacker according to ESPN … ranked fifth nationally in SI/TAKKLE Top 200 for 2008 … rated third in 2009 Athlon Consensus 100 … ranked sixth nationally by Scout.com and its top linebacker prospect … Rivals.com ranked him as 12th-best overall player nationally and secondbest inside linebacker … rated as the best player in Hawaii according to Rivals.com’s postseason state rankings … listed seventh nationally in Chicago Sun-Times rating of top 100 players … Tom Lemming of CBS College Sports rated him as 12th-best all around player in his Top 100 … named to Superprep Elite 50 squad as 12th-best overall player and made Superprep AllAmerica team as second-best linebacker in the county … also named Superprep Farwest Defensive Player of the Year … named top overall prospect in the Offense-Defense 100 … top vote-getter among defensive players in Long Beach Press-Telegram’s 2009 Best in the West team … selected to Western 100 in 2008 by Tacoma News Tribune … named to 2008 MaxPreps All-America first-team defense as a senior … named 2007 defensive player of the year and first-team all-state linebacker by Honolulu StarBulletin … received first-team all-state and conference defensive player of the year honors as junior and senior by Honolulu Advertiser … as sophomore named 2006 second-team all-state linebacker by both Honolulu Advertiser and Honolulu Star-Bulletin as well as first-team all-conference … registered 129 tackles, 11 sacks, three forced fumbles, three interceptions, one which he returned for a touchdown and a blocked punt that he scored a touchdown on during his senior campaign … helped Punahou High School team capture its first ever state championship by racking up eight tackles, two sacks, three tackles for loss, and a forced fumble in title game en route to 38-7 victory … recorded 90 tackles and five sacks as junior in 2007 … named an Eagle Scout in 2008 and volunteers his time at Hawaii Special Olympics and Head Start Preschool program … attends President Barack Obama’s alma mater … played for head coach Kale Ane at Punahou School … born Jan. 26, 1991 … full name is Manti Malietau Louis Te’o … son of Ottilia and Brian Te’o.

Roby Toma

WR • 5-9 • 175 Laie, HI (Punahou)

Named 2008 Hawaii Co-Offensive Player of the Year by Honolulu Advertiser … also named first-team all-state by Advertiser … participated in Hawaii vs. Mainland All-Star Game … selected to play in 2009 Under Armour All-American All-Star Game … won best hands contest at Under Armour game … earned all-conference honors as junior and senior … led state as senior with 1,393 receiving yards and 15 receiving touchdowns … also returned kickoffs and played defensive back in certain situations … finished season with 19 total TDs … along with current Notre Dame signee Manti Teo, helped lead their high school to 12-1 record and first state championship … totaled 211 all-purpose yards in championship game, including seven receptions for 147 yards and a TD as the Buffanblu defeated Leilehua 38-7… named first-team all-state by Honolulu Star-Bulletin as junior after posting 35 receptions for 836 receiving yards with 13 TDs … totaled 992 allpurpose yards as junior … selected first-team all-conference in 2007 and 2008 … ranked eighth-best player in Hawaii by Rivals.com … named one of top 150 players in Superprep’s Far West (California, Hawaii, Nevada) rankings … played for head coach Kale Ane at Punahou School … born Feb. 23, 1991 … full name is Robert Joseph Toma … son of Tammy and Kenneth Toma.

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Ben Turk

P • 6-0 • 190 Davie, FL (St. Thomas Aquinas)

Scout.com ranks him as the third-best punter nationally … rated the sixth-best kicker in the country by Rivals.com … named first-team all-state for Class 5A following senior year … selected to Florida Super 75 squad by Jacksonville Times-Union and also tabbed the state’s top kicker by the TimesUnion … named first-team all-Broward County following senior season … averaged 41 yards per punt as a junior and 39 yards per punt during his senior campaign at St. Thomas Aquinas … landed 14 of his 28 punts inside the 20-yard line as a senior in 2008 … high school teammate of fellow Irish signee Jordan Cowart … attends same high school as current Irish offensive linemen Sam Young and Dan Wenger … nephew of current Houston Texans punter Matt Turk … helped his high school to a 29-1 record as a junior and senior and was a member of 2007 and 2008 Florida Class 5A state champions … the Raiders finished the 2008 season ranked first nationally by USA Today and ESPN Rise … played for head coach George Smith at St. Thomas Aquinas High School … born June 5, 1990 … son of Kelly and Tony Turk.

Chris Watt

OL • 6-3 • 280 Glen Ellyn, IL (Glenbard West)

Participated in 2009 U.S. Army All-American game in San Antonio … named to USA Today All-American team … placed on Parade All-America team following senior year … honored as the top high school recruit in the Midwest in the Detroit Free Press’ Best in the Midwest rankings … named to Tom Lemming’s 26-man All-America team … ranked 31st-best overall player and top overall offensive guard according to Scout.com … considered 35th-best player nationally and the fifth-best offensive lineman by Sporting News … rated as 68th-best overall prospect in the SI/TAKKLE Top 200 … ranked as 67th-best overall prospect in country according to Tom Lemming of CBS College Sports … Rivals.com ranks him as 77th-best overall player and second-best offensive guard … selected first-team All-American by MaxPreps in 2008 … ranked second in Illinois postseason Top 30 according to Rivals.com … named to Superprep All-American team as the third-best overall offensive lineman in the country … selected as an Elite 50 player, 40th overall, by Superprep … selected first-team all-state as senior by Illinois High School Football Coaches Association, Chicago Tribune and Champaign News-Gazette … named 2008-09 Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year … selected to Chicago Sun-Times’ all-area team as a senior … named special mention all-state as junior by Chicago Tribune and Champaign News-Gazette … Arlington Heights Daily Herald named Watt captain of 2008 all-area football team for DuPage County … named West Suburban Silver Conference Most Valuable Player in 2008 … recorded 118 pancake blocks as a junior and 107 as a senior despite missing two games due to an ankle sprain in 2008 … led Glenbard West High School to 12-1 record in 2008 … played three different positions along offensive line and never surrendered a sack … brother Kevin just completed his second season as a defensive end at Northwestern … played for head coach Chad Hetlet at Glenbard West High School … born Aug. 17, 1990 … son of Mary Pat and Rich Watt.

Cierre Wood

RB • 6-0 • 192 Oxnard, CA (Santa Clara)

Selected to play in 2009 U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio … named to USA Today All-American team … rated 10th-best overall player nationally and second-best running back by Sporting News … ranked 12thbest overall prospect and second-best running back in SI/TAKKLE Top 200 … rated 15th-best overall player and third-best running back in Tom Lemming’s Top 100 football prospects rankings … rated 17th-best player nationally by Chicago Sun-Times … ranked 76th in Rivals100 by Rivals.com and rated as the 8th-best running back prospect in the country … rated as eighth-best overall prospect in California according to Rivals.com’s postseason state rankings … ESPN ranks him as 25th-best overall player in ESPNU150 … rated as 54th-best overall player according to Scout.com … ranked 17th overall in the 2009 Athlon Consensus 100 … was the only running back selected to 2009 Long Beach Press-Telegram’s Best in the West first team … named to Western 100 by Tacoma News Tribune in 2008 … named first-team all-state by CalHiSports.com as a multi-purpose player following senior season … selected to 2008 all-Ventura County small schools football team … tabbed 2008 defensive back of the year … co-offensive player of the year in Tri-Valley League as senior … lauded as the top running back and 12th-best player in California by Contra Costa Times in 2009 class … named first-team all-Ventura County as junior … named Division IV state player of the year by Maxpreps.com … rated fourth in Offense-Defense Top 100 … selected Superprep All-American as the 14th-rated running back … named to the Superprep Far West 150 as 15th overall player and top pure running back in the area … rushed for 1,632 yards and 20 touchdowns and caught eight passes for 182 yards and four TDs as senior following 2,612 yards rushing with 34 TDs during junior year … posted 33 tackles, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries in 2008 … led high school team to first division title in 42 years as junior … also handled punting duties and played cornerback, recording 63 tackles and two interceptions in 2007 … tallied 1,407 rushing yards with 17 TDs rushes as a sophomore, to go along with 585 receiving yards on 16 catches with seven additional scores … also returned four kickoffs for TDs during high school career … named first-team all-area as sophomore by Ventura County Star … CalHiSports.com named him sophomore player of the year in 2006 … recorded 64 tackles on defense as sophomore … named second-team all state as junior in 2007 by CalHiSports.com … named offensive player of the year for CIF Southern Section Mid-Valley division after junior season … as special teams player in 2007 he returned seven punts for 373 yards, had seven kickoff returns for 307 yards and also kicked off five times resulting in three touchbacks … tallied 2,480 all-purpose yards as sophomore and named receiver of the year in Frontier League after averaging 37.2 yards per catch … played for head coach Fran Fredette at Santa Clara High School … born Feb. 21, 1991 … full name is Cierre Marcelle Wood … son of Valerie and Martine Robertson.

Notre Dame 21

San Diego State 13

Notre Dame, Ind. (Notre Dame Stadium) Sept. 6, 2008 NOTRE DAME, Ind. (AP) - Jimmy Clausen threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to Golden Tate moments after Notre Dame forced San Diego State to fumble in the end zone and the Fighting Irish rallied for a 21-13 victory on Saturday. San Diego State (0-2), a 21-point underdog which lost to an FCS team last week, appeared to be on the verge of an upset early in the fourth quarter. Brandon Sullivan was inches away from a 4-yard touchdown run and a twoscore lead for the Aztecs. But safety David Bruton jarred the ball loose and recovered it in the end zone to help the Irish (1-0) avoid an embarrassing loss. Clausen was 5-of-5 passing for 76 yards on the ensuing drive to rally the Irish to victory. Clausen added a game-clinching 6-yard TD pass to David Grimes with 2:08 left. Clausen, who also had a 22-yard TD pass to freshman Michael Floyd late in the first half, was 21-of-34 passing for 237 yards with two interceptions. Ryan Lindley carried San Diego State's offense, completing 29-of-59 passes for 274 yards with one interception and scoring a touchdown on a 1-yard keeper. The Irish defense made its share of mistakes. Defensive captain Maurice Crum was called for a flagrant pass interference, then three plays later on a late hit on the quarterback to keep a drive alive, although the Aztecs still didn't score. San Diego State did finally score, though, after Lindley connected with a Darren Mougey on a 43-yard pass play. Mougey, who had five catches for 97 yards, was wide open at 30 and was tackled at the 1 by Bruton. Lindley scored a play later on a keeper. The Aztecs went ahead 13-7 midway through the third quarter on an 80-yard scoring drive with Lindley completing 6 of 7 passes for 49 yards, capped with a 15yard pass to a diving Mougey in the back of the end zone. Lance Yoshida's pointafter attempt bounced off the right upright. Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis said he wanted the Irish to pound the ball, but they struggled against a makeshift San Diego State defensive line that had linebacker Russell Allen playing end because of injuries. On third-and-1 from the 35-yard line, Hughes was stuffed for a 4-yard loss by a blitz by Laolagi. Armando Allen was crushed by safety Corey Boudreaux at the end of a 22-yard run and fumbled. The Irish finished with 105 yards on 34 carries. The crowd of 80,795 was the sixth largest the Aztecs had ever played before. They have lost all six games, although they have had other close calls, losing 24-21 at No. 17 Michigan in 2004 and 16-13 at No. 2 Ohio State in 2003. Playing before its 200th straight sellout crowd and for the 400th time in Notre Dame Stadium, the Irish improved to 299-96-5 in the House that Rockne Built.

Scoring Summary San Diego State Notre Dame

1 0 0

2 7 7

3 6 0

4 0 14

F 13 21

Record: (0-2) Record: (1-0)

Second Quarter 5:32 SD Lindley 1 yd run (Yoshida kick), 2-44 0:29 1:14 ND Floyd 22 yd pass from Clausen (Walker, B. kick), 3-21 0:17 Third Quarter 8:31 SD Mougey 15 yd pass from Lindley (Yoshida kick failed), 9-80 4:31 Fourth Quarter 9:43 ND Tate 38 yd pass from Clausen (Walker, B. kick), 6-80 2:12 2:08 ND Grimes 6 yd pass from Clausen (Walker, B. kick), 11-55 6:30

FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

SD 19 15-71 274 59-29-1 74-345 0-0 3-5 4-50 2-16 9-30.2 1-1 11-100 29:08 5 of 16 0 of 1 2-3 0-0

ND 20 34-105 237 34-21-2 68-342 0-0 3-41 3-74 1-2 5-39.8 2-2 7-58 30:52 3 of 12 1 of 2 1-5 1-7

RUSHING: San Diego State-Sullivan 10-66; Henderson 2-12; Mougey 1-minus 1; Lindley 2-minus 6. Notre Dame-Allen 17-59; Hughes 16-54; Maust 1-minus 8. PASSING: San Diego State-Lindley 29-59-1-274. Notre Dame-Clausen 21-34-2-237. RECEIVING: San Diego State-Kawulok 9-60; Mougey 5-97; Wallace 4-40; Henderson 4-37; Brown 3-19; Sullivan 2-7; Umuolo 1-7; Shaw 1-7. Notre Dame Tate 6-93; Grimes 5-35; Hughes 3-32; Allen 3-18; Kamara 1-28; Floyd 1-22; Rudolph 1-5; Yeatman 1-4. INTERCEPTIONS: San Diego State-McKay 1-16; Holmes 1-0. Notre Dame-Neal 1-2. FUMBLES: San Diego State-Sullivan 1-1. Notre Dame-Hughes 1-1; Allen 1-1. SACKS (UA-A): San Diego State-None. Notre Dame-Crum 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): San Diego State-Laolagi 8-5; Milling 6-5; Holmes 6-1; Preston 2-3; Allen 3-1; Williams 1-3; Soto 1-3; Boudreaux 1-3; Moore 2-1; Campbell 2-1; McKay 2-0; Lawson 1-1; Perez 1-1; Sandford 1-1; Hemmings 1-0; Stahovich 1-0; Louis 1-0; Armstrong 0-1; Davis 0-1; Sokoloski 0-1. Notre Dame-McCarthy 10-4; Bruton 7-0; Lambert 6-0; Brown, S. 4-2; Crum 3-3; Smith, B. 4-0; Smith, H. 3-0; Neal 1-2; Anello 2-0; Fleming 1-0; Kamara 1-0; Richardson 1-0; Ryan 1-0; Johnson 0-1.

Safety David Bruton tallied seven tackles but made the key play of the game when he forced and recovered a fumble on the Notre Dame goal line.

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Notre Dame 35

Michigan 17

Notre Dame, Ind. (Notre Dame Stadium) Sept.13, 2008 NOTRE DAME, Ind. (AP) - A busted up knee could hardly put a damper on this day for Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis. "We definitely showed up against a good opponent and it's sweet," said Weis, on crutches most of the game after tearing the ACL and MCL in his left knee Saturday when he was hit in the second quarter along the sideline. "This was a big win for our program and our kids." Ripping a page out of the playbook that Michigan used for consecutive wins over the Irish the past two seasons, Notre Dame took advantage of mistakes by the Wolverines to jump to a three-touchdown lead. Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez said his team's six turnovers were too much to overcome. "I don't think we're that far off. We've just got to play better," he said. "I've said it many times, we're not good enough to play poorly and win. We're not right now." Jimmy Clausen, who was sacked eight times by the Wolverines last year, was 10-of21 passing for 147 yards with two touchdown passes, two interceptions and he wasn't sacked. Robert Hughes ran for two touchdowns for the Irish. After losing 38-0 and 47-21 to the Wolverines the past two seasons, Clausen said the victory Saturday was big. "It feels great. I was talking to a bunch of the guys before the game, I said, 'Remember what we felt like last year after this game. That's not going to happen again."' Weis was hurt when Irish defensive end John Ryan, who is 6-5, 264 pounds, was blocked and crashed into Weis in the leg. The coach was looking in the other direction because the ball carrier had run past him. "Tommy Brady's got nothing on me," Weis joked afterward about the injured New England Patriots' quarterback. Weis will have surgery on his knee in the next few days. "I feel like an athlete. First time in my life," he said. The Irish scored their first two touchdowns off turnovers and went ahead 21-0 in the first quarter. "Neither one of us, is really built at this time to play from behind in a significant margin," Weis said. "Because the question was for everyone. It wasn't just for media. It was for coaches, it was for players, for everyone. Where are we going to go from here?" he said. Linebacker Brian Smith, who returned a fumble recovery 35 yards for the only touchdown of the second half early in the fourth quarter, said the Irish showed they are an improved team. "Last year at Michigan, we were embarrassed as a team. We remembered that as we were training and getting ready for the season," Smith said. The victory came on the same day Notre Dame honored former coach Lou Holtz by dedicating a statue of him before the game. Members of his 1988 national team, Notre Dame's last title winner, also were on hand for the victory. "Today it was not Lou, it was not the '88 team, it was those guys in that locker room stepping up and earn the respect that (senior linebacker) Mo Crum was talking about last night at the pep rally," Weis said. "We had a bunch of guys that stepped up and said we want to make a statement that Notre Dame's not just some garbage school out there." This year it was the Wolverines who left the game wondering where they go from here. "Michigan football will be back," Rodriguez said. "All the naysayers out there, I'm disappointed but I'm not discouraged. Michigan football will be back." The second half was played in a steady rain as the Wolverines made four of their six turnovers. "You can't blame the conditions," said Steven Threet, who was 16-of-23 passing for 175 yards and a touchdown with no interceptions for Michigan. Sam McGuffie ran for 131 yards on 25 carries and had four catches for 47 yards and a touchdown. The Wolverines moved the ball better than they did in their first two games in Rodriguez's spread offense. They just couldn't hold on to it. "I don't think we're that far off. We've just got to play better. I've said it many times, we're not good Running back Robert Hughes recorded sea- enough to play poorly and win," he son-highs of 19 rushes for 79 yards and two said. "We're not right now."

Scoring Summary Michigan Notre Dame

1 7 21

2 10 7

3 0 0

4 0 7

F 17 35

Record: (1-2) Record: (2-0)

First Quarter 11:52 ND Hughes 2 yd run (Walker, B. kick), 3-11 0:50 11:00 ND Kamara 10 yd pass from Clausen (Walker, B. kick), 3-14 0:52 4:51 ND Tate 48 yd pass from Clausen (Walker, B. kick), 1-63 0:15 1:56 UM McGuffie 40 yd pass from Threet (Lopata kick), 7-75 2:55 Second Quarter 11:53 UM Lopata 23 yd field goal, 8-67 3:21 8:47 ND Hughes 1 yd run (Walker, B. kick), 6-87 3:06 5:41 UM Grady 7 yd run (Lopata kick), 7-60 3:06 Fourth Quarter 14:50 ND Smith, B. 35 yd fumble recovery (Walker, B. kick)

UM 21 42-159 229 28-19-2 70-388 0-0 2--2 5-57 2-0 4-52.8 7-4 7-79 32:12 4 of 12 1 of 2 2-4 0-0

ND 14 34-113 147 21-10-2 55-260 1-35 2-12 4-58 2-80 6-43.8 3-0 3-38 27:48 3 of 12 0 of 2 3-4 0-0

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING: Michigan-McGuffie 25-131; Mesko 1-13; Threet 5-8; Shaw 2-5; Grady 4-4; Minor 3-1; Brown 1-0; TEAM 1-minus 3. Notre Dame-Hughes 19-79; Aldridge 9-28; Clausen 2-5; Allen 2-4; TEAM 2-minus 3. PASSING: Michigan-Threet 16-23-0-175; Sheridan 3-5-2-54. Notre Dame-Clausen 1021-2-147. RECEIVING: Michigan-Odoms 6-56; McGuffie 4-47; Mathews 4-46; Stonum 3-35; Babb 2-45. Notre Dame-Tate 4-127; Floyd 2-10; Kamara 1-10; Grimes 1-3; Parris 1-0; Hughes 1-minus 3. INTERCEPTIONS: Michigan-Trent 2-0. Notre Dame-Gray 1-41; Bruton 1-39. FUMBLES: Michigan-Threet 2-1; Cissoko 1-0; Shaw 1-1; Grady 1-1; Minor 1-1; Warren 1-0. Notre Dame-Tate 1-0; Aldridge 1-0; Clausen 1-0. SACKS (UA-A): Michigan-None. Notre Dame-None. TACKLES (UA-A): Michigan-Trent 4-5; Brown 3-5; Warren 3-4; Thompson 3-4; Ezeh 2-4; Harrison 0-6; Jamison 2-2; Mouton 0-4; Johnson 1-2; Graham 1-1; Van Bergen 02; Sheridan 1-0; Butler 1-0; Molk 1-0; Woolfolk 1-0; Johnson 0-1; Martin 0-1; Leach 01; Fitzgerald 0-1; Williams 0-1; Stewart 0-1; Taylor 0-1. Notre Dame-Bruton 10-5; McCarthy, K. 7-3; Smith, B. 2-4; Crum 3-2; Brown, J. 2-2; Kuntz 3-0; McNeil 2-1; Anello 2-1; Fleming 1-3; Neal 1-2; Blanton 2-0; Lambert 2-0; Brown, S. 1-1; Williams 1-0; Gordon 1-0; Smith, H. 1-0; Quinn 1-0; Ryan 0-1; Johnson 0-1; Richardson 0-1; Washington, Kevin 0-1.

rushing touchdowns to help the Irish roll past Michigan.

Michigan State 23

Notre Dame 7

East Lansing, Mich. (Spartan Stadium) Sept. 20, 2008 EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Javon Ringer ran for 201 yards and two touchdowns on 39 carries, carrying Michigan State to a 23-7 win over Notre Dame on Saturday. Michigan State (3-1) took a 13-0 lead into the fourth quarter, then sealed the victory by handing off to Ringer on all seven plays of a 77-yard drive that he capped with his second score with 2:16 left. The Irish (2-1) turned the ball over three times and missed two field goals, hurting their chances of starting 3-0 for the first time since 2002 and the second time in 12 years. Jimmy Clausen was 24-of-41 for 242 yards with a TD and two interceptions, one in the end zone on a play that was overturned by a video review. Clausen was sacked three times - after not being sacked once in the first two games - and was hurried and hit numerous times. Brandon Long was credited with 2 1/2 sacks. Michael Floyd caught a 26-yard TD pass early in the fourth quarter, getting Notre Dame within six points, after fumbling at the Michigan State 20 early in the third. Brandon Walker missed two field goals. A 51-yard kick sailed right in the second quarter and a 41-yard kick went left after a high snap with 5:50 to go in the game, ruining a chance to get within six. Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis was on the sideline without crutches, wearing a brace under his blue slacks that protected his right knee that was injured in last week's win over Michigan. Ringer led the nation with nine touchdowns and 104 carries after three games, coming off career highs with 43 carries and 282 yards in a shutout win over Florida Atlantic. He took another step toward stardom with his performance against an Irish team geared to stop him and his highlight of the day was a 63-yard run that set up his second TD. The Spartans got off to a good start, limiting Notre Dame to minus-5 yards on its first two drives and kicking a field goal on their opening possession. Clausen's up-for-grabs pass in the end zone to a double-covered Duval Kamara was ripped away by safety Otis Wiley on Notre Dame's third drive. It was originally ruled incomplete but overturned by replay. Clausen threw another poor pass in the second quarter and it was picked off by Wiley at the Notre Dame 22, setting up Ringer's first TD. Brett Swenson kicked his second field goal with in the third quarter, putting the Spartans ahead 13-0. That proved to be enough scoring for the Spartans, who have won three straight after losing the opener at California

Scoring Summary Notre Dame Michigan State

1 0 3

2 0 7

3 0 3

4 7 10

F 7 23

Record: (2-1) Record: (3-1)

First Quarter 11:14 MS Swenson 45 yd field goal, 6-24 1:44 Second Quarter 3:28 MS Ringer 1 yd run (Swenson kick), 9-22 3:42 Third Quarter 5:32 MS Swenson 26 yd field goal, 12-77 5:18 Fourth Quarter 14:51 ND Floyd 26 yd pass from Clausen (Walker, B. kick), 8-75 2:34 9:10 MS Swenson 23 yd field goal, 11-54 5:35 2:16 MS Ringer 1 yd run (Swenson kick), 7-77 3:34 Team Statistics FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

ND 18 22-16 242 41-24-2 63-258 0-0 3-23 5-147 0-0 5-40.8 3-1 5-24 26:15 6 of 13 0 of 1 0-2 0-0

MS 16 43-203 143 26-12-0 69-346 0-0 1-10 2-47 2-0 5-45.2 1-1 6-65 33:45 6 of 15 1 of 1 4-4 3-34

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING: Notre Dame-Tate 1-24; Aldridge 4-13; Hughes 5-9; Allen 6-8; TEAM 1minus 7; Clausen 5-minus 31. Michigan State-Ringer 39-201; Hoyer 2-6; TEAM 2minus 4. PASSING: Notre Dame-Clausen 24-41-2-242. Michigan State-Hoyer 12-26-0-143. RECEIVING: Notre Dame-Floyd 7-86; Tate 5-83; Allen 5-20; Parris 4-22; Rudolph 2-29; Yeatman 1-2. Michigan State-Dell 4-80; White 2-19; Celek 2-15; Cunningham 1-22; Curry 1-4; Hawken 1-3; Ringer 1-0. INTERCEPTIONS: Notre Dame-None. Michigan State-Wiley 2-0. FUMBLES: Notre Dame-Floyd 1-1; TEAM 1-0; Clausen 1-0. Michigan State-Ringer 1-1. SACKS (UA-A): Notre Dame-None. Michigan State-Long 2-0; Anderson 0-1; Rucker 01. TACKLES (UA-A): Notre Dame-Smith, B. 4-6; Bruton 3-7; McCarthy, K. 1-8; Crum 44; Lambert 2-6; Smith, H. 1-5; Williams, I. 1-5; Gray, G. 4-0; McNeil 1-3; Blanton 1-2; TEAM 2-0; Kuntz 1-1; Brown, J. 0-2; Quinn 1-0; Smith, S. 1-0; Ryan 0-1; Neal 0-1; Fleming 0-1. Michigan State-Jones 6-3; Rucker 4-5; Decker 2-6; Fortener 5-2; Wiley 32; Long 2-3; Weaver 4-0; Denson 2-0; Adams 2-0; Ware 1-1; Hyde 1-1; Kershaw 0-2; Jordan 1-0; Allison 0-1; Gordon 0-1; Henderson 0-1; Anderson 0-1; Robinson 0-1.

