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Back in business Irish handle Michigan in primetime victory, make defensive statement in renewed rivalry
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Irish sophomore running back Jafar Armstrong runs from a defender as he carries the ball into the end zone during No. 12 Notre Dame’s 24-17 victory over No. 14 Michigan at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday. Armstrong rushed for a total of 35 yards on 15 attempts and scored two touchdowns in the victory, which renewed the two teams’ rivalry.
Despite win, more obstacles to come for Irish Joe Everett Sports Editor
“No Breaking Point.” The motto written on the back of the 2018 version of “The Shirt” — which blanketed Notre Dame Stadium as the Irish faithful successfully accomplished a “greenout” — describes how Notre Dame (1-0) built a foundation during its 24-17 win over rival Michigan on Saturday night, and what it will need to continue to test and develop. Notre Dame’s defense bent often, but it never broke. Clark Lea’s unit stopped the Wolverines (0-1) in their tracks when it mattered most. The defense kept Michigan out of the end zone until there were two minutes and 18 seconds left in the game, thanks in large part by forcing three critical sacks, a missed field goal and an interception. Then, during Michigan’s final drive and with the game on the line, senior defensive lineman see EVERETT PAGE 3
By MICHAEL EVERETT Sports Writer
Notre Dame wasted no time in introducing themselves to newly rekindled rival Michigan Saturday night in South Bend, as the Irish took advantage of an early lead to hold off the Wolverines, 24-17. “We got off to a really good start,” head coach Brian Kelly said post game. On the opening drive of the game, senior quarterback Brandon Wimbush converted a third down on a 16-yard pass to sophomore wide receiver Chase Claypool, followed up by a 28-yard dart to senior wideout Miles Boykin. A Wimbush carry and ensuing penalty on Michigan carried the Irish into the red zone, which allowed sophomore Jafar Armstrong to bolt 13 yards in the end zone. The drive was Armstrong’s first in his Fighting Irish career, the touchdown his second carry. The opening drive was the beginning of an impressive breakout game for the young running back. Senior Justin Yoon knocked in the extra point, and the Irish were up by seven before the 13:30 mark.
The Irish (1-0) initially gave up some ground to the Wolverines (0-1) and running back Karan Higdon on their first possession, but quickly applied the breaks to Michigan’s offensive engine, forcing them to punt the ball away. The Irish didn’t take their foot off the gas on their second trip with the football. Pinned back at their own four-yard line, Wimbush led the offense 96 yards down the field. On third down, Wimbush found senior tight end Alize Mack down the sideline for the first down. Mack was struck helmet-to-helmet by Michigan defensive back Josh Metellus, but managed to hold onto the ball even while appearing stunned. Metellus was charged with targeting and was ejected from the game. After a couple of modest runs, Wimbush managed to keep the drive alive with a seven-yard third down rush. Wimbush capped off the drive with a 43-yard bomb to senior wide receiver Chris Finke, who leaped over his defender and secure the ball in the end zone, putting the Irish up 14-0. The spectacular play was one of the ”50/50 battles” Kelly asserted
the team needed to win, and postgame he praised Finke’s improvement as a receiver. “I don’t think he makes that play last year,” Kelly said. “I think his physical ability is one thing, but his strength now to go up and take that away from a defender, I think is the difference and probably for our entire football team”. “No. 10 went out there and made a great play,” Wimbush said, echoing the sentiments. “Couldn’t be more happy for him.” Like Notre Dame, Michigan’s second drive was also similar to its first. Michigan accumulated three first downs, but failed to convert the drive into points. The Irish defense locked down, putting pressure on junior quarterback Shea Patterson. Junior defensive lineman Khalid Kareem delivered a crucial stop on third down with a 16-yard sack that killed the Wolverines’ drive. The Wolverines managed to knock in a field goal on their next drive, but it would not be enough to derail Notre Dame’s offensive rhythm. The Irish see VICTORY PAGE 2
Michigan’s errors pave way for Notre Dame victory By TOBIAS HOONHOUT Managing Editor
On a night when “Irish Wear Green,” it was fitting that luck was in abundance. For as much as the Irish defense stymied the Wolverine offense over 60 minutes, Michigan’s selfinflicted errors proved too costly to overcome. The Wolverines ended the game with seven penalties for 52 yards, and Notre Dame capitalized on practically all of them. When Notre Dame jumped out to an early 14-0 lead, which grew to a 21-3 lead with just under four minutes left in the first half, things suddenly didn’t look too close in a matchup that, on paper, seemed to be a tight affair. Even after a 99yard kickoff return by Michigan’s Ambry Thomas to close out the half with a touchdown for the Wolverines, the damage was done. On the opening drive of the game, senior quarterback Brandon see ERRORS PAGE 3
