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Notre Dame defense stifles Florida State, offense responds with blistering first half

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Irish senior quarterback Brandon Wimbush stiff arms a defender during Notre Dame’s 42-13 win over Florida State on Saturday at Notre Dame Stadium. In his first start and appearance at home since the matchup against Vanderbilt on Sept. 15, Wimbush passed for 130 yards and three touchdowns, as well as rushing for 68 yards on the night.

Irish should be careful diving into QB controversy Charlotte Edmonds Associate Sports Editor

The stars aligned for Brandon Wimbush this week.

With junior quarterback Ian Book announced out due to a rib injury against a stumbling Florida State team, space was opened for the senior quarterback to step up and start in potentially his final game in Notre Dame Stadium.

But now, where does that leave the Irish?

Addressing the media following Saturday’s win over the Seminoles, head coach Brian Kelly teased reporters eager to ask the big question about the quarterback position going forward.

“Who says Ian’s the starter … I like Wimbush right now,” Kelly said.

When confronted with a follow up question several minutes later, he continued to entertain the controversy, claiming that Book was expected to return but that the starting see EDMONDS PAGE 3

By CHARLIE ORTEGA GUIFARRO Sports Writer

No. 3 Notre Dame routed Florida State 42-13 behind a strong ground game fueled by senior running back Dexter Williams. Williams ran for 202 yards and two scores in an offense led by senior quarterback Brandon Wimbush, who was starting over injured junior quarterback Ian Book.

Head coach Brian Kelly said he had three goals coming into the this season: beat Michigan, win every home game and win in November. On Senior Night, the Irish finished the season undefeated at home and checked off the second of the three boxes, as they continue on their way to completing their third and final goal.

This undefeated run has been sparked largely by the consistent performance by the running backs.

“I talked about how important it was to run the football in November when teams know that you’re going to run the football and exert your will, and I thought we were able to do that today. That had a lot to do with

the final score. We rushed for 365 [yards], so a lot of good things,” Kelly said.

The Irish could not have asked for a better start. On the second play of the game, Seminoles redshirt-junior quarterback Deondre Francois passed it to his sophomore tight end Tre’ McKitty but, his pass was deflected by Irish senior linebacker Te’von Coney. Senior safety Nick Coleman caught the deflection before returning the ball to the Seminoles 3-yard line before being tackled down.

Following the interception, Wimbush took two plays to find senior wide receiver Miles Boykin in the end zone. Seventyfive seconds into the game, the Irish found themselves up 7-0.

The Notre Dame defense then forced a three-and-out and got to work from their own half following a Florida State punt. On the following Irish drive, Wimbush showed his confidence in his arm and his receivers as he threw a deep pass to junior wide receiver Chase Claypool that fell incomplete, followed by a 10-yard catch by Boykin.

On third-and-four, the Seminoles called a defensive timeout to prevent the Irish from

getting a first down. The plan worked to no avail, as Wimbush connected with Claypool for a 12-yard gain. A few plays later, Wimbush was hurried by Florida State’s defensive end Brian Burns, but Wimbush found Claypool for a 25-yard gain. The play was ruled a catch but, after further review was overturned and ruled an interception. The Irish retained the ball however, because the Seminoles were called for an offensive pass interference on the play.

Once Notre Dame got into the red zone, Wimbush returned to his senior playmakers, connecting with tight end Alizé Mack — who made an impressive effort to keep a foot inbounds and catch the ball while falling on the back pilon. The 6-yard connection put the Irish up 14-0 halfway through the first quarter.

The game was played in 27-degree weather — the thirdcoldest Notre Dame home game since 1980 and the secondcoldest game played by Florida State since at least 1969. The Seminoles’ struggles continued into their third drive, as they turned the ball over in their first see DEFENSE PAGE 2

Irish receivers prove to be a threat against FSU

By GRANT DelVECCHIO Sports Writer

With all the hype surrounding the breakout season of senior running back Dexter Williams, the Irish receivers proved Saturday against Florida State that they’ve quietly emerged as an integral part of this team’s playoff run.

When it was announced on Thursday that junior Ian Book would be out for Notre Dame’s last home game of the season against Florida State, the doubts about how senior quarterback Brandon Wimbush would play after being benched for six weeks came flooding in.

Would Wimbush still have trouble getting the ball to his receivers? How would Notre Dame’s offense fair against one of the best rush defenses in the country without a quarterback who can throw the ball consistently? see RECEIVERS PAGE 3

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play of the drive, this time on a fumble by sophomore running back Cam Akers forced by Irish junior defensive linemen Adetokunbo Ogundeji and recovered by junior defensive linemen Daelin Hayes, who recovered the ball for Notre Dame within field goal range.

Despite not being able to get a first down, the Irish capitalized on the forced fumble by recording a 26-yard field goal from senior kicker Justin Yoon.

The Seminoles got their first firstdown of the game on their next drive, with an 11-yard pass from Francois to junior wide receiver Keith Gavin. After a failed trick play, Francois found wide receiver Tamorrion Terry for a 10-yard gain, pushing the offense into Irish territory and ending the first quarter.

Later, a quarterback sneak helped the Seminoles convert a fourthand-1 into a first down.

Once in the end zone, Akers showed off his quick feet, getting past Irish senior linebacker Asmar Bilal and rushing into the end zone.

A routine extra point attempt by Florida State junior kicker, Ricky Aguayo, turned into two points for the Irish when graduate student defensive lineman Jerry Tillery bulldozed through the defense to block the kick and junior cornerback Julian Love recovered the deflection. Love took off toward the other end zone, giving Notre Dame their first defensive two-point play

since 2016 and extending the Irish lead to 13.

The Irish offense executed two big plays in their ensuing drive.

Wimbush found plenty of green right through the middle of the field for a 17-yard rush. The rush game continued to produce yardage for the Irish. On the next play, Williams exploited a hole in the middle of the Seminoles’ defense and exploded for a 58-yard score, but Yoon had his extra point attempt blocked 11 minutes left in the first half.

Wimbush and company cotinued to g to work quickly, with a 10-yard rush by Williams followed up by a 21-yard pass to senior wide receiver Chris Finke. Wimbush found Finke once again, this time for a 17-yard gain. Mack found success in the end zone again, catching a 15-yard pass from Wimbush, with Yoon’s extra point putting the Irish up 32-6.

Notre Dame executed 67 yards on offense in under two minutes in this drive.

Francois threw an incomplete pass after a big hit by Hayes on the Seminole quarterback, forcing Florida State to punt. The next drive was highlighted by a 14-yard play action between Wimbush and Boykin but fell short of the crossing midfield, bringing out graduate student punter Tyler Newsome.

Florida State got a huge 40-yard play to get to the Notre Dame 41yard line, but an incomplete pass, sack by Hayes and penalty against the offense kept the Seminoles from scoring before halftime.

Notre Dame was unable to start the second half as elegantly as it started the first half. Coming out of the locker rooms, Wimbush threw a pass into heavy traffic.

Defensive back Stanford Samuels III intercepted Wimbush’s pass and returned it to the Notre Dame 30-yard line. Florida State’s Akers picked up a 15-yard gain and followed it up with a 7-yard touchdown score. Eighty-five seconds into the second half, Notre Dame’s lead was cut to 32-13.

Graduate student linebacker Drue Tranquill said he was disappointed with the response of the defensive on the drive after Wimbush’s interception.

“The one thing I was disappointed with was when the offense had the turnover, to start the second half. We just conceded seven points like it was nothing. That was pretty disappointing from [the defense’s] perspective,” Tranquill said.

Looking to respond, the Irish let Williams carry the offense.

The senior picked up a total of 18 yards in back-to-back plays. Two snaps later, Williams rushed for 26 yards and got Notre Dame to the red zone. Unable to recover from an illegal block call though, Notre Dame settled for a 35-yard field goal from Yoon.

Finke returned a 37-yard punt for 28 yards after dancing in traffic from sideline to sideline. Wimbush failed to capitalize on the momentum gained from Finke’s run however, throwing a second interception. In a pass that was intended for Claypool, Wimbush threw it

straight to linebacker Dontavious Jackson who caught the ball at his own 47-yard line.

A pass interference call against Love moved the chains up to the Notre Dame 34-yard line for the Seminoles. Three plays laterthe Seminoles failed to convert on fourth-and-3, as Francois was hurried by junior defensive lineman Julian Okwara.

This goal line stand was indicative of the way this defensive unit has responded all year long: giving up yards occasionally, but always maintaining strong defense in the red zone.

“You know, we’ve been like that all year. You know, we kind of give up some yardage and bend a little bit ... that’s who we are a little bit,” Kelly said. “Our DNA has been kind of like that this year. We’ve given up some soft yards here and there. You know, in the red zone we tighten up, and we did again today,” Following the two interceptions, Wimbush decided to rely on his run game on the next drive. Williams carried the ball in six of the next seven plays, rushing for 29 yards.

Sophomore running back Jafar Armstrong pushed Notre Dame to the Florida State half with a 22-yard rush. Williams came back in and capped off the drive with a 32-yard rushing touchdown. The drive consisted of 12 plays and 97 yards, all on the ground.

Throughout Williams breakout season he’s continued to emphasize that the numbers he puts up isn’t of much concern.

“I’m not really worried about the

yards, I’m not really worried about the carries just as long as my team calls me, anytime they need me I just try to give them that spark and be the player that I need to be and I just want to be able to carry my team and just show them that they can count on me and just be able to make plays when the ball is in my hand,” Williams said.

With 13 minutes left in the game, Notre Dame took the gas off the pedal leading 42-13. Neither team made any significant damage for the rest of the game. On the last drive of the game, freshman quarterback Phil Jurkovec was given some snaps with junior running back Tony Jones Jr. taking most of the load.