Linebacker Brian Smith tied for team-high honors with 10 tackles at Michigan State and registered one tackle for loss and forced a Javon Ringer fumble.

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Notre Dame 38

Purdue 21

Notre Dame, Ind. (Notre Dame Stadium) Sept. 27, 2008 NOTRE DAME, Ind. (AP) - Notre Dame's offense answered coach Charlie Weis' challenge. The Fighting Irish put together their most productive third quarter of the season, scoring three touchdowns behind Jimmy Clausen's passing and Armando Allen Jr.'s running, in a 38-21 victory over Purdue on Saturday. Notre Dame hadn't scored in the third quarter this season and were tied 14-14 with Purdue at halftime. "Basically I told them, 'This is the most important drive of the season here,"' Weis said of the opening drive of the second half. "Because that game could have gone either way at that point." Notre Dame (3-1), which entered the game averaging 78 yards rushing a game rushing, ran for 90 yards in the third quarter against Purdue (2-2). Allen Jr., who ran for a career-high 134 yards on 17 carries, had a 21-yard run to set up his 16-yard TD run. He then had two runs of 21 yards on the next possession to help set up Notre Dame's next score, a 5-yard pass from Clausen to Kyle Rudolph. Clausen passed for a career-high 275 yards and three touchdowns. When Purdue cut the lead to one touchdown on a 54-yard TD pass from Curtis Painter to Desmond Tardy, the Irish answered with a 30-yard TD from Clausen to David Grimes. "The response they had in the third quarter was probably the probably the most significant part of this football game," Weis said. Tardy had 10 catches for 175 yards. The Irish ran for 201 yards on 40 carries. Purdue coach Joe Tiller said because of his team's lack of depth at linebacker he wasn't surprised to see the Irish run the ball so often. "We played an awful lot of nickel defense, and if I'm coaching against a team that's going to play nickel all the time, I'm going to run it. At least I'm going to run it more than I normally run," he said. The Boilermakers fell to 1-15 at Notre Dame Stadium since 1976. The loss also left Tiller, who is retiring after the season, with a 5-7 record against the Irish. Purdue had lost 11 straight to Notre Dame before Tiller arrived. Allen, who had run for 71 yards on 24 carries coming into the game, had the five longest runs of his career. "I said, 'Where you've been?" Weis said. Allen said, "It feels great to go out there and prove to people what I'm capable of." Irish guard Eric Olsen said it wasn't surprising. "He has great vision, and for his size, he has great power," Olsen said. "When he gets his legs churning it's hard to bring him down." Clausen's previous career-high was 246 yards passing against Air Force. Michael Floyd added six catches for 100 yards and Golden Tate caught a touchdown pass. Weis said Clausen made good decisions and threw the ball away when he needed to. "It seemed like every ball we had a chance of making a play on. I thought he had a good day," Weis said. Clausen, using a no-huddle offense, was 20-of-35 passes with no interceptions, "I know I'm capable of doing stuff like this, it was just a matter of time and preparation and practice," Clausen said. Purdue linebacker Anthony Heygood said the Boilermakers just gave up too many big plays. "We're a talented defense and we know we can play much, much better than we did today," he said. Painter was 29-of-55 passing for 359 yards and two touchdowns for Purdue as he kept the Irish off balance in the first half. But the Irish defense came up with some big plays, including a 47-yard interception return by cornerback Robert Blanton. "We missed some opportunities early," Painter said. "We got behind a team that was doing some things well and really had Running back Armando Allen tallied a to take advantage of those opportunities." career-high 134 rushing yards on 17 Weis said the win was big for the Irish. carries and recorded his first colle"The confidence continues to grow," giate rushing touchdown vs. the he said. "I'd say it's huge." Boilermakers.

Scoring Summary Purdue Notre Dame

1 7 0

2 7 14

3 7 21

4 0 3

F 21 38

Record: (2-2) Record: (3-1)

First Quarter 9:04 PUR Sheets 22 yd run (Summers kick), 8-59 4:16 Second Quarter 9:56 ND Blanton 47 yd interception return (Walker, B. kick) 4:46 PUR Valentin 3 yd pass from Painter (Summers kick), 14-78 5:10 2:35 ND Tate 6 yd pass from Clausen (Walker, B. kick), 6-65 2:11 Third Quarter 12:56 ND Allen 16 yd run (Walker, B. kick), 5-81 2:04 6:37 ND Rudolph 5 yd pass from Clausen (Walker, B. kick), 11-78 4:56 5:24 PUR Tardy 54 yd pass from Painter (Summers kick), 4-64 1:13 1:24 ND Grimes 30 yd pass from Clausen (Walker, B. kick), 9-54 4:00 Fourth Quarter 10:26 ND Walker, B. 41 yd field goal, 9-64 3:55 Team Statistics FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

PU 23 17-103 359 55-29-1 72-462 0-0 1-9 7-97 0-0 4-39.0 0-0 5-43 24:34 6 of 14 0 of 2 1-3 1-8

ND 23 40-201 275 35-20-0 75-476 0-0 1--1 4-105 1-47 2-46.5 0-0 6-44 35:26 6 of 14 3 of 4 3-4 0-0

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING: Purdue-Sheets 13-87; Siller 2-6; Halliburton 1-5; Painter 1-5. Notre DameAllen 17-134; Aldridge 8-34; Hughes 9-26; Clausen 5-8; TEAM 1-minus 1. PASSING: Purdue-Painter 29-55-1-359. Notre Dame-Clausen 20-35-0-275. RECEIVING: Purdue-Tardy 10-175; Orton 9-90; Sheets 5-56; Smith 2-24; Whittington 1-8; Valentin 1-3; McKey 1-3. Notre Dame-Floyd 6-100; Tate 5-64; Grimes 4-65; Rudolph 3-32; Allen 1-9; Kamara 1-5. INTERCEPTIONS: Purdue-None. Notre Dame-Blanton 1-47. FUMBLES: Purdue-None. Notre Dame-None. SACKS (UA-A): Purdue-Neal 1-0. Notre Dame-None. TACKLES (UA-A): Purdue-Heygood 5-6; Holland 2-9; Williams 2-6; McKinley 3-4; Mclean 1-4; Neal 1-4; Kerrigan 2-2; King 1-3; Golding 1-3; Baker 1-2; Pender 2-0; Brown 1-1; Adams 0-2; Mondek 0-2; Guynn 0-2; Magee 0-2; Wolf 1-0; Wiggs 1-0; Lindsay 1-0; Martin 1-0; Dierking 1-0; Halliburton 1-0. Notre Dame-Bruton 4-2; Kuntz 3-3; Crum 1-5; Blanton 5-0; McCarthy, K. 4-1; Smith, B. 1-4; Gray, G. 4-0; Lambert 31; McNeil 2-1; Smith, S. 2-1; Anello 1-2; Smith, H. 2-0; Brown, S. 1-1; Williams 0-2; Fleming 0-2; Johnson 0-2; Neal 1-0; Gordon 0-1; Ryan 0-1; Quinn 0-1.

Notre Dame 28

Stanford 21

Notre Dame, Ind. (Notre Dame Stadium) Oct. 4, 2008 NOTRE DAME, Ind. (AP) - Jimmy Clausen threw for a career-high 347 yards and three touchdown passes and Notre Dame held on for a 28-21 victory over Stanford on Saturday. Notre Dame's seventh straight victory over the Cardinal (3-3) looked as if it was going to be a rout when the Fighting Irish (4-1) were up 28-7 in the fourth quarter. Stanford made a late run behind Tavita Pritchard. He threw a 1-yard pass to Jim Dray and a 10-yard TD pass to Doug Baldwin with 6 minutes left to close to within a touchdown. The Cardinal got the ball back on their own 2 with 3:34 left, but couldn't mount a drive. They had one last chance with 8 seconds left, but fumbled the ball and Pat Kuntz recovered to end the game. The Irish won their fifth straight home game. The Cardinal haven't won at Notre Dame Stadium since 1992. It was the second straight career-best performance for Clausen, who threw for 275 yards a week earlier against Purdue. He was much more efficient against the Cardinal, however, completing 29-of-40 passes with no interceptions. He had a 21yard touchdown pass to Armando Allen Jr., a 48-yard scoring pass to Michael Floyd and a 16-yard TD pass to Kyle Rudolph. Floyd had five catches for 115 yards for the Irish and Allen had seven catches for 66 yards and also scored on a 3-yard run as the Irish were held to 83 yards rushing. The 29 completions also were a career-high for Clausen. After rushing for 107 yards in the first quarter, Stanford managed just 22 yards running in the second and third quarters. The Cardinal finished with 161 yards rushing on 37 carries, led by Toby Gerhart's 104 on 13. Pritchard was 18-of-28 passing for 182 yards, including 10-of-11 for 106 yards and two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Gerhart, who left the game last week against Washington with a mild concussion, scored on a 1-yard TD run. The Cardinal were slowed in the first half by three interceptions thrown by Pritchard and eight penalties for 51 yards. The Irish took control with two second-quarter touchdowns, sandwiched around an interfering with a fair catch call, to move ahead 21-7. On the first drive, Clausen completed 5-of-6 passes for 65 yards and a pass interference call put the ball on the 2. Allen then raced between two Cardinal defenders to give the Irish a 14-7 lead. The Irish defense then held Stanford to a three-and-out. On the punt, Allen signaled a fair catch and raced up to catch it, but Nate Wilcox-Fogel got in the way. The ball hit Allen and Stanford's Will Powers picked it up and began running for the end zone, but officials called the interference penalty. Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh was irate, throwing down his play card and tossing his hat, because he thought Wilcox-Fogel was blocked into Allen. The Irish got the ball on the Stanford 48. On third-and-8, Clausen threw a long pass that Floyd caught at the 5 and ran in untouched after Stanford cornerback Wopamo Osaisai fell, giving the Irish a two-touchdown lead. The Irish made it 28-7 on Rudolph's TD catch. Stanford moved the ball well on its first three possessions, but the first two ended in interceptions by David Bruton and Kuntz. The Irish defense, which entered the game with one sack in four games, had five against the Cardinal.

Strong safety Kyle McCarthy led the Irish with 14 tackles, including one tackle for a loss, and added one interception vs. Stanford.

Scoring Summary Stanford Notre Dame First Quarter 7:56 ND

1 0 7

2 7 14

3 0 7

4 14 0

F 21 28

Record: (3-3) Record: (4-1)

Allen 21 yd pass from Clausen (Walker, B. kick), 9-80 5:03

Second Quarter 10:51 STAN Gerhart 1 yd run (Zagory kick), 14-95 7:02 6:12 ND Allen 3 yd run (Walker, B. kick), 9-73 4:39 3:40 ND Floyd 48 yd pass from Clausen (Walker, B. kick), 3-48 0:58 Third Quarter 4:30 ND Rudolph 16 yd pass from Clausen (Walker, B. kick), 7-75 4:22 Fourth Quarter 10:06 STAN Dray 1 yd pass from Pritchard (Zagory kick), 7-72 2:48 6:00 STAN Baldwin 10 yd pass from Pritchard (Zagory kick), 5-36 2:02 Team Statistics FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

STAN 20 37-161 182 28-18-3 65-343 0-0 4-46 5-111 0-0 3-42.0 1-1 9-56 26:40 2 of 9 0 of 1 3-3 1-12

ND 20 27-83 347 40-29-0 67-430 1-2 0-0 4-72 3-2 5-41.4 0-0 8-75 33:20 4 of 14 2 of 3 2-4 5-48

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING: Stanford-Gerhart 13-104; Kimble 10-61; Howell 3-15; Thomas 2-9; Pritchard 9minus 28. Notre Dame-Allen 9-33; Smith, H. 1-23; Hughes 8-14; Aldridge 5-9; Clausen 44. PASSING: Stanford-Pritchard 18-28-3-182. Notre Dame-Clausen 29-40-0-347. RECEIVING: Stanford-Whalen 8-91; Gunder 4-34; Baldwin 3-42; Fleener 1-12; Kimble 12; Dray 1-1. Notre Dame-Allen 7-66; Grimes 7-60; Floyd 5-115; Rudolph 5-70; Tate 3-30; Hughes 1-4; Kamara 1-2. INTERCEPTIONS: Stanford-None. Notre Dame-McCarthy 1-2; Kuntz 1-0; Bruton 1-0. FUMBLES: Stanford-Baldwin 1-1. Notre Dame-None. SACKS (UA-A): Stanford-McNally 1-0. Notre Dame-Kuntz 2-0; Brown, S. 1-0; Smith, B. 10; Fleming 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): Stanford-McNally 5-4; Osaisai 4-5; Maynor 3-6; Snyder 4-4; Lorig 2-3; Amajoyi 1-4; Evans 3-1; Wiser 1-3; Thomas 1-3; Chase 2-1; Udofia 1-2; McAndrew 2-0; Keiser 1-1; Marecic 1-0; Bulcke 0-1; Bademosi 0-1; Fua 0-1. Notre Dame-McCarthy 7-7; Bruton 5-4; Smith, B. 3-3; McNeil 3-1; Crum 3-1; Lambert 2-2; Smith, H. 2-1; Fleming 21; Brown, S. 2-1; Kuntz 2-1; Brown, J. 1-2; Anello 2-0; Ryan 0-2; Blanton 1-0; Gordon 1-0; Gray, G. 1-0; Smith, S. 1-0; Neal 1-0; Quinn 1-0; Richardson 0-1; Herring 0-1; Williams, I. 0-1; Johnson 0-1.

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North Carolina 29

Notre Dame 24

Chapel Hill, N.C. (Kenan Stadium) Oct. 11, 2008 CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Cameron Sexton scored on a leaping 4-yard keeper to start the fourth quarter, Quan Sturdivant returned an interception for a touchdown and No. 22 North Carolina rallied to beat Notre Dame 29-24 on Saturday. Ryan Houston scored on a short run for the Tar Heels (5-1), who are off to their best start since winning the first eight games of the 1997 season. Hakeem Nicks added nine catches for 141 yards and freshman walk-on Casey Barth kicked three field goals, helping North Carolina rally from an 11-point first-half deficit and beat the Fighting Irish for just the second time in 18 meetings. This one came down to a wild finish, with the Irish (4-2) reaching North Carolina's 7-yard line in the final seconds before officials ruled after a review that receiver Michael Floyd fumbled the ball after a catch. Trimane Goddard recovered the ball, giving it back to North Carolina for a joyous kneel-down with 3 seconds left. Jimmy Clausen threw for 383 yards and two touchdowns for Notre Dame, which moved the ball all day against and led 17-9 at the break before committing four second-half turnovers. Notre Dame finished with 472 yards and converted 10 of 16 third downs. Sexton, the one-time third stringer filling in for injured starter T.J. Yates, threw for 201 yards. But he made his biggest play with his feet, scrambling right on third down and jumping through a hit from Kyle McCarthy at the goal line for the 2924 lead with 14:55 to play. The Tar Heels found a way to keep moving forward despite going most of the way without big-play receiver and returner Brandon Tate, who sprained his right knee in the first quarter. Nicks picked up the slack with another big day against the Fighting Irish after tallying six catches for 171 yards and a score against them two years ago. Converted safety Shaun Draughn added his second straight solid game, finishing with 91 yards on 17 carries. Clausen looked sharp most of the day behind a line that gave him plenty of time to throw. But the sophomore made three costly second-half mistakes that helped the Tar Heels seize momentum after trailing the entire first half. It started when Sturdivant jumped in front of Kyle Rudolph for the pick on Clausen's first pass and returned it 32 yards for the touchdown to cut it to 1716. Later in the period, Aleric Mullins stripped Clausen of the ball and recovered the fumble to set up the Tar Heels' go-ahead drive. Then, after the Irish had driven to North Carolina's 36-yard line with about 5 minutes left, Deunta Williams picked off Clausen on the right side, giving the ball back to the Tar Heels for a drive that took 3 minutes off the clock. Once Notre Dame got the ball back at its own 18 with 1:47 to play, Clausen guided one more drive, pushing to North Carolina's 33-yard line with 11 seconds left before finding Floyd over the middle on Quarterback Jimmy Clausen passed for a careerwhat turned out to be the high 383 yards with two touchdowns while completing 64.6 percent of his passes at North Carolina. Irish's final play.

Scoring Summary Notre Dame North Carolina

1 7 3

2 10 6

3 7 13

4 0 7

F 24 29

Record: (4-2) Record: (5-1)

First Quarter 10:27 ND Tate 19 yd pass from Clausen (Walker, B. kick), 11-82 3:29 2:49 NC Barth 41 yd field goal, 8-54 2:51 Second Quarter 12:53 ND Walker, B. 42 yd field goal, 10-63 4:56 5:22 NC Barth 34 yd field goal, 14-58 7:31 0:52 ND Floyd 7 yd pass from Clausen (Walker, B. kick), 8-80 4:30 0:09 NC Barth 42 yd field goal, 7-42 0:43 Third Quarter 14:48 NC Sturdivant 32 yd interception return (Barth, C. kick) 10:43 ND Aldridge 2 yd run (Walker, B. kick), 11-72 4:05 5:14 NC Houston 1 yd run (Sexton pass failed), 13-69 5:29 Fourth Quarter 14:55 NC Sexton 4 yd run (Barth kick), 7-42 3:18 Team Statistics FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

ND 27 30-89 383 48-31-2 78-472 0-0 0-0 7-120 0-0 1-35.0 4-3 4-33 33:05 10 of 16 0 of 2 3-3 1-8

NC 21 32-121 201 32-18-0 64-322 0-0 1-9 4-82 2-40 4-38.0 1-0 7-55 26:55 6 of 13 0 of 0 4-4 4-26

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING: Notre Dame-Allen 11-60; Aldridge 4-23; Hughes 4-12; Clausen 11-minus 6. North Carolina-Draughn 17-91; Houston 8-28; Little 2-7; Sexton 3-minus 2; Team 2-minus 3. PASSING: Notre Dame-Clausen 31-48-2-383. North Carolina-Sexton 18-32-0-201. RECEIVING: Notre Dame-Allen 7-47; Floyd 6-93; Tate 5-121; Kamara 5-58; Grimes 419; Rudolph 3-30; Hughes 1-15. North Carolina-Nicks 9-141; Foster 3-28; Arnold 2-3; Quinn 1-15; Pianalto 1-5; Thornton 1-5; Elzy 1-4. INTERCEPTIONS: Notre Dame-None. North Carolina-Sturdivant 1-32; Williams 1-8. FUMBLES: Notre Dame-Allen 1-0; Floyd 1-1; Clausen 1-1; Gray 1-1. North CarolinaTeam 1-0. SACKS (UA-A): Notre Dame-Kuntz 1-0. North Carolina-Carter 2-0; Mullins 1-0; Coples 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): Notre Dame-Bruton 7-1; McNeil 5-1; Smith, H. 3-3; Crum 4-1; McCarthy 4-0; Williams 3-0; Smith, B. 3-0; Kuntz 2-1; Blanton 2-0; Brown, J. 1-1; Anello 1-1; Smith, S. 1-0; Fleming 1-0; Floyd 1-0; Smith, T. 1-0; Richardson 1-0; Johnson 1-0; Neal 1-0; Lambert 0-1. North Carolina-Paschal 8-3; Sturdivant 5-5; Williams 6-0; Hemby 4-2; Goddard 4-1; Brown 3-1; Burney 3-1; Carter 3-0; Powell 2-1; White 1-2; Austin 1-2; Tinsley 1-1; Mullins 1-1; Taylor 0-2; Coples 1-0; Thomas 1-0; Rich 1-0; Arnold 0-1; Quinn 0-1.

Notre Dame 33

Washington 7 Seattle, Wash. (Husky Stadium) Oct. 25, 2008

SEATTLE (AP) - Junior James Aldridge ran for 84 yards and a career-high two touchdowns and the Notre Dame defense handled Washington in a 33-7 victory on Saturday night. Washington's score with 2:56 left prevented its first shutout loss at home since 1976. Notre Dame (5-2) led 24-0 late in the third quarter and faced fourth-and-13 at its own 37. Harrison Smith took a direct snap on a fake punt and ran 35 yards to set up the second field goal of the game by Brandon Walker. As the crowd booed, coach Tyrone Willingham remained stoic on the sideline. The Huskies' offense, with redshirt freshman quarterback Ronnie Fouch making his third career start, did not cross midfield until 6 minutes remained. It had just 51 total yards on 35 plays entering the fourth quarter. Washington (0-7) finished with 124 total yards against a defense that was allowing an average of 368 yards, 75th nationally. The Huskies remain one of only two winless teams in the Bowl Subdivision, with North Texas. The Irish looked rusty on offense following its bye, with quarterback Jimmy Clausen frustrated and often misfiring. He did complete 14 of 26 passes for 201 yards, with a 51-yard touchdown pass to Michael Floyd on the game's first series, and an interception. Notre Dame improved to 7-0 against Washington. The Irish have won both times they've met a former non-interim head coach. The other time was in 2005, another rout of Willingham and the Huskies in Seattle. Willingham, fired by Notre Dame after going 21-15 in three seasons, is 11-32 in three-plus seasons at Washington. The Huskies are off to their worst start since beginning 0-9 in 1969. The Irish took a 17-0 lead 4 minutes into the second quarter, on Walker's third field goal in nine tries this season. The Huskies were outgained 238-38 and had just 5 yards passing in the first half. Quarterback Jake Locker again watched helplessly on the sideline, wearing a sweatshirt and a knit cap. The sophomore is out indefinitely with a broken thumb. Notre Dame needed just five plays after halftime to make it 24-0, after a 33yard pass from Clausen to Golden Tate and a 4-yard touchdown run by Aldridge. Clausen missed on 10 of his first 16 passes against a team ranked last in the nation in pass efficiency defense. Two potential touchdown passes landed in front of the feet of his receivers in the end zone. Clausen also threw wide of an open Robby Parris on fourth-and-18 late in the first half. Clausen had another interception, by Nate Williams deep in Huskies territory, erased because officials called cornerback Vonzell McDowell for pass interference. The Irish scored three plays later on a 21-yard run by wide receiver Tate on an endaround. The sophomore's first career rushing score made it 14-0.

Scoring Summary Notre Dame Washington

1 14 0

2 3 0

3 10 0

F 33 7

Record: (5-2) Record: (0-7)

First Quarter 12:35 ND Floyd 51 yd pass from Clausen (Walker, B. kick), 3-63 1:18 7:48 ND Tate 21 yd run (Walker, B. kick), 7-70 2:43 Second Quarter 11:10 ND Walker, B. 28 yd field goal, 5-15 1:12 Third Quarter 12:55 ND Aldridge 4 yd run (Walker, B. kick), 5-61 1:57 4:31 ND Walker, B. 42 yd field goal, 9-37 5:17 Fourth Quarter 12:33 ND Aldridge 3 yd run (Ruffer kick failed), 10-60 5:23 2:56 UW Goodwin, D. 6 yd pass from Fouch (Perkins kick), 10-69 3:17 Team Statistics FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

ND 25 49-252 207 28-15-1 77-459 0-0 3-14 2-37 0-0 0-0.0 1-0 7-55 37:28 6 of 14 2 of 6 4-4 4-41

UW 9 23-26 98 25-11-0 48-124 0-0 0-0 7-111 1-0 9-33.0 0-0 5-50 22:32 5 of 14 0 of 0 1-1 2-22

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING: Notre Dame-Aldridge 13-84; Allen 15-62; Gray, J. 9-61; Smith, H. 1-35; Hughes 4-19; Tate 2-11; Sharpley 1-1; Clausen 4-minus 21. Washington-Dailey 8-24; Freeman 516; Goodwin 2-14; Homer 1-2; Fouch 7-minus 30. PASSING: Notre Dame-Clausen 14-26-1-201; Sharpley 1-2-0-6. Washington-Fouch 11-250-98. RECEIVING: Notre Dame-Floyd 4-107; Tate 3-47; Parris 3-19; Kamara 2-22; West 1-6; Hughes 1-5; Aldridge 1-1. Washington-Goodwin 7-47; Bruns 1-21; Hawkins 1-12; Homer 1-9; Dailey 1-9. INTERCEPTIONS: Notre Dame-None. Washington-Williams 1-0. FUMBLES: Notre Dame-Sharpley 1-0. Washington-None. SACKS (UA-A): Notre Dame-Smith, H. 1-2; Johnson 0-1; Smith, B. 1-0; Richardson 0-1. Washington-Butler 1-0; Thompson 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): Notre Dame-Herring 5-1; Crum 3-3; Smith, H. 3-2; McCarthy, K. 3-2; Smith, B. 2-2; Bruton 0-4; Lambert 2-1; Fleming 2-0; Anello 2-0; Williams, I. 1-1; Bron, S. 1-1; Blanton 1-1; Smith, T. 1-0; Smith, S. 1-0; Leonis 1-0; Neal 1-0; Richardson 0-1; Johnson 0-1. Washington-Foster 7-3; Johnson 8-1; Forrester 6-1; Tuiasosopo 3-3; Butler 4-1; Williams 3-1; Kirton 2-2; Mosley 2-1; Te'o-Nesheim 2-1; Stevens 2-1; Richardson 2-0; Ta'amu 2-0; Thompson 1-1; Gage 1-1; Dennison 1-1; Elisara 1-1; Matthews 1-0; Wiggs 1-0; Jones 1-0; McDowell 1-0; Persley 1-0; Aiyewa 0-1.

Wide receiver Michael Floyd caught four passes for a game-high 104 receiving yards including a 51-yard touchdown reception at Washington.