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responded by pounding the ball repeatedly, slowly making way upfield. The drive finally culminated w ith an Armstrong 3-yard punch, giv ing the Irish a 21-3 lead. The Wolverines responded significantly on the ensuing kickoff. Defensive back Ambr y Thomas caught the ball on the one-yard line and proceeded to return it 99 yards back all the way to the opposite end zone, capitalizing on the mistake by the Irish special teams. After an exchange of drives the teams headed into the locker room 21-10. “We’ve got to coach it better and we’ll get it coached better,” Kelly said on the special team’s miscue. The second half of the game was far less explosive and much more in the trenches than the first half. Michigan showed promise of retaliation initially, as Patterson connected w ith w ide receiver Nico Collins
for 52 yards on the first play of the second half. Another 12-yard pass and the Wolverines were knocking on the door. However, another Irish defensive lockdow n forced them to attempt the field goal, which was muffed and resulted in a turnover on dow ns. Kelly was pleased w ith how the defensive scheme played out and was executed over the night. “You know, I’d be happy if they bend all night and don’t break,” Kelly said. “I thought we played really well.” The offense faltered in the second half, however, as Wimbush’s pass was intercepted by defensive back Brandon Watson. However, the only result of the turnover was a Michigan turnover on downs. From there the two teams exchanged three-andout punts. “It was a physical football game,” Kelly said. “We expected it to be the kind of game it ended up being, hardfought. Required individual plays”. The renowned Michigan
defense, on of the best in the country, did not easily allow for high tempo explosive offense, while the Notre Dame defense was out there to prove they could out-duel the best. On the ensuing drive the Irish managed to get in decent field position despite tough Michigan defense, allowing Yoon to boot a 48-yard field goal, increasing the lead to 24-10. The defensive line continued to deliver pressure, and junior defensive lineman Julian Okwara intercepted Patterson thanks to pressure put on by senior linebacker Te’von Coney. However, Notre Dame was stif led both on land and in the air, forcing graduate student and punter Tyler Newsome to punt 57 yards downfield. Michigan valiantly attempted another serious drive with no results. The Wolverine offense picked up four first downs, switching between quarterbacks Shea Patterson and sophomore Dylan McCaffrey. Eventually an incomplete pass led to a turnover on downs, but they
quickly got the ball back after an Irish punt. Michigan finally put together a touchdown drive late in the fourth quarter, with Higdon driving the ball in from three yards out. The next Notre Dame possession only lasted half a minute thanks to a threeand-out by the offense and three spent Michigan timeouts. Newsome punted and the Wolverines received the ball back with 1:40 left and only down a touchdown. However, with the Wolverines near midfield, senior defensive lineman Jerry Tillery strip sacked Patterson, who fumbled, and Coney scooped up the loose ball, securing the Irish victory. The Irish ended the game with 170 passing yards and 132 rushing yards, while Michigan accumulated 249 passing yards and 58 rushing yards. All the elements of the Notre Dame team came together and contributed to the success on the field against Michigan. Wide receivers took advantages of mismatches and made athletic plays in
isolation, Jafar Armstrong proved to be a valuable asset, the relatively inexperienced offensive line held up against a ferocious Michigan defensive line, and the Notre Dame defense held the Michigan offense in place and delivered during crucial moments. Wimbush was quick to praise the defensive line. “We have one of the best, better D-Lines in the country, even from this first game, so I’m excited to see them grow. As a whole I think they did a great job.” Wimbush himself was a key element in the Irish win. He was 12-for-22 for a touchdown and 170 yards, rushed for net 59 yards and his confident style of play led him to create big moments for the team and lead the Irish to a 1-0 start. “I think I made a statement … but that’s not what I was trying to go out here and do,” Wimbush said postgame. ”… whoever, whatever it takes man we’re gonna get this W.” Contact Michael Everret at meverett@nd.edu
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Senior quarterback Brandon Wimbush evades a defender as he carries the ball downfield during Notre Dame’s 24-17 victory over Michigan at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday. Wimbush was 12-of-22 with 170 yards and a touchdown through the air, and he rushed for 59 yards on 19 attempts during the Irish victory.