Notre Dame has not had backto-back seasons with double digit wins since the early ’90s, and the team will now shift its focus to its date with Syracuse at Yankee Stadium next Saturday night.

With the Syracuse game included, the Irish are two wins away from making it to the College Football Playoffs for the first time.

“Having the chance to play for a national championship in these last two games is something that you dream of,” Boykin said. “I was telling guys in the locker room that four years ago I could have never imagined this for ourselves, but I think that that’s just a testament to this group and how hard we work, and it put us in this position that we are in today.”

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Irish senior receiver Miles Boykin gets caught up with a member of the Florida State secondary as he tries to make a play on a pass during Notre Dame’s 42-13 win over the Seminoles on Saturday at Notre Dame Stadium. Boykin caught four passes for 30 yards, including a six-yard touchdown pass by quarterback Brandon Wimbush to open the game.

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In the second play of the game, senior linebacker Te’von Coney deflected a pass that ended up in the hands of senior safety Nick Coleman. Coleman returned the ball 27 yards before being downed three yards short of the touchdown. It was Coleman’s first career pick. Two plays later senior quarterback Brandon Wimbush completed the three-yard pass to senior receiver Miles Boykin to put the Irish up 6-0 and spark the 17-0 run they went on to start the game.

In his first start since the Vanderbilt game on Sept. 15, Wimbush returned for potentially his last game in Notre Dame Stadium against Florida State. He threw for three touchdowns for a total of 130 yards on 12-25, in addition to his 68 rushing yards he earned against the Seminoles. Wimbush averaged 5.7 yards per rush on 12 attempts and was the second-leading rusher for the Irish behind senior Dexter Williams.

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ND students kneel to protest violence At Saturday’s football game, protesters channelled Colin Kaepernick, objected to police brutality

By ANDREW CAMERON News Writer

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Part of the Notre Dame student section protests police brutality by kneeling at the Florida State game Saturday night. They did so to show solidarity with the victims of racially motivated violence.

Fisher Hall fosters tight-knit community

By MORGAN JOHNSON News Writer

Editor’s note: This article is one in a series profiling the dorms. Previous articles have covered dorms built before Fisher Hall.

Since 1952, the friendly fishermen of Fisher Hall have lived out their motto of “All are welcome in this place.”

“There’s a real spirit of brotherhood in the hall,” Fisher Rector Rick Mazzei said. “We stress that all are welcome here and we really mean that.

It’s a diverse community and we all bring wonderful gifts to this community.”

Fisher Hall was the gift of Sally Fisher in honor of her late husband Fred Fisher. It initially opened as a residence building for graduate students and seniors but has expanded since then to house approximately 180 students, two priestsin-residence and one rector.

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Fisher Hall received new additions in summer 2017.

“We think that Fisher has a very vibrant community and the people in it are great but one thing we are certainly lacking in is our general appearance so the refresh was really nice,” Fisher co-president and junior Frank Dijak said. “To walk into Fisher as a parent, alumni or even as a student for the first time, you want them to feel that this is a nice place where you can live for four years.”

Each April, Fisher’s signature event, the Fisher Regatta, draws participants and crowds from across campus to compete in a handmade boat racing competition. Since Mazzei — nicknamed “Mazz’ —became rector in 2014, the Fishermen have stressed the fundraising component of the event.

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As usual, just before kickoff, the Notre Dame marching band played the national anthem at the start of Saturday night’s football game against Florida State.

This time, however, as most of the crowd stood with their hands over their hearts, part of the student section refused to rise.

Instead, as the marching band began their performance of the national anthem, at least 60 students at the front of the junior student section knelt to show solidarity with victims of police violence and to protest racial profiling of African Americans.

The organizers of the protest, juniors Mary Katherine Hieatt, Durrell Jackson, Shawn Wu,

Nicholas Ottone (Editor’s Note: Nicholas Ottone is a Scene writer for The Observer) and Brian Gatter, claimed to be continuing the movement started by ex-NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who sparked controversy when, beginning in 2016, he sat, and in later games knelt, during the national anthem played before his games.

“We’re doing a protest,” Jackson said. “It’s known as the national anthem protest, but we’re not really protesting the national anthem. We’re taking a stand against social injustice and police brutality. The movement was started by Colin Kaepernick.”

The idea for the protest began when Wu noticed Jackson and see KNEEL PAGE 3

Military officer dicusses challenges to sea control

By MARIA PAUL RANGEL News Writer

Admiral Christopher Grady (’84) — the highest-ranking military officer from Notre Dame and a former fencing team captain — from the U.S. Fleet Forces Command discussed “Global Challenges to

Sea Control” on Saturday morning at Jenkins Nanovic Hall in an event hosted by The Notre Dame International Security Center.

Arriving in uniform, Grady commended the veterans present in the audience and expressed joy at returning to his alma mater.

“Coming back to campus is like coming home,” Grady said.

Grady addressed the strong relationship the Navy and Notre Dame share. This decades-long connection became cemented when the Navy rescued the University from see ADMIRAL PAGE 3

ND alumus reflects on University mission, values

By MAX LANDER News Writer

Editor’s Note: This story is part of a series featuring Notre Dame alumni from around the world. Each alumnus was chosen from a list of nominees provided by his or her local Notre Dame Club. This installment will feature Ken Strottman (’71) from Orange County, California.

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Ken Strottman may have graduated with the class of 1971, but he never left what it means to be a Domer behind.

After graduating 47 years ago with a degree in marketing, Strottman held a number of jobs in marketing which took him around the country.

This included work in Chicago and St. Louis, helping to market products ranging from Crackerjacks to toilet bowl

cleaners.

Then, in 1983 Strottman founded his own marketing, design and manufacturing company, Strottman International Inc., of which he is now the CEO. Though he now lives in California where his company is based, Strottman remains involved with the Notre Dame

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other African-American friends of his sitting during the anthem at an earlier game in the season, Wu said. Taking inspiration from his participation in the ‘Realities of Race’ seminar he took last spring, Wu contacted Jackson.

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“The decision that this was going to happen was contingent on how much support it had on the Facebook page,” Ottone said.

“We realized the effectiveness of any kind of display would really depend on how much of a response we could get. Really,

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closing, contributing students and resources Notre Dame desperately needed in the midst of World War II. “If it wasn’t for Navy’s help, I would not be in this uniform today giving this lecture [at Notre Dame],” Grady said.

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“A force of 50,000 U.S. and NATO ships just finished a NATO exercise to demonstrate the resolve of the union,” Strottman said. “ ... Within those forces, Notre Dame alumni participated. Thus, the Fighting Irish are defending America’s

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said. “I’m sure Keenan would argue with that with the Revue.

Starting in 2015 we decided to adopt St. Adalbert’s Catholic School. We met with the pastor and the principal and they brought us over to the gym. It was awful. Nails were coming out of the floor, the backboards were broken and it was not well lit. We raised $5,000 dollars that year and redid the gym.”

Since then, Fisher has raised more money each year in order to renovate the computer labs and the library. Over the course of five years, Fisher has given a total of $30,000 dollars to the school.

In addition to financial support, Fisher partners with McGlinn Hall to tutor students at St. Adalbert’s and host a spirit day in the spring. “[Mazzei] is big on spending face time with the kids and bringing them on campus so we can be role models and influences

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that turning point was Tuesday or Wednesday.”

The event description instructed participants to enter the stadium as soon as the gates opened, to fill the front of the junior student section and to kneel, holding hands with neighbors and crossing arms for the duration of the anthem.

The description of the event on Facebook included that the goal of the protest was “[t]o visibly kneel in solidarity with victims of systemic racial injustice.”

Several of the organizers expressed dissatisfaction with student complacency and unwillingness to make political demonstrations on campus. Wu said part of the effectiveness of the form of the protest was its visibility.

“Oftentimes we can have these events that talk about race or diversity, or that challenge them, and oftentimes these events don’t reach people or people don’t go outside of their way to

put themselves into these spaces,” Wu said. “I think one of the special things about this protest is that everyone sees it and everyone is going to consider it.”

Since Kaepernick’s kneeling began making national headlines in 2016, kneeling during the anthem as a form of protest has been widely criticized, including by former Notre Dame football head coach Lou Holtz, who said kneeling players were “hurting the sport.”

Asked how he would respond to criticisms that kneeling showed disrespect for the flag and for the military, Jackson said the protest was in line with American values.

“The troops fight for our right to protest, and that’s what we’re doing,” he said. “I respect the troops and everyone here in this stand respects the troops because we know they’re fighting for us. They’re not just fighting for our country to be protected, they’re fighting for our country

to be better. It’s the part of the people who are here, who are not risking their lives every day, to fight for what’s better.”

Some students in the student section did not see or notice the demonstration, among them senior Matthew Piwko.

“I truly didn’t notice at all,” Piwko said. “I wasn’t paying very close attention but it wasn’t very obvious on the whole, even for someone who was looking for it.

“I think people can express their opinion any way they want.

I don’t necessarily agree with it but it’s their right to kneel if they want to.”

Junior Loyal Murphy entered the student section early and stood near the kneeling students but did not participate. He said he saw the demonstration, but did not think it was very noticeable.

“When people are thinking about the Florida State game, they’re not thinking about the protest,” he said. “It didn’t make

a big impact in my life. I didn’t really care. I was just like ‘Oh cool, well at least if they think they’re doing something, I guess that’s a good thing.’

“You could tell it was a section that went down on one knee, but I think it was too small and I don’t feel like it had any true impact to the game or to the issues in general.”

Junior Gregory Wall, who participated in the protest, described the demonstration as a success.

“I think on such short notice, it was successful, especially being able to convince 80 people to come an hour and 45 minutes early when it’s 35 degrees out and almost snowing and on the last game of the season, when everyone’s tailgating and everyone’s enjoying themselves, to be willing to go out and fight for what you believe in,” he said.

interest.”