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Pittsburgh 36

Notre Dame 33

(4OT)

Notre Dame, Ind. (Notre Dame Stadium) Nov. 1, 2008 NOTRE DAME, Ind. (AP) - Coming off a disappointing loss, Pittsburgh didn't flinch when Notre Dame scored a pair of touchdowns 83 seconds apart to open a 14point halftime lead. Pitt scored on its opening drive after halftime and the Panthers' defense held the Irish to 7 yards on 10 plays in the third quarter. Then the Panthers scored twice in the fourth quarter, tying it each time, before Conor Lee kicked his school-record fifth field goal in the fourth overtime to lead Pitt to a 36-33 victory on Saturday. "I can't describe the heart our football team has," Pitt coach Dave Wannstedt said. "They never came unglued. As many adverse things that happened in the game, turnovers and so forth, nobody ever folded, nobody ever lost their poise, lost their confidence." Although Lee, a senior, is one of the nation's top kickers, the final 22-yard kick was the first game-winning field goal of his career. "It's something I think every kicker wants to have happen," Lee said. "I was like, 'I guess I won the game. Time to celebrate." The Panthers, who haven't been to a bowl since the 2004 season, are now bowl eligible and a victory shy of giving Wannstedt his first winning record in four seasons. "To sum it up, we get in overtime, you don't score touchdowns, you know sooner or later something bad can happen," Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis said. Neither team could get into the end zone in OT, and Lee won the kicking contest. Notre Dame's Walker, who started the season by making just 1-of-7 field goals, made his first four attempts to run his consecutive made field goal streak to seven. But his 38-yard attempt narrowly missed wide left in the fourth overtime, giving Pitt a chance to kick its way to a win. Weis said he told Walker afterward not to blame himself, telling him: "I could give 50 plays right now that would have made a difference." LeSean McCoy, who rushed for a season-high 169 yards on 32 carries, set up the game-winner with an 18-yard run as the sophomore reached 1,000 yards for a second straight season. Wannstedt said McCoy's performance was especially important with starting quarterback Bill Stull out with a concussion he sustained against Rugers. McCoy had just 5 yards on three carries in the first half and 68 yards at the end of the third quarter. "The best thing that he did today was that he showed toughness at the end," Wannstedt said. McCoy, who had his fifth straight 100-yard game, said he was hurrying things early in the game, but finally relaxed. "I kind of let all this hype and Notre Dame just get to me, and I just settled down," he said. Pitt forced the overtime when they tied the score at 24 with 2:22 left on a 10yard touchdown pass from Bostick to Jonathan Baldwin on fourth-and-6. The Panthers ran the same play three straight times before Bostick beat Irish cornerback Terrail Lambert for the score. "The first two, I was trying to be perfect with it. Then I just tried to give him a chance, what do you got to lose? Third time's a charm, fourth down, what do you got to lose? I threw it up there and he went up and made a play," Bostick said. Bostick started the game slow, completing 3-of-6 passes for 24 yards with one interception in the first half. He finished the game 14-of-27 for 164 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions, two by Raeshon McNeil. Jimmy Clausen threw three touchdown passes, including a 6yard score to Golden Tate with 5:38 left to put the Irish and two touchdowns to Michael Floyd just before halftime. He was 23of-44 passing for 271 yards with no interceptions. Floyd, who broke the record for catches by a Notre Dame freshman, had 10 catches for 100 Kicker Brandon Walker converted a career-high four field goals (39, 22, 26, 48) vs. Pittsburgh. yards and Tate had six for 111.

Scoring Summary Pittsburgh Notre Dame

1 3 3

2 0 14

3 7 0

4 14 7

OT 12 9

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6 3 3

7 3 3

8] 3] 0]

F 36 33

First Quarter 9:38 ND Walker, B. 39 yd field goal, 10-62 5:25 5:58 PITT Lee 35 yd field goal, 4-2 1:27 Second Quarter 1:27 ND Floyd 18 yd pass from Clausen (Walker, B. kick), 9-91 4:39 0:04 ND Floyd 4 yd pass from Clausen (Walker, B. kick), 5-13 0:26 Third Quarter 10:55 PITT Stephens 4 yd run (Lee kick), 8-71 4:05 Fourth Quarter 11:03 PITT McCoy 1 yd run (Lee kick), 15-70 8:28 5:38 ND Tate 6 yd pass from Clausen (Walker, B. kick), 12-75 5:25 2:22 PITT Baldwin 10 yd pass from Bostick (Lee kick), 8-70 3:16 Overtime 15:00 PITT 15:00 ND 15:00 ND 15:00 PITT 15:00 PITT 15:00 ND 15:00 PITT

Lee 22 yd field goal, 6-20 0:00 Walker, B. 22 yd field goal, 6-21 0:00 Walker, B. 26 yd field goal, 7-17 0:00 Lee 32 yd field goal, 4-9 0:00 Lee 26 yd field goal, 6-16 0:00 Walker, B. 48 yd field goal, 4--4 0:00 Lee 22 yd field goal, 4-20 0:00

Team Statistics FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

PITT 17 47-178 168 30-15-3 77-346 0-0 3-33 4-74 0-0 4-36.8 0-0 8-53 31:16 5 of 17 3 of 3 8-8 1-6

ND 20 39-115 271 44-23-0 83-386 0-0 1--1 5-91 3-47 5-30.4 1-0 6-60 28:44 7 of 19 0 of 2 5-6 2-11

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING: Pittsburgh-McCoy 32-169; Stephens 8-23; Collins 1-4; Kinder 1-1; Smith 1minus 3; Wright 1-minus 4; Bostick 3-minus 12. Notre Dame-Allen 19-73; Hughes 8-25; Aldridge 8-25; TEAM 1-minus 2; Clausen 3-minus 6. PASSING: Pittsburgh-Bostick 14-27-3-164; Smith 1-3-0-4. Notre Dame-Clausen 23-44-0271. RECEIVING: Pittsburgh-Turner 2-42; Baldwin 2-31; McCoy 2-23; Kinder 2-10; Pelusi 2-7; Porter 1-37; Stephens 1-14; McGee 1-4; Dickerson 1-2; Byham 1-minus 2. Notre DameFloyd 10-100; Tate 6-111; Allen 3-13; Rudolph 2-26; Kamara 2-21. INTERCEPTIONS: Pittsburgh-None. Notre Dame-McNeil 2-47; Bruton 1-0. FUMBLES: Pittsburgh-None. Notre Dame-McNeil 1-0. SACKS (UA-A): Pittsburgh-Romeus 1-0. Notre Dame-Quinn 1-0; Neal 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): Pittsburgh-McKillop 8-7; Ransom 3-7; Berry 7-2; Romeus 5-3; Duncan 2-4; Williams 2-3; DeCicco 3-1; Fields 1-2; Sheard 0-3; Thatcher 2-0; Taglianetti 2-0; Gary 1-1; Williams 0-2; Turner 1-0; Tucker 0-1; Saddler 0-1; Williams 0-1; Toerper 0-1; Caragein 0-1; Sunseri 0-1; Nix 0-1; Malecki 0-1; Reed 0-1. Notre Dame-Bruton 9-7; McCarthy, K. 78; Crum 3-6; Williams, I. 5-1; Smith, H. 4-1; Smith, B. 3-2; Neal 2-2; Kuntz 0-4; McNeil 30; Lambert 1-2; SMITH, S. 1-1; Fleming 1-1; Blanton 0-2; Herring 1-0; Richardson 1-0; Quinn 1-0; Gordon 0-1; Johnson 0-1; Anello 0-1.

Boston College 17

Notre Dame 0

Chestnut Hill, Mass. (Alumni Stadium) Nov. 8, 2008 CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. (AP) - Paul Anderson intercepted Jimmy Clausen twice, running one back 76 yards for a touchdown on Saturday night, as Boston College beat Notre Dame 17-0 and extended its winning streak against the Fighting Irish to six in a row. With the victory, BC (6-3) pulled even in the all-time series between the nation's only catholic schools playing top-tier football - a tally that was unthinkable only a decade ago, when Notre Dame had won eight of 10 matchups and had 11 consensus national championships to one for Boston College. Clausen completed 26-of-46 passes for 226 yards for the Irish (5-4). But he also had four interceptions, one returned for a score and two others to kill drives after Notre Dame ventured deep into BC territory. It was the first shutout for either team in the series that began in 1975 and was dominated by the Irish for the first two decades. Notre Dame has dropped BC from its schedule after two more years. And just in time. Montel Harris carried 23 times for 120 yards for the Eagles, who posted their third shutout of the season to snap a two-game losing streak and qualify for a bowl game for the 10th year in a row. Chris Crane completed just 9-of-22 passes for 79 yards, but the BC defense held Notre Dame to 66 yards rushing while collecting five turnovers to go with a blocked punt. Steve Aponavicius, the walk-on placekicker who was the feel good story for BC last season, missed his first field goal attempt but made his second to give the Eagles a 3-0 lead in the first. It stayed that way until Clausen overthrew his receiver over the middle midway through the second and Anderson gathered it in, then let his blockers clear a path to the end zone. BC made it 17-0 when Golden Tate fumbled a punt and Brad Newman fell on it at the Irish 48 yard-line. Crane brought BC to the 9 before hitting Brandon Robinson for a touchdown with 10:27 to play in the third quarter. Ifeanyi Momah blocked a punt and Codi Boek fell on it at the Irish 31 yard-line, but Aponavicius, who missed two field goals in a six-point loss to Clemson last week, missed from 32 yards. Clausen brought Notre Dame to the BC 24 in the final three minutes before he was picked off by Donnie Fletcher, and the Eagles ran out the clock.

Scoring Summary Notre Dame Boston College

1 0 3

2 0 7

3 0 7

4 0 0

F 0 17

Record: (5-4) Record: (6-3)

First Quarter 1:46 BC Aponavicius 27 yd field goal, 14-73 6:01 Second Quarter 6:19 BC Anderson 76 yd interception return Third Quarter 10:27 BC Robinson 9 yd pass from Crane (Aponavicius kick), 7-48 3:07 Team Statistics FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

ND 16 21-66 226 46-26-4 67-292 0-0 3-44 4-89 0-0 7-31.3 2-1 6-58 27:53 5 of 15 0 of 2 0-0 1-3

BC 13 41-167 79 22-9-0 63-246 0-0 3-36 1-14 4-76 8-40.6 0-0 9-90 32:07 3 of 14 0 of 0 2-4 1-12

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING: Notre Dame-Allen 6-24; Clausen 6-19; Hughes 3-18; Aldridge 5-3; Schwapp 1-2. Boston College-Harris 23-120; Crane 9-40; Haden 6-12; Team 3-minus 5. PASSING: Clausen 26-46-4-226. Boston College-Crane 9-22-0-79. RECEIVING: Notre Dame-Allen 9-47; Tate 6-66; Floyd 5-69; Rudolph 4-29; Schwapp 1-10; Kamara 1-5. Boston College-Gunnell 4-34; Robinson 2-26; Purvis 2-13; Jarvis 16. INTERCEPTIONS: Notre Dame-None. Boston College-Anderson 2-76; Fletcher 1-0; Rollins 1-0. FUMBLES: Notre Dame-Tate 1-1; Allen 1-0. Boston College-None. SACKS (UA-A): Notre Dame-Rudolph 1-0. Boston College-Ramella 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): Notre Dame-Smith, H. 7-2; Smith, B. 8-0; McCarthy, K.5-3; Kuntz 3-2; Richardson 3-0; Brown, S. 2-1; Bruton 2-1; Lambert 2-0; McNeil 2-0; Johnson 11, Fleming 1-0; Neal 1-0; Ryan 1-0; Nwankwo 1-0; Brown, J. 1-0; Williams, I. 1-0; Gordon 1-0; Maust 1-0. Boston College-Herzlich 10-1; McLaughlin 7-2; Davis 6-2; Francois 5-3; Fletcher 5-1; Ramella 2-1; Akins 2-0; Brace 2-0; Rollins 2-0; Raji 1-1; LeGrande 1-0; Scafe 1-0; Gause 1-0; Anderson 1-0; Robinson 0-1.

Harrison Smith paced the Irish with nine tackles including one tackle for a loss vs. Boston College.

2009 NOTRE DAME SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

Notre Dame 27

Navy 21 Baltimore, Md. (M&T Bank Stadium) Nov. 15, 2008

NOTRE DAME, Ind. (AP) - A year after the Fighting Irish had their record 43-game winning streak against Navy snapped, Notre Dame had to withstand a frenetic rally by the Midshipmen in the final minute and a half to win 27-21. It seemed appropriate, though, that a tense week for college football's most storied program would culminate with a tense ending against Navy (6-4). "We made the game a little too exciting at the end," Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen said. "But we're happy to come out with the victory." The Midshipmen trailed 27-7 when Shun White broke loose for a 24-yard touchdown run that seemed as if it would provide little more than window dressing with 1:39 left. Then Corey Johnson recovered an onside kick at the Notre Dame 41 and the Irish sent their first-team defense back in. It didn't help. Ricky Dobbs completed a 40-yard pass down the sideline to Tyree Barnes, then ran in from a yard out, and it was 27-21 with 1:21 left with another onside kick coming. The second worked even better than the first, as Johnson leaped high to come up with a high bouncer. Navy again took over at the 41. But this time, Dobbs couldn't get the ball downfield. Pat Kuntz's sack keyed the defensive stand, and when Dobbs' final pass sailed high, Notre Dame (6-4) could finally rest. There would be no repeat of last year's stunner in South Bend, Ind., nor of Navy's 20point, fourth-quarter comeback that helped beat Temple two weeks ago. With Weis calling plays for the first time this season, the Irish played it safe offensively against Navy, clamped down on the Middies' option attack and got a big play from their special teams. In a game that started in windy, overcast conditions at M&T Bank Stadium - the home of the Baltimore Ravens - Notre Dame took control in the third quarter before the rains came and drove much of the crowd of 70,932 to the exits. Allen ran 11 yards for a touchdown with 9:31 left in the third and Robert Hughes had a 7-yard TD run six minutes later to make it 24-7. Notre Dame is bowl eligible heading into another very winnable game against Syracuse, before it finishes the season against Southern California. Written on a grease board in the Navy locker room before the game was BELIEVE!! and ACHEIVE!! And why not. For the first time in more than four decades, the Midshipmen could draw from a winning experience against Notre Dame. Navy celebrated wildly last year after beating the Irish 46-44 in triple overtime. A two-game winning streak for Navy in the series, its first since 1960-61, was just too much to ask for. Navy ran for 257 yards last year, but the Irish weren't fooled this time around. Led by linebacker Toryan Smith, Notre Dame held the country's second-ranked rushing offense to 178 yards. Instead it was Notre Dame that piled up the yards on the ground. The Irish ran 51 times for 230 yards. James Aldridge had 80 yards on 16 carries. Allen ran for 60 yards and caught seven passes for 60 more. Clausen rarely went downfield, completing 15 of 18 passes for 110 yards with two interceptions and a fumble. Weis scanned an oversized white card as he limped up and down the sideline on his injured left knee. He decided to try to push around Navy's undersized defense, instead of letting Clausen test the 104th-ranked pass defense. Mike Anello helped make up for two early turnovers by Clausen, blocking a punt that Smith caught on a high bounce at the Navy 14. Smith did a swan dive into the end zone that earned him a 15-yard penalty and an earful from special teams coach Brian Polian, but made the score 7-0 in the first quarter. Cory Finnerty's 22-yard touchdown run for Navy tied it 7-all with 2:39 left in the half. Linebacker Toryan Smith notched a But Notre Dame took advantage of Eric team-high 10 tackles while filling in for Kettani's fumble near midfield with 1:09 left to Brian Smith and also returned a take a 10-7 lead on Brandon Walker's 28-yard blocked punt for the first touchdown field goal as time expired. vs. Navy.

Scoring Summary Notre Dame Navy First Quarter 6:03 ND

1 7 0

2 3 7

3 14 0

4 3 14

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F 27 21

Record: (6-4) Record: (6-4)

Smith, T. 14 yd blocked punt return (Walker, B. kick)

Second Quarter 2:39 NAVY Finnerty 22 yd run (Harmon kick), 5-58 2:00 0:00 ND Walker, B. 28 yd field goal, 8-44 1:09 Third Quarter 9:31 ND 3:29 ND

Allen 11 yd run (Walker, B. kick), 6-54 2:51 Hughes 7 yd run (Walker, B. kick), 8-61 4:03

Fourth Quarter 11:17 ND Walker, B. 36 yd field goal, 10-46 5:02 1:39 NAVY White 24 yd run (Harmon kick), 4-57 0:51 1:21 NAVY Dobbs 1 yd run (Harmon kick), 3-41 0:15 Team Statistics FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

ND 24 51-230 110 19-15-2 70-340 0-0 7-92 3-38 0-0 3-44.0 4-3 6-72 35:33 3 of 10 0 of 1 4-5 1-3

NAVY 11 45-178 64 14-3-0 59-242 0-0 1--1 5-80 2-0 9-40.7 1-1 5-44 24:27 1 of 13 0 of 2 1-1 1-5

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING: Notre Dame-Aldridge 16-80; Hughes 13-64; Allen 8-60; Gray 7-16; Grimes 1-10; Clausen 3-4; Sharpley 1-0; Team 1-minus 1; Tate 1-minus 3. Navy-Kettani 11-42; Bryant 10-41; White 5-39; Dobbs 13-27; Finnerty 1-22; Campbell 3-9; Shinego 2minus 2. PASSING: Notre Dame- Clausen 15-18-2-110; Sharpley 0-1-0-0. Navy-Dobbs 2-8-054; Bryant 1-5-0-10; Team 0-1-0-0. RECEIVING: Notre Dame- Allen 7-60; Grimes 3-22; Kamara 1-13; Parris 1-9; Rudolph 1-8; Hughes 1-4; Aldridge 1-minus 6. Navy-Barnes 2-54; Washington 1-10. INTERCEPTIONS: Notre Dame-None. Navy-Buffin 2-0. FUMBLES: Notre Dame-Clausen 1-1; Sharpley 1-0; Gray 1-1; Team 1-1. Navy-Kettani 1-1. SACKS (UA-A): Notre Dame-Kuntz 0-1; Smith, H. 0-1. Navy-Johnson 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): Notre Dame-Smith, T. 7-3; Crum 6-1; Williams, I. 4-3; Bruton 4-2; McCarthy, K. 3-2; Brown, J. 1-4; Kuntz 0-4; Smith, B. 2-0; Brown, S. 2-0; Fleming 1-1; Anello 1-1; McNeil 1-1; Blanton 1-1; Smith, H. 0-2; Quinn 1-0; Tate 1-0; Neal 0-1. Navy-Deliz 9-8; Pospisil 7-3; Sovie 4-5; Tuani 5-2; Johnson 6-0; Middleton 5-1; King 23; Frazier 4-0; Buffin 2-2; Vela 2-2; Haberer 1-3; Merchant 1-2; Hauburger 2-0; Nechak 1-1; Reider 1-0; Delahooke 1-0; Griffith 0-1; Burge 0-1.

Syracuse 24

Notre Dame 23 Notre Dame, Ind. (Notre Dame Stadium) Nov. 22, 2008

NOTRE DAME, Ind. (AP) - Cameron Dantley, son of one of Notre Dame's basketball greats, threw an 11-yard TD pass to Donte Davis with 42 seconds left to lead Syracuse to a 24-23 victory Saturday against the stunned and disheartened Fighting Irish. The Orange trailed 23-10 in the fourth quarter before rallying as Notre Dame struggled mightily on offense. The Irish came away with just six points after starting four times inside the Syracuse 23-yard line. The victory allowed Syracuse (3-8) to avoid a third 10-loss season in four years under Robinson, who was fired last week, effective the end of the season. Dantley, the son of former NBA star Adrian Dantley, was 13-of-25 passing for 126 yards. The Irish had one last chance to win in the closing seconds. With 7 seconds left, the Irish could have run one more play before attempting a field goal, but Weis opted to go for a 53-yard field goal-attempt by Brandon Walker, whose career long is 48. His kick fell well short. Walker was 3-of-6 on field goals for the game. Freshman Antwon Bailey, who entered the game with 66 yards rushing on 13 carries, started the Orange rally with a 26-yard TD run up the middle with 12:30 left that cut the score to 23-17. Bailey finished with 126 yards rushing. Notre Dame held the Orange to three-and-out on their next possession and had a chance to ice the game, but a 49-yard field goal attempt by Walker came up short. The Irish had a chance to hold Syracuse to three-and-out on its next possession, but linebacker Harrison Smith--who had a key penalty that helped Pittsburgh win in overtime--was called for pass interference on third-and-1 from the Notre Dame 39. Bailey ran for 43 yards on six carries during the drive before Dantley completed a 9-yard pass to Tony Fiammetta and the game-winner to Davis. Jimmy Clausen threw two touchdown passes to Golden Tate, but couldn't get the sputtering Irish offense going. Clausen was 22-of-39 passing for 291 yards and Tate had seven catches for 146 yards. Syracuse held Notre Dame to 41 yards rushing on 28 carries. The Irish could have put the game away in the third quarter, but couldn't score touchdowns despite great field position.

Scoring Summary Syracuse Notre Dame

1 3 3

2 7 10

3 0 10

4 14 0

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F 24 23

Record: (3-8) Record: (6-5)

First Quarter 11:39 ND Walker, B. 34 yd field goal, 4-8 1:28 0:00 SU Shadle 48 yd field goal, 5-32 2:28 Second Quarter 6:48 SU Brinkley 1 yd run (Shadle kick), 13-81 5:47 2:19 ND Walker, B. 45 yd field goal, 10-33 4:29 0:02 ND Tate 35 yd pass from Clausen (Walker, B. kick), 5-76 0:38 Third Quarter 2:49 ND Tate 36 yd pass from Clausen (Walker, B. kick), 8-68 3:01 1:34 ND Walker, B. 23 yd field goal, 4-0 0:57 Fourth Quarter 2:30 SU Bailey 26 yd run (Shadle kick), 9-68 4:04 0:42 SU Davis 11 yd pass from Dantley (Shadle kick), 8-68 4:16 Team Statistics FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

SU 18 36-170 147 26-14-0 62-317 0-0 2-2 6-96 0-0 5-29.0 2-2 7-50 28:41 6 of 13 0 of 0 2-2 2-23

ND 16 28-41 291 41-22-0 69-332 1-28 1-3 5-87 0-0 4-43.0 0-0 5-50 31:19 4 of 16 2 of 3 2-3 2-7

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING: Syracuse-Bailey 16-126; Brinkley 17-44; Dantley 3-0. Notre Dame-Allen 1752; Grimes 1-5; Tate 1-5; Aldridge 6-0; Clausen 3-minus 21. PASSING: Syracuse- Dantley 13-25-0-122; Bailey 1-1-0-25. Notre Dame-Clausen 2239-0-291; Team 0-2-0-0. RECEIVING: Syracuse-Davis 2-34; Provo 2-28; Merkerson 2-19; Sales 2-18; Fiammeta 2-17; Sheeran 1-25; Chew 1-5; Brinkley 1-1; Bailey 1-0. Notre Dame-Tate 7-146; Grimes 7-83; Rudolph 3-29; Allen 3-13; Kamara 1-14; Aldridge 1-6. INTERCEPTIONS: Syracuse-None. Notre Dame-None. FUMBLES: Syracuse-Brinkley 1-1; Howard 1-1. Notre Dame-None. SACKS (UA-A): Syracuse-Jones 1-1; Scott 0-1. Notre Dame-Fleming 0-1; Herring 0-1; Smith, H. 1-0.

Wide receiver Golden Tate had a career day vs. Syracuse catching seven passes for 146 yards and two touchdowns against the Orange.

TACKLES (UA-A): Syracuse-Jones 8-7; Chiara 5-2; Suter 3-4; Scott 2-5; Smith 2-4; Graham 3-1; Flaherty 2-2; Holmes 1-3; Kimmel 0-4; Mele 0-4; Brown 1-2; Maljovec 11; Santiago 1-1; Scott 1-1; Dantley 1-0; Perkins 0-1; Battles 0-1; Hogue 0-1. Notre Dame-Williams, I. 0-8; Smith, H. 5-2; McCarthy, K. 3-4; Kuntz 1-6; Bruton 4-2; Herring 3-3; McNeil 2-4; Crum 0-6; Neal 0-5; Brown, J. 1-3; Blanton 3-0; Anello 1-2; Smith, T. 0-3; Smith, S. 1-1; Fleming 0-2; Filer 1-0; Gray, G. 1-0; Quinn 1-0; Johnson 0-1.

2009 NOTRE DAME SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

USC 38

Notre Dame 3 Los Angeles, Calif. (Los Angeles Coliseum) Nov. 29, 2008

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mark Sanchez passed for 267 yards and two touchdowns, USC's hard-hitting defense was in full form, and the fifth-ranked Trojans rolled to a 38-3 victory over the Irish. USC finished with 22 first downs and 449 yards of total offense while Notre Dame had four first downs and 91 yards. The Trojans have allowed 10 touchdowns and an NCAA low 7.8 points per game this season. By winning their eighth straight game, the Trojans kept their national championship hopes alive and, at the very least, put themselves in position to play in their fourth straight Rose Bowl game. With No. 17 Oregon State's 65-38 loss to No. 19 Oregon earlier Saturday, USC (10-1, 7-1 Pac-10) needs only to beat crosstown rival UCLA (4-7, 3-5) next weekend to win its seventh straight conference title and set up a New Year's date in Pasadena with No. 6 Penn State, the Big Ten champion. The Trojans are now 27-0 in November games under coach Pete Carroll. Notre Dame (6-6) is still bowl eligible despite the loss. Sanchez completed 22-of-31 passes with two interceptions. Damian Williams had seven receptions for 86 yards and Patrick Turner caught six for 83 yards. Joe McKnight gained 63 yards on four carries. Notre Dame's Jimmy Clausen, who grew up in nearby Westlake Village, completed 11-of-22 passes for 41 yards with two interceptions and was sacked four times. The Trojans took a 7-0 lead on their second possession, scoring on a 2-yard run by Stafon Johnson to cap a 79-yard drive for the first touchdown allowed by the Irish in the opening quarter since Sept. 27. USC scored on its last three possessions of the second quarter to make it 24-0 at halftime. McKnight ran 55 yards on the first play after an interception by Kaluka Maiava, and Sanchez threw a 12-yard scoring pass to Williams to cap a 67-yard drive. David Buehler added a 35-yard field goal with 24 seconds left in the half. C.J. Gable's 1-yard run with 5:03 left in the third quarter capped a 44-yard drive and made it 31-0. The Irish crossed midfield for the first time on the second play of the fourth quarter, and got as far as the USC 23 before Brandon Walker kicked a 41-yard field goal to prevent USC from recording its fourth shutout of the year. Sanchez then threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Turner.