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Up 7-0 in the first quarter with a chance to make it a two-possession game early, Irish senior quarterback Brandon Wimbush connected with senior wide receiver Chris Finke from the Michigan 43-yard line. Wimbush lofted it to the end zone where Finke rose above his defender from behind and managed to secure the catch on the way down, putting the Irish up by a commanding margin to open the game.
After lingering doubts from last season about Brandon Wimbush’s comfort in the pocket, the senior proved his improvement in front of the Notre Dame faithful. Going 12-of-22 with 170 yards and one touchdown in the air, Wimbush appeared a confident passer against a top-ranked defense. Plus, he reminded us of his proficiency on the ground, rushing for 59 yards on 19 attempts.
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Campus reacts to new Waddick’s Campus community comments on summer renovations, Charron Family Cafe By MARY STEURER News Writer
It was an ’80s-era coffee joint built out of a former classroom. On weekday mornings, a line of students and faculty spilled out its doorway. Wooden tables and chairs with red leather upholstery crowded the hallway outside. Now, the space is modern and open-concept. Tables and booths are spaced evenly around the cafe’s periphery. In its center, colorful stained-glass light fixtures hang above armchairs and a leather couch. A picture of Robert J. Waddick, the former assistant dean of the College of Arts and Letters, is still on display in the corner — a memento to its past namesake. This summer, Waddick’s — now called Charron Family Cafe — in
O’Shaughnessey Hall underwent a complete makeover, which included updates to its decor, seating space and menu. Margaret Meserve, associate dean for the humanities and faculty affairs and associate professor of history, spearheaded the renovation. Meserve said plans to renovate Waddick’s began in the spring of 2017, when the College of Arts and Letters conducted its bi-annual staff and faculty survey, improveND. The survey ranked staff and faculty members’ satisfaction with on-campus dining locations, she said. “Waddick’s was pretty consistently close to the bottom,” she said. “Formal feedback I had heard from faculty and staff centered on, ‘The lines are really long [and] see WADDICK’S PAGE 3
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Charron Family Cafe, previously called Waddick’s, was met with a variety of reactions by the ND community following its unveiling.
Former head football coach Lou Holtz reflects on his time spent at Notre Dame in the Football Friday lecture series “Catching Up With...” By MARIAH RUSH News Writer
Ahead of the Notre DameMichigan football season opener, former Irish head football coach Lou Holtz and former Notre Dame football player and Super Bowl champion Justin Tuck (’05) visited campus Friday to speak at the “Catching Up With…” Football
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Friday series in the Eck Center. Tuck — who played defensive end at the University from 2001 to 2004 and later went on to win two Super Bowls with the New York Giants in the NFL — began the series by discussing why he chose to attend and play football for the Irish. The combination of see FOOTBALL PAGE 4
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A sexual battery was reported to the University’s Title IX department, according to a Friday Notre Dame Security Police (NDSP) crime log entry. The alleged sexual battery occurred Wednesday in a female residence hall. The report was filed the next day, Thursday, the entry said, and is currently under Title IX review. NDSP classifies crimes, including sexual battery, in accordance with Indiana Criminal Code. Information about sexual assault prevention and resources for survivors are available online from NDSP and from the Title IX office.
Pulitzer Prize winner speaks on growing trends By SERENA ZACHARIAS News Writer
Thomas Friedman, threetime Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and author of six bestselling books, discussed his book “Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist’s Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations” on Friday in the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center during a
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lecture hosted by the Mendoza College of Business. Titled “The Big Trends Shaping the World Today: Economics, Technology and Geopolitics,” the event was part of the annual Thomas H. Quinn lecture series, named after a Notre Dame alumnus who previously served as chair of the Mendoza Business Advisory Council. A New York Times columnist
who was a White House correspondent during Bill Clinton’s presidency, Friedman spent over 40 years covering international affairs. He said his book about the age of accelerations discusses the manner in which he considers the world. While sentiment in the past might have encouraged thinking inside or outside of the see TRENDS PAGE 4
SMC poster showcase promotes STEM successes By MAEVE FILBIN News Writer
Saint Mary’s hosted its annual STEM Fall Poster Showcase recognizing the accomplishments of its science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) students Friday in Science Hall. Participants presented posters documenting their experiences with a variety of summer activities, including