Grady named recent updates in the Navy’s activity, including the conclusion of an exercise in South East Asia and the commissioning of fast-attack submarine USS Indiana. The rest is classified, he said.

Grady said the international system is returning to great power competition, as rising powers are seeking to supplant the United States as the global partner of choice.

To explain the transition from a four and one world, with four allied powers versus Russia, to a two and three one, with three allied powers versus China and Russia, Grady quipped a football analogy: beforehand, the United States was in a “35-0 score in the fourth quarter” kind of world, but are now in a “3530 score in the final quarter” world.

“After World War II, [the United States] were delivering power

projection, but now our adversaries have observed and learned,” Grady said.

Thus, he said, “America’s varsity away team,” his moniker for the Navy, had to be more prepared and stronger than ever in order to protect the United States’ interests and ideals from its adversaries.

He highlighted the importance of the Naval forces in order to secure such a mission, explaining that, as 99 percent of data travels through underwater cables, the United States finds itself in a maritime era that requires a strong maritime strategy.

“We have to achieve a balance between modernization and maintenance,” Grady said. “ … It is vital to ask ourselves the question: Could we meet the industrial necessities if another great war occurred?”

He emphasized the Navy’s importance can be seen from three

dimensions: diplomatic, economic and informational. Diplomatic, as the strategy requires cooperation with allies. Economic, as, nowadays, most trade and transportation takes place in the ocean.

Informational, as the lines of communication must be secured.

“The bottom line is that your Navy is necessary for protecting America’s interest,” Grady said.

Subsequently, Grady voiced his concerns about America’s preparedness for conflict due to the current fiscal uncertainty, explaining that the Navy had moved towards cost efficiency at the expense of fighting readiness.

“While things are good in the short-term, I am concerned about the fiscal problems in the future,” Grady said, stressing the importance of planning and strategizing for the times to come.

As the United States must be able to fight with its current Navy,

Grady explained the Navy was required to sustain what they have for the future. Moreover, he underlined the strong sense of urgency for ensuring the country meets the required refueling, rebuilding and reloading processes. “[We currently] find ourselves in conflict with little or no notice,” Grady said.

In order to address these challenges, he advised to think about possible conflict as an infinite game, and to “treat every day as it is the last day of peace.” There must be collaboration between the government, the private sector and academia, he said.

“I look forward to working with The Notre Dame International Security Center as we win this game,” Grady said of the Notre Dame-Florida State football game.

on them,” Fisher co-president junior Owen Harte said.

In addition to the Regatta, trademark Fisher events include its SYR, entitled “The Funk,” and the annual car smash on Fieldhouse Mall.

“The guys buy into working hard on the car smash, the Regatta and tutoring,” Dijak said. “It’s not for a resume. Once they go once, they understand.”

Since the beginning of the school year, a main focus for Fisher’s Hall Council has been sustainability.

“We have a couple of guys who care a lot about that,” Dijak said. “Their plan is to try different strategies in Fisher. They want to get them enough off the ground to take to other halls and to promote environmental consciousness.”

Harte explained that Fisher’s tight-knit sense of community is what makes it stand out among other residence halls at Notre Dame.

“It’s the culture that’s been around for a few years because of Mazz,” Harte said. “He

focuses on a culture of helping one’s brother. All guys that live here know that and a supportive community like that is cool.

We might not have the nicest or newest dorm but guys wouldn’t want to live anywhere else.”

Mazzei highlighted Sunday night mass in Fisher as a positive start to the week where residents can grow and dwell in faith together.

“Being a rector is everything I’ve done in Catholic education rolled into one and I love the guys,” Mazzei said. “I share life with them everyday. I don’t have many bad days.”

Both Harte and Dijak emphasized that Fisher’s smaller traditions, such as section football or Ellie’s Deli, are what make Fisher home.

“My favorite small event that’s only within the dorm is Fisher Christmas,” Dijak said. “We don’t like to encroach on Carroll’s big thing. It’s only about an hour but Mazz gets food, there’s a competition to see who can get to the lights first and we decorate each floor.”

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Fisher Hall was established in 1952 and houses 180 students, two priests and a rector. It hosts the annual Fisher Regatta.

As hall president, Harte relishes in deepening community with underclassmen and fostering a brotherhood.

“People on the outside look at us and say ‘How can people live there,’” Harte said. “When you step inside it’s what we are in community. We’re not bricks

on the outside. It’s what we are on the inside. I love Fisher and everything it has. We are the Cadillac and we are the Cadillac of spirit. Then you know why we live here and why we’re so loyal.”

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community — particularly through his work with the Notre Dame Club of Orange County.

“I believe very strongly, you know, in the concept of the [regional] Notre Dame Clubs,” Strottman said. “I believe that Notre Dame is far, far away and I believe that the f lag is planted with the clubs that are scattered in many cities in this country as well as many cities abroad.”

Strottman was once on the board of the Notre Dame Club of Orange County, during which time he did work organizing and distributing scholarships for Orange County residents intending to attend Notre Dame.

He said his focus in the club has shifted over time, however, and now much of his involvement is based on finding ways for the club to uphold Notre Dame’s mission and values in places the University does not directly reach.

“What I wanted to do is figure out if we could bring the spirit of Notre Dame to Orange County,” Strottman said. “The spirit we wanted to bring to Orange County

was to do the good work that Notre Dame charges us to do in their mission.”

In keeping with that theme, Strottman said the Notre Dame Club of Orange County has been undertaking a number of efforts to bring the Notre Dame spirit to Orange County and spread the values the University tries to instill in its students.

“Every where, you read to make a difference in society, to make a difference ... with humanity,” Strottman said on the mission of the University and the efforts of the Orange County chapter.

Over the past years, Strottman said the club has underwritten some of the housing for students in Orange County with the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE), a program at Notre Dame focused on training teachers and giving them practical teaching experience.

The club also occasionally works with the Center for Social Concerns and is looking into expanding programs and opportunities for Notre Dame students in Orange County, Strottman said. Plans include summer internships or a “semester abroad” type of program that would allow students to take a semester of

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Ken Strottman, pictured holding a football, stands with other Notre Dame alumni. Strottman helped distribute scholarships to students in Orange County while on the board of the ND club.

class in California.

Strottman emphasized he isn’t the only member of the Notre Dame Club of Orange County, however, and gave his fellow members credit for much of what the club is doing today.

“Its a team effort, were all doing it, the whole club,” he said. “All this is done in the context of the club.”

Though he is kept busy through his job as CEO for Strottman International Inc., his involvement in the Notre Dame Club of Orange County Paid Advertisement

and his grandchildren, Strottman still finds time for the occasional Notre Dame football game: for example, he said he visited San Diego on Oct. 27 to see the Irish play Nav y.

Despite his commitment to helping the Notre Dame community, Strottman said he doesn’t get out to South Bend much these days.

But, regardless of his distance from the University, Strottman highlighted his mission to create and contribute to an environment in

Orange County that mirrors the values and mission of Notre Dame, ensuring that, though he may have long since graduated, his time with the University will never truly end.

“The idea is we are supporting the outreach program that Notre Dame has, but we’re underwriting bringing it here to Orange County, where we live, work and pray,” Strottman said.

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By CHARLIE KENNEY Scene Writer

In many ways, on the fiftieth anniversary of its release, the cover of “The Beatles” tells a much more coherent story than the songs within it.

The cover of the 1968 album, more colloquially known as the White Album, is stark white with the two words “The Beatles” crooked and located just off center in bold, Helvetica font. It’s simple, yet frustrating in its slight imperfections — 10 slanted letters. It is purposeful, almost desired, inaccuracy.

This simplicity of the White Album stands out in sharp contrast with its predecessors and its successors.

The covers of The Beatles’ two preceding albums, “Magical Mystery Tour” and “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” are messes of color, emotion and visage.

They both offer so much that it is tiresome to focus on any one thing within them. To give one of them a nickname as cohesive and simple as that of the White Album would be nearly impossible. An album cover with Edgar Allan Poe, Marilyn Monroe and George Harrison doesn’t particularly lend itself to any sense of oneness.

So too, with the record that came after the White Album. “Yellow Submarine” is simplistic yet logical. It is by no means as erratic and fanciful as their aforementioned albums of 1967, but it knows what it wants to be and accordingly depicts it. All of its phrases are centered and all of its letters are straight.

As evident in its album art, the White Album is, and was, a change of pace for The Beatles. The albums that precede it are rich with experimentation, color and life — exuding the peace and merriment that their covers depict. And the albums after it, although few, exhibit an

By PATRICK WITTEMAN Scene Writer

Up until the release of “You Won’t Get What You Want,” the Rhode Island band Daughters had been somewhat removed from the music scene. Their last release came in 2010 with the self-titled album “Daughters,” and the album preceding that was released in 2006. More often than not, when bands take long hiatuses between two different projects, one of two things can happen: the new record sounds like a carbon copy of prior work, recycling past successes in songwriting; or, the new record breaks ground sonically and is a complete departure from their previous work.

With “You Won’t Get What You Want,” the latter holds true, with the album standing out against the band’s previous work. With the runtime of this album totaling 49 minutes over 10 tracks, the album itself is an experiment in length when compared to the band’s first three albums, which ran for 28, 23 and 11 minutes respectively. As a result, Daughters takes time to flush out soundscapes and concepts that are repressive, cold and oftentimes void of emotion. Yes, the noise rock found on their previous albums still exists to some degree, but this time, the noise seems strung out, conceptualized

intellectual return to more traditional rock — one much more grown-up than that of their early albums, “Help!” and “Beatles for Sale.”