Scoring Summary Notre Dame USC

1 0 7

2 0 17

3 0 7

4 3 7

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F 3 38

Record: (6-6) Record: (10-1)

First Quarter 4:06 USC Johnson 2 yd run (Buehler kick), 12-79 7:11 Second Quarter 9:05 USC McKnight 55 yd run (Buehler kick), 1-55 0:10 4:38 USC Williams 12 yd pass from Sanchez (Buehler kick), 5-67 2:33 0:24 USC Buehler 35 yd field goal, 8-32 2:09 Third Quarter 5:03 USC Gable 1 yd run (Buehler kick), 6-44 2:37 Fourth Quarter 11:45 ND Walker, B. 41 yd field goal, 9-51 3:51 7:57 USC Turner 17 yd pass from Sanchez (Buehler kick), 9-84 3:41 Team Statistics FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

ND 4 27-50 41 22-11-2 49-91 0-0 0-0 3-70 3-32 8-40.4 1-1 2-22 25:59 2 of 14 0 of 1 0-0 2-15

USC 22 33-175 274 33-23-3 66-449 0-0 6-24 2-22 2-2 4-32.2 1-0 8-80 34:01 5 of 11 0 of 1 5-6 4-29

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING: Notre Dame-Aldridge 12-58; Allen 4-7; Hughes 5-7; Clausen 6-minus 22. USC-McKnight 4-63; Tyler 7-58; Gable 10-27; Johnson, S. 5-26; Sanchez 5-2; Johnson, R. 1-0; Team 1-minus 1. PASSING: Notre Dame-Clausen 11-22-2-41. USC-Sanchez 22-31-2-267; Mustain 1-21-7. RECEIVING: Notre Dame-Hughes 3-9; Allen 3-3; Tate 2-15; Kamara 1-7; Rudolph 1-4; Schwapp 1-3. USC-Williams 7-86; Turner 6-83; McKnight 3-0; McCoy 2-26; Johnson, R. 2-24; Havili 1-39; Johnson, S. 1-9; Carswell 1-7. INTERCEPTIONS: Notre Dame-Gray, G. 1-24; McCarthy, K. 1-8; Blanton 1-0. USCMaiava 1-2; Harris 1-0. FUMBLES: Notre Dame-Aldridge 1-1. USC-Sanchez 1-0. SACKS (UA-A): Notre Dame-Crum 1-0; Johnson 1-0. USC-Moala 1-1; Matthews 0-1; Moore 1-0; Morgan 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): Notre Dame-Blanton 7-0; McCarthy, K. 4-3; Johnson 5-0; Gray, G. 50; Bruton 4-1; McNeil 3-1; Brown, J. 3-0; Smith, H. 3-0; Kuntz 4-0; Smith, T. 2-1; Williams, I. 2-1; Brown, S. 2-0; Quinn 2-0; Grimes 1-0; Crum 1-0; Team 1-0; Anello 1-0; Olsen 1-0; Maust 1-0; Herring 1-0; Brooks 0-1; Neal 0-1. USC-Maiava 5-0; Cushing 3-0; Casey 3-0; McAllister 3-0; Moore 3-0; Morgan 3-0; Matthews 2-1; Moala 2-1; Pinkard 21; Mays 2-0; Tupou 2-0; Thomas 2-0; Maualuga 1-1; Harris 1-0; Jones 1-0; Washington 1-0; Smith 1-0; Griffen 1-0; Brown 1-0; Turner 1-0; Green 1-0; Carswell 1-0.

Running back James Aldridge paced the Irish with 58 rushing yards on 12 carries at USC.

Notre Dame 49

Hawai’i 21

Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl (Aloha Stadium) Dec. 24, 2008 HONOLULU (AP) - Jimmy Clausen ended Notre Dame’s long bowl drought - and Hawaii’s bid for a fourth straight Hawai’i Bowl victory - with a record-breaking passing night. Clausen set Notre Dame bowl records with 406 yards passing and five touchdowns to lead the efficient Fighting Irish to their first postseason victory in 15 years, 49-21 over Hawaii on Wednesday night. “I told the team that’s the only thing I wanted (for Christmas). I just wanted to win a bowl game,” Irish coach Charlie Weis said. “I heard it a hundred times in the locker room after the game and they wanted to know what I was giving them for Christmas. I told them: ‘a flight home.”’ Golden Tate had six catches for 177 yards and three touchdowns, also Notre Dame bowl records, including a 69-yarder that sparked a 28-point outburst to help the Irish (76) end their NCAA-record bowl losing steak at nine. “I’m very happy for Notre Dame. This was a great step forward for us,” Weis said. “It leads us into 2009 with a good taste in our mouth.” With Weis calling the plays from the coaches box for the first time because of knee problems that require him to walk with crutches, the Irish were unstoppable. The offense scored at will. The blitzing defense shutdown Hawaii’s run-and-shoot. And the special teams wasn’t too shabby, either. “The guys came out here on a mission,” Clausen said. After the Warriors (7-7) scored to end Notre Dame’s 28-point run, Armando Allen returned a kickoff 96 yards for a score. Allen also caught an 18-yard TD pass on the Irish’s opening drive of the second half. Weis said he had an injection in his knee before the game, but still couldn’t walk. The last time he coached from the box was in 2001. “It’s 10 times easier. It’s night and day easier,” Weis said. “I haven’t been up in the box since Drew Bledsoe got hurt. ... You don’t want to do that long term, but calling a game from up there is pretty sweet. As a head coach, you want to be on the sideline.” It was evident Weis, who was all smiles after the game, and his players cherished its long-awaited bowl victory. As Notre Dame was presented the Hawaii Bowl’s pineapple-football trophy at midfield, each player came around to put their hands on it. Notre Dame’s victory was its first in the postseason since it beat Texas A&M in the Cotton Bowl to end the 1993 season. The Irish also avoided consecutive losing seasons. Clausen was confident and sharp, completing 22 of 26 passes. He racked up 300 yards passing and three TDs by halftime alone, sending the crowd home early. The sophomore broke Brady Quinn’s postseason school record of 286 yards passing set against Ohio State in the 2006 Fiesta Bowl. Warriors coach Greg McMackin said, including his years in the NFL, Clausen was “as accurate as I’ve ever seen.” “He was outstanding, his receivers were outstanding,” McMackin said. With Notre Dame up 14-7, Clausen broke open the game by connecting with Tate on a 69-yard TD play, the Irish’s longest play from scrimmage of the season. Clausen faked a handoff, turned and heaved it to Tate, who had blew past cornerback Calvin Roberts along the left sideline. With the catch, Tate became the fifth Irish receiver to break 1,000 yards receiving in a season. The Irish made it 28-7 with a second left in the first half on an 18-yard hookup between Clausen and Tate on third-and-goal. Hawaii challenged the play, but replays showed Tate got his left foot down before stepping out. Tate followed it up in the third quarter with a 40-yard TD reception that pushed the lead to 42-7 and gave the Warriors flashbacks of the pounding they received from Georgia in the Sugar Bowl to end last season. Clausen and Tate shared the MVP award. Hawaii couldn’t get much going. Quarterback Greg Alexander was kept off balance and on the run by the Irish defense, which had eight sacks and forced two turnovers. The Warriors, who didn’t call a running play until 6 minutes left in the first half, were held to 32 yards rushing. Alexander was 23-of-39 for 261 yards, throwing 10- and 21-yard TD passes to Aaron Bain. Bain had a career-best eight receptions for 109 yards. Hawaii fans had little to cheer about. One of the biggest roars came when the Notre Dame leprechaun’s flagstick snapped in half as he charged out to the field.

Scoring Summary Notre Dame Hawai’i

1 7 0

2 21 7

3 21 7

4 0 7

F 49 21

Record: (7-6) Record: (7-7)

First Quarter 3:07 ND Hughes 2 yd run (Walker, B. kick), 9-87 4:45 Second Quarter 10:25 ND Grimes 14 yd pass from Clausen (Walker, B kick), 6-53 2:09 8:12 UH Bain 10 yd pass from Alexander (Kelly kick), 6-56 2:06 6:49 ND Tate 69 yd pass from Clausen (Walker, B kick), 3-79 1:18 0:01 ND Tate 18 yd pass from Clausen (Walker, B kick), 8-67 3:53 Third Quarter 10:50 ND Allen 18 yd pass from Clausen (Walker, B kick), 6-88 2:52 7:22 ND Tate 40 yd pass from Clausen (Walker, B kick), 5-50 2:23 4:25 UH Bain 21 yd pass from Alexander (Kelly kick), 6-81 2:51 4:12 ND Allen 96 yd kickoff return (Walker, B kick) Fourth Quarter 1:45 UH Washington 27 yd pass from Funaki (Kelly kick), 6-80 2:06 Team Statistics FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

ND 23 34-65 413 28-24-0 62-478 0-0 2-5 3-133 1-26 5-43.8 2-0 5-60 33:00 4 of 11 1 of 1 4-4 8-55

UH 22 19-32 326 44-28-1 63-358 0-0 2-4 7-131 0-0 7-34.6 2-1 8-69 27:00 3 of 13 0 of 0 1-1 2-8

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING: Notre Dame-Hughes 17-55; Gray, J. 5-13; Allen 4-9; Aldridge 1-0; Sharpley 20; TEAM 3-minus 6; Clausen 2-minus 6. Hawai’i-Pilares 2-19; Funaki 1-15; Libre 1-12; Farmer 1-1; Wright-Jackson 1-1; Alexander 13-minus 16. PASSING: Notre Dame-Clausen 22-26-0-401; Sharpley 2-2-0-12. Hawai’i-Alexander 23-39-1-261; Funaki 5-5-0-65. RECEIVING: Notre Dame-Tate 6-177; Rudolph 4-78; Grimes 4-34; Hughes 3-27; Kamara 3-21; Allen 2-59; Floyd 2-17. Hawai’i-Bain 8-109; Salas 7-76; Washington 696; Lane 4-29; Pilares 3-16. INTERCEPTIONS: Notre Dame-Bruton 1-18; McCarthy, K. 0-8. Hawai’i-None. FUMBLES: Notre Dame-Grimes 1-0; Sharpley 1-0. Hawai’i-Lane 1-0; Bain 1-1. SACKS (UA-A): Notre Dame- Quinn 2-0; Johnson 2-0; Crum 1-0; Fleming 1-0; Smith, S. 1-0; Neal 1-0. Hawai’i-Fonoti 0-1; Leonard 0-1; Elimimian 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): Notre Dame-McCarthy, K. 6-1; Brown, S. 6-0; Smith, H. 5-0; Quinn 5-0; Bruton 4-0; McNeil 4-0; Blanton 3-1; Fleming 3-0; Neal 2-0; Richardson 2-0; Herring 2-0; Crum 2-0; Johnson 2-0; Smith, S. 1-0; Nwankwo 1-0; Kuntz 1-0; Smith. B. 1-0. Hawai’i-Elimimian 5-4; Mouton 6-1; Fonoti 3-4; Leonard 3-4; Robinson 4-1; Thomas 3-2; Roberts 2-3; Monteilh 3-0; Satele 1-2; Smith 1-2; Laeli 2-0; Allen-Jones 11; Veikune 1-1; Kafentzis 1-0; Maka 1-0; Meatoga 0-1; Galdeira 0-1; Purcell 0-1.

Notre Dame team captains Maurice Crum Jr., David Grimes and David Bruton hoist the championship trophy as the Irish won their first bowl game in 15 years.

2009 NOTRE DAME SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

NOTRE DAME 2008 GAME-BY-GAME LINE-UPS OFFENSIVE STARTERS BY GAME DATE OPPONENT 9/6 vs SDSU

WR Kamara

LT Turkovich

LG Olsen

C Wenger

RG Stewart

RT Young

TE Rudolph

WR Grimes

QB Clausen

RB Allen

FB Yeatman (TE)

9/13

MICH

Kamara

Turkovich

Olsen

Wenger

Stewart

Young

Rudolph

Floyd

Clausen

Hughes

Yeatman (TE)

9/20

MSU

Kamara

Turkovich

Olsen

Wenger

Stewart

Young

Rudolph

Floyd

Clausen

Hughes

Yeatman (TE)

9/27

PUR

Tate

Turkovich

Olsen

Wenger

Stewart

Young

Rudolph

Floyd

Clausen

Allen

Grimes (WR)

10/4

STAN

Tate

Turkovich

Olsen

Wenger

Stewart

Young

Rudolph

Floyd

Clausen

Allen

Grimes (WR)

10/11

UNC

Tate

Turkovich

Olsen

Wenger

Stewart

Young

Rudolph

Floyd

Clausen

10/25

WASH

Tate

Turkovich

Olsen

Wenger

Stewart

Young

Rudolph

Floyd

Clausen

Allen

Kamara (WR)

11/1

PITT

Tate

Turkovich

Olsen

Wenger

Stewart

Young

Rudolph

Floyd

Clausen

Allen

Kamara (WR) Kamara (WR)

Kamara (WR) Grimes (WR)

11/8

Tate

Turkovich

Olsen

Wenger

Robinson

Young

Rudolph

Floyd

Clausen

Allen

11/15

NAVY

Kamara

Turkovich

Olsen

Wenger

Robinson

Young

Rudolph

Floyd

Clausen

Aldridge

Schwapp

11/22

SYR

Kamara

Turkovich

Olsen

Wenger

Robinson

Young

Rudolph

Grimes

Clausen

Allen

Schwapp

11/29

USC

Tate

Turkovich

Olsen

Wenger

Stewart

Young

Rudolph

Grimes

Clausen

Allen

Kamara (WR)

12/24

Tate

Turkovich

Olsen

Wenger

Stewart

Young

Rudolph

Floyd

Clausen

Hughes

Grimes (WR)

OLB

ILB

OLB

SDSU

J. Brown

Kuntz

Ryan

Neal

B. Smith

Crum

S. Brown (DB)

Lambert

McNeil

K. McCarthy

Bruton

DEFENSIVE STARTERS BY GAME DATE OPPONENT 9/6

9/13

MICH

J. Brown

Kuntz

Ryan

Neal

B. Smith

Crum

S. Brown (DB)

Lambert

McNeil

K. McCarthy

Bruton

9/20

MSU

J. Brown

Williams

Kuntz

Ryan

B. Smith

Crum

H. Smith

Lambert

McNeil

K. McCarthy

Bruton

9/27

PUR

E. Johnson

Kuntz

Ryan

Neal

B. Smith

Crum

S. Brown (DB)

Lambert

McNeil

K. McCarthy

Bruton

10/4

STAN

J. Brown

Williams

Kuntz

Ryan

B. Smith

Crum

H. Smith

Lambert

McNeil

K. McCarthy

Bruton

10/11

UNC

Bruton

10/25

WASH

11/1

PITT

J. Brown

Williams

Kuntz

Neal

B. Smith

Crum

H. Smith

Lambert

McNeil

K. McCarthy

E. Johnson

Kuntz

Neal

Fleming

B. Smith

H. Smith

S. Brown (DB)

Lambert

McNeil

K. McCarthy

Bruton

J. Brown

Williams

Kuntz

Neal

S. Quinn

Crum

H. Smith

Lambert

McNeil

K. McCarthy

Bruton

11/8

11/15

NAVY

E. Johnson

Kuntz

Neal

Fleming

B. Smith

H. Smith

S. Brown (DB)

Lambert

McNeil

K. McCarthy

Bruton

J. Brown

Williams

Kuntz

Neal

B. Smith

Crum

H. Smith

Blanton

McNeil

K. McCarthy

Bruton

11/22

SYR

J. Brown

Williams

Kuntz

Neal

T. Smith

Crum

H. Smith

Blanton

McNeil

K. McCarthy

Bruton

11/29

USC

J. Brown

Williams

Kuntz

Neal

T. Smith

Crum

H. Smith

Blanton

McNeil

K. McCarthy

Bruton

12/24

E. Johnson

Kuntz

Neal

Fleming

Quinn

Crum

S. Brown (DB)

Blanton

McNeil

K. McCarthy

Bruton

SPECIALISTS BY GAME DATE OPPONENT 9/6 vs SDSU

K B.Walker

P Maust

9/13

MICH

B.Walker

Maust

9/20

MSU

B.Walker

Maust

9/27

PUR

B.Walker

Maust

10/4

STAN

B.Walker

Maust

10/11

UNC

B.Walker

Maust

10/25

WASH

B.Walker

Maust

11/1

PITT

B.Walker

Maust

11/8

B.Walker

Maust

11/15

NAVY

B.Walker

Maust

11/22

SYR

B.Walker

Maust

11/29

USC

B.Walker

Maust

12/24

B.Walker

Maust

2009 NOTRE DAME SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

NOTRE DAME 2008 GAME-BY-GAME OFFENSIVE STATS SDSU

PUR

STAN @UNC @WASH PITT

@BC vs NAVY SYR

@USC

vs UH Season

9/6

MICH @MSU 9/13

9/20

9/27

10/4

10/11

10/25

11/1

11/8

11/15

11/22

11/29

12/24

Totals

First Downs

250

Rushing

Passing

133

Penalty

Third Downs

180

Converted

Efficiency

25.0%

46.2%

42.9%

28.6%

62.5%

42.9%

36.8%

33.3%

30.0%

25.0%

14.3%

36.4%

35.0%

Fourth Downs

Converted

Efficiency

50.0%

0.0%

75.0%

66.7%

0.0%

33.3%

0.0%

66.7%

0.0%

Total Net Yards

100.0% 36.7%

342

260

258

476

430

472

459

386

292

340

332

478

4616

Plays

883

Avg. Per Play

5.0

4.7

4.1

6.3

6.4

6.1

6.0

4.7

4.4

4.9

4.8

1.9

7.7

5.2

Net Yards Rushing

105

113

201

252

115

230

1426

Attempts

436

Avg. Per Rush

3.1

3.3

0.7

5.0

3.1

3.0

5.1

2.9

3.1

4.5

1.5

1.9

3.3

Touchdowns

Net Yards Passing

237

147

242

275

347

383

207

271

226

110

291

413

3190

Attempts

447

Completions

271

Completion Pct.

61.8%

47.6%

58.5%

57.1%

72.5%

64.6%

53.6%

52.3%

56.5%

78.9%

53.7%

50.0%

85.7%

60.6%

Yards Per Attempt

6.97

7.00

5.90

7.86

8.68

7.98

7.39

6.16

4.91

5.79

7.10

1.86

14.75

7.14

Touchdowns

Interceptions

Sacked

Yards Lost

185

Touchdowns

Rushing

Passing

Returns

Penalties

649

199

263

204

207

152

219

132

172

323

219

2218

Yards Lost Fumbles Fumbles Lost Punts Total Yards Gross Avg.

39.8

43.8

40.8

46.5

41.4

35.0

0.0

30.4

31.3

44.0

43.0

40.4

43.8

39.6

Net Avg.

38.8

40.8

38.8

42.0

32.2

26.0

23.8

26.1

37.7

42.5

37.4

35.0

35.1

Inside-the-20

Touchbacks

FGs Attempted

FGs Made

PATs Made-Att.

3-3

5-5

1-1

5-5

4-4

3-3

3-4

3-3

0-0

3-3

2-2

0-0

7-7

39-40

Kicking M-A

3-3

5-5

1-1

5-5

4-4

3-3

3-4

3-3

0-0

3-3

2-2

0-0

7-7

39-40

2-pt Rushing M-A

0-0

2-pt Passing M-A

0-0

4-0-0

6-1-0

2-0-0

7-1-0

5-0-0

7-0-0

5-1-1

1-0-0

6-1-0

6-0-0

2-0-0

8-0-0

64-4-1

Kickoffs-EZ-TB Safeties

Points Scored

321

Time of Possession

30:52

27:48

26:15

35:26

33:20

33:05

37:28

28:44

27:53

35:33

31:19

25:59

33:00

31:08

Net Turnover Ratio

-2

-5

-1

-5

-4

Even

SDSU 9/6

MICH @MSU 9/13

9/20

-3

PUR

STAN @UNC @WASH PITT

@BC vs NAVY SYR

@USC

Season

9/27

10/4

11/8

11/29

Totals

10/11

10/25

11/1

11/15

11/22

OPPONENT 2008 GAME-BY-GAME OFFENSIVE STATS SDSU

PUR

STAN @UNC @WASH PITT

@BC vs NAVY SYR

@USC

vs UH Season

9/6

9/13

9/20

9/27

10/4

10/11

10/25

11/1

11/8

11/15

11/22

11/29

12/24

Totals

First Downs

232

Rushing

Passing

122

Penalty

Third Downs

174

Converted

Efficiency

31.3%

33.3%

40.0%

42.9%

22.2%

46.2%

35.7%

29.4%

21.4%

7.7%

46.2%

45.5%

23.1%

32.8% 13

Fourth Downs

Converted

Efficiency

0.0%

38.5%

Total Net Yards

50.0% 100.0%

345

388

346

462

343

322

124

346

246

242

317

449

358

4288

Plays

852

Avg. Per Play

4.7

5.5

5.0

6.4

5.3

5.0

2.6

4.5

3.9

4.1

5.1

6.8

5.7

5.0

Net Yards Rushing

159

203

103

161

121

178

167

178

170

175

1744

Attempts

430

Avg. Per Rush

4.7

3.8

4.7

6.1

4.4

3.8

1.1

3.8

4.1

4.0

4.7

5.3

1.7

4.1

Touchdowns

Net Yards Passing

274

229

143

359

182

201

168

147

274

326

2544 422

Attempts

Completions

228

Completion Pct.

49.2%

67.9%

46.2%

52.7%

64.3%

56.3%

44.0%

50.0%

40.9%

21.4%

53.8%

69.7%

63.6%

54.0%

Yards Per Attempt

4.64

8.18

5.50

6.53

6.50

6.28

3.92

5.60

3.59

4.57

5.65

8.30

7.41

6.03

Touchdowns

Interceptions

Sacked

Yards Lost

195

Touchdowns

Rushing

Passing

Returns

Penalties

100

834

272

211

226

156

126

152

297

147

325

366

145

129

242

2794

Gross Avg.

30.2

52.8

45.2

39.0

42.0

38.0

33.0

36.8

40.6

40.7

29.0

32.3

34.6

37.3

Net Avg.

23.4

49.8

36.6

39.2

42.0

38.0

31.4

37.0

32.6

30.4

28.4

32.2

33.9

33.3 20

Yards Lost Fumbles Fumbles Lost Punts Total Yards

Inside-the-20

Touchbacks

FGs Attempted

FGs Made

PATs Made-Att.

1-2

2-2

3-3

2-3

1-1

3-3

2-2

3-3

5-5

3-3

33-35

Kicking M-A

1-2

2-2

3-3

2-2

1-1

3-3

2-2

3-3

5-5

3-3

33-34

2-pt Rushing M-A

0-0

2-pt Passing M-A

0-0

0-1

0-0

0-1

3-0-0

4-0-0

5-2-1

4-2-0

4-0-0

7-0-0

2-0-0

4-3-0

4-0-0

5-0-0

7-7-5

4-0-0

57-14-6

Kickoffs-EZ-TB Safeties Points Scored Time of Possession

0 13 29:08 SDSU 9/6

MICH @MSU

17 23 32:12 33:45 MICH @MSU 9/13

9/20

21 24:34 PUR

21 29 7 36 26:40 26:55 22:32 31:16 STAN @UNC @WASH PITT

17 21 24 32:07 24:27 28:41 @BC vs NAVY SYR

38 34:01 @USC

21 27:00

288 28:52 Season

9/27

10/4

11/8

11/29

10/11

10/25

11/1

11/15

11/22

2009 NOTRE DAME SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

Totals

NOTRE DAME 2008 GAME-BY-GAME PASSING STATS *Bold denotes TD

JIMMY CLAUSEN -- QB

EVAN SHARPLEY -- QB

PASSING DATE OPPONENT 9/6 vs SDSU 9/13 vs MICH 9/20 at MSU 9/27 vs PUR 10/4 vs STAN 10/11 at UNC 10/25 at WASH 11/1 vs PITT 11/8 at BC 11/15 vs NAVY 11/22 vs SYR 11/29 at USC 12/24 vs UH

GS X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Comp 21 10 24 20 29 31 14 23 26 15 22 11 22

Att 34 21 41 35 40 48 26 44 46 18 39 22 26

Yds 237 147 242 275 347 383 201 271 226 110 291 41 401

Pct. Y/A 61.8 6.97 47.6 7.00 58.5 5.90 57.1 7.86 72.5 8.67 64.58 7.979 53.8 7.73 52.3 6.16 56.5 4.91 83.3 6.11 56.4 7.46 50.0 1.86 84.6 15.42

TD 3 2 1 3 3 2 1 3 0 0 2 0 5

INT 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 4 2 0 2 0

Lg* 38 60 30 38 48 47 51 47 32 14 40 11 69

S 0 0 3 1 1 4 2 1 1 1 2 4 1

YL 0 0 34 8 12 26 22 6 12 5 23 29 6

Effic. 137.7 118.8 106.4 151.4 170.1 137.0 123.8 126.5 80.4 112.4 136.0 47.5 277.6

2008 Totals

268

440

3172

60.9

7.21

183

132.5

Career Totals

406

685

4426

59.3

6.46

439

122.2

Comp

Att

Yds

Pct.