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research, internships and STEM study abroad programs. Senior Heather DiLallo, a Saint Mary’s chemistry major who is enrolled in the Notre Dame chemical engineering dual-degree program, presented a poster detailing her summer industrial internship. DiLallo spent time with the company Procter & Gamble (P&G) working on their Bounty, Charmin and Puffs
brands. “I had four projects this summer that made significant impacts on P&G’s brands, both in their immediate quality and raw material specifications, as well as in their long-term innovative chemistries,” DiLallo said in an email. “One of my projects in particular will save P&G upwards
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Family reflects on journey selling ND jewelry By NICOLE SIMON News Writer
“Subway Alumni” is a term that refers to those dedicated Notre Dame fans who possess strong allegiance to the University despite not having attended the school. Two proud Subway Alumni, Charlotte and David Putnam, have turned their passion for Notre Dame into a national jewelry company. The couple founded Alamo City Gold and Silver Exchange, a full-line jewelry store, in 1984 and later added a Notre Dame sector to their San Antonio-based company. They sold their line of Notre Dame jewelry through the Alumni Association for several years and have since received a national grant in order to sell directly to the public. Though neither Charlotte nor David Putnam have a direct connection to the school, Charlotte’s brother is a graduate of the University, as are his children. The Putnams were introduced to the Notre Dame family through their own family and said they have loved the University ever since. For Charlotte, the idea of combining her two passions — jewelry and Notre Dame — didn’t occur to her until a Notre Dame football tailgate
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it’s hard to get a place to sit.” After examining the data, she said, the College of Arts and Letters began an initiative to redesign Waddick’s and extend its seating into the adjacent art gallery. Chris Abayasinghe, senior director of Campus Dining, and Luigi Alberganti, director of retail dining, also worked with Meserve to coordinate the renovation. In redesigning the space, the renovation team purposely tried to echo the older feel of Waddick’s and keep other elements of the cafe that students liked, Meserve said. The designer worked with several Program of Liberal Studies (PLS) majors to select seating and decor, she added. “[Students] liked the wood, they liked the kind of warmth of the older furniture, so we kept the booths that were there before,” Meserve said. “In fact, we found more that were in storage in the basement of O’Shaughnessey.” The new cafe takes its name after Notre Dame alumnus Paul Charron, whose donation made the renovation possible, Meserve said. There are plans to add art installations to the space in the near future. Alberganti said the Charron
in 2007. She and David designed a personal piece for her to wear to the game, where it received much attention from their friends and fellow fans. “We are a small jewelry store in San Antonio,” Charlotte said. “We were doing jewelry and I thought to myself, ‘Why am I not doing Notre Dame jewelry? Why am I not wearing Notre Dame jewelry? We have a jewelry store.’” Making jewelry for Notre Dame introduced the Putnams to the Notre Dame community in a way they otherwise never would have known, they said. “We missed being so connected with Notre Dame people,” Charlotte said. “The customers were awesome, the Notre Dame people that we met and got to know and became friends with [too]. In fact, we met a customer who wanted to meet us at the game this weekend, so at the tailgate, he came up because he loved his ring so much he wanted to meet us in person.” The Putnams make jewelry for more than just fans, however. They have worked closely with several different departments on campus to make jewelry for some of Notre Dame’s “finest,” including Muffet McGraw, Jack Swarbrick and Brian Kelly.
“We became very good friends with the people in the Alumni Association itself — it connected us with different departments,” Charlotte said. “I felt like I was just an outsider. So now that we have been doing it for several years, I feel like I’m tied to the University. I feel like I’m a part of it. It’s such a great feeling.” Working closely with the University has helped her understand and appreciate the family of Notre Dame like any other Domer, Charlotte said. “We’ve had people who have yelled across the campus and said, ‘Hey, Jewelry People,’” she said. “They call us the ‘Jewelry People,’ and I love it. When I walk on campus, I feel like a part of it, and that means so much to me. I always wanted a connection, but I didn’t know how I’d be connected. And in this way, I am.” Charlotte said that her growing connection with Notre Dame has only increased her love for the University. “Everybody that knows me knows that I love Notre Dame,” she said. “My heart is at Notre Dame. I just love Notre Dame so much, so it’s easy to design and make jewelry when you love something and when you’re passionate about it.” That strong sense of passion