The White Album remains caught in-between these two worlds and two distinct types of The Beatles. This discord most obvious manifests in the anxiety suggested by its cover, but the two discs and nearly 30 tracks that make up the album only speak to it further. The album itself may be an uncomplicated “white,” but its contents are an incoherent, out-of-order rainbow — something like VYOGIRB. The record’s A-side opens with the aggressive, satirical “Back in the U.S.S.R.” — a song that romanticizes the Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War only six years after the Cuban Missile Crisis. It opens the album with an unapologetically political message. “And the Moscow girls make me sing and shout” is a phrase that would have resonated with most of the West, but most people would have been shouting for a different reason than The Beatles did.

If “Back in the U.S.S.R.” gives off any notion that the White Album is to be a strictly satirical one, however, that notion is quickly dispelled. Following this song are the somber, reflective, eastern-sounding “Dear Prudence,” the cryptic and confusing “Glass Onion,” and the upbeat, noisy “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da.” Each of the three songs have different beats, different messages and, in many ways, don’t seem to be a part of the same album. This is a trend that only persists throughout the album, from the self-evident blues, jazz feel of “Yer Blues” to the hard rock, raucous “Helter Skelter.” The songs are all independently strong, often brilliant, but they don’t relate to each other — each song is one of thirty different colors that somehow blend into a perfect white.

Thematic detachment, however, doesn’t inherently imply a bad album. But compared to the uniformity and

cohesion of The Beatles’ earlier records like “Rubber Soul,” it’s a departure that is slightly jarring. It is a disunity that is only further illuminated by the fact that during the recording of the album Ringo Starr temporarily left The Beatles and only two years later the band famously broke up for good.

If the White Album were just a ten-track album with a common theme and sound, however, it wouldn’t be a good thing. It’s an album that is beautiful in its imperfections and memorable due to the very things that it can be criticized for.

Almost none of the songs on the album could fit onto any other album by The Beatles. The White Album is a collection of orphan songs with no other home than a place where genre, sound and theme don’t matter. “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” is as reflective as many of the songs on “Abbey Road,” but it lacks a certain feeling of finality that all of the album’s other tracks possess. “I Will” and “Blackbird” are as simple and idiomatic as much of “Beatles for Sale,” but they have a maturity that would put them out of place. And, “Birthday” might be as pop-loving and harsh as the often-screamed out lyrics of “Help!,” but, unlike its predecessors, it feels genuine and unique.

Yes, all of the songs on the White Album could have been released as singles, but there’s a beauty in them all being in the same album. It gives them one thing where they can relate — seeming unity in their disunity. Besides, what are fans going to do with 30 singles that are all released nearly at once? The Beatles needed to release an album, and these are the songs that presented themselves. Is that a crime? Are the songs any less spectacular because they don’t relate to each other?

in a way that achieves an ultimately glacial, nihilistic sound.

One thing that distinguishes this record is the haunting delivery of lead vocalist Alexis S.F. Marshall. The delivery on this album tends to deviate between a more traditional noise rock yell and a style akin to spoken word poetry. The unique deliveries are saved for the more feverous and more sparse parts of the album respectively, and both reinforce the mood that the instrumentals successfully set. This is seen best in the stark contrast between the dark, feedback-ridden first track “City Song” and the fast-tempo, screeching mess — in the best sense — of “Long Roads, No Turns.” On the latter song, the listener is exposed to five minutes of droning guitar and drums that are, for lack of a better description, incredibly dizzying. Marshall, in his droning, half lyrical, half spoken-word tone, sings, “Everybody climbs up high then falls real far/ And I don’t know what to say / I don’t know what to say / I don’t know what to say when people come apart.” The listening experience of this track, and the entire album generally, feels like a descent into a deep, dark pit with no bottom to be seen.

The crescendos on this album seem to last for the entirety of tracks, with most songs either maintaining or building upon the intensity set from their first

few seconds. The song “Less Sex” serves as a moment of pause in the chaos, and the listener has a moment to catch their breath before being plunged into the depths of the next track “Daughter,” a track that still possesses some of the most haunting moments of the album, with Bauhaus-esque drums, frantic guitar patterns and intense vocals. Ultimately, Daughters does not disappoint on their fourth album, delivering a project that will surely vie for album of the year recognition come the end of the year.

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“You Won’t Get What You Want” Daughters Label: Ipecac Recordings Tracks: “The Reason They Hate Me,” “Ocean Song,” “Long Road, No Turns” If you like: Sonic Youth, Protomartyr, Death Grips

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Learning by doing Ivan Skvaril Joe Nolan

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If you think about it, most education is based on “teaching.” We sit in classrooms and are fed information by professors that we need to be able to recite back on an exam at some later time. At least for me, I end up forgetting most of the information I learned within about two weeks of having taken the exam. To be honest, I think this system of education is inefficient. At least in my experience, I learn mostly by just taking action and emulating other people, eventually becoming comfortable enough to make variations. Everything that I’m best at I feel I didn’t learn in school but I learned by watching those around me and copying them to solve my own problems. So with that, I’m going to write my first column on how I think education could be more efficient.

The main problem I see is, in college, there are no high stakes, which leads to a lack of motivation. I’m studying architecture so I’ll use my experiences as an example. At Notre Dame, if I was responsible for designing some aspect of the building and then that design is determined to be faulty, I would receive a bad grade and that would be the end of it. On the other hand, if my design was implemented into an actual building to be built, a faulty design would put me responsible for potentially millions of dollars wasted and lives threatened.= Being in this kind of high stakes situation creates an environment which motivates you to learn as efficiently as possible while also providing you with a reward of tangible value (seeing your design become reality) if you succeed.

I think this same idea applies to many fields (medicine, finance, engineering etc.)

I’m not trying to attack the college system because I know universities (Notre Dame in particular) are making efforts towards emphasizing hands-on undergraduate research. Also, professors make efforts to help students understand the real world implications of what they’re studying. However, these well-intentioned encouragements only reach so far because the only way to make students realize the real-world implications of what they’re doing is to put them into situations where there are real world implications.

So, I think an efficient system of education would be to have students out of high school start working on real world problems in a field they might be interested under the advisory of someone with experience. One could argue, “Well some people don’t know what hey want to do right out of high school and they use college to figure it out.” And that’s fine — I don’t think this system would work for everyone, and some might be better served learning in university. But for people who have an idea of the field they want to enter, but are restricted from entering into that field immediately out of high school because they first need to attain the credentials from University or other preliminary tests, this system would be a much more efficient method of education.

Contact Ivan Skavril at iskavril@nd.edu The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

A f lurry of arguments and letters to the editor have been thrown around since Notre Dame students published a proposal to limit Wi-Fi access to pornography on campus. For all their diversity, all seem to agree on one thing — dialogue. Since this is the one thing both sides can agree on, and since I, a signer of the proposal, have an interest in maintaining this conversation, I have tried to find and highlight the best arguments against the filter, to problematize the parts of the conversation I find most important for a potential filter.

I will not mention the weaker arguments.

It has been suggested that the porn filter will restrict academic work. But this argument seems to turn the dialogue away from a porn filter and toward the sorts of academic work surreptitiously engaged on this campus. Equally distracting is an opinion of such unanimity that it is approaching the status of fact — the filter will not succeed in stopping porn. This is a misrepresentation of the proposal, which is not trying to effect a porn-Prohibition. It is a proposal to the administration of Notre Dame to be a moral leader in sexual health. The interesting question, then: Is a porn filter, all its insufficiencies notwithstanding, conducive to sexual health?

One of the strongest cautions to supporting the filter is the particular moral f lavor that a “ban” can acquire on a Catholic campus. There is such a thing as a Catholic discontent who sees his moral commitments on the one hand, and his immoral culture on the other, and gets frustrated that the two have so little resemblance. He is tempted to question his faith or to feel alienated from his own culture. This leads some to a ressentiment, whereby he keeps his faith and avoids alienation by labeling some unholy cultural expression “evil,” categorically. If the filter is an expression of this fear-driven Catholicism, we should all oppose it.

I don’t think the proposal is carrying this sort of acerbic, reactionary moral spite. Its claims are humble. Its proposal is modest. On the other hand, it may appear superlatively immodest to put moral

concerns — especially those that we cannot agree upon — into the regulating hands of a University administration. When internet rights are so vital an organ of political freedom around the world, and with a history filled to the brim with abuse of power, how can we put a matter of conscience into any governing body besides ourselves?

I think that a slippery slope argument here is beside the point. We are not helpless citizens of a militarized government. We choose to come to Notre Dame every semester. We are so committed to the good we think we will get from this school that we are willing to pay for it, or work for it, just so we can exist within its boundaries. The very real slippery slope that is not often recognized is the one that starts in a culture that streamlines the simulation of sex; a culture that claims that whatever you feel, given this x-rated content, is “who you are.” Shouldn’t we be more concerned with these claims and practices? There is a slippery slope, and I think the filter aims to walk back up it.

Finally, some have questioned the causal link between pornography consumption and sexual abuse. I have taken for granted that a male habit of f lattening the woman to a screen and instrumentalizing her experience for pleasure could affirm cultural trends no one wants to affirm. However, I admit that I can imagine a society in which the porn industry is regulated and non-abusive, all actors are willful, and viewers know the difference between a film and a real person. If such a porn practice is possible, porn ceases to be about protecting women, and is isolated to the sheer moral quality of watching pornographic material.

If that is the case, our arguments, for and against the filter, need not revolve around the issue of protecting women. Everybody wants to protect women. But some use it as a stalking horse for their own moral commitments. I would like to see the conversation fix on this specific issue: Is there a decent way to watch pornography?