Lg*

2008 Totals

.00

Career Totals

.00

PASSING DATE OPPONENT 9/6 vs SDSU 9/13 vs MICH 9/20 at MSU 9/27 vs PUR 10/4 vs STAN 10/11 at UNC 10/25 at WASH 11/1 vs PITT 11/8 at BC 11/15 vs NAVY 11/22 vs SYR 11/29 at USC 12/24 vs UH

Comp

Att

Yds

Pct.

50.0

100.0

Y/A TD INT DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY 3.00 0 0 DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY .00 0 0 DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY 6.00 0 0

60.0

3.60

147

761

55.1

5.18

Effic.

Comp

Att

Yds

Pct.

Y/A TD INT DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY

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0.0

0.00

####

.00

DAYNE CRIST -- QB Y/A TD INT DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY

Lg*

Effic.

75.2

0.0

150.4

90.2

155

105.7

Lg*

Effic.

####

NATE MONTANA -- QB

NOTRE DAME 2008 GAME-BY-GAME RETURN STATS * Bold denotes TD

KICKOFF RETURNS

ARMANDO ALLEN -- KR

GOLDEN TATE -- KR

BARRY GALLUP JR. -- KR

GEORGE WEST -- KR

DATE OPPONENT 9/6 vs SDSU 9/13 vs MICH 9/20 at MSU 9/27 vs PUR 10/4 vs STAN 10/11 at UNC 10/25 at WASH 11/1 vs PITT 11/8 at BC 11/15 vs NAVY 11/22 vs SYR 11/29 at USC 12/24 vs UH 2008 Totals Career Totals

No Yds Avg Lg* TD 2 46 23.0 29 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 5 147 29.4 53 0 4 105 26.3 36 0 3 54 18.0 24 0 2 23 11.5 12 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 52 26.0 27 0 2 116 58.0 96 1 21 543 25.9 96 1 54 1247 23.1 96 1

No Yds Avg Lg* TD 1 28 28.0 28 0 3 58 19.3 27 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 18 18.0 18 0 4 92 23.0 29 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 5 91 18.2 27 0 4 89 22.3 27 0 2 38 19.0 20 0 4 72 18.0 30 0 1 18 18.0 18 0 1 17 17.0 17 0 26 521 20.0 30 0 41 847 20.7 40 0

No Yds Avg Lg* TD 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 DID NOT PLAY 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 ### 0 0

No Yds Avg Lg* TD DID NOT PLAY 0 0 0.0 0 0 DID NOT PLAY 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 33 33.0 33 0 DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY 1 33 33.0 33 0 14 306 21.9 33 0

PUNT RETURNS

ARMANDO ALLEN -- PR

DAVID GRIMES -- PR

GEORGE WEST -- PR

GOLDEN TATE -- PR

No Yds Avg Lg* TD 2 35 17.5 22 0 1 9 9.0 9 0 3 23 7.7 18 0 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 7 66 9.4 22 0 7 66 9.4 22 0

No Yds Avg Lg* TD 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 DID NOT PLAY 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 DID NOT PLAY 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 -4 -4.0 -4 0 1 -4 0.0 0 0 2 13 6.5 17 0

No Yds Avg Lg* TD DID NOT PLAY 1 3 3.0 3 0 DID NOT PLAY 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY 1 3 3.0 3 0 5 23 4.6 10 0

No Yds Avg Lg* TD 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 14 4.7 10 0 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 3 44 14.7 42 0 6 50 8.3 24 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 9 9.0 9 0 14 116 8.3 42 0 14 116 8.3 42 0

NOTRE DAME 2008 GAME-BY-GAME RUSHING STATS * Bold denotes TD

RUSHING DATE OPPONEN 9/6 vs SDSU 9/13 vs MICH 9/20 at MSU 9/27 vs PUR 10/4 vs STAN 10/11 at UNC 10/25 at WASH 11/1 vs PITT 11/8 at BC 11/15 vs NAVY 11/22 vs SYR 11/29 at USC 12/24 vs UH 2008 Totals Career Totals

JAMES ALDRIDGE -- RB

No 9 4 8 5 4 13 8 5 16 6 12 1 91 249

ARMANDO ALLEN -- RB

Yds Avg Lg* TD No 16 DID NOT PLAY 28 3.1 8 0 2 13 3.3 9 0 6 34 4.3 17 0 17 9 1.8 6 0 9 23 5.8 15 1 11 84 6.5 18 2 15 25 3.1 8 0 19 3 0.6 5 0 6 80 5.0 19 0 8 0 0.0 5 0 17 58 4.8 16 0 4 0 0.0 0 0 4 357 3.9 19 3 134 962 3.9 43 3 220

ROBERT HUGHES -- RB

Yds Avg Lg* TD No Yds Avg Lg* TD No 59 3.7 14 0 17 54 3.2 12 0 4 2.0 2 0 19 79 4.2 18 2 8 1.3 5 0 5 9 1.8 7 0 134 7.9 21 1 9 26 2.9 7 0 33 3.7 12 1 8 14 1.8 6 0 0 60 5.5 16 0 4 12 3.0 6 0 0 62 4.1 10 0 4 19 4.8 9 0 9 73 3.8 15 0 8 25 3.1 9 0 0 24 4.0 12 0 3 18 6.0 9 0 0 60 7.5 15 1 13 64 4.9 15 1 7 DID NOT PLAY 52 3.1 9 0 7 1.8 8 0 5 7 1.4 3 0 9 2.3 11 0 17 55 3.24 15 1 5 585 4.4 21 3 112 382 3.4 18 4 21 933 4.2 21 3 165 676 4.1 45 8 21

JONAS GRAY -- RB

Yds Avg Lg* TD No Yds Avg Lg* TD DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 61 6.8 19 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 16 2.3 7 0 DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY 13 2.6 18 0 90 4.3 19 0 0 0 ### 0 0 90 4.3 19 0 0 0 ### 0 0

RUSHING ASAPH SCHWAPP -- FB LUKE SCHMIDT -- FB GOLDEN TATE -- WR DAVID GRIMES -- WR GEORGE WEST -- WR DATE OPPONEN No Yds Avg Lg* TD No Yds Avg Lg* TD No Yds Avg Lg* TD No Yds Avg Lg* TD No Yds Avg Lg* TD 9/6 vs SDSU DID NOT PLAY 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 9/13 vs MICH 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 9/20 at MSU DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 24 24.0 24 0 9/27 vs PUR DID NOT PLAY 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 10/4 vs STAN DID NOT PLAY 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 10/11 at UNC DID NOT PLAY 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 10/25 at WASH 0 DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY 0 0.0 0 0 2 11 5.5 21 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 11/1 vs PITT DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 11/8 at BC DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY 1 2 2.0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 11/15 vs NAVY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 -3 -3.0 -3 0 1 10 10.0 10 0 11/22 vs SYR DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 5 5.0 5 0 1 5 5.0 5 0 11/29 at USC DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 12/24 vs UH DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2008 Totals 1 2 2.0 2 0 0 0 ### 0 0 5 37 7.4 24 1 2 15 0.0 10 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Career Totals 44 98 2.2 9 0 2 6 3.0 0 0 6 41 6.8 24 1 5 25 5.0 8 0 1 11 11.0 11 1 RUSHING DATE OPPONEN 9/6 vs SDSU 9/13 vs MICH 9/20 at MSU 9/27 vs PUR 10/4 vs STAN 10/11 at UNC 10/25 at WASH 11/1 vs PITT 11/8 at BC 11/15 vs NAVY 11/22 vs SYR 11/29 at USC 12/24 vs UH 2008 Totals Career Totals

JIMMY CLAUSEN -- QB

No Yds 0 0 2 5 5 -31 5 8 4 4 11 -6 4 -21 3 -6 6 19 3 4 3 -21 6 -22 2 -6 54 -73 116 -260

Avg 0.0 2.5 -6.2 1.6 1.0 -0.5 -5.3 -2.0 3.2 1.3 -7.0 -3.7 -3.0 -1.4 -2.2

EVAN SHARPLEY -- QB

Lg* TD No 0 0 2 0 4 0 7 0 8 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 10 0 7 0 1 2 0 7 0 0 0 2 10 0 4 11 1 44

DAYNE CRIST -- QB

Yds Avg Lg* TD No Yds Avg Lg* TD No Yds Avg Lg* TD No Yds Avg Lg* TD DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY 1 1.0 1 0 DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY 0 0.0 0 0 DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY 0 0.0 2 0 1 0.3 2 0 0 0 ### 0 0 -94 -2.1 13 0 0 0 ### 0 0

2009 NOTRE DAME SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

NOTRE DAME 2008 GAME-BY-GAME RECEIVING STATS * Bold denotes TD

RECEIVING DATE OPPONEN 9/6 vs SDSU 9/13 vs MICH 9/20 at MSU 9/27 vs PUR 10/4 vs STAN 10/11 at UNC 10/25 at WASH 11/1 vs PITT 11/8 at BC 11/15 vs NAVY 11/22 vs SYR 11/29 at USC 12/24 vs UH 2008 Totals Career Totals RECEIVING DATE OPPONEN 9/6 vs SDSU 9/13 vs MICH 9/20 at MSU 9/27 vs PUR 10/4 vs STAN 10/11 at UNC 10/25 at WASH 11/1 vs PITT 11/8 at BC 11/15 vs NAVY 11/22 vs SYR 11/29 at USC 12/24 vs UH 2008 Totals Career Totals RECEIVING DATE OPPONEN 9/6 vs SDSU 9/13 vs MICH 9/20 at MSU 9/27 vs PUR 10/4 vs STAN 10/11 at UNC 10/25 at WASH vs PITT 11/1 11/8 at BC 11/15 vs NAVY 11/22 vs SYR 11/29 at USC 12/24 vs UH 2008 Totals Career Totals

DAVID GRIMES -- WR

ROBBY PARRIS -- WR

No Yds Avg Lg* TD No 5 35 7.0 16 1 1 3 3.0 3 0 1 DID NOT PLAY 4 4 65 16.3 30 1 7 60 8.6 23 0 0 4 19 4.8 6 0 DID NOT PLAY 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 22 7.3 8 0 1 7 83 11.9 31 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 34 8.5 14 1 35 321 9.2 31 3 9 90 900 10.0 36 7 39 MICHAEL FLOYD -- WR

GEORGE WEST -- WR

Yds Avg Lg* TD No DID NOT PLAY 0 0.0 0 0 0 22 5.5 12 0 DID NOT PLAY 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 DID NOT PLAY 0 19 6.3 11 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 DID NOT PLAY 9 9.0 9 0 DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY 50 5.6 12 0 1 418 10.7 35 1 24

WILL YEATMAN -- TE

DUVAL KAMARA -- WR

GOLDEN TATE -- WR

Yds Avg Lg* TD No Yds Avg Lg* TD No Yds DID NOT PLAY 1 28 28.0 28 0 6 93 0 0.0 0 0 1 10 10.0 10 1 4 127 DID NOT PLAY 0 0 0.0 0 0 5 83 0 0.0 0 0 1 5 5.0 5 0 5 64 0 0.0 0 0 1 2 2.0 2 0 3 30 0 0.0 0 0 5 58 11.6 16 0 5 121 6 6.0 6 0 2 22 11.0 12 0 3 47 DID NOT PLAY 2 21 10.5 20 0 6 111 DID NOT PLAY 1 5 5.0 5 0 6 66 DID NOT PLAY 1 13 13.0 13 0 0 0 DID NOT PLAY 1 14 14.0 14 0 7 146 DID NOT PLAY 1 7 7.0 7 0 2 15 DID NOT PLAY 3 21 7.0 9 0 6 177 6 6.0 6 0 20 206 10.3 28 1 58 1080 192 8.0 20 0 52 563 10.8 35 5 64 1211

KYLE RUDOLPH -- TE

ASAPH SCHWAPP -- FB

Avg 15.5 31.8 16.6 12.8 10.0 24.2 15.7 18.5 11.0 0.0 20.9 7.5 29.5 18.6 18.9

Lg* TD 38 1 60 1 30 0 38 1 19 0 47 1 33 0 47 1 18 0 0 0 40 2 8 0 69 3 69 10 69 11

LUKE SCHMIDT --- FB

No 1 2 7 6 5 6 4 10 5 0

Yds Avg Lg* TD No Yds Avg Lg* TD No Yds Avg Lg* TD No Yds Avg Lg* TD No Yds Avg Lg* TD 22 22.0 22 1 1 4 4.0 4 0 1 5 5.0 5 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 10 5.0 9 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 86 12.3 26 1 1 2 2.0 2 0 2 29 14.5 18 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY 100 16.7 38 0 3 32 10.7 19 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY 115 23.0 48 1 5 70 14.0 24 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY 93 15.5 32 1 3 30 10.0 12 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 NOT ON TEAM DID NOT PLAY 107 26.8 51 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 DID NOT PLAY NOT ON TEAM 100 10.0 18 2 2 26 13.0 21 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 NOT ON TEAM DID NOT PLAY 69 13.8 32 0 4 29 7.25 8 0 1 10 10.0 10 0 NOT ON TEAM DID NOT PLAY 0 0.0 0 0 1 8 8.0 8 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 NOT ON TEAM DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY 3 29 9.67 13 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 NOT ON TEAM DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY 1 4 4.0 4 0 1 3 3.0 3 0 NOT ON TEAM DID NOT PLAY 2 17 8.5 15 0 4 78 19.5 29 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 48 719 15.0 51 7 2 6 3.0 4 0 29 340 0.0 29 2 2 13 6.5 10 0 0 0 ### 0 0 48 719 15.0 51 7 8 43 5.4 10 0 29 340 0.0 29 0 8 62 7.8 15 0 3 16 5.3 10 0 JAMES ALDRIDGE -- RB

ARMANDO ALLEN -- RB

ROBERT HUGHES -- RB

JONAS GRAY -- RB

No Yds Avg Lg* TD No Yds Avg Lg* TD No Yds Avg Lg* TD No Yds Avg Lg* TD No Yds Avg Lg* TD DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY 3 18 6.0 10 0 3 32 10.7 14 0 DID NOT PLAY 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 -3 -3.0 -3 0 DID NOT PLAY 0 0 0.0 0 0 5 20 4.0 13 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 DID NOT PLAY 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 9 9.0 9 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 7 66 9.4 21 1 1 4 4.0 4 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 7 47 6.7 14 0 1 15 15.0 15 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 5 5.0 5 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 13 4.3 7 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 9 47 5.2 11 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 -6 -6.0 -6 0 7 60 8.6 14 0 1 4 4.0 4 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY 1 6 6.0 6 0 3 13 4.3 6 0 DID NOT PLAY 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 3 1.0 5 0 3 9 3.0 11 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 59 29.5 41 1 3 27 9.0 12 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 1 0.3 6 0 50 355 7.1 41 2 14 93 6.6 15 0 0 0 ### 0 0 0 0 ### 0 0 8 31 3.9 11 0 74 479 6.5 41 3 17 110 6.5 15 0 0 0 ### 0 0 0 0 ### 0 0

NOTRE DAME 2008 GAME-BY-GAME KICKING STATS KICKING DATE OPPONENT XPM 9/6 vs SDSU 3 9/13 vs MICH 5 9/20 at MSU 1 9/27 vs PUR 5 10/4 vs STAN 4 10/11 at UNC 3 10/25 at WASH 3 11/1 vs PITT 3 11/8 at BC 0 11/15 vs NAVY 3 11/22 vs SYR 2 11/29 at USC 0 12/24 vs UH 7 39 2008 Totals 61 Career Totals

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PATs XPA 3 5 1 5 4 3 3 3 0 3 2 0 7 39 62

Pct. 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

0% 100% 100% 0% 100% 100% 98%

BRANDON WALKER -- K Total FIELD GOALS FIELD GOAL ACCURACY FGM FGA Pct. Lg Points 18-19 Yds 20-29 Yds 30-39 Yds 40-49 Yds 50+ Yds 0 1 0% 3 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 0 - 0 0 0 0% 5 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 2 0% 1 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 0 - 1 1 2 50% 41 8 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 1 - 1 0 - 0 0 2 0% 4 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 2 0 - 0 1 1 100% 42 6 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 1 - 1 0 - 0 2 2 100% 42 9 0 - 0 1 - 1 0 - 0 1 - 1 0 - 0 4 5 80% 48 15 0 - 0 2 - 2 1 - 2 1 - 1 0 - 0 0 0 0% 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 2 2 100% 36 9 0 - 0 1 - 1 1 - 1 0 - 0 0 - 0 3 6 50% 45 11 0 - 0 1 - 2 1 - 1 1 - 2 0 - 1 1 1 100% 41 3 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 1 - 1 0 - 0 0 0 0% 7 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 14 24 58% 48 81 0 - 0 5 - 6 3 - 5 6 - 11 0 - 2 20 36 56% 48 121 0 - 0 10 - 11 3 - 7 7 - 16 0 - 2 #DIV/0! 90.9% 42.9% 43.8% 0.0% WALKER OVERALL SPLITS

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8 - 16 50.0%

6 - 8 75.0%

14 - 24 58.3%

0 - 0 #DIV/0!

David Ruffer: 0/1 PATs at WASH

PUNTING DATE OPPONENT 9/6 vs SDSU 9/13 vs MICH 9/20 at MSU 9/27 vs PUR 10/4 vs STAN 10/11 at UNC 10/25 at WASH 11/1 vs PITT 11/8 at BC 11/15 vs NAVY 11/22 vs SYR 11/29 at USC 12/24 vs UH 2008 Totals Career Totals

No 5 6 5 2 5 1 0 4 6 3 4 8 5 54 75

Yds Gross 199 39.8 263 43.8 204 40.8 93 46.5 207 41.4 35 35.0 0 0.0 152 38.0 219 36.5 132 44.0 172 43.0 323 40.4 219 43.8 2218 41.1 3102 41.4

TB 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 5

In-20 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 16 22

ERIC MAUST - P Lg Blk Net 50 0 38.8 52 0 40.8 46 0 38.8 54 0 42.0 50 0 32.2 35 0 26.0 0 0 0.0 48 1 23.8 42 1 26.1 47 0 37.7 49 0 42.5 54 0 37.4 51 0 35.0 54 2 35.1 54 3 35.9

Punt Yardages* 42, 41, 33, 50, 33 40, 40, 51, 52, 32, 48 34, 42, 41, 41, 46 54, 39 34, 45, 35, 43, 50 35 18, 42, 48, 44 30, 41, 29, 37, 40, 42 47, 44, 41 46, 49, 39, 38 31, 37, 54, 50, 34, 34, 38, 45, 40, 37, 48, 51, 43 * Punts In-the-20 are BOLDED * Touchbacks are UNDERLINED

OTHER:

2009 NOTRE DAME SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

0 1

- 6 - 1 0 7 0 8 0 3 0 0 1 40 0

1 1 4

1 5 1 2 25

0 0

0 1 2

Ryan, John

Mullen, Paddy

0 0 1 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 10 2 3 0 3 1 0 12 18

Richardson, Morrice

McNeil, Raeshon

0 0

3 3 1 1

Quinn, Steve

McCarthy, Kyle

3 1 6 2 6 3 3 6 4 5 5 5 8 9 2 2 - 7 - 3 1 5 54 57

Nwankwo, Emeka

Lambert, Terrail

1 4

Neal, Kerry

Kuntz, Pat

0 6 0 5 0 8 0 6 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 9 0 0 0 7 0 6 0 1 0 2 0 65

4 6 10 5

Lewis-Moore, Kapron

Johnson, Ethan

Fleming, Darius

Herring, Ray

Crum, Maurice

Burkhart, Ryan

Bruton, David

Brown, Sergio

Brown, Justin

5 15 10 6 9 8 4 16 3 6 6 5 4 97

Smith, Toryan

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Brooks, Kevin

0 3 4 3 4 6 0 3 2 2 6 4 4 41

6 2 2 0 0 2 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 5 2 4 0 3 2 0 6 24 28

Smith, Scott

Gray, Gary

2008 Totals

6 - 14 2 - 10 8 - 9 4 - 5 4 - 14 1 - 4 3 - 5 3 - 15 2 - 8 - - 5 - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 33 0 110

0 4

Williams, Ian

SDSU MICH MSU PUR STAN UNC WASH PITT BC NAVY SYR USC UH

0 3 2 6 3 3 0 4 5 4 7 4 1 42

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

Washington, Kevin

vs vs at vs vs at at vs at vs vs at vs

1 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 5 2 18

2 3 5 1 2 2 2 0 2 3 7 4 33

Wade, Kallen

9/6 9/13 9/20 9/27 10/4 10/11 10/25 11/1 11/8 11/15 11/22 11/29 12/24

0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 6 1 2 17

Blanton, Robert

2008 Totals

0 1 0 1 0 4 2 1 4 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 5 3 0 24 5 15