Family Cafe employs many of the same staff members who previously worked at Waddick’s. The cafe’s manager, Vicki Armour, has worked at the location for 17 years. She said Campus Dining did ask for her input about designing the new space but she ultimately was not involved in it. Even still, she said she likes many aspects of the renovation. “There’s a lot of good things — the view, the colors and the benches,” she said. “That’s one of my favorite things — they saved the old benches.” The lounge is always busy with students, she added. Senior Patrick Evans, who began working at Waddick’s during his sophomore year, said the location now serves espresso products but no longer offers many of its previous meal options, including baked potatoes, soups and daily specials. Alberganti said the menu changes were meant to complement the food served in Decio Faculty Hall nearby, thereby streamlining service. “We tried to make sure to focus a little more on what Decio is lacking, which is the coffee product,” he said. Meserve said the renovation team also originally planned to remove breakfast sandwiches, the cafe’s most popular food item. But when
rumors about the new menu reached students last spring, then-senior Susan Lefelhocz created a petition to keep the sandwiches. The petition gained nearly 500 signatures before Lefelhocz was asked to end it, according to an Observer article published March 2. After reading the petition, as well as two Letters to the Editor also published in The Observer, Meserve said Campus Dining decided to keep the sandwiches. Armour said she misses the larger menu selection. “They took away a lot of things,” she said. “But it seems to be going well. I mean, we’re not getting as much money every day, but it seems to be going well.” Campus Dining’s data “does not support” any indication that business at the cafe has been slower since the renovation, Abayasinghe said. Though he likes the increased seating in Charron Family Cafe, Evans said the space behind the counter is clustered and not well-designed. “Rather than there being little zones for everyone to work in, it’s all kind of overlapping … and we’re feeling that when we get rushes,” he said. Evans was attached to the dated look of Waddick’s, he
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Charlotte and David Putnam are the founders of the Notre Dame national jewelry company Alamo City Gold and Silver Exchange.
comes with an overwhelming sense of pride, a sense that Charlotte said she hopes to share with everyone who wears her jewelry. “Because we do the jewelry, and it’s so important that we represent the University in a classy way, in a way that shows what type of University it is,” Charlotte said. “It means a lot to me. It makes me proud
that I’m making Notre Dame jewelry. We want things that people can be proud to wear. I want you out there, I want you showing it off because you’re proud to be Notre Dame. You want to wear that and show people you are ND. And that’s important to me.”
said. “I think that the old space was sort of lovably ugly — it was a little bit cramped and kind of dingy, but it had a lot of heart to it,” Evans said. “This kind of feels like a hotel lobby where it looks nice and it’s very clean, but it’s a little bit stark and sterile.” Junior Alex Karaniwan has worked at the location since his sophomore year. Although he enjoys the new espresso machine and additional seating, Karaniwan said his feelings about the update are mixed. “[The design] in and of itself is good — everything’s clean, it looks very modern and I like what they serve — but it’s just not the same thing,” he said. Meserve said although her team tried to preserve the older feel of the cafe, she believes some elements had to be forfeited in the interest of updating the space. “We thought opening up the space to the South Quad and bringing in more natural lighting, as well as more places for people to charge their devices and different kinds of seating … would be a pretty good tradeoff for losing a space that people loved and felt very attached to,” she said. Evans said he believes the cafe’s former regulars do not find the new establishment as
inviting as the older location. “I routinely see people I know or people who clearly are coming in to go to Waddick’s, and they see the renovation, and they kind of cringe a little bit and then they just keep walking,” he said. “The sort of sense of a regular crowd is gone.” Meserve said she wonders what students feel is missing from the new space. “There wasn’t art on the walls at Waddick’s,” she said. “There weren’t posters, the walls were white, the light was f luorescent, the carpet was grey, the tables were run down — and that’s pretty much what we have now, with some more color and more architectural elements.” Alberganti said Campus Dining welcomes all student, staff and faculty feedback about the renovation. “[Students] can rest assured that every decision that we did was for the betterment of the space,” he said. Despite the cafe’s new look, Evans believes its employees keep the spirit of Waddick’s alive. “I think people see Waddick’s and think, ‘Oh, it’s totally gone,’” he said. “And, you know, it’s not totally gone — we’re still here, too.”