Joe Nolan is a struggling writer. If you have an extra meal swipe, please contact him at jnolan6@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

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Black and Catholic Kayla August Campus Ministry

Black Catholic History Month began Nov. 1. Did you know? Well, honestly, neither did I. It wasn’t until about a year ago that I even knew Black Catholic History Month existed, but I have known what it’s like to be black and Catholic my whole life. It means having a deep love for both Motown and mother Mary and having full knowledge of the harmful effects of slavery and the healing effects of the sacraments. I’m what the National Black Catholic Congress has termed “authentically Black and truly Catholic.” But, throughout my life, my race and my religion have been two things that are rarely celebrated in the same breath. Instead, as a black Catholic, I’ve often felt like a double minority; a minority in society as well as a minority within the realm of my Catholic faith. I was typically one of the only African Americans in my parish or local youth group, and though I went to a Catholic middle school and high school, it felt like the community around me had very little understanding of how these two elements intertwined.

Sadly, that lack of understanding meant that even amongst my Christian community, there were still moments of prejudice that shook me to my core and will always be etched across my memories. It made me realize that though we found a common understanding in Christ, there were elements of my identity that those in my faith community did not want to or could not understand.

But I knew God understood. In my local parish, though I never saw images of a black Jesus, I still knew that Jesus was just as much a part of me as those around me. He was just as active in my life, my family, my church and my community, as he

was in each person I encountered.

The experience of not feeling truly seen made me more aware of those on the margins and how Jesus, in particular, reached out to those whom others in His community may have overlooked or forgotten. A study of Catholic social teaching then reinforced to me how we are called to reach out to those on the margins and care for life in all forms.

This teaching is meant to be a seamless garment that calls us to safeguard life everywhere.

That same fight for justice that called my college church group to march for life in Washington, D.C. called me to action in 2016 after the unjust shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. I still remember my first days on the campus of Notre Dame when national news broke the video and reports of these shootings. As an African American woman of faith, I looked to God for understanding.

In my shock, I turned to prayer, but I also looked to the faithful around me to see how we would respond as a community.

Often it seems that people’s lives of faith are a segmented part of their full identity, but how can we divide our identity — gender, race, religion and culture — from how laws or societal circumstances affect the way we live? How can we not be concerned with how those laws affect the way our brothers and sisters are treated within society? I sit with this as I hear the traumatic stories of immigration from friends and colleagues, and as I see the news reports of tragic shootings such as the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. If we are people of faith, moments like these must call us to act and to ask ourselves what we are called to do to make the world a more just kingdom on earth.

If we are a universal church, we must be one that cares universally.

We will consider how to do this during Black Catholic History Month by attempting something

I never had the courage to do in my local parish: talk openly about race and faith. In doing this, we are renewing our commitment to dialogue. We are talking about race and culture, both of which are sensitive topics that can be dividing factors for people of common faiths. In faith, we are called to challenge assumptions, fight for justice, break the status quo and challenge divisions.

So often in our world people are divided into categories of “us” and “them.” I am hoping this dialogue makes us consider the “we all.” How are we each connected in the fight for justice? How can we come together to make the world a better place?

How can we challenge our misconceptions and see the world through new eyes?

“We” are a powerful force, and we are called to be a united body. God isn’t just my God or the black God, but the God of all of us.

This is why Nov. 12’s featured event is so important. Beginning at 12:30 p.m. at Midfield Commons in Duncan Student Center, Campus Ministry will host a panel asking “Is ‘Black Lives Matter’ a Prolife Issue?” This topic has echoed through my heart and begs the question of how we as a faith community are called to think and respond to the issues in our world today. It reminds us that we are called to not just think about our issues, but the issues that affect life in all races, genders, religions, socioeconomic levels and beyond.

I hope this interactive panel will open a dialogue guided by faith — the type of dialogue that will lead us to work towards a world that better mirrors the kingdom of heaven.

Kayla August serves in Campus Ministry as the Assistant Director of Evangelization and can be reached at kaugust@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Fr. Jenkins is a disgrace to Notre Dame and the Catholic faith I must say at the outset that I am a loyal son of the Church, and it is because of my love for her that I cannot stay silent regarding Fr. Jenkins’ recent comments about the clerical sex abuse crisis. Fr. Jenkins demonstrated clearly that he either doesn’t recognize that evil stalks our world — which is extremely awkward given that he is a Catholic priest — or that he is is willfully blind to it.

Both conclusions are horrendous, and he must swiftly and contritely retract his tone deaf remarks, recently made in an interview with Crux, an online newspaper devoted to covering the Catholic Church, and beg the forgiveness of the Church, if he is to avoid further scandalizing the faithful, victims or otherwise.

Fr. Jenkins implores us to resist the “[un]helpful tendency” to cast as “monsters” the perpetrators of systematic child rape and serial sexual abuse, such as those exposed by the August 2018 Pennsylvania grand jury report. He is speaking specifically of ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, once a prince of the Church and successor to the Apostles, who for years repeatedly sexually abused the seminarians left in his care. Such abuse was an “open secret.”

Ines San Martín, the reporter conducting the interview, writes that it is “befitting” of Fr. Jenkins to find “complexity” in the wickedness perpetrated by his fellow clerics because he is an

“Oxford-educated philosopher.”

Is this a joke?

There is nothing “complex” about what has happened here at all. Priests, who are commanded to tend to their parishioners as a shepherd to his f lock — caring for them, accompanying them in their joys and sorrows, witnessing as Christ to them as they journey to their eternal home, and protecting them — sexually abused the most vulnerable in their charge, children and men like McCarrick, when they weren’t debasing themselves by abusing others, systematically covered it up.

Frankly, only an “Oxford-educated philosopher” could possibly see anything in this heinous mess other than a thick coating of demonic filth, a filth that now covers the Body of Christ and obscures her God-given mission: “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost” (Matthew 28:19). Institutions that churn out moral illiterates, bereft also of common sense, do not deserve our respect, regardless of how “prestigious” they are. “For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?”

(Matthew. 8:36).

There is nothing “nuanced” or “ambiguous” about this tragedy. Rather than give of themselves fully — spiritually, mentally, emotionally and

physically — these priests selfishly indulged their own twisted, sinful desires and abused those they were to love, even unto death — like Christ.

Instead of living out Our Lord’s sacrificial words, words they repeated each time they celebrated the holy sacrifice of the Mass — “For this is My Body, which will be given up for you” — they chose instead to act out predatory words, placed in hearts

by Satan and allowed to take root there because of their sloth and woefully insufficient fear of the Lord: “That is your body, taken and trashed by me.”

Jesus has a stinging denunciation for men like this, for those who cover up their crimes and wicked sins and, I’m sure, for those who excuse it all, dismissing it with sophisticated but, ultimately, deeply hollow, jargon, as Fr. Jenkins has done: “It is impossible that scandals should not come: but woe to him through whom they come. It were better for him, that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should scandalize one of these little ones” (Luke 17:1-2).

Repent, Fr. Jenkins. Rather than play “footsie” with evil, do your sacramentally-commanded duty as a priest, and fight it with all your strength.

Deion Kathawa Notre Dame Law ’21 Nov. 9

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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: Look inward, ask questions and get to the bottom of pending situations quickly. Moving forward will depend on being able to surrender to truth, honesty and forgiveness. An energetic push to clear any dead weight you’ve accumulated will be enlightening and fruitful. Move forward with intensity and the desire to fulfill any promises you may have made. Your numbers are 3, 11, 20, 27, 33, 39, 45.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Take your time and choose your words wisely. If you ask too much of others or make demands, you will experience a letdown that bruises the ego. Change begins within, so start by perfecting yourself from the inside out.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Gather your thoughts and share your plans with people you feel have something to contribute. A short trip to visit relatives or a place you haven’t been for a long time will release memories that will push you in a positive direction.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Think matters through. If you overreact or say something that isn’t exactly true, you will end up looking bad and causing discord with someone you care about. Put your energy into personal changes that make you look and feel your best.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Remember who you are and what you have been through before you judge someone else. Patience and understanding will help others open up and listen to the suggestions you have to make. Begin with kindness; much will be accomplished.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Start heading in the direction you want to go. Open up about the way you feel and what you need to do to reach your personal goals.

A change will do you good and will encourage you to follow through with your dreams.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Put your heart on the line. Stick to the truth and consider changes that will help you personally. Call on someone you trust to confirm the choices you make and to encourage you to proceed with or discard your plans.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Personal adjustments can be made as long as you don’t disrupt someone else’s plans. Be upfront about what you are doing and encourage others to do as they please. Letting go of the past will help you move forward.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Consider your current position and how best to enhance your life. Changing your direction or making a move that will lower your overhead or allow you to do things you’ve been contemplating will bring greater clarity regarding future endeavors.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Honesty will be required if you want to get to the bottom of a situation. Be open about what you would like to see happen.

Giving someone the wrong impression will lock you into something you don’t want to pursue.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Be creative when dealing with people. If you lay out a good plan, you will be well-received, but if you force your ideas on others, you will face rebellion. Proceed with caution and the willingness to accommodate differing opinions.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Put your energy into self-improvement, personal agreements and contracts and positive changes to the way you handle your money. An opportunity looks appealing and can change the way you earn your living. Romance will enhance your personal life.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Listen and ask questions. Acting on what someone tells you will lead to a series of mistakes as well as regret. Make your money work for you instead of spending it on things you don’t need. Don’t pay for someone else’s mistake.

Birthday Baby: You are forceful, determined and imaginative. You are assertive and secretive.

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nfl | saints 51, bengals 14

Bell managed holdout poorly Courtney Becker Editor-in-Chief

Well, Pittsburgh Steelers fans should be much happier with their current record of 6-2-1 than they were five weeks ago, when the team was at 1-2-1.

In large part, the Steelers’ improvement is simply a product of them settling into the season and finding a rhythm — they usually have a few embarrassing stumbles at the beginning of a season, as last year’s nail-biting 21-18 win over the Browns in the season-opener and their Week 3 loss to the Bears suggest.