4 3 0 3 2 2 2 1 0 2 3 1 23

Smith, Harrison

SDSU MICH MSU PUR STAN UNC WASH PITT BC NAVY SYR USC UH

Anello, Mike vs vs at vs vs at at vs at vs vs at vs

Smith, Brian

9/6 9/13 9/20 9/27 10/4 10/11 10/25 11/1 11/8 11/15 11/22 11/29 12/24

Gordon, Leonard

NOTRE DAME 2008 GAME-BY-GAME TOTAL TACKLES

0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 5 14

1 1 0 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 11

1 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7

NOTRE DAME 2008 GAME-BY-GAME DEFENSIVE STATS * Bold denotes TD

ROBERT BLANTON -- CB DATE OPPONENT TT

ST AT

S - YL

JUSTIN BROWN -- DE

TFLQBHINT - Ret.*PBU FF FR - Ret.* DATE OPPONENT TT

DID NOT PLAY

ST AT

S - YL

TFLQBHINT - Ret.*PBU FF FR - Ret.*

9/6

vs SDSU

9/13

vs MICH

0 -0

9/20

at MSU

0 -0

9/27

vs PUR

0 - 0

1 - 47

10/4

vs STAN

0 -0

10/11

at UNC

0 - 0

0 -0

0 - 0

10/11

at UNC

0 - 0

10/25

at WASH

0 -0

10/25

at WASH

0 -0

11/1

vs PITT

0 - 0

0 -0

0 - 0

11/1

vs PITT

0 - 0

11/8

at BC

0 -0

11/8

at BC

0 -0

11/15

vs NAVY

0 - 0

0 -0

0 - 0

11/15

vs NAVY

0 - 0

1 - 0

11/22

vs SYR

0 -0

11/22

vs SYR

0 -0

0.5

0 -0

11/29

at USC

0 - 0

1 -0

0 - 0

11/29

at USC

0 - 0

0.0

0 - 0

12/24

vs UH

0 -0

12/24

vs UH

0 -0

2008 Totals Career Totals

9/6

vs SDSU

0 -0

9/13

vs MICH

0 -0

9/20

at MSU

0 -0

0 - 0

9/27

vs PUR

0 - 0

0 -0

10/4

vs STAN

0 -0

0.0 - 0.0

2 - 47

0 - 0

0.0 - 0.0

2 - 47

0 - 0

0.0 - 0.0

4.5

0 - 0

1 - 0

2.5 - 14.0

0 - 0

1 - 0

SERGIO BROWN -- FS DATE OPPONENT TT

ST AT

S - YL

DAVID BRUTON -- FS

TFLQBHINT - Ret.*PBU FF FR - Ret.* DATE OPPONENT TT

ST AT

S - YL

TFLQBHINT - Ret.*PBU FF FR - Ret.*

9/6

vs SDSU

0 -0

9/6

vs SDSU

0 -0

1 -0

9/13

vs MICH

0 -0

1 -0

9/13

vs MICH

0 -0

1.5

1 - 39

0 -0

9/20

at MSU

0 -0

9/20

at MSU

0 -0

9/27

vs PUR

0 - 0

9/27

vs PUR

0 - 0

10/4

vs STAN

1 - 12

0 -0

10/4

vs STAN

0 -0

1 -0

0 -0

10/11

at UNC

0 - 0

10/11

at UNC

0 - 0

10/25

at WASH

0 -0

10/25

at WASH

0 -0

11/1

vs PITT

0 - 0

11/1

vs PITT

0 - 0

1 - 0

0 - 0

11/8

at BC

0 -0

11/8

at BC

0 -0

11/15

vs NAVY

0 - 0

11/15

vs NAVY

0 - 0

11/22

vs SYR

0 -0

11/22

vs SYR

0 -0

11/29

at USC

0 - 0

11/29

at USC

0 - 0

12/24

vs UH

0 -0

12/24

vs UH

0 -0

1 - 18

1 -0

1.0 - 12.0

0 - 0

1 - 0

0.0 - 0.0

1.5

4 - 57

2 - 0

1.0 - 12.0

0 - 0

1 - 0

2008 Totals Career Totals

1.0 - 10.0

7.0

7 - 77

3 - 0

2008 Totals Career Totals

214 138 76

MAURICE CRUM JR. -- ILB DATE OPPONENT TT

ST AT

S - YL

STEVE FILER -- OLB

TFLQBHINT - Ret.*PBU FF FR - Ret.* DATE OPPONENT TT

ST AT

S - YL

TFLQBHINT - Ret.*PBU FF FR - Ret.*

9/6

vs SDSU

1 -7

0 -0

9/6

vs SDSU

9/13

vs MICH

0 -0

0.5

0 -0

9/13

vs MICH

9/20

at MSU

0 -0

9/20

at MSU

0 -0

9/27

vs PUR

0 - 0

9/27

vs PUR

0 - 0

10/4

vs STAN

0 -0

10/4

vs STAN

0 -0

10/11

at UNC

0 - 0

10/11

at UNC

0 - 0

10/25

at WASH

0 -0

10/25

at WASH

0 -0

11/1

vs PITT

0 - 0

11/1

vs PITT

0 - 0

11/8

at BC

0 -0

11/8

at BC

0 -0

11/15

vs NAVY

0 - 0

11/15

vs NAVY

0 - 0

11/22

vs SYR

0 -0

11/22

vs SYR

0 -0

11/29

at USC

1 - 8

0 - 0

11/29

at USC

0 - 0

12/24

vs UH

1 -0

0 -0

12/24

vs UH

0 -0

3.0 - 15.0

5.5

0 - 0

0.0 - 0.0

0 - 0

23.0

3 - 46

2 - 34

2008 Totals Career Totals

306 147 159 8.0 - 61.0

0.0 - 0.0

0 - 0

2008 Totals Career Totals

DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY

DARIUS FLEMING -- OLB DATE OPPONENT TT

ST AT

S - YL

0 -0

LEONARD GORDON -- CB

TFLQBHINT - Ret.*PBU FF FR - Ret.* DATE OPPONENT TT

ST AT

S - YL

TFLQBHINT - Ret.*PBU FF FR - Ret.*

9/6

vs SDSU

0 -0

9/6

vs SDSU

0 -0

9/13

vs MICH

0 -0

9/13

vs MICH

0 -0

9/20

at MSU

0 -0

9/20

at MSU

0 -0

9/27

vs PUR

0 - 0

9/27

vs PUR

0 - 0

10/4

vs STAN

1 -8

0 -0

10/4

vs STAN

0 -0

10/11 10/25

at UNC at WASH

1 2

0 0

0 - 0 0 -0

0 0

0 - 0 0 -0

0 0

0 - 0 0 -0

10/11 10/25

at UNC at WASH

0 0

0 - 0 0 -0

0 0

0 - 0 0 -0

0 0

0 - 0 0 -0

11/1

vs PITT

0 - 0

11/1

vs PITT

0 - 0

11/8

at BC

0 -0

11/8

at BC

0 -0

11/15

vs NAVY

0 - 0

11/22

vs SYR

0.5 - 1

11/29

at USC

12/24

vs UH

2008 Totals Career Totals

0 - 0

11/15

vs NAVY

0 - 0

0.5

0 -0

11/22

vs SYR

0 -0

0 - 0

11/29

at USC

0 - 0

1 - 11

0 -0

12/24

vs UH

0 -0

2.5 - 20.0

2.5

0 - 0

0.0 - 0.0

0 - 0

2.5 - 20.0

2.5

0 - 0

2008 Totals Career Totals

0.0 - 0.0

0 - 0

2009 NOTRE DAME SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

DATE OPPONENT TT

GARY GRAY -- CB

ST AT

S - YL

TFLQBHINT - Ret.*PBU FF FR - Ret.* DATE OPPONENT TT

DID NOT PLAY

RAY HERRING -- DS

ST AT

S - YL

TFLQBHINT - Ret.*PBU FF FR - Ret.*

9/6

vs SDSU

9/13

vs MICH

0 -0

1 - 41

9/20

at MSU

0 -0

9/27

vs PUR

0 - 0

10/4

vs STAN

0 -0

10/11

at UNC

10/25

at WASH

11/1

vs PITT

11/8

at BC

0 -0

11/15

vs NAVY

0 - 0

11/15

vs NAVY

0 - 0

11/22

vs SYR

0 -0

0 - 20

11/22

vs SYR

0 -0

11/29

at USC

0 - 0

1 - 24

0 - 0

12/24

vs UH

2008 Totals Career Totals

9/6

vs SDSU

0 -0

9/13

vs MICH

0 -0

9/20

at MSU

0 -0

0 - 0

9/27

vs PUR

0 - 0

0 -0

10/4

vs STAN

0 -0

10/11

at UNC

0 - 0

0 -0

10/25

at WASH

0 -0

11/1

vs PITT

0 - 0

0 -0

11/8

at BC

0 -0

DID NOT PLAY 0

0 -0

DID NOT PLAY

DID NOT PLAY 15

0.0 - 0.0

2 - 65

0 - 20

0.0 - 0.0

2 - 65

0 - 20

DATE OPPONENT TT

11/29

at USC

0 - 0

12/24

vs UH

0 -0

0.0 - 0.0

0 - 0

0.0 - 0.0

0 - 0

3 - 0

2008 Totals Career Totals

ETHAN JOHNSON -- DE

ST AT

S - YL

TFLQBHINT - Ret.*PBU FF FR - Ret.* DATE OPPONENT TT

PAT KUNTZ -- DE

ST AT

S - YL

TFLQBHINT - Ret.*PBU FF FR - Ret.*

9/6

vs SDSU

0 -0

9/6

vs SDSU

0 -0

9/13

vs MICH

0 -0

0.5

0 -0

9/13

vs MICH

0 -0

9/20

at MSU

0 -0

9/20

at MSU

0 -0

9/27

vs PUR

0 - 0

9/27

vs PUR

0 - 0

10/4

vs STAN

0 -0

10/4

vs STAN

2 - 16

1 -0

1 -2

10/11

at UNC

0 - 0

10/25

at WASH

0.5 - 4

11/1

vs PITT

0 - 0

11/8

at BC

0 -0

11/15

vs NAVY

0 - 0

11/15

vs NAVY

11/22

vs SYR

0 -0

11/22

vs SYR

11/29

at USC

1 - 7

0 - 0

11/29

at USC

0 - 0

12/24

vs UH

2 -6

0 -0

12/24

vs UH

0 -0

3.5 - 17.0

5.0

0 - 0

3.5 - 26.0

1 - 0

1 - 2

3.5 - 17.0

5.0

0 - 0

2008 Totals Career Totals

4.0 - 29.0

1 - 0

2 - 2

2008 Totals Career Totals

DATE OPPONENT TT

0 - 0

10/11

at UNC

1 - 8

0 - 0

0.5

0 -0

10/25

at WASH

0 -0

0 - 0

11/1

vs PITT

0 - 0

0 -0

11/8

at BC

0 -0

0.5 - 2

0.5

0 - 0

0 -0

1.5

0 -0

TERRAIL LAMBERT -- CB ST AT

S - YL

KAPRON LEWIS-MOORE -- DE

TFLQBHINT - Ret.*PBU FF FR - Ret.* DATE OPPONENT TT

ST AT

S - YL

9/6

vs SDSU

0 -0

9/6

vs SDSU

DID NOT PLAY

9/13

vs MICH

0 -0

9/13

vs MICH

DID NOT PLAY

9/20

at MSU

0 -0

9/20

at MSU

DID NOT PLAY

9/27

vs PUR

0 - 0

9/27

vs PUR

DID NOT PLAY

10/4

vs STAN

0 -0

10/4

vs STAN

DID NOT PLAY

10/11

at UNC

0 - 0

10/11

at UNC

DID NOT PLAY

10/25

at WASH

0 -0

10/25

at WASH

DID NOT PLAY

11/1

vs PITT

0 - 0

0.0

0 - 0

11/1

vs PITT

DID NOT PLAY

11/8

at BC

0 -0

11/8

at BC

DID NOT PLAY

11/15

vs NAVY

DID NOT PLAY

11/15

vs NAVY

DID NOT PLAY

11/22

vs SYR

DID NOT PLAY

11/22

vs SYR

DID NOT PLAY

11/29

at USC

DID NOT PLAY

11/29

at USC

DID NOT PLAY

12/24

vs UH

DID NOT PLAY

12/24

vs UH

DID NOT PLAY

2008 Totals Career Totals

0.0 - 0.0

0 - 0

115

0.5 - 6.0

1.5

4 - 29

1 - 0

2008 Totals Career Totals

TFLQBHINT - Ret.*PBU FF FR - Ret.*

0.0 - 0.0

0 - 0

0.0 - 0.0

0 - 0

KYLE McCARTHY -- SS

RAESHON McNEIL -- CB

DATE OPPONENT TT

ST AT

S - YL

TFLQBHINT - Ret.*PBU FF FR - Ret.* DATE OPPONENT TT

9/6

vs SDSU

0 -0

0.5

0 -0

9/6

vs SDSU

0 -0

9/13

vs MICH

0 - 0

0 -0

9/13

vs MICH

0 -0

9/20

at MSU

0 -0

9/20

at MSU

0 -0

9/27

vs PUR

0 - 0

9/27

vs PUR

0 -0

0 - 0

10/4

vs STAN

0 -0

1 -2

0 -0

10/4

vs STAN

0 -0

10/11

at UNC

0 - 0

10/11

at UNC

0 -0

0 - 0

10/25

at WASH

0 -0

10/25

at WASH

0 -0

11/1

vs PITT

0 - 0

11/1

vs PITT

0 -0

2 - 47

0 - 0

11/8

at BC

0 -0

11/8

at BC

0 -0

11/15

vs NAVY

0 - 0

11/15

vs NAVY

0 - 0

11/22

vs SYR

0 -0

11/22

vs SYR

0 -0

11/29

at USC

0 - 0

1 - 8

0 - 0

11/29

at USC

0 -0

0 - 0

12/24

vs UH

0 -0

0 -8

0 -0

12/24

vs UH

0 -0

110

0.0 - 0.0

3.5

2 - 18

0 - 0

0.0 - 0.0

2 - 47

0 - 0

0.0 - 0.0

3.5

3 - 18

0 - 0

2008 Totals Career Totals

139

1.0 - 10.0

2 - 47

0 - 0

2008 Totals Career Totals

ST AT

S - YL

TFLQBHINT - Ret.*PBU FF FR - Ret.* 0 -0

DATE OPPONENT TT

PADDY MULLEN -- NT

ST AT

S - YL

TFLQBHINT - Ret.*PBU FF FR - Ret.* DATE OPPONENT TT

KERRY NEAL -- OLB

ST AT

S - YL

TFLQBHINT - Ret.*PBU FF FR - Ret.*

9/6

vs SDSU

0 -0

9/6

vs SDSU

0 -0

0.5

1 -2

0 -0

9/13

vs MICH

0 -0

9/13

vs MICH

0 -0

0.5

0 -0

9/20

at MSU

0 -0

9/20

at MSU

0 -0

9/27

vs PUR

0 - 0

9/27

vs PUR

0 - 0

10/4

vs STAN

0 -0

10/4

vs STAN

0 -0

10/11

at UNC

0 - 0

10/11

at UNC

0 - 0

10/25

at WASH

0 -0

10/25

at WASH

0 -0

11/1

vs PITT

0 - 0

11/1

vs PITT

1 - 8

0 - 0

11/8

at BC

0 -0

11/8

at BC

0 -0

11/15

vs NAVY

0 - 0

11/15

vs NAVY

0 - 0

11/22

vs SYR

0 -0

11/22

vs SYR

0 -0

11/29

at USC

0 - 0

0 -0

12/24

vs UH

1 -7

0 -0

0.0 - 0.0

0 - 0

2.0 - 15.0

4.0

1 - 2

0 - 0

0.0 - 0.0

0 - 0

2008 Totals Career Totals

4.0 - 24.0

6.0

1 - 2

2 - 11

11/29

at USC

12/24

vs UH

2008 Totals Career Totals

DID NOT PLAY

DATE OPPONENT TT

EMEKA NWANKWO -- DE ST AT

S - YL

TFLQBHINT - Ret.*PBU FF FR - Ret.* DATE OPPONENT TT

STEVE QUINN -- ILB

ST AT

S - YL

TFLQBHINT - Ret.*PBU FF FR - Ret.*

9/6

vs SDSU

DID NOT PLAY

9/6

vs SDSU

0 -0

9/13

vs MICH

DID NOT PLAY

9/13

vs MICH

0 -0

0 -0 0 -0

9/20

at MSU

DID NOT PLAY

9/20

at MSU

0 -0

9/27

vs PUR

DID NOT PLAY

9/27

vs PUR

0 - 0

10/4

vs STAN

10/4

vs STAN

0 -0

10/11

at UNC

10/25

at WASH

11/1

vs PITT

0 - 0

11/8

at BC

0 -0

11/15

vs NAVY

11/15

vs NAVY

0 - 0

11/22

vs SYR

0 -0

11/22

vs SYR

0 -0

11/29

at USC

0 - 0

11/29

at USC

0 - 0

12/24

vs UH

0 -0

12/24

vs UH

2 - 19

0 -0

0.0 - 0.0

0 - 0

3.0 - 22.0

0 - 0

0.0 - 0.0

0 - 0

2008 Totals Career Totals

3.0 - 22.0

0 - 0

2008 Totals Career Totals

0 -0

0 - 0

10/11

at UNC

0 - 0

10/25

at WASH

0 -0

0 - 0

11/1

vs PITT

1 - 3

0 - 0

0 -0

11/8

at BC

0 -0

DID NOT PLAY

MORRICE RICHARDSON -- DE

DATE OPPONENT TT

ST AT

S - YL

TFLQBHINT - Ret.*PBU FF FR - Ret.* DATE OPPONENT TT

JOHN RYAN -- OLB

ST AT

S - YL

TFLQBHINT - Ret.*PBU FF FR - Ret.*

9/6

vs SDSU

0 -0

9/6

vs SDSU

0 -0

9/13

vs MICH

0 -0

9/13

vs MICH

0 - 0

0 -0

9/20

at MSU

9/20

at MSU

0 -0

1 -0

9/27

vs PUR

0 - 0

9/27

vs PUR

0 - 0

10/4

vs STAN

0 -0

10/4

vs STAN

0 -0

10/11 10/25

at UNC at WASH

1 1

1 0

0 1

0 - 0 0.5 - 5

0 0.5

0 0

0 - 0 0 -0

0 0

0 - 0 0 -0

10/11 10/25

at UNC at WASH

0 - 0

11/1

vs PITT

0 - 0

11/1

vs PITT

0 - 0

11/8

at BC

0 -0

11/8

at BC

0 -0

11/15

vs NAVY

0 - 0

11/15

vs NAVY

0 - 0

11/22

vs SYR

0 -0

11/22

vs SYR

0 -0

1 -0

11/29

at USC

0 - 0

11/29

at USC

0 - 0

0.0

0 - 0

12/24

vs UH

0 -0

12/24

vs UH

0 -0

2008 Totals Career Totals

DID NOT PLAY

0.5 - 5.0

0.5

0 - 0

1.5 - 18.0

2.0

0 - 0

0.0 - 0.0

0 - 0

2 - 0

2.5 - 23.0

0 - 0

2 - 0

JAMORIS SLAUGHTER -- CB

DATE OPPONENT TT

ST AT

S - YL

0 0 - 0 DID NOT PLAY

TFLQBHINT - Ret.*PBU FF FR - Ret.* DATE OPPONENT TT

BRIAN SMITH -- ILB

ST AT

S - YL

TFLQBHINT - Ret.*PBU FF FR - Ret.*

9/6

vs SDSU

DID NOT PLAY

9/6

vs SDSU

0 -0

9/13

vs MICH

DID NOT PLAY

9/13

vs MICH

0 -0

2 - 35

9/20

at MSU

DID NOT PLAY

9/20

at MSU

0 -0

9/27

vs PUR

DID NOT PLAY

9/27

vs PUR

0 - 0

10/4

vs STAN

DID NOT PLAY

10/4

vs STAN

1 - 12

0 -0

10/11

at UNC

DID NOT PLAY

10/11

at UNC

0 - 0

10/25

at WASH

DID NOT PLAY

10/25

at WASH

1 - 11

0 -0

11/1

vs PITT

DID NOT PLAY

11/1

vs PITT

0 - 0

11/8

at BC

DID NOT PLAY

11/8

at BC

0 -0

11/15

vs NAVY

DID NOT PLAY

11/15

vs NAVY

0 - 0

11/22

vs SYR

DID NOT PLAY

11/22

vs SYR

11/29

at USC

DID NOT PLAY

11/29

at USC

12/24

vs UH

DID NOT PLAY

12/24

vs UH

2008 Totals Career Totals

0.0 - 0.0

0 - 0

0.0 - 0.0

0 - 0

2008 Totals Career Totals

DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY 1

0 -0

2.0 - 23.0

0 - 0

2 - 35

3.5 - 30.0

1 - 25

2 - 35

2009 NOTRE DAME SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

DATE OPPONENT TT

HARRISON SMITH -- S

ST AT

S - YL

TFLQBHINT - Ret.*PBU FF FR - Ret.* DATE OPPONENT TT

SCOTT SMITH -- OLB

ST AT

S - YL

TFLQBHINT - Ret.*PBU FF FR - Ret.*

9/6

vs SDSU

0 -0

9/6

vs SDSU

0 -0

9/13

vs MICH

0 -0

9/13

vs MICH

0 -0

9/20

at MSU

0 -0

9/20

at MSU

0 -0

9/27

vs PUR

0 - 0

9/27

vs PUR

0 - 0

10/4

vs STAN

0 -0

10/4

vs STAN

0 -0

10/11

at UNC

0 - 0

10/11

at UNC

0 - 0

10/25

at WASH

2 - 21

0 -0

10/25

at WASH

0 -0

11/1

vs PITT

0 - 0

1.0

0 - 0

11/1

vs PITT

0 - 0

11/8

at BC

0 -0

11/8

at BC

0 -0

11/15

vs NAVY

0.5 - 1

0.5

0 - 0

11/15

vs NAVY

0 - 0

11/22

vs SYR

1 -4

0 -0

11/22

vs SYR

0 -0

11/29

at USC

0 - 0

11/29

at USC

0 - 0

12/24

vs UH

0 -0

12/24

vs UH

1 -3

0 -0

3.5 - 26.0

8.5

0 - 0

3.5 - 26.0

8.5

0 - 0

2008 Totals Career Totals

DATE OPPONENT TT

S - YL

1.0 - 3.0

0 - 0

1.0 - 3.0

0 - 0

TFLQBHINT - Ret.*PBU FF FR - Ret.* DATE OPPONENT TT

DID NOT PLAY

9/13

vs MICH

DID NOT PLAY

9/20

at MSU

DID NOT PLAY

9/27

vs PUR

DID NOT PLAY

10/4

vs STAN

DID NOT PLAY

vs MICH

9/20

at MSU

9/27

vs PUR

10/4

vs STAN

10/11

at UNC

0 - 0

10/11

at UNC

10/25

at WASH

0 -0

10/25

at WASH

11/1

vs PITT

0 - 0

11/1

vs PITT

0 -0

DID NOT PLAY 0

0 - 0

DID NOT PLAY

S - YL

vs SDSU

9/13

KALLEN WADE -- OLB

ST AT

9/6

vs SDSU

TORYAN SMITH -- ILB

ST AT

9/6

DID NOT PLAY 0

0 -0

at BC

0 -0

11/8

at BC

11/15

vs NAVY

0 - 0

11/15

vs NAVY

11/22

vs SYR

0 -0

1 -8

11/22

vs SYR

11/29

at USC

0 - 0

11/29

at USC

DID NOT PLAY

12/24

vs UH

0 -0

12/24

vs UH

DID NOT PLAY

2008 Totals Career Totals

0.0 - 0.0

0 - 0

1 - 8

0.0 - 0.0

0.5

0 - 0

1 - 8

9/6

vs SDSU

9/13

vs MICH

ST AT

S - YL

0 -0

0 - 0

DID NOT PLAY

0.0 - 0.0

0 - 0

0.0 - 0.0

0 - 0

TFLQBHINT - Ret.*PBU FF FR - Ret.* DATE OPPONENT TT

DID NOT PLAY

DID NOT PLAY 0

KEVIN WASHINGTON -- ILB

DATE OPPONENT TT

DID NOT PLAY

11/8

2008 Totals Career Totals

TFLQBHINT - Ret.*PBU FF FR - Ret.*

IAN WILLIAMS -- NT

ST AT

S - YL

TFLQBHINT - Ret.*PBU FF FR - Ret.*

9/6

vs SDSU

0 -0

9/13

vs MICH

0 -0

0 -0 0 -0

9/20

at MSU

DID NOT PLAY

9/20

at MSU

0 -0

9/27

vs PUR

DID NOT PLAY

9/27

vs PUR

0 - 0

10/4

vs STAN

DID NOT PLAY

10/4

vs STAN

0 -0

10/11

at UNC

DID NOT PLAY

10/11

at UNC

0 - 0

10/25

at WASH

DID NOT PLAY

10/25

at WASH

0 -0

11/1

vs PITT

DID NOT PLAY

11/1

vs PITT

0 - 0

11/8

at BC

DID NOT PLAY

11/8

at BC

0 -0

11/15

vs NAVY

0 - 0

11/15

vs NAVY

0 - 0

11/22

vs SYR

0 -0

11/22

vs SYR

0 -0

11/29

at USC

0 - 0

11/29

at USC

0 - 0

12/24

vs UH

0 -0

12/24

vs UH

0 -0

0.0 - 0.0

0 - 0

0.0 - 0.0

0 - 0

0.0 - 0.0

0 - 0

2008 Totals Career Totals

0.0 - 0.0

3.5

0 - 0

2008 Totals Career Totals

NOTRE DAME 2008 INDIVIDUAL GAME-HIGHS * Bold denotes TD

IRISH

100

OPPONENTS

Date 10/11 10/11 12/24 12/24 12/24 11/8

Opponent at UNC at UNC vs UH vs UH vs UH at BC

Player Jimmy Clausen Jimmy Clausen Jimmy Clausen Jimmy Clausen Jimmy Clausen Jimmy Clausen

No 48 31 401 69 5 4

PASSING Attempts Completions Yards Long TDs INTs

No Player Opponent 59 Ryan Lindley vs SDSU 29 Last: Curtis Painter vs PUR 359 Curtis Painter vs PUR 54 Curtis Painter vs PUR 2 Last: Greg Alexander vs UH 3 Last: Pat Bostick vs PITT

Date 9/6 9/27 9/27 9/27 12/24 11/1

Date 11/1 12/24 12/24 12/24

Opponent vs PITT vs UH vs UH vs UH

Player Michael Floyd Golden Tate Golden Tate Golden Tate

No 10 177 69 3

RECEIVING Receptions Yards Long TDs

No 10 175 54 2

Player Desmond Tardy Desmond Tardy Desmond Tardy Aaron Bain

Opponent vs PUR vs PUR vs PUR at UH

Date 9/27 9/27 9/27 12/24

Date 11/1 9/27 10/25 10/25

Opponent vs PITT vs PUR at WASH at WASH

Player Last: Armando Allen Armando Allen Harrison Smith Last: James Aldridge

No 19 134 35 2

RUSHING Rushes Yards Long TDs

No 39 201 63 2

Player Javon Ringer Javon Ringer Javon Ringer Javon Ringer

Opponent at MSU at MSU at MSU at MSU

Date 9/20 9/20 9/20 9/20

Date 11/1 9/13 11/22 12/24 12/24

Opponent Player vs PITT David Bruton vs MICH Last: David Bruton vs SYR Last: Ian Williams vs UH Last: E. Johnson/S. Quinn vs UH Last: E. Johnson/S. Quinn

No 16 10 8 2 2

TACKLES Total Tackles Solos Assists Sacks TFLs

No 17 10 9 2 4

Player Jeff Deliz Mark Herzlich Joe Holland Last: B. Carter Arthur Jones

Opponent vs NAVY at BC vs PUR at UNC vs SYR

Date 11/15 11/8 9/27 10/11 11/22

Date 11/1 9/27 9/27

Opponent vs PITT vs PUR vs PUR

Player Raeshon McNeil Robert Blanton Robert Blanton

No 2 47 1

INTERCEPTIONS INTs Long Return TDs

No 2 76 1

Player Last: Ketric Buffin Paul Anderson Last: Paul Anderson

Opponent vs NAVY at BC at BC

Date 11/15 11/8 11/8

Date 11/15 11/15 11/8

Opponent vs NAVY vs NAVY at BC

Player Golden Tate Golden Tate Golden Tate

No 6 50 42

PUNT RETURNS Returns Yards Long TDs

No 4 46 38

Player Last: Stafon Johnson Doug Baldwin Doug Baldwin

Opponent at USC vs STAN vs STAN

Date 11/29 10/4 10/4

Date 11/1 9/20 12/24 12/24

Opponent vs PITT at MSU vs UH vs UH

Player Last: Golden Tate Armando Allen Armando Allen Armando Allen

No KICKOFF RETURNS No 5 Returns 7 147 Yards 107 96 Long 37 1 TDs

Player Kory Sheets Malcolm Lane Malcolm Lane

Opponent vs PUR vs UH vs UH

Date 9/27 12/24 12/24

Date 11/22 11/1 11/1

Opponent vs SYR vs PITT vs PITT

Player Brandon Walker Brandon Walker Brandon Walker

No 6 4 48

FIELD GOALS Attempts Made Long

No 5 5 48

Player Conor Lee Conor Lee Patrick Shadle

Opponent vs PITT vs PITT vs SYR

Date 11/1 11/1 11/22

Date 11/29 11/29 9/27 11/29 11/22 12/24

Opponent at USC at USC vs PUR at USC vs SYR vs UH

Player Eric Maust Eric Maust Eric Maust Last: Eric Maust Last: Eric Maust Eric Maust

No 8 323 46.5 54 2 2

PUNTS Punts Yards Average Long In-20 Touchbacks

No 9 366 52.8 58 3 1

Player Jared Ballman Kyle Delahooke Zoltan Mesko Zoltan Mesko Last: Tim Grasso Last: Billy Flutie