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box, Friedman urged people to “think about the world today without a box.” This reflective thinking led to the title “Thank You for Being Late,” Friedman recalled. When waiting for guests to arrive to breakfast, he had time to ponder the world and come to new conclusions about it. “When you press the pause button on a computer, it stops, but when you press the pause button on a human being, it starts,” he said. “That’s when it starts to
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athletics, faith and education at Notre Dame is what drew him to the school, he said. “When I came here I found 100 percent of all three [elements], and for me it was no contest,” Tuck said. “I dare anyone out there to find a place like this that has all three and when you add the social side … I don’t see another college or university out there that can come close to Notre Dame.” The football team had a winning record against Michigan when Tuck played for Notre Dame. Considering his personal experiences, he said the rivalry between the two universities is a positive one. “When we talk about rivalries it’s sometimes from a negative standpoint, but when I think about rivalries I think about those teams who bring the best out of you,” Tuck said. “For me, Michigan was always that team that we knew it was always going to come down to who executed the best, who was mentally tougher, [which team] had the most grit. I always look forward to those teams … Michigan brings the best out of us.” Following his retirement from football in 2016, Tuck received an MBA at the University of Pennsylvania’s business school and currently serves as vice president for Goldman Sachs’s private wealth management division. He and his wife, Lauran, founded the organization “TUCK’S R.U.S.H. for Literacy” in 2008 to promote education and literacy for low-income youth in New York, New Jersey and Alabama. Tuck also partnered with Marie Unanue, kindness advocate and author of the children’s book “Adventures of Phatty and Payaso: Central Park” to work on both of their main missions: spreading kindness and building character. Unanue joined Tuck in the discussion to speak about their collaboration and her campaign for kindness. “As these kids are enjoying the book, hopefully they are learning these character skills that, hopefully, if they learn … at this age will carry them through their life and offer them more
reflect, re-think and re-imagine.” Friedman discussed what he refers to as “the machine,” or the forces shaping and transforming the world today. “The machine is re-shaping five rounds [of the world]: politics, geopolitics, ethics, the workplace and community,” Friedman said. He asserted people are actually in the middle of three non-linear accelerations occurring at the same time due to three forces: the market, Mother Nature and “Moore’s Law.” “Moore’s Law predicts that the speed and power of microchips will double roughly every 24 months, but the price will remain
opportunities for success,” she said. All the proceeds from her book go to students with financial need at Notre Dame, Unanue said, because “it just made sense” given Tuck’s involvement and the reality of college debt. “When I was young this would’ve been a dream college for me, but we couldn’t afford it so I want other children to have the opportunity to afford Notre Dame without the worry or financial burden that college often brings,” Unanue said. “I’m also really proud of what Justin [Tuck] is doing so I thought it was appropriate to give the money back.” Tuck and Unanue encouraged people to participate in the #LetsAllBeKind challenge by using social media to spread kindness. “These are lessons I’m teaching my kids and the lessons that I think should be elevated,” Tuck said. Following Tuck, the next guest for the “Catching Up With…” series was Holtz, who led the Irish to a national title in 1988. Holtz spoke about the winding road that led to coaching for him, his dreams of coaching at Notre Dame and how the winning season of 1988 came about. “I always tell the players to love the lady on the dome and the University of Notre Dame, because this is a special place,” Holtz said. “I know Michigan is all fired up because they get to play against Notre Dame and it’s motivating. But what’s greater, and what is more motivating is being able to play for Notre Dame. No one should be more motivated than Notre Dame players.” Holtz also shared pieces of advice he gave his winning team in 1988 that could also benefit players during the current season. “[I told them that], number one, we have to be the best physical-wise team on the field, number two we have to be the best fundamental team on the field and the last thing is that we will not flinch,” Holtz said. “We have to believe we will find a way; having confidence that you’re going to win is absolutely critical.” Contact Mariah Rush at mrush@nd.edu
roughly the same,” he said. Friedman explained his chapter on Moore’s Law is named “What the Hell Happened in 2007,” because 2007 is understood as one of the greatest technological inflection points. Not only was the first iPhone released that year, he said, but Twitter went global, Google bought YouTube and Android, the Kindle launched and Netflix streamed its first video, to name a few. This sudden exponential increase in technology, Friedman said, created a large gap between social and physical technologies that was exacerbated with the 2008 stock market crash.
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of $2 million each year when implemented.” Her presentation included discussions about her experiences working with P&G. DiLallo said she grew up loving the challenges math and science offered. “I knew that I could use my technical skills to make a difference in the world as a scientist and engineer,” she said. DiLallo received a return offer from P&G, which she said she will likely accept. In 2019, she will complete her chemical engineering degree at Notre Dame and plans to use the skills learned and passions developed at both Saint Mary’s and Notre Dame to create societal change, she said. “I loved the chance to work for such an amazing company that
Technology is advancing faster than the average human being in society, he said, and we need to consider how we can enable everyone to learn faster and govern smarter. “The days where you could go to college for four years and think you can rely on that for 30 years is so 1950s,” Friedman said. “There are things students will learn in their first year that will be updated by their third year.” The digital divide was one of the most prominent divides in the past, Friedman said, but nowadays, there’s the self-motivation divide, where people must learn to integrate technology to
cares about the impact it makes in everyday lives and on the environment,” DiLallo said. As a female student involved in STEM, DiLallo said she believes it is important that women become more visible, vocal and represented in more technical fields. “If we don’t allow half of the population to create and design the new products, research and innovations of tomorrow, STEM companies and research groups will never be able to provide the same impetus for change,” she said. “Women are just as bright and talented as our male counterparts and it is so vital for young girls to have mentors and role models in STEM to emulate.” Alex Guevara Stevens, a sophomore chemistry and chemical engineering double-major, said she decided to attend the showcase to learn about some of the STEM opportunities offered at Saint Mary’s.