But not constantly focusing on what they’re missing with Le’Veon Bell’s continued holdout certainly helps as well.

Why isn’t it a constant distraction anymore? Simply put, Bell overplayed his hand.

As Sports Writer Luke Brizzolara rightly pointed out back in September, Bell not only has the right to hold out, but does future running backs a service by doing so. That is, until he proved he is replaceable within a great offense.

Bell easily has been one of the most talented athletes on Pittsburgh’s roster since the team drafted him in 2013, and his production season-toseason has been tremendous.

Last year, after holding out through training camp, he had 321 carries for 1,291 yards and nine touchdowns to go along with his 85 receptions for 655 yards and two touchdowns. That’s an average of four yards per carry and 7.7 yards per catch, an unbelievable rate.

While Bell claims he deserves to be paid at a Todd Gurley level because of his high volume of offensive production, the Steelers are steadily demonstrating that they have enough offensive weapons for Bell to not warrant more than his $14.5 million franchise tag.

Bell’s replacement, second-year back James Conner, looked abysmal in Pittsburgh’s Week 2 and Week 4 losses to the Kansas City Chiefs and the Baltimore Ravens, respectively, averaging just 2.1 yards per carry in each game. But Conner flipped a switch against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 5 and is now averaging more yards per carry and reception than Bell did last season, at 4.7 and 9.9, respectively.

In addition to their running game, the Steelers have a valuable franchise quarterback in Ben Roethlisberger

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and the best wide receiver in the NFL with Antonio Brown (which is a large part of why the Steelers can’t afford to pay Bell the numbers he’s demanding) as well as rising stars like wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster on offense. Even after Conner left the Steelers’ Thursday-night matchup to enter concussion protocol this week, Pittsburgh continued to dominate the Carolina Panthers, with Roethlisberger earning a perfect quarterback rating with a stat line of 22-25 for 328 yards and five touchdowns.

So even though Bell is apparently no longer expected to report to the Steelers by his 4 p.m. deadline Tuesday, rendering him ineligible for the 2018 season, Pittsburgh isn’t worried. Even though the combination of Bell and Conner at running back this season would be a true luxury, the Steelers know they have the talent on offense to make up for what they’re missing with Bell and are confident they can win without him as long as their defense shows up. Keep in mind, Pittsburgh’s loss to the Chiefs was a 4237 barn burner in which Roethlisberger passed for 452 yards but Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw more touchdowns (six) than incompletions (five).

Maybe if Bell had returned earlier in the season and then the Steelers started winning, his holdout would’ve looked like a success. Due to his inability to recognize that the Steelers were never going to pay him what he wants and that his holdout was more to show other NFL teams his true value, however, it’s looking like a bust at this point.

Bell says he is “preserving his body” by not playing this season, and there could very well be merit to that, but in the meantime he sacrificed $855,000 with each game he missed and the chance to prove to everyone that he could be the differencemaker for an offense. And who knows if missing a season of playing football and being in game shape will really pay off for his performance?

Bell is still a top — if not the top — running back in the NFL. But by mishandling his holdout, Bell might’ve just decreased his value rather than proved it.

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Brees passes Favre on TD list, Saints crush Bengals Associated Press

CINCINNATI — Drew Brees and the Saints rocked Paul Brown Stadium from the opening drive, scoring every time they got the ball except for the last one.

Then they cranked up the music in the locker room until the cinderblock walls were vibrating, too.

For New Orleans, it was as much fun as it gets in the NFL. Brees threw three touchdown passes in a blistering first half, moving ahead of Brett Favre for second place on the career list, and New Orleans rolled to its eighth straight victory Sunday, 51-14 over the Cincinnati Bengals.

Then they blasted the music.

“It’s a good time,” said Brees, who was 22 of 25 for 265 yards and a near-perfect passer rating of 150.4. “We know how to have fun when it’s time to have fun.”

Brees led the Saints to touchdowns on all five first-half possessions with a nearly perfect performance — only two incompletions. His 17-yard TD

to Michael Thomas with 2 seconds left in the half gave him 509 career touchdown passes, one more than Favre.

Up next: Peyton Manning’s record 539.

“If you play long enough, I guess those things happen,” Brees said. “I consider myself very grateful, very blessed.

“Just take ‘em one at a time, keep plugging along, and hopefully there’s more to go” Brees had his way with the Bengals’ historically bad defense , even diving over the pile to score a 1-yard touchdown.

Cincinnati (5-4) became the first team in the Super Bowl era to give up 500 yards in three consecutive games; New Orleans finished with 509.

The Bengals matched the most lopsided defeat in franchise history and gave up the second-most points in club history. In the first half alone, the Saints piled up 311 yards and had 21 first downs on 40 plays.

Brees was 18 of 20 for 214 yards with three touchdowns in the opening half.

“I’m kind of in shock after a

loss like that,” linebacker Jordan Evans said.

In the last four games, the Bengals have given up 481, 551, 576 and 509 yards. They’re on pace to give up the most yards in NFL history.

“Obviously, your confidence gets shaken,” coach Marvin Lewis said. “I just addressed that with them. They have to focus and get determined. It’s their job to do it right.”

Mark Ingram and Alvin Kamara recognized Dez Bryant by crossing their arms after scoring touchdowns. The former Cowboys receiver signed with the Saints on Wednesday but tore an Achilles tendon in his second practice.

“Two days is not a lot of time, and yet there’s a lot of respect,” coach Sean Payton said.

The Saints sent the Rams to their first loss last week, 45-35, and kept the momentum with their highest-scoring game of the season. Ingram had 13 rushes for 104 yards, and Kamara scored twice as New Orleans picked up 244 yards on the ground.

nfl | browns 28, falcons 16

Chubb nabs record run in Cleveland victory Associated Press

CLEVELAND — Before he rolled out of bed, Baker May­ field had a premonition of near perfection.

More than a hunch.

“When I woke up this morning, I was feeling pretty dangerous,” the Browns rookie quarterback said with a smile and a hint of arrogance. “I just woke up feeling really dangerous.”

Someone should have warned the Atlanta Falcons.

Mayfield threw a seasonhigh three touchdown passes and rookie Nick Chubb streaked 92 yards for a TD as the Cleveland Browns ended a four-game losing streak with their best all-around performance in years, a stunning 28-16 win over the Falcons on Sunday.

The Browns (3-6-1) played their most complete game this season under interim coach Gregg Williams, their defensive coordinator who improved to 1-1 since replacing

the fired Hue Jackson.

Mayfield outplayed Falcons star quarterback Matt Ryan with an excellent outing that further justifies Cleveland’s decision to take the former Oklahoma QB with the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft.

Mayfield completed his first 13 passes and finished 17 of 20 for 216 yards. He threw a 28yard scoring pass to Rashard Higgins, a 13-yarder to Chubb and 11-yarder to Duke Johnson. He went 12 of 12 for 165 yards and two TD passes in the first half, and didn’t throw his first incompletion until 11:14 remained in the third quarter.

Two plays later, he connected with Johnson to put the Browns ahead 21-10 “It comes down to just doing my job,” said Mayfield, who appreciated his coaches’ trust. “Them saying they trust me enough to let the ball go, I was brought here for a reason so just go do my thing.

“That obviously makes me feel comfortable when they

say that. It comes down to me doing my job, getting the ball out of my hands. We did a good job of having guys open, finding the holes in their defense and getting completions.”

Ryan threw two touchdown passes but the Falcons (4-5) had their three-game winning streak — and any playoff momentum — stopped cold.

And while Mayfield did damage, Chubb’s record run was the backbreaker.

With the Browns backed up at their 8, Chubb, who had 176 yards on 20 carries, took a handoff and headed right. He cut toward Atlanta’s sideline, picked up a block and then showed his surprising breakaway speed while finishing the longest run in team history.

Chubb’s run broke the previous team mark held by Bobby Mitchell, who had a 90-yard TD run against Washington on Nov. 15, 1959. It was also the second-longest run by a rookie in league history, behind only Bobby Gage’s 97-yard run for Pittsburgh in 1949.

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the Irish up 34-13 with 6:54 left to play.

Harvard would then get hot from beyond the arc, hitting three straight 3-pointers and cutting the lead to 15 with two minutes to go. Ogunbowale would respond with a stepback mid-range jumper before the Crimson hit its fourth straight three-pointer.

With the shot clock turned off, Young would hold the ball then give it to graduate student forward Brianna Turner. Turner would hit a layup with four seconds left in the half. Harvard would rush to get one last shot up, but the Crimson turned it over instead. Shepard stole the inbound pass and managed to get a turnaround jump shot to go in right at the buzzer.

Head coach Muffet McGraw noted that the offense for the Irish was improving despite the 11 first half turnovers and praised the three-point shooting of the Crimson – who hit seven 3-pointers in the first half.

“I thought we gave up a few too many threes, which I think we can improve on,” McGraw said. “[Harvard’s] just a really good shooting team, their inside presence makes it harder to guard the outside. They got into a little bit of foul trouble trying to guard our [forwards] early on, which hurt them a little bit.”

“I was really happy with our offense, I think we’re starting to get going – too many turnovers in the first half – but, overall, a good first game.”

The third period was the most lopsided, with the Irish looking to put the game away for good.

The first score of the second half came from a steal by Ogunbowale which she converted into a fast break layup, despite having three defenders around her. Notre Dame would go on a 10-0 run to start

the half, with Ogunbowale and Shepard’s offense carrying the run.

Harvard would finally score after a 3-pointer from senior guard Sydney Skinner, her fifth make from distance, with eight minutes left in the period. The offense of Shepard and Ogunbowale would continue to prove too much however, and the Crimson were unable to keep up.