Opponent at WASH vs NAVY vs MICH vs MICH vs UH at BC

Date 10/25 11/15 9/13 9/13 12/24 11/8

2009 NOTRE DAME SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

NOTRE DAME 2008 WEEK-BY-WEEK LEADERS OPPONENT

Scoring

Rushing Yards

Receptions

Receiving Yards

Tackles

9/6

vs SDSU

Floyd, Tate, Grimes - 6

Allen - 59

Tate - 6

Tate - 93

K. McCarthy - 14

9/13

vs MICH

Hughes - 12

Hughes - 79

Tate - 4

Tate - 127

Bruton - 15

9/20

at MSU

Floyd - 6

Tate - 24

Floyd - 7

Floyd - 86

B. Smith, Bruton - 10

9/27

vs PUR

Walker - 8

Allen - 134

Floyd - 6

Floyd - 100

Bruton, Crum, Kuntz - 6

10/4

vs STAN

Allen - 12

Allen - 33

Allen, Grimes - 7

Floyd - 115

McCarthy - 14

10/11

at UNC

Aldridge, Floyd, Tate, Walker - 6

Allen - 60

Allen - 7

Tate - 121

Bruton - 8

10/25

at WASH

Aldridge - 12

Aldridge - 84

Floyd - 4

Floyd - 107

Crum, Herring - 6

11/1

vs PITT

Walker - 15

Allen - 73

Floyd - 10

Tate - 111

Bruton - 16

11/8

at BC

Allen - 24

Allen - 9

Floyd - 69

H. Smith - 9

11/15

at NAVY

Walker - 9

Aldridge - 80

Allen - 7

Allen - 60

T. Smith - 10

11/22

vs SYR

Tate - 12

Allen - 52

Grimes, Tate - 7

Tate - 146

I.Williams - 8

11/29

at USC

Walker - 3

Aldridge - 58

Allen, Hughes - 3

Tate - 15

Blanton, K. McCarthy - 7

12/24

vs UH

Tate - 18

Hughes - 55

Tate - 6

Tate - 177

McCarthy - 7

Walker - 5

Allen - 7

Allen - 5

Tate - 7

Bruton - 5

DATE

Most Times Led or Tied for Lead

NOTRE DAME 2008 QUARTER-BY-QUARTER SCORING 2 7 7 0 14 14 10 3

1H 7 28 0 14 21 17 17

IRISH 3 4 0 14 0 7 0 7 21 3 7 0 7 0 10 6

2H 14 7 7 24 7 7 16

3 14 0 0 7 3 3 10 0 0 7 21 69 103

17 0 10 13 0 28 172

0 0 14 10 0 21 90

7 0 17 10 3 21 140

DATE OPPONENT 1 0 9/6 vs SDSU 9/13 vs MICH 21 9/20 at MSU 0 9/27 vs PUR 0 7 10/4 vs STAN 10/11 at UNC 7 14 10/25 at WASH 11/1 11/8 11/15 11/22 11/29 12/24

vs at vs vs at vs

2008 Totals

PITT BC NAVY SYR USC UH

7 0 3 0 3 0 50

OT TOT 0 21 0 35 0 7 0 38 0 28 0 24 0 33 9 0 0 0 0 0 9

33 0 27 23 3 49 321

1 0 7 3 7 0 3 0

2 7 10 7 7 7 6 0

1H 7 17 10 14 7 9 0

3 3 0 3 7 0 36

0 7 7 7 17 7 89

3 10 7 10 24 7 125

OPPONENTS 3 4 2H 6 0 6 0 0 0 3 10 13 7 0 7 0 14 14 13 7 20 0 7 7 7 7 0 0 7 7 57

14 0 14 14 7 7 94

21 7 14 14 14 14 151

OT TOT 0 13 0 17 0 23 0 21 0 21 0 29 0 7 12 0 0 0 0 0 12

36 17 21 24 38 21 288

Point Differential +8 +18 -16 +17 +7 -5 +26 -3 -17 +6 -1 -35 +28 +33

101

NOTRE DAME 2008 3rd & 4th DOWN EFFICIENCY OFFENSE

3rd DOWN

DATE OPPONENT 3rd & 1 3rd & 2 3rd & 3 3rd & 4 3rd & 5 3rd & 6 3rd & 7 3rd & 8 3rd & 9 3rd & 10+

9/6 9/13 9/20 9/27 10/4 10/11 10/25 11/1 11/8 11/15 11/22 11/29 12/24

vs vs at vs vs at at vs at vs vs at vs

SDSU MICH MSU PUR STAN UNC WASH PITT BC NAVY SYR USC UH

1 2 1 2 0 3 0 2 0 3 0 1 0

/ / / / / / / / / / / / /

2 2 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 3 1 1 1

1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0

/ / / / / / / / / / / / /

3 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 2 2 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

/ / / / / / / / / / / / /

1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0

0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1

/ / / / / / / / / / / / /

0 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 1 1 1 1 1

0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 0

/ / / / / / / / / / / / /

2 1 2 0 1 2 2 1 2 1 3 1 0

0 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0

/ / / / / / / / / / / / /

0 2 0 1 2 0 2 3 3 0 1 0 2

0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0

/ / / / / / / / / / / / /

0 0 1 3 0 2 3 1 1 0 1 1 0

0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

/ / / / / / / / / / / / /

0 0 1 3 4 1 0 3 0 0 3 1 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

/ / / / / / / / / / / / /

0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2

1 0 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2

/ / / / / / / / / / / / /

TOTAL

4 1 9 2 4 5 4 5 5 3 3 6 5

3 3 6 6 4 10 6 7 5 3 4 2 4

TOTALS 15 / 23 6 / 15 0 / 5 5 / 13 9 / 18 7 / 16 6 / 13 4 / 16 1 / 6 10 / 56 65.2% 40.0% 0.0% 38.5% 50.0% 43.8% 46.2% 25.0% 16.7% 17.9% 3rd & 6-10+ 28 / 107

3rd & 1-3 21 / 43

3rd & 4-6 21 / 47

3rd & 7-10+ 21 / 91

47.3%

26.2%

48.8%

44.7%

23.1%

DEFENSE 9/6 9/13 9/20 9/27 10/4 10/11 10/25 11/1 11/8 11/15 11/22 11/29 12/24

vs vs at vs vs at at vs at vs vs at vs

SDSU MICH MSU PUR STAN UNC WASH PITT BC NAVY SYR USC UH

0 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0

/ / / / / / / / / / / / /

1 1 4 0 2 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0

/ / / / / / / / / / / / /

0 2 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0

1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0

/ / / / / / / / / / / / /

2 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 3 2 0 1 0

1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0

/ / / / / / / / / / / / /

2 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 3 0 2 0

0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0

/ / / / / / / / / / / / /

1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 3 0 1

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

/ / / / / / / / / / / / /

0 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 2

1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0

/ / / / / / / / / / / / /

1 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 1

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

/ / / / / / / / / / / / /

1 1 4 0 0 1 2 1 3 1 1 0 0

0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0

/ / / / / / / / / / / / /

0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0

1 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 2

TOTALS 8 / 14 7 / 11 7 / 15 5 / 14 5 / 13 2 / 12 4 / 11 2 / 15 5 / 9 57.1% 63.6% 46.7% 35.7% 38.5% 16.7% 36.4% 13.3% 55.6%

102

/ / / / / / / / / / / / /

4th Down

1 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1

/ / / / / / / / / / / / /

2 2 1 4 3 2 6 2 2 1 3 1 1

3rd DOWN TOTAL 4th Down

8 5 4 4 4 2 5 4 4 3 3 5 9

12 / 60 20.0%

3rd & 1-5 32 / 67

3rd & 6-10+ 25 / 107

3rd & 1-3 22 / 40

3rd & 4-6 12 / 39

3rd & 7-10+ 23 / 95

47.8%

23.4%

55.0%

30.8%

24.2%

2009 NOTRE DAME SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

12 12 14 14 14 16 14 19 15 10 16 14 11

63 / 181 11 / 30 34.8% 36.7%

3rd & 1-5 35 / 74

DATE OPPONENT 3rd & 1 3rd & 2 3rd & 3 3rd & 4 3rd & 5 3rd & 6 3rd & 7 3rd & 8 3rd & 9 3rd & 10+

/ / / / / / / / / / / / /

5 4 6 6 2 6 5 5 3 1 6 5 3

/ / / / / / / / / / / / /

16 12 15 14 9 13 14 17 14 13 13 11 13

57 / 174 32.8%

0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0

/ / / / / / / / / / / / /

1 2 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0

5 / 13 38.5%

NOTRE DAME 2008 DRIVE ENGINEERING IRISH OFFENSIVE DRIVES Total DATE OPPONENT

Punt

Scoring

1st Half

2nd Half

INT Fumble Downs Time Safety Points Efficiency 1st Drive 1st Drive

Drives

TDs

FGs

Miss

Block

Punt

Block

9/6

SDSU

20%

Punt

9/13

MICH

29%

Punt

9/20

MSU

Punt

Fumble

9/27

PUR

45%

Punt

10/4

STAN

33%

Punt

10/11

UNC

40%

INT

10/25

WASH

55%

11/1

PITT

41%

Punt

11/8

Punt

11/15

NAVY

31%

INT

11/22

SYR

38%

Punt

11/29

USC

INT

Punt

12/24

50%

Punt

167

293

30%

Scoring

1st Half

2nd Half

2008 Totals

OPPONENT OFFENSIVE DRIVES Total DATE OPPONENT

Punt

INT Fumble Downs Time Safety Points Efficiency 1st Drive 1st Drive

Drives

TDs

FGs

Miss

Block

Punt

Block

9/6

SDSU

13%

Punt

INT

9/13

MICH

20%

Fumble

Punt

9/20

MSU

38%

Punt

9/27

PUR

27%

Punt

10/4

STAN

23%

INT

Punt

10/11

UNC

45%

Punt

10/25

WASH

10%

Punt

11/1

PITT

53%

Punt

11/8

14%

Missed FG

Punt

11/15

NAVY

20%

Punt

11/22

SYR

29%

Fumble

Punt

11/29

USC

43%

INT

Punt

12/24

23%

Punt

173

274

28%

2008 Totals

103

NOTRE DAME 2008 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY IRISH RED ZONE STATS Drives In DATE OPPONENT

Scoring

Red Zone Scores

Missed

TDs

TD %

FGs

Avg. Turnovers Downs

TD %

FGs

1.2

50.0%

4.5

100.0%

0.0

0.0%

4.5

66.7%

3.0

100.0%

6.0

100.0%

4.5

50.0%

4.0

66.7%

0.0%

0.0

0.0%

40.0%

3.6

0.0%

2.0

0.0%

0.0

0.0%

100.0%

6.0

100.0%

52.3%

3.7

66.7%

9/6

SDSU

20.0%

9/13

MICH

75.0%

9/20

MSU

0.0%

9/27

PUR

75.0%

10/4

STAN

50.0%

10/11

UNC

100.0%

10/25

WASH

100.0%

50.0%

11/1

PITT

83.3%

50.0%

11/8

0.0%

11/15

NAVY

80.0%

11/22

SYR

66.7%

11/29

USC

0.0%

12/24

100.0%

70.5%

2007 Totals

IRISH RED ZONE DRIVES ENDED BY TIME:

GOAL - TO - GO

Points Drives TDs

1 - vs. San Diego State

OPPONENT RED ZONE STATS DATE OPPONENT

Drives In Scoring Red Zone Scores % TDs

TD %

FGs

Missed FGs Turnovers Downs

Avg. GOAL - TO - GO Points Drives TDs TD % FGs

9/6

SDSU

66.7%

4.0

50.0%

9/13

MICH

50.0%

25.0%

2.2

33.3%

9/20

MSU

100.0%

50.0%

4.5

66.7%

9/27

PUR

33.3%

2.0

50.0%

10/4

STAN

100.0%

6.0

100.0%

10/11

UNC

100.0%

50.0%

4.5

100.0%

10/25

WASH

100.0%

6.0

0.0%

11/1

PITT

100.0%

37.5%

4.1

50.0%

11/8

50.0%

25.0%

2.2

100.0%

11/15

NAVY

100.0%

6.0

100.0%

11/22

SYR

100.0%

6.0

100.0%

11/29

USC

83.3%

66.7%

4.5

100.0%

12/24

100.0%

6.0

100.0%

81.8%

54.5%

4.1

69.6%

2007 Totals

OPPONENT RED ZONE DRIVES ENDED BY TIME:

104

2009 NOTRE DAME SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

NOTRE DAME 2008 TURNOVER RATIO TAKE-AWAYS

POINTS OFF TURNOVERS

Total

INTs

Fumbles

Total

Scores

TDs

FGs

Conv. %

Points

IRISH

48.0%

OPPONENTS

39.3%

TAKE-AWAYS DATE OPPONENT

GIVE-AWAYS

Net

INTs

Fumbles

Total

INTs

Fumbles

Total

Differential

Result

9/6

SDSU

-2

9/13

MICH

9/20

MSU

-2

9/27

PUR

10/4

STAN

10/11

UNC

-5

10/25

WASH

-1

11/1

PITT

11/8

-5

11/15

NAVY

-4

11/22

SYR

11/29

USC

Even

12/24

7-6

2008 Totals

105

NOTRE DAME 2008 TURNOVER BREAKDOWN * Bold denotes TD

TAKE-AWAY / GIVE-AWAY RATIO = -3 (25 / 28) IRISH TAKE-AWAYS (23) Date 9/6 9/6 9/13 9/13 9/13 9/13 9/13 9/13 9/20 9/27 10/4 10/4 10/4 10/4 11/1 11/1 11/1 11/15 11/22 11/22 11/29 11/29 11/29 12/24 12/24

Opponent vs SDSU vs SDSU vs MICH vs MICH vs MICH vs MICH vs MICH vs MICH at MSU vs PUR vs STAN vs STAN vs STAN vs STAN vs PITT vs PITT vs PITT vs NAVY vs SYR vs SYR at USC at USC at USC vs UH vs UH

QTR 3 4 1 1 3 4 4 4 1 2 1 1 2 4 2 3 4 2 1 3 1 3 4 2 3

Scrimmage 2-15, SD 25 1-G, ND 4 2-27, UM 15 Kickoff 2-G, ND 5 2-11, UM 47 3-2, ND 12 1-10, UM 34 2-6, MSU 47 3-7, PUR 37 3-15, ND 34 2-17, ND 29 2-16, STAN 18 1-10, STAN 10 2-8, PITT 32 1-10, PITT 23 2-10, ND 49 2-4, ND 47 Punt 1-10, SYR 28 2-6, ND 47 1-G, ND 12 4-14, ND 27 3-18, UH 42 3-6, UH 21

Player Ryan Lindley Brandon Sullivan Brandon Minor Michael Shaw Kevin Grady Steven Threet Nick Sheridan Nick Sheridan Javon Ringer Curtis Painter Tavita Pritchard Tavita Pritchard Tavita Pritchard Doug Baldwin Pat Bostick Pat Bostick Pat Bostick Eric Kettani Ryan Howard Curtis Brinkley Mark Sanchez Mark Sanchez Mitch Mustain Greg Alexander Aaron Bain

Turnover (Forced By) Take-Away Interception Kerry Neal Fumble (David Bruton) David Bruton Fumble (drop lateral) Brian Smith Fumble (muff kickoff) Mike Anello Fumble (David Bruton) Sergio Brown Fumble Brian Smith Interception David Bruton Gary Gray Interception Fumble (Brian Smith) John Ryan Interception Robert Blanton Interception David Bruton Interception Pat Kuntz Interception Kyle McCarthy Fumble Pat Kuntz Interception Raeshon McNeil Interception Raeshon McNeil Interception David Bruton Fumble (Maurice Crum Justin Brown Fumble (Mike Anello) John Ryan Fumble (Scott Smith) Toryan Smith Interception Robert Blanton Kyle McCarthy Interception Interception Gary Gray Interception David Bruton Fumble (K. McCarthy) David Bruton

Yardline SD 19 ND 0 MICH 11 MICH 14 ND 7 MICH 35 ND 5 ND 42 ND 45 PUR 47 ND 20 ND 32 STAN 25 STAN 18 ND 44 PITT 41 ND 27 ND 47 SYR 23 SYR 33 ND 42 ND 0 ND 6 ND 22 UH 40

Return* 2 0 0 0 0 35 39 41 0 47 0 0 2 2 43 4 0 0 0 8 (20) 0 8 24 18 0

Points Off Drive Result Turnover Interception 0 Touchdown 7 Touchdown 7 Touchdown 7 Punt 0 Touchdown 7 Downs 0 Interception 0 Punt 0 Touchdown 7 Touchdown 7 Punt 0 Missed FG 0 End of Game 0 Touchdown 7 Downs 0 End of Half 0 Field Goal 3 Field Goal 3 Field Goal 3 Punt 0 Punt 0 Downs 0 Touchdown 7 Touchdown 7

IRISH POINTS OFF TURNOVERS

IRISH GIVE-AWAYS (28) Date 9/6 9/6 9/6 9/6 9/13 9/13 9/20 9/20 9/20 10/11 10/11 10/11 10/11 10/11 10/25 11/8 11/8 11/8 11/8 11/8 11/15 11/15 11/15 11/15 11/15 11/29 11/29 11/29

Opponent vs SDSU vs SDSU vs SDSU vs SDSU vs MICH vs MICH at MSU at MSU at MSU at UNC at UNC at UNC at UNC at UNC at WASH at BC at BC at BC at BC at BC vs NAVY vs NAVY vs NAVY vs NAVY vs NAVY at USC at USC at USC

QTR 2 2 3 3 1 4 1 2 3 2 3 3 4 4 2 2 2 3 4 4 1 1 2 4 4 1 2 4

Scrimmage Player 2-G, SD 4 Robert Hughes 3-11, ND 42 Jimmy Clausen 1-10, SD 17 Jimmy Clausen 2-7, ND 28 Armando Allen 3-5, ND 42 Jimmy Clausen 4-1, UM 8 Jimmy Clausen 2-10, MSU 24 Jimmy Clausen 2-10, ND 14 Jimmy Clausen 2-8, MSU 20 Michael Floyd Kickoff Jonas Gray 1-10, ND 29 Jimmy Clausen 1-10, NC 46 Jimmy Clausen 3-11, NC 36 Jimmy Clausen 4-13, NC 33 Michael Floyd 4-19,WASH 32 Jimmy Clausen 3-6, BC 49 Jimmy Clausen 1-20, BC 35 Jimmy Clausen Punt Golden Tate 1-10, BC 27 Jimmy Clausen 1-10, BC 26 Jimmy Clausen 2-10, Navy 37 Jimmy Clausen 1-10, Navy 29 Jimmy Clausen 1-10, ND 36 Jimmy Clausen 2-G, Navy 4 Jonas Gray Onside Kick Team 3-5, ND 25 Jimmy Clausen 1-10, ND 49 Jimmy Clausen 2-1, ND 29 James Aldridge

Turnover (Forced By) Fumble (Luke Laolagi) Interception Interception

Take-Away Luke Laolagi T.J. McKay Vonnie Holmes Fumble (Corey Boudreaux) Jerry Milling Interception Morgan Trent Interception Morgan Trent Interception Otis Wiley Interception Otis Wiley Fumble (Ross Weaver) Eric Gordon Fumble L. Fantroy Interception Quan Sturdivant Fumble (Aleric Mullins) Aleric Mullins Interception Deunta Williams Fumble (J. Hemby) Trimane Goddard Interception Nate Williams Interception Paul Anderson Interception Roderick Rollins Fumble Brad Newman Interception Paul Anderson Interception Donnie Fletcher Interception Ketric Buffin Fumble (Corey Johnson Jabaree Tuani Interception Ketric Buffin Fumble (Rashawn King) Nate Frazier Fumble Team Interception Cary Harris Interception Kaiuka Maiava Fumble (Jurrell Casey) Michael Morgan

Yardline SD 3 SD 40 SD 0 ND 42 MICH 27 MICH 0 MSU 0 ND 22 MSU 14 ND 36 ND 32 ND 42 NC 15 NC 19 WASH 1 BC 24 BC 11 ND 48 BC 0 BC 9 Navy 19 Navy 34 Navy 47 Navy 5 ND 41 USC 49 USC 43 ND 23

Return* 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 8 0 0 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

Points Off Drive Result Turnover Punt 0 Touchdown 7 Touchdown 6 Punt 0 Field Goal 3 Punt 0 Fumble 0 Touchdown 7 Field Goal 3 Missed FG 0 Touchdown 7 Touchdown 7 Punt 0 End of Game 0 Punt 0 Touchdown 7 End of Half 0 Touchdown 7 Punt 0 End of Game 0 Punt 0 Punt 0 Fumble 0 Punt 0 Touchdown 7 Interception 0 Touchdown 7 Interception 0

OPPONENTS POINTS OFF TURNOVERS

106

2009 NOTRE DAME SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

NOTRE DAME 2008 SCORING DRIVES DATE OPPONENT OBTAINED 9/6 vs SDSU Punt 9/6 vs SDSU Fumble 9/6 vs SDSU Punt 9/13 vs MICH Fumble 9/13 vs MICH Fumble 9/13 vs MICH Downs 9/13 vs MICH Kickoff (TD) 9/13 vs MICH Fumble 9/20 at MSU Punt 9/27 vs PUR Interception 9/27 vs PUR Kickoff (TD) 9/27 vs PUR Kickoff (2nd Half) 9/27 vs PUR Punt 9/27 vs PUR Kickoff (TD) 9/27 vs PUR Downs 10/4 vs STAN Interception 10/4 vs STAN Kickoff (TD) 10/4 vs STAN Punt 10/4 vs STAN Missed FG 10/11 at UNC Punt 10/11 at UNC Kickoff (FG) 10/11 at UNC Kickoff (FG) 10/11 at UNC Kickoff (TD) 10/25 at WASH Punt 10/25 at WASH Punt 10/25 at WASH Punt 10/25 at WASH Punt 10/25 at WASH Punt 10/25 at WASH Punt 11/1 vs PITT Kickoff (1st Half) 11/1 vs PITT Punt 11/1 vs PITT Interception 11/1 vs PITT Kickoff (TD) 11/1 vs PITT Possession 11/1 vs PITT Possession 11/1 vs PITT Possession 11/15 vs NAVY Blocked Punt 11/15 vs NAVY Fumble 11/15 vs NAVY Punt 11/15 vs NAVY Punt 11/15 vs NAVY Punt 11/22 vs SYR Fumble 11/22 vs SYR Kickoff (TD) 11/22 vs SYR Punt 11/22 vs SYR Punt 11/22 vs SYR Fumble 11/29 at USC Punt 12/24 vs UH Punt 12/24 vs UH Punt 12/24 vs UH Kickoff (TD) 12/24 vs UH Interception 12/24 vs UH Punt 12/24 vs UH Fumble 12/24 vs UH Kickoff (TD)

SCORING PLAY PAT Michael Floyd 22-yard rec. from Clausen Walker kick Golden Tate 38-yard rec. from Clausen Walker kick David Grimes 6-yard rec. from Clausen Walker kick Robert Hughes 2-yard run Walker kick Duval Kamara 10-yard rec. from Clausen Walker kick Golden Tate 48-yard rec. from Clausen Walker kick Robert Hughes 1-yard run Walker kick Brian Smith 35-yard fumble return Walker kick Michael Floyd 26-yard rec. from Clausen Walker kick Robert Blanton 47-yard interception ret. Walker kick Golden Tate 6-yard rec. from Clausen Walker kick Armando Allen 16-yard run Walker kick Kyle Rudolph 5-yard rec. from Clausen Walker kick David Grimes 30-yard rec. from Clausen Walker kick Brandon Walker 41-yard field goal Armando Allen 21-yard rec. from ClausenWalker kick Armando Allen 3-yard run Walker kick Michael Floyd 48-yard rec. from Clausen Walker kick Kyle Rudolph 16-yard rec. from Clausen Walker kick Golden Tate 19-yard rec. from Clausen Walker kick Brandon Walker 42-yard field goal Michael Floyd 7-yard rec. from Clausen Walker kick James Aldridge 2-yard run Walker kick Michael Floyd 51-yard rec. from Clausen Walker kick Golden Tate 21-yard run Walker kick Brandon Walker 28-yard field goal James Aldridge 4-yard run Walker kick Brandon Walker 42-yard field goal James Aldridge 3-yard run Ruffer kick failed Brandon Walker 39-yard field goal Michael Floyd 18-yard rec. from Clausen Walker kick Michael Floyd 4-yard rec. from Clausen Walker kick Golden Tate 6-yard rec. from Clausen Walker kick Brandon Walker 22-yard field goal Brandon Walker 26-yard field goal Brandon Walker 48-yard field goal Toryan Smith 14-yard blocked punt returnWalker kick Brandon Walker 28-yard field goal Armando Allen 11-yard run Walker kick Robert Hughes 7-yard run Walker kick Brandon Walker 36-yard field goal Brandon Walker 34-yard field goal Brandon Walker 45-yard field goal Golden Tate 35-yard rec. from Clausen Walker kick Golden Tate 36-yard rec. from Clausen Walker kick Brandon Walker 23-yard field goal Brandon Walker 41-yard field goal Robert Hughes 2-yard run Walker kick David Grimes 14-yard rec. from Clausen Walker kick Golden Tate 69-yard rec. from Clausen Walker kick Golden Tate 18-yard rec. from Clausen Walker kick Armando Allen 18-yard rec. from ClausenWalker kick Golden Tate 40-yard rec. from Clausen Walker kick Armando Allen 96-yard kickoff return Walker kick

DRIVE SCORE PLAYS YARDS TIME UND-OPP 3 21 0:17 7-7 6 80 2:12 14-13 11 55 6:30 21-13 3 11 0:50 7-0 3 14 0:52 14-0 1 63 0:15 21-0 6 87 3:06 28-10 35-17 8 75 2:34 7-13 7-7 6 65 2:11 14-14 5 81 2:04 21-14 11 78 4:56 28-14 9 54 4:00 35-21 9 64 3:55 38-21 9 80 5:03 7-0 9 73 4:39 14-7 3 48 0:58 21-7 7 75 4:22 28-7 11 82 3:29 7-0 10 63 4:56 10-3 8 80 4:30 17-6 11 72 4:05 24-16 3 63 1:18 7-0 7 70 2:43 14-0 5 15 1:12 17-0 5 61 1:57 24-0 9 37 5:17 27-0 10 60 5:23 33-0 10 62 5:22 3-0 9 91 4:39 10-3 5 13 0:26 17-3 12 75 5:25 24-17 6 21 0:00 27-27 7 17 0:00 30-27 4 -4 0:00 33-33 7-0 8 44 1:09 10-7 6 54 2:51 17-7 8 61 4:03 24-7 10 46 5:02 27-7 4 8 1:28 3-0 10 33 4:29 6-10 5 76 0:38 13-10 8 68 3:01 20-10 4 0 0:57 23-10 9 51 3:51 3-31 9 87 4:45 7-0 6 53 2:09 14-0 3 79 1:18 21-7 8 67 3:53 28-7 6 88 2:52 35-7 5 50 2:23 42-7 49-14