improve a world that has moved from being interconnected to “interdependent.” “[Mother Nature’s] most healthy ecosystems are all built on complex, adaptive networks and systems, where different parts work together to prove their resilience and propulsion,” he said. “My argument is that the company, the country, the university, the political party that most mirrors Mother Nature’s strategies of resilience and propulsion when the climate changes is the one that will thrive in this age of acceleration.” Contact Serena Zacharias at szachari@nd.edu
“I find STEM very interesting because a lot of the research and information that is coming from these fields is allowing us to learn more about technology and ways to improve our daily lives,” Guevara Stevens said in an email. Increased female representation in scientific and mathematical fields will help contribute new perspectives and ideas, improve resources for women, and help pave the path for future women in STEM, Guevara Stevens said. “It’s important for younger generations of women to have role models [who are] women succeeding in technical fields,” she said. “Having these examples of success allows for younger generations to believe that they can attain their dreams, and encourages them to follow the footsteps of those who they look up to.”” Contact Maeve Filbin at mfilbin01@saintmarys.edu
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Locked in and loved it Tom Naatz
Drew Lischke Yeah, It’s An Act in Progress(ivism)
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I’ve always hated the first-day-of-school question, “What was the highlight of your summer?” Why? Because my life in the Maryland suburbs is a snoozefest. The closest I’ve come to being “edgy” is when I forgot to brush my hair after getting out of the shower one morning. This fall, however, I was ready for this question. Excited, even. This year, I had a non-trivial answer. “What was the highlight of your summer, Tom?” “Getting locked in a church, overnight, for eight hours.” If you’re ever in Jerusalem, you can spend the night in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Christianity’s holiest site where, according to tradition, Jesus was crucified, buried and resurrected. All you have to do is go talk to the Franciscan monks who live there full-time. There are 15 spots per night, free of charge. The one public entrance and exit is locked from the outside from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. I studied abroad this summer with 28 other Notre Dame students in Jerusalem for three weeks. Of course, the whole experience was incredible and any number of moments could serve as the highlight of my summer. But the Holy Sepulcher visit was especially memorable. Though we were locked in, it was strictly voluntary. The opportunity to spend the night, practically alone, in one of the world’s most famous buildings was too good to pass up. It did not disappoint. Once all of the tourists had left, the ancient church was serenely quiet, the perfect place to reflect. In my wanderings, I found graffiti that was centuries old. You could access Jesus’s tomb — or “the tomb where it happened,” as my sleepdeprived and wandering mind termed it at about 2:45 a.m., practically at will. I recognize that the whole premise sounds crazy. There were challenges, to be sure. Pulling an allnighter in a silent building after baking in the Middle Eastern sun all day is tough. The only available toilets were holes in the ground. There were lots of candles and apparently no fire exit. But I didn’t hesitate for a second when the possibility was floated. It was something I doubt I’ll ever get the chance to do again. Famous historical buildings have a penchant for being crowded and loud. Experiencing them in the solitary quiet is otherworldly. In my case, it was impossible not to feel close to the two millennia’s worth of history that happened in the Holy Sepulcher. What’s more, the sacrifices were small: a night without sleep, a less-than-ideal bathroom situation, the remote possibility that a 2,000-year-old building would pick the night I was there to go up in flames. Nevertheless, I worry minutiae hold us back. When extraordinary opportunities arise, our minds don’t always think, “Wow, that sounds amazing” but rather, “Ugh, think of the problems.” We pass up on incredible opportunities because we’re worried about getting enough sleep, or where we’re going to use the bathroom, negligible issues of fire safety or something along those lines. Quotidian has conquered us. I think we all need to live a little. If something sounds cool, if not necessarily conventional, then go for it. Mundane details are, most of the time, just that: mundane details. Don’t let extraordinary scare you. A life spent stepping out of your comfort zone is infinitely more interesting than one spent in the shell of everyday experience. Contact Tom Naatz at tnaatz@nd.edu The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