After a Shepard layup with 6:51 left in the third period, both her and Ogunbowale would be tied with 22 points each. Ogunbowale however, would go on to score the next eight points for the Irish, putting her at 30 points and giving the Irish a 72-36 cushion halfway through the period.

Following that, Ogunbowale would find sophomore center Mikayla Vaughn with a superb pass just out of reach of Vaughn’s defender to create an easy layup for Vaughn.

Shepard would then have her own mini-highlight reel with a score coming off a great threading of the needle by freshman guard Jordan Nixon followed by a block on the following defensive possession. After three periods, the Irish were in cruise control with an 86-45 lead.

In the final period, Notre Dame played most of the ten minutes with the reserves.

Nixon, freshman guard Katlyn Gilbert, freshman guard Abby Prohaska, Vaughn and senior forward Maureen Butler all got minutes in the final period.

Young – who has a broken nose and wore a face mask in the first half but decided to take it off for the second half – scored the first points of the fourth period, finishing an and-one play. McGraw said the coaching staff is hoping that this injury won’t require surgery at the of the year.

Harvard would have a few bright moments, after running the same play to success twice in a row. The Crimson’s Skinner got inside the arc and

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Irish senior forward Jessica Shepard dribbles the ball during Notre Dame’s 84-74 win on March 26 over Oregon in the Elite Eight in Spokane, Washington. Shepard scored 28 points during Friday’s win.

drove to the rim only to deliver a pass to junior forward Jeannie Boehm on back-toback possessions. Both plays would put Harvard down 9149 with seven minutes left in the game.

The game would only see one score for almost four minutes of action, with Harvard breaking the dry spell with a pair of free throws with 3:16 left in the final period.

The Irish would crack triple digits off a Vaughn layup with a tad over a minute left.

At the end, Harvard was held to 29.2 percent shooting from the field and Notre Dame shot 55.2 percent on 37-67 shooting. In addition, the Irish crashed the boards well, outrebounding the Crimson 55 to 30.

Other than Ogunbowale

and Shepard, Turner and Vaughn scored in double figures as well. Turner had 11 points and scored a doubledouble with 11 rebounds.

Vaughn had 12 points on 6-7 shooting and six rebounds.

The Irish finished with 16 turnovers, many of them coming off bad passes in transition. Nevertheless, the team had 24 assists and McGraw liked the unselfishness of the team, noting that the passing can be improved but that the offensive mentality of the team is in a good place.

“I think we’re a really unselfish team,” McGraw said. “I like the way [the players are] looking for each other, I think we’re playing together. I like the transition mistakes because we’re trying to push the ball, we had people up and

down the f loor, pass wasn’t exactly right, we can work on that. But the decision making I thought was good.”

On Monday against the University of Pennsylvania, the Irish will unveil their 2018 Championship banner.

Shepard is eager to see the banner, but noted the Irish are not dwelling on the past, instead choosing to focus on this season.

“We kind of made our mark on history at Notre Dame which is a great university so, to just have done that and say that we’ve done that is pretty cool,” Shepard said. “But we’ve definitely put that behind us and we’re focused on this year.”

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again had a big game, with season-highs of four kills and a team-leading six blocks.

Niego and Morningstar each tallied four blocks, while Dejarld and sophomore libero Madison Cruzado anchored the back-line.

Dejarld had a season-high 30 digs and Cruzado a careerhigh of 19. Dejarld also had a season-high 12 assists, aiding Nunez who paced the Irish with 43.

Despite both losses, Notre Dame lost no ground in the ACC standings, maintaining fifth place. With the regular season coming to a close, there are only two games remaining for the Irish.

They are set to take on the University of Louisville and Duke in their final weekend slate of the regular season.

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Irish freshman outside hitter Charley Niego prepares to pass the ball during Notre Dame’s 3-1 victory over Boston College on Oct. 28 at Purcell Pavilion. Niego led the Irish with 33 kills over the weekend.

the team ran out of gas as the game went on. The third set was an offensive display as both teams posted .300 hitting percentages. With the set tied at 23 each, Florida State had two consecutive kills to end the set.

By the fourth set, the Florida State attack was too much for the Irish as the Seminoles had a .351 hitting percentage and tied the game with a 25-12 set victory. In the decisive fifth set, a depleted Irish team was unable to stave off the comeback and lost 15-9 to end the game.

Niego led the Irish in kills this time with 21, and Nunge provided 14 of her own. Baer

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play goal. Irish sophomore Dylan St. Cyr stayed strong in net through the deficit, making several clutch stops to keep the Michigan lead at one.

Freshman forward Alex Steeves and junior forward Cal Burke scored in the final four minutes of the period to hand Notre Dame the lead heading into the second.

The Irish offense came out with energy in the second period, scoring three goals in the first 4:10 of the middle frame.

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struck first, netting his sixth of the season, Steeves came 12 seconds later, slotting his second of the game, and senior defenseman Bobby Nardella finished the trio. Then, with 2:23 left in the period, senior forward Jack Jenkins slotted his second goal of the season to give the Irish a 6-1 lead.

Michigan would go on to score once more in the third period, but the Irish held off any further efforts, ending the game with a 6-2 victory.

Notre Dame will continue Big Ten conference play next weekend with a two-game road series in East Lansing, Michigan, against Michigan State.

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Irish junior goalkeeper Cale Morris scans the rink during Notre Dame’s 1-0 defeat over Ohio State on Nov. 2.

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Irish freshman forward Alex Steeves fights for the puck during Notre Dame’s 3-1 loss to Minnesota Duluth on Oct. 27 at Compton Family Ice Arena. Steeves scored two goals during the win on Saturday.

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Irish junior defenseman Andrew Peeke looks to pass during Notre Dame’s 1-0 loss on Nov. 2 to Ohio State at Compton Family Ice Arena.

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ND women’s basketball | nd 103, harvard 58

No. 1 ND handles Harvard in season opener

By CHARLIE ORTEGA GUIFARRO Sports Writer

No. 1 Notre Dame defeated Harvard on Friday afternoon 103-58 in defending champions’ season opener. The senior duo of guard Arike Ogunbowale and forward Jessica Shepard combined for 58 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists for the Irish.

The first points of the regular season for the Irish came on a layup from Shepard.

However, Harvard would immediately respond, hitting a 3-pointer to get on the board.

Nevertheless, Purcell Pavilion would never see the Crimson lead again. The Irish would go on an 11-0 run following Harvard’s three-pointer to go up 13-3.

Following a scramble for the ball on Notre Dame’s defensive half, junior guard Jackie Young would find Ogunbowale on the fast break. Ogunbowale would convert a layup to put the Irish up 15-6. Harvard would respond with its third straight 3-pointer. However, Shepard

and Ogunbowale kept answering back.

Shepard continued to find her spot inside the paint, and she delivered results. At the end of the first period, both Ogunbowale and Shepard had eight points apiece and had propelled Notre Dame to a 23-11 lead.

The second period started with a turnover by Harvard.

On the ensuing possession, Young would then throw a lob pass half the distance of the court to Ogunbowale who would proceed to catch it and finish off the fast break with a layup.

Harvard’s first bucket of the second period came off of a superb effort by guard Nani Redford. Redford weaved her way through the Irish defense and finished an acrobatic layup with seven and a half minutes left in the half. Moments later, following a missed 3-pointer from Redford, Young would again find Ogunbowale on the fast break. The senior would convert an and-one play to put see W BBALL PAGE 10

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Irish senior guard Arike Ogunbowale dribbles down the court during Notre Dame’s 84-74 Elite Eight win over Oregon on March 26 in Spokane, Washington. Ogunbowale scored a team-high 30 points on Friday.

nd VOLLEYBALL | nc state 3, nd 1; florida state 3, nd 2

hockey | michigan 2, nd 1; nd 6, michigan 2

No. 6 Notre Dame splits series at No. 14 Michigan

Irish lose pair of weekend games

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No. 6 Notre Dame split an away series with No. 14 Michigan at Yost Ice Arena this weekend.

Friday night was a slow contest for two of three periods, as the first and the third periods were scoreless for both squads.

The only goal for the Irish (54-1, 2-2-0 Big Ten) came in the second period, as sophomore defenseman Matt Hellickson got the Irish on the board courtesy of an assist by senior forward Dylan Malmquist. But the Wolverines (5-4-0, 1-1-0) would quickly respond with two goals of their own to take the lead.

Both teams went scoreless in the third, and the Irish lost the first game of the series 2-1.

On Saturday night, the Irish offense bounced back, managing to put six goals on the board and claim the win by a fourgoal margin.

Nearly three minutes into the game, Michigan got on the board thanks to a power

Notre Dame came up short this weekend against two tough opponents. The Irish (15-11, 9-7 ACC) lost to North Carolina State on Friday evening and Florida State University on Sunday afternoon.

Notre Dame started off strong against the Wolfpack (13-12, 7-8 ACC) with an opening victory, controlling the first set on their way to a 25-14 win. Freshman right-side hitter Sydney Bent recorded eight of her careerhigh 24 kills in the stanza.

However, NC State rallied to win three consecutive sets and the match. None of the final three sets were an easy victory, as both teams gave their all to try and gain an edge.

Bent and fellow freshman and outside hitter Charley Niego again shined for the Irish. Niego posted 12 kills and two blocks on the day, while senior outside hitter Rebecca Nunge had 10 kills

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Irish junior forward Cal Burke keeps an eye on the puck during Notre Dame’s 1-0 loss to Ohio State on Nov. 2.

and two blocks. The surprise contributor was senior middle blocker Kristin Baer, who led the team with 5 blocks in her first action since facing the Duke Blue Devils in early October.

Senior libero Ryann Dejarld posted the lone service ace for the Irish to go along with a team-leading 19 digs.