QTR 2 4 4 1 1 1 2 4 4 2 2 3 3 3 4 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 3 1 1 2 3 3 4 1 2 2 4 1 OT 2 OT 3 OT 1 2 3 3 4 1 2 2 3 3 4 1 2 2 2 3 3 3

TIME LEFT 1:14 9:43 2:08 11:52 11:00 4:51 8:47 14:50 14:51 9:56 2:35 12:56 6:37 1:24 10:26 7:56 6:12 3:40 4:30 10:27 12:53 0:52 10:43 12:35 7:48 11:10 12:55 4:31 12:33 9:38 1:27 0:04 5:38 0:00 0:00 0:00 6:03 0:00 9:31 3:29 11:17 11:39 2:19 0:02 2:49 1:34 11:45 3:07 10:25 6:49 0:01 10:50 7:22 4:12

# 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54

107

OPPONENTS 2008 SCORING DRIVES # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

108

DATE OPPONENT OBTAINED SCORING PLAY PAT 9/6 vs SDSU Interception Ryan Lindley 1-yard run Yoshida kick 9/6 vs SDSU Interception Darren Mougey 15-yard Reception Kick Failed 9/13 vs MICH Kickoff (TD) Sam McGuffie 40-yard rec. from Threet Lopata kick 9/13 vs MICH Interception K.C. Lopata 23-yard field goal 9/13 vs MICH Kickoff (TD) Kevin Grady 7-yard run Lopata kick 9/20 at MSU Punt Brett Swenson 45-yard field goal 9/20 at MSU Interception Javon Ringer 1-yard run Swenson kick 9/20 at MSU Fumble Brett Swenson 26-yard field goal 9/20 at MSU Kickoff (TD) Brett Swenson 23-yard field goal 9/20 at MSU Missed FG Javon Ringer 1-yard run Swenson kick 9/27 vs PUR Punt Kory Sheets 22-yard run Summers kick 9/27 vs PUR Kickoff (TD) Aaron Valentin 3-yard rec. from Painter Summers kick 9/27 vs PUR Kickoff (TD) Desmond Tardy 54-yard rec. from Painter Summers kick 10/4 vs STAN Punt Toby Gerhart 1-yard run Zagory kick 10/4 vs STAN Missed FG Jim Dray 1-yard rec. from Pritchard Zagory kick 10/4 vs STAN Punt Doug Baldwin 10-yard rec. from Pritchard Zagory kick 10/11 at UNC Punt Casey Barth 41-yard field goal 10/11 at UNC Kickoff (FG) Casey Barth 34-yard field goal 10/11 at UNC Kickoff (TD) Casey Barth 42-yard field goal 10/11 at UNC Interception Quan Sturdivant 32-yard INT return Barth kick 10/11 at UNC Kickoff (TD) Ryan Houston 1-yard run Pass Failed 10/11 at UNC Fumble Cameron Sexton 4-yard run Barth kick 10/25 at WASH Downs D'Andre Goodwin 6-yard rec. from Fouch Perkins kick 11/1 vs PITT Punt Conor Lee 35-yard field goal 11/1 vs PITT Kickoff (2nd Half) LaRod Stephens-Howling 4-yard run Lee kick 11/1 vs PITT Punt LeSean McCoy 1-yard run Lee kick 11/1 vs PITT Kickoff (TD) Jonathan Baldwin 10-yard rec. from BostickLee kick 11/1 vs PITT Possession Conor Lee 22-yard field goal 11/1 vs PITT Possession Conor Lee 32-yard field goal 11/1 vs PITT Possession Conor Lee 26-yard field goal 11/1 vs PITT Missed FG Conor Lee 22-yard field goal 11/8 at BC Punt Steve Aponavicius 27-yard field goal 11/8 at BC Interception Paul Anderson 76-yard INT return Aponavicius kick 11/8 at BC Fumble Brandon Robinson 9-yard rec. from Crane Aponavicius kick 11/15 vs NAVY Punt Cory Finnerty 22-yard run Harmon kick 11/15 vs NAVY Downs Shun White 24-yard run Harmon kick 11/15 vs NAVY Fumble Ricky Dobbs 1-yard run Harmon kick 11/22 vs SYR Downs Patrick Shadle 48-yard field goal 11/22 vs SYR Punt Curtis Brinkley 1-yard run Shadle kick 11/22 vs SYR Kickoff (FG) Antwon Bailey 26-yard run Shadle kick 11/22 vs SYR Missed FG Donte Davis 11-yard rec. from Dantley Shadle kick 11/29 at USC Punt Stafon Johnson 2-yard run Buehler kick 11/29 at USC Interception Joe McKnight 55-yard run Buehler kick 11/29 at USC Punt Damien Williams 12-yard rec. from Sanche Buehler kick 11/29 at USC Punt David Buehler 35-yard field goal 11/29 at USC Punt C.J. Gable 1-yard run Buehler kick 11/29 at USC Kickoff (FG) Patrick Turner 17-yard rec. from Sanchez Buehler kick 12/24 vs UH Kickoff (TD) Aaron Bain 10-yard rec. from Alexander Kelly kick 12/24 vs UH Kickoff (TD) Aaron Bain 21-yard rec. from Alexander Kelly kick 12/24 vs UH Punt M.Washington 27-yard rec. from Funaki Kelly kick

PLAYS YARDS 2 44 9 80 7 75 8 67 7 60 6 24 9 22 12 77 11 54 7 77 8 59 14 78 4 64 14 95 7 72 5 36 8 54 14 58 7 42 13 7 10 4 8 15 8 6 4 6 4 14

69 42 69 2 71 70 70 20 9 16 20 73

7 5 4 3 5 13 9 8 12 1 5 8 6 9 6 6 6

48 58 57 41 32 81 68 68 79 55 67 32 44 84 56 81 80

2009 NOTRE DAME SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

DRIVE SCORE TIME UND-OPP 0:29 0-7 4:31 7-13 2:55 21-7 3:21 21-10 3:06 28-17 1:44 0-3 3:42 0-10 5:35 0-13 5:35 7-16 3:34 7-23 4:16 0-7 5:10 7-14 1:13 28-21 7:02 7-7 2:48 28-14 2:02 28-21 2:51 7-3 7:31 10-6 0:43 17-9 17-16 5:29 24-22 3:18 24-29 3:17 33-7 1:27 3-3 4:05 17-10 8:28 17-17 3:16 24-24 0:00 24-27 0:00 30-30 0:00 30-33 0:00 33-36 6:01 0-3 0-10 3:07 0-17 2:00 7-7 0:51 27-14 0:15 27-21 2:28 3-3 5:47 3-10 4:04 23-17 4:16 23-24 7:11 0-7 0:10 0-14 2:33 0-21 2:09 0-24 2:37 0-31 3:41 3-38 2:06 14-7 2:51 42-14 2:06 49-21

QTR 2 3 1 2 2 1 2 3 4 4 1 2 3 2 4 4 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 3 4 4 1 OT 2 OT 3 OT 4 OT 1 2 3 2 4 4 1 2 4 4 1 2 2 2 3 4 2 3 4

TIME LEFT 5:32 8:31 1:56 11:53 5:41 11:14 3:28 5:32 9:10 2:16 9:04 4:46 5:24 10:51 10:06 6:00 2:49 5:22 0:09 14:48 5:14 14:55 2:56 5:58 10:55 11:03 2:22 0:00 0:00 0:00 0:00 1:46 6:19 10:27 2:39 1:39 1:21 0:00 6:48 12:30 0:42 4:06 9:05 4:38 0:24 5:03 7:57 8:12 4:25 1:45

NOTRE DAME 2008 20-PLUS YARD PASSING PLAYS * Bold denotes TD

IRISH COMPLETIONS OF 20 OR MORE YARDS DATE OPPONENT QTR PASSER 12/24 vs UH 2 Jimmy Clausen 9/13 vs MICH 2 Jimmy Clausen 10/25 at WASH 1 Jimmy Clausen 9/13 vs MICH 1 Jimmy Clausen 10/4 vs STAN 2 Jimmy Clausen 10/11 at UNC 2 Jimmy Clausen 11/1 vs PITT 2 Jimmy Clausen 10/4 vs STAN 3 Jimmy Clausen 12/24 vs UH 3 Jimmy Clausen 11/22 vs SYR 4 Jimmy Clausen 12/24 vs UH 3 Jimmy Clausen 9/6 vs SDSU 4 Jimmy Clausen 9/27 vs PUR 2 Jimmy Clausen 9/27 vs PUR 4 Jimmy Clausen 11/22 vs SYR 3 Jimmy Clausen 11/22 vs SYR 2 Jimmy Clausen 10/25 at WASH 3 Jimmy Clausen 10/11 at UNC 1 Jimmy Clausen 10/25 at WASH 1 Jimmy Clausen 11/8 at BC 4 Jimmy Clausen 11/1 vs PITT 4 Jimmy Clausen 11/22 vs SYR 4 Jimmy Clausen 9/20 at MSU 1 Jimmy Clausen 9/27 vs PUR 3 Jimmy Clausen 10/11 at UNC 4 Jimmy Clausen 12/24 vs UH 2 Jimmy Clausen 9/6 vs SDSU 1 Jimmy Clausen 12/24 vs UH 1 Jimmy Clausen 12/24 vs UH 1 Jimmy Clausen 9/20 at MSU 4 Jimmy Clausen 10/11 at UNC 4 Jimmy Clausen 9/27 vs PUR 3 Jimmy Clausen 10/4 vs STAN 1 Jimmy Clausen 10/11 at UNC 4 Jimmy Clausen 12/24 vs UH 2 Jimmy Clausen 9/27 vs PUR 1 Jimmy Clausen 10/4 vs STAN 2 Jimmy Clausen 9/6 vs SDSU 2 Jimmy Clausen 9/20 at MSU 4 Jimmy Clausen 10/4 vs STAN 1 Jimmy Clausen 11/1 vs PITT 4 Jimmy Clausen 10/4 vs STAN 1 Jimmy Clausen 11/1 vs PITT 1 Jimmy Clausen

OPPONENT COMPLETIONS OF 20 OR MORE YARDS

RECEIVER YARDS # YARDS RECEIVER Golden Tate 69 1 54 Desmond Tardy Golden Tate 60 2 45 Zion Babb Michael Floyd 51 3 43 Darren Mougey Golden Tate 48 4 42 Michael Washington Michael Floyd 48 5 40 Sam McGuffie Golden Tate 47 6 40 Tyree Barnes Golden Tate 47 7 39 Desmond Tardy Michael Floyd 41 8 39 Stanley Havili Armando Allen 41 9 37 Oderick Turner Golden Tate 40 10 37 T.J. Porter Golden Tate 40 11 33 Martavious Odoms Golden Tate 38 12 31 Hakeem Nicks Michael Floyd 38 13 30 Patrick Turner Golden Tate 38 14 28 Mark Dell Golden Tate 36 15 27 Darren Mougey Golden Tate 35 16 27 Ryan Whalen Golden Tate 33 17 27 Michael Washington Michael Floyd 32 18 25 Kory Sheets Michael Floyd 32 19 25 Dan Sheeran Michael Floyd 32 20 24 Damien Williams Golden Tate 31 21 23 Donte Davis David Grimes 31 22 22 B.J. Cunningham Golden Tate 30 23 22 Mark Dell David Grimes 30 24 21 Hakeem Nicks Golden Tate 30 25 21 Cody Bruns Kyle Rudolph 29 26 21 Jonathan Baldwin Duval Kamara 28 27 21 Damien Williams Kyle Rudolph 28 28 21 Aaron Bain Golden Tate 27 29 20 Atiy Henderson Michael Floyd 26 30 20 Darryl Stonum Michael Floyd 26 31 20 Desmond Tardy David Grimes 24 32 20 Ronald Johnson Kyle Rudolph 24 33 Michael Floyd 24 34 Kyle Rudolph 24 35 Michael Floyd 23 36 David Grimes 23 37 Michael Floyd 22 38 Golden Tate 22 39 Armando Allen 21 40 Kyle Rudolph 21 41 Golden Tate 20 42 Duval Kamara 20 43

PASSER Curtis Painter Nick Sheridan Ryan Lindley Greg Alexander Steven Threet Ricky Dobbs Curtis Painter Mark Sanchez Pat Bostick Pat Bostick Steven Threet Cameron Sexton Mark Sanchez Brian Hoyer Ryan Lindley Tavita Pritchard Inoke Funaki Curtis Painter Antwon Bailey Mark Sanchez Antwon Bailey Brian Hoyer Brian Hoyer Cameron Sexton Ronnie Fouch Pat Bostick Mark Sanchez Greg Alexander Ryan Lindley Steven Threet Curtis Painter Mark Sanchez

QTR OPPONENT DATE 3 vs PUR 9/27 4 vs MICH 9/13 2 vs SDSU 9/6 3 vs UH 12/24 1 vs MICH 9/13 4 vs NAVY 11/15 1 vs PUR 9/27 2 at USC 11/29 3 vs PITT 11/1 4 vs PITT 11/1 3 vs MICH 9/13 1 at UNC 10/11 2 at USC 11/29 4 at MSU 9/20 4 vs SDSU 9/6 4 vs STAN 10/4 4 vs UH 12/24 4 vs PUR 9/27 1 vs SYR 11/22 1 at USC 11/29 2 vs SYR 11/22 1 at MSU 9/20 1 at MSU 9/20 2 at UNC 10/11 4 at WASH 10/25 2 vs PITT 11/1 1 at USC 11/29 3 vs UH 12/24 1 vs SDSU 9/6 2 vs MICH 9/13 2 vs PUR 9/27 3 at USC 11/29

109

NOTRE DAME 2008 10-PLUS YARD RUSHING PLAYS * Bold denotes TD

IRISH RUSHES OF 10 OR MORE YARDS

110

DATE

OPPONENT

QTR

10/25 9/20 10/4 9/27 9/27 9/27 10/25 10/25 11/15 9/13 10/25 12/24 9/27 9/27 9/27 10/11 11/29 10/11 10/25 11/1 11/15 11/15 11/29 12/24 9/6 10/11 9/13 10/25 12/24 9/6 10/4 11/8 12/24 9/6 10/25 10/25 11/1 11/15 11/15 12/24 10/25 10/25 10/25 11/8 11/15

at WASH at MSU vs STAN vs PUR vs PUR vs PUR at WASH at WASH vs Navy vs MICH at WASH vs UH vs PUR vs PUR vs PUR at UNC at USC at UNC at WASH vs PITT vs Navy vs Navy at USC vs UH vs SDSU at UNC vs MICH at WASH vs UH vs SDSU vs STAN at BC vs UH vs SDSU at WASH at WASH vs PITT vs Navy vs Navy vs UH at WASH at WASH at WASH at BC vs Navy

3 1 3 3 3 3 1 4 1 2 3 4 4 2 3 1 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 3 3 1 3 2 3 2 4 4 1 1 4 4 1 3 3 2 1 3 4 4 3

RUSHER Harrison Smith Golden Tate Harrison Smith Armando Allen Armando Allen Armando Allen Golden Tate Jonas Gray James Aldridge Robert Hughes James Aldridge Jonas Gray James Aldridge Armando Allen Armando Allen Armando Allen James Aldridge James Aldridge James Aldridge Armando Allen Armando Allen Robert Hughes James Aldridge Robert Hughes Armando Allen Armando Allen Robert Hughes James Aldridge Robert Hughes Robert Hughes Armando Allen Armando Allen Robert Hughes Armando Allen James Aldridge Jonas Gray Armando Allen Armando Allen Robert Hughes Armando Allen Armando Allen Armando Allen Jonas Gray Jimmy Clausen David Grimes

OPPONENT RUSHES OF 10 OR MORE YARDS YARDS

35 24 23 21 21 21 21 19 19 18 18 18 17 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60

YARDS RUSHER 63 55 33 29 27 26 25 24 24 22 22 22 22 21 21 20 20 20 19 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 16 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10

Javon Ringer Joe McKnight Kory Sheets Sam McGuffie Toby Gerhart Antwon Bailey Javon Ringer Shun White Marc Tyler Kory Sheets Toby Gerhart Chris Crane Cory Finnerty Steven Threet LeSean McCoy Anthony Kimble Shaun Draughn Antwon Bailey Toby Gerhart Javon Ringer LeSean McCoy LeSean McCoy Montel Harris Marc Tyler Brandon Sullivan Sam McGuffie Kealoha Pilares LeSean McCoy Eric Kettani Greg Alexander Inoke Funaki Brandon Sullivan Kory Sheets Mark Sanchez Marc Tyler Atiy Henderson Zoltan Mesko Sam McGuffie Anthony Kimble LeSean McCoy Montel Harris LeSean McCoy Stafon Johnson Daniel Libre Sam McGuffie Sam McGuffie Michael Thomas Delano Howell Shaun Draughn Montel Harris Chris Crane Montel Harris Antwon Bailey Antwon Bailey Sam McGuffie Sam McGuffie Javon Ringer Shaun Draughn LeSean McCoy Shun White

QTR

OPPONENT

DATE

4 2 3 1 4 4 3 4 4 1 1 1 2 2 4 1 3 4 1 2 4 4 OT 3 4 3 3 2 1 OT 2 2 4 3 3 2 4 4 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 2 4 2 2 1 3 2 3

at MSU at USC vs PUR vs MICH vs STAN vs SYR at MSU vs Navy at USC vs PUR vs STAN at BC vs Navy vs MICH vs PITT vs STAN at UNC vs SYR vs STAN at MSU vs PITT vs PITT at BC at USC vs SDSU vs MICH vs UH vs PITT vs Navy vs UH vs UH vs SDSU vs PUR at USC at USC vs SDSU vs MICH vs MICH vs STAN vs PITT at BC vs PITT at USC vs UH vs MICH vs MICH vs STAN vs STAN at UNC at BC at BC at BC vs SYR vs SYR vs MICH vs MICH at MSU at UNC vs PITT vs Navy

9/20 11/29 9/27 9/13 10/4 11/22 9/20 11/15 11/29 9/27 10/4 11/8 11/15 9/13 11/1 10/4 10/11 11/22 10/4 9/20 11/1 11/1 11/8 11/29 9/6 9/13 12/24 11/1 11/15 12/24 12/24 9/6 9/27 11/29 11/29 9/6 9/13 9/13 10/4 11/1 11/8 11/1 11/29 12/24 9/13 9/13 10/4 10/4 10/11 11/8 11/8 11/8 11/22 11/22 9/13 9/13 9/20 10/11 11/1 11/15

2009 NOTRE DAME SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

NOTRE DAME 2008 20 OR 30-PLUS YARD RETURNS * Bold denotes TD IRISH INTERCEPTION RETURNS OF 20 OR MORE YARDS OPPONENT INTERCEPTION RETURNS OF 20 OR MORE YARDS DATE OPPONENT QTR PASSER RETURNER YARDS # YARDS RETURNER PASSER QTR OPPONENT DATE 9/27 11/1 9/13 9/13 11/29

vs PUR vs PITT vs MICH vs MICH at USC

2 2 4 4 4

Curtis Painter Pat Bostick Nick Sheridan Nick Sheridan Mitch Mustain

Robert Blanton Raeshon McNeil Gary Gray David Bruton Gary Gray

47 43 41 39 24

1 2 3 4 5

76 32

Paul Anderson Quan Sturdivant

Jimmy Clausen Jimmy Clausen

2 3

at BC at UNC

11/8 10/11

IRISH FUMBLE RETURNS OF 20 OR MORE YARDS OPPONENT FUMBLE RETURNS OF 20 OR MORE YARDS DATE OPPONENT QTR FUMBLED BY RETURNER YARDS # YARDS RETURNER FUMBLED BY QTR OPPONENT DATE 9/13 11/22

vs MICH vs SYR

4 4

Steven Threet Curtis Brinkley

Brian Smith Gary Gray

35 20

1 2 3

OPPONENT PUNT RETURNS OF 20 OR MORE YARDS IRISH PUNT RETURNS OF 20 OR MORE YARDS DATE OPPONENT QTR RETURNER YARDS # YARDS RETURNER QTR OPPONENT DATE 11/8 11/15 11/15 9/6

at BC vs Navy vs Navy vs SDSU

3 1 3 2

Golden Tate Mike Anello Golden Tate Armando Allen

42 28 24 22

1 2 3 4

38 20

Doug Baldwin Rich Gunnell

4 2

vs STAN at BC

10/4 11/8

IRISH KICKOFF RETURNS OF 30 OR MORE YARDS OPPONENT KICKOFF RETURNS OF 30 OR MORE YARDS DATE OPPONENT QTR RETURNER YARDS # YARDS RETURNER QTR OPPONENT DATE 12/24 9/20 9/27 9/27 10/25 11/22

vs UH at MSU vs PUR vs PUR at WASH vs SYR

3 4 3 2 3 2

Armando Allen Armando Allen Armando Allen Armando Allen George West Golden Tate

96 53 36 35 33 30

1 2 3 4 5 6

Malcolm Lane

vs UH

12/24

IRISH BLOCKED FG RETURNS OF 20 OR MORE YARDS OPPONENT BLOCKED FG RETURNS OF 20 OR MORE YARDS DATE OPPONENT QTR RETURNER YARDS # YARDS RETURNER QTR OPPONENT DATE 1 2 3

111

2008 Irish Honor Roll JAMES ALDRIDGE Phil Steele’s #30 Running Back

TERRAIL LAMBERT Phil Steele’s #36 Cornerback

ARMANDO ALLEN Phil Steele’s #18 Kick Returner

RAESHON McNEIL Phil Steele’s #58 Cornerback

MIKE ANELLO ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District Team for District 5 ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Second Team Academic All-America Nick Pietrosante Award Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne Student-Athlete Award

KERRY NEAL Phil Steele’s #49 Inside Linebacker

DAVID BRUTON Phil Steele’s #19 Free Safety Jim Thorpe Award Watch List Nagurski Trophy Watch List Lindy’s #12 Safety CollegeFootballNews.com Midseason All-America Team (honorable mention) JIMMY CLAUSEN Phil Steele’s #26 Quarterback Maxwell Award Watch List Davey O’Brien Quarterback Award Watch List Phil Steele Heisman Contender Pro Football Weekly Heisman Watch List DAYNE CRIST Lindy’s #25 Freshman Lindy’s #3 Freshman Quarterback MAURICE CRUM, JR. Phil Steele’s #11 Inside Linebacker Lott Award Watch List Nagurski Trophy Watch List Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List Lombardi Award Watch List Sporting News Honorable Mention Preseason All-American Lindy’s #11 Outside Linebacker Notre Dame Monogram Club Most Valuable Player Nick Pietrosante Award DARIUS Fleming Lindy’s #89 Freshman Lindy’s #12 Freshman Linebacker

ETHAN JOHNSON Lindy’s #32 Freshman Lindy’s #3 Freshman Defensive End DUVAL KAMARA Phil Steele’s #64 Wide Receiver

MIKE RAGONE Phil Steele’s #22 Tight End John Mackey Award Watch List TREVOR ROBINSON CollegeFootballNews.com All-Freshman Second Team Lindy’s #37 Freshman Lindy’s #8 Freshman Offensive Lineman JOHN RYAN Phil Steele’s #39 Outside Linebacker KYLE RUDOLPH Sporting News All-Freshman First Team CollegeFootballNews.com All-Freshman First Team Phil Steele’s All-Freshman First Team Lindy’s #20 Freshman Lindy’s #1 Freshman Tight End LUKE SCHMIDT Phil Steele’s #19 Fullback ASAPH SCHWAPP Phil Steele’s #8 Fullback CHRIS STEWART Phil Steele’s #57 Guard ISP/State Farm Student-Athlete of the Year GOLDEN TATE CollegeFootballNews.com All-Sophomore Team Honorable Mention MIKE TURKOVICH Phil Steele’s #46 Guard Guardian of the Year Award DAN WENGER Phil Steele’s #32 Center

MICHAEL FLOYD Sporting News All-Freshman Second Team CollegeFootballNews.com All-Freshman Second Team Rivals.com All-Freshman Second Team Phil Steele’s All-Freshman Second Team Lindy’s #27 Freshman Lindy’s #6 Freshman Wide Receiver Rivals.com Midseason Freshman All-America Team JONAS GRAY Lindy’s #72 Freshman Lindy’s #5 Freshman Running Back

ERIC OLSEN Phil Steele’s #44 Guard

IAN WILLIAMS Phil Steele’s #58 Defensive Tackle SAM YOUNG Phil Steele’s Preseason Third-Team All-American Phil Steele’s #6 Tackle Lombardi Award Watch List Outland Trophy Watch Lis TEAM PRESEASON UNIT RANKINGS Phil Steele’s #23 Running Backs Phil Steele’s #14 Defensive Backs Phil Steele’s #1 Most Improved Team TEAM PRESEASON NATIONAL RANKINGS Lindy’s #59 Athlon Sports #60 Phil Steele # 19 Pro Football Weekly # 46

PAT KUNTZ Lineman of the Year Award

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2009 NOTRE DAME SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

Raeshon McNeil

Darrin Walls

Robert Blanton

Kerry Neal

Darius Fleming

Harrison Smith

Ethan Johnson Brandon Walker Ian Williams

2009 Notre Dame Football Schedule

Date Opponent Time Sept. 5 NEVADA 3:30 pm Sept. 12 at Michigan TBA Sept. 19 MICHIGAN STATE 3:30 pm Sept. 26 at Purdue TBA Oct. 3 WASHINGTON 3:30 pm Oct. 17 USC 3:30 pm Oct. 24 BOSTON COLLEGE 3:30 pm Oct. 31 vs. Washington State# 7:30 pm Nov. 7 NAVY 2:30 pm Nov. 14 at Pittsburgh TBA Nov. 21 CONNECTICUT 2:30 pm Nov. Nov v. 2288 aatt SStanford tanfoordd TTBA BA # - Gamee played at Alamodome Alam modome in San Antonio, Antoniio, Texas Texas

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