Freshman setter Zoe Nunez continued her stellar play with 46 assists and no errors, and was tied for second in blocks with senior middle blocker Meg Morningstar at four apiece.

The Irish came up short again on Sunday with another valiant effort against Florida State in Tallahassee. The Seminoles (17-8, 13-2 ACC) are currently at second place in the conference, three spots ahead of Notre Dame.

It appeared the Irish had the game under control, storming out to a two-set lead with 25-20 victories in each of the first two sets. However, see VOLLEYBALL PAGE 10

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Saturday’s 42-13 routing of the Seminoles (4-6, 2-5 ACC) revealed a much more telling truth about Brian Kelly’s team — it was never really about the quarterback’s in the first place.

Throughout this season, Notre Dame’s receiving corps has improved exponentially game-by-game. On Saturday, the unit proved that no matter who is under center, it can get the job done.

“We’re brothers. Whatever is going to give us the best chance to win we’re gonna do it, and I think Brandon will tell you that himself; him and Book are really close, and even just talking about the offensive side of the ball, we’re all close, we’re all brothers, and we all love each other, it doesn’t matter who’s out there playing, whoever gives us the best chance to win that’s what we’re gonna do,” senior wideout Miles Boykin said postgame.

Boykin helped the Irish strike first when he caught a 3-yard fade in the back left corner of the end zone from Wimbush to put Notre Dame up 7-0 just a minute and 15 seconds into the contest.

It was Boykin’s eight touchdown reception of the season, and he now has caught a touchdown in six-straight games. The last Notre Dame receiver to accomplish that feat? Will Fuller.

Wimbush added two more

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position was very much up for grabs this week. And, just like old times, we’re back to square one.

Wimbush had a solid game.

Sixty-eight rushing yards and 130 passing yards for three touchdowns. Two interceptions in the third quarter showed flashes of the old Brandon, but he responded by quickly returning to the run game, as senior running back Dexter Williams would open the fourth quarter on a 97-yard drive that was kept on the ground through all 12 plays.

Wimbush demonstrated maturity as a play caller that was lacking at times throughout his career. More importantly, Wimbush demonstrated a new level of confidence throwing the ball, and that paid off in his strong passing performance in the first half as he connected several long bombs that resulted in three passing touchdowns — two more than he recorded in three games combined as a starter earlier this season.

Ultimately though, that doesn’t discredit what Book has built up these past six weeks.

Comparing the Wimbush of the first three games to the Book of the last six games is like comparing apples to oranges.

More accurately, it’s comparing a team with Dexter Williams to one without Dexter Williams.

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touchdown passes throughout the night, both of which went to tight end Alizé Mack. Mack caught a 6-yarder in the first quarter, showcasing stellar footwork by tiptoeing the sideline to stay in bounds, and also added a backwards, full-extension grab in the second quarter that went for 15 yards and the score.

Mack is the first Irish tight end with two touchdown catches in a game since Durham Smythe did so against Army in 2016.

For Boykin, the switch from Book to Wimbush has no effect on how the receivers execute on the field.

“It doesn’t change a thing,” Boykin said. “As a receiver we always talk about how we have to be in the right place at the right time for our quarterback, and the interception that Brandon threw was my fault because I wasn’t in the right place at the right time. … We understand that we have to be perfect for our quarterbacks and make their job a lot easier; when we’re not doing our job, they can’t do their job so it’s tough in that sense.”

Considering the history of fluctuating of quarterbacks under Kelly and the high caliber of competition between Book and Wimbush, Boykin understands the need to remain focused on his responsibilities.

“There’s no adjustment. We just go out in practice and get our chemistry back,” Boykin said. “It’s not too much of a shift we just have to go out there and

do our job, we can’t be worried about who’s under center.”

It was clear that head coach Brian Kelly and the rest of the coaching staff wanted to get Wimbush comfortable in the pocket early, as the Irish started the game with a lot of quick passing routes.

Kelly said the team trusted Wimbush’s ability to throw the ball, despite his past struggles to strike accurately.

“Yeah, you know, we’re trying to attack a defense, but we’re also trying to be smart and utilize the strengths of a quarterback we feel can accurately do the things we want him to do,” Kelly said. “The game plan was solid. We wanted to get off to a great start. We did.”

Wimbush spread his 12 completions out to four different receivers on Saturday night.

Senior Chris Finke caught four passes for 59 yards, Boykin finished with four receptions for 30 yards and a touchdown, Mack hauled in three passes for 29 yards and two touchdowns and junior Chase Claypool also added a 12-yard catch.

This improved unit was complimented Wimbush remaining more composed in the pocket.

“I think that I just started feeling more comfortable as the year went on. I knew it was gonna take a little time, but I could’ve kept rolling,” Wimbush said. Wimbush said.

For as impressive as Book has been this past month and a half, there’s no question who the anchor of this Notre Dame offense is. After missing the first four games of the season, Williams returned against Stanford in glorious fashion with a 50-yard touchdown on his first drive and hasn’t looked back since. I’d be remiss to not mention the development of the receiving corp. This unit of receivers and tight ends have become a force to be reckoned with, and they put on a show against the Seminoles.

Essentially, this is not the same team that went toe-to-toe with Vanderbilt.

Kelly’s certainly made strides as both a strategist and program manager in his nine season with the Irish.

He’s come a long way from blaming players and staff members for losses and outbursts. However, this time, Kelly’s up to his usual antics.

The comments were generally made in jest, mocking the tendency of journalists and fans alike to obsess over the behind-the-scene drama. But as the stakes have risen exponentially and the Irish are set to take on arguably their most important match of the year next weekend as they travel to Yankee stadium to take on No. 13 Syracuse, his decision to either immediately make light of the situation or intentionally stir up controversy serves as a distraction at a time of

year when this team should be focused on one thing and one thing alone — the College Football Playoff.

This quirky encounter may not matter. There had been less than an hour separating the final whistle and the press conference. No one expected Kelly to made a definitive statement about who’d be starting against the Orange.

This week’s series of press conferences will be telling of Kelly’s player management.

Wimbush and Book have both handled this competition remarkably maturely, encouraging each other and offering insight every step of the way.

Hopefully Kelly is more direct and consistent with Book and Winbush than he was with the press last night. Granted, it should be better to have two competent quarterbacks than one, but that luxury presents a challenge of making sure everyone knows and respects their role. However, should Kelly choose to continue this guessing game, one misstep might send this big, happy family into chaos at a time when a slip up can be the difference between a national championship and looking in from the outside.

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4th

Total

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6 15

7 3

0 7

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Notre Dame 7, FLORIDA STATE 0

Miles Boykin 3-yard pass from Brandon Wimbush (Justin Yoon kick)

13:45

remaining Drive: Two plays, three yards 0:34 elapsed

NOTRE DAME 14 , FLORIDA STATE 0

Alize Mack 6-yard pass from Wimbush (Yoon kick)

6:51

remaining Drive: 14 plays, 81 yards, 5:03 elapsed

NOTRE DAME 17, FLORIDA STATE 0 Yoon 26-yard field goal

5:53

remaining Drive: Four plays, seven yards, 0:46 elapsed

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Notre Dame 17, FLORIDA STATE 6

Cam Akers 8-yard run (Ricky Aguayo kick blocked)

13:17

remaining Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 7:36 elapsed

Notre dame 19, FLORIDA STATE 6 Julian Love 98-yard PAT return

13:17 remaining

Notre Dame 25, FLORIDA STATE 6

Dexter Williams 58-yard run (Yoon kick blocked)

11:37

remaining Drive: Four plays, 75 yards, 1:40 elapsed

NOTRE DAME 32, FLORIDA STATE 6

Mack 15-yard pass from Wimbush (Yoon kick)

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6:18

remaining Drive: Six plays, 67 yards, 1:50 elapsed

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NOTRE DAME 32, FLORIDA STATE 13 Akers 7-yard run (Aguayo kick)

13:35

remaining Drive: Four plays, 30 yards, 0:45 elapsed

NOTRE DAME 35, FLORIDA STATE 13 Yoon 35-yard field goal

10:08

remaining Drive: Eight plays, 57 yards, 3:27 elapsed

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NOTRE DAME 42, FLORIDA STATE 13 Williams 32-yard run (Yoon kick)

13:10

remaining Drive: 12 plays, 97 yards, 5:30 elapsed

statistics rushing yards 365 106

PASSING yards 130 216

total yards 495 322

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The observer | monday, NOVEMBER 12, 2018 | ndsmcobserver.com

ANN CURTIS | The Observer

Irish senior receiver Chris Finke cuts to avoid Florida State defenders during Notre Dame’s 42-13 win over the Seminoles on Saturday at Notre Dame Stadium. Finke led all receivers with 59 yards on four catches. His longest catch was made for 21 yards. In addition to the 130 yards caught by the receiving corps, it combined for three touchdowns.

seeing green

Led by the senior class, the Irish defense came out on fire, forcing turnovers and limiting first downs while capitalizing on the offensive end with three quick passing touchdowns and 198 combined yards for senior quarterback Brandon Wimbush.

Despite a series of stops in the third quarter by the Seminole defense, the Irish returned to the run game, prevailing 42-13.

ZACHARY YIM | The Observer

Irish junior wide receiver Chase Claypool is taken down after making a catch during Notre Dame’s 42-13 win over Florida State. The receivers combined to catch for 130 yards against the Seminoles.

ANNA MASON | The Observer

Irish junior defensive lineman Julian Okwara runs upfield after a big stop during Notre Dame’s 42-13 win over Florida State on Saturday.

ANN CURTIS | The Observer

Cornerback Julian Love returns a blocked extra point during Notre Dame’s win over Florida State.

ANNA MASON | The Observer

Running back Dexter Williams celebrates a touchdown during the win over Florida State.