It’s July 9, 2018. The scene is set in Stockton, California. It’s a normal Monday morning. People are milling around, going about their daily business. Completely oblivious to the imminent mayoral announcement, the city’s 300,000 residents are in the middle of their Monday routine: stuck in a boring math lesson, drinking a cup of coffee, walking a beloved pet, finishing a graveyard shift at the local Dameron Hospital, one of the region’s largest employers. It seems like any other average town in America. With a median household income of $49,271 (approximately $8,000 lower than the U.S. median), the city’s economy is nearly average. Despite the aura of normalcy, there’s something much more interesting happening below this city’s surface. On this Monday morning, 27-year-old mayor Michael Tubbs has substantially deviated from the city’s routine by announcing, to the shock of many of Stockton’s citizens, the implementation of a universal basic income pilot program. The program, aimed at testing the feasibility and effect of universal basic income, will last 18 months and will provide its 100 participants $500 per month. The catch? Nothing. The money has no strings attached. Participants are allowed, encouraged actually, to spend it however they deem fit. As expected, there’s been quite an uproar amongst “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” philosophizers. To them, this program is everything that is wrong with America. They’re tired of their tax dollars being spent on lazy, poor people. They’re tired of “evil socialism” perpetuating this laziness. They’re tired of the “welfare queen” who sits on a couch every day, collecting government handout after government handout with a heroin needle stuck out of her arm as her seven children from five men chase each-other through the city streets. While there are several issues with this “welfare queen” image popular amongst anti-government assistance pundits (including, but not limited to, its racist undertones, its factual inaccuracy and its hyperbolic and vile nature), the one that I choose to address is this assumption that government assistance is not effective. To help, let’s imagine a hypothetical scenario. It’s 2029. The stock market is booming. Everyone is buying and selling stocks at unimaginable rates. People buy a share and it doubles within a week. The stock market is America’s hottest new toy and it seems like it is here to stay. Until, suddenly, there’s a slight hiccup. Stock owners get spooked. No one trusts the foundation the market sits on. Everyone unloads shares, but no one is buying because of rampant over-speculation and fear. All stocks lose value. The market crashes. And, since their lifesavings are tied to the market, the average American crashes as well. Unemployment is rampant; poverty even more so. People stand in line for hours just to get a slice of bread. Now, as you have probably guessed, this is no hypothetical scenario in 2029. This scenario is actually a brief (very brief) synopsis
of an event that occurred 100 years earlier: The Great Depression. To understand the true gravity of the situation, it may help to think about the financial situation of the average American after the crash. Even if an American could get a decent job, which was unlikely, they had no savings (lost in the market crash). With no savings, the slightest cough could send a family into bankruptcy. How could the United States respond to such a bleak financial situation? With the supposed evils of socialism, of course. The U.S. embarked on a journey famously known as “The New Deal.” Lo and behold, the evils of socialism were able to reverse such a bleak moment of history. The U.S. recovered and average Americans started getting back on their feet. Now, let’s look at the situation of Stockton, Calif., once again. The city’s financial situation today is analogous to that of the U.S. during the Great Depression. In 2011, it was known as the foreclosure capital of America. Five-point-four-three percent of the city’s housing units were foreclosed upon (nationwide that number was 1.45 percent). Since a large percentage of a person’s savings is tied to property value, a foreclosure in 2011 was equivalent to the loss of a person’s stocks in 1929. Couple that with the predatory lending practices of pre-2008 America, and you’ve got a recipe for disaster which bankrupted hundreds of thousands of Americans. Not only did residents of Stockton file for bankruptcy at high rates, but the city itself did as well. Stockton was, like 1929 America, in rough shape. So, let’s reanalyze the question: What does $500 per month do for a family in Stockton, Calif.? As a requirement, the participants in this program will have very little to no savings. These residents, just like Americans in 1929, are financially unstable. In this case, what do the evils of socialism have to offer? Amongst other things, it can ensure that a broken taillight doesn’t bankrupt a struggling family. It can ensure that a filled prescription doesn’t require sacrificing a meal. It can ensure that 100 participants most affected by the 2008 housing crash could choose to start their lives over through investment in a higher education, a small business or even the stock market. It could do all these things and more. The question is not, then, “Why surrender to the evils of socialism through the implementation of this pilot program?” The question is “why not?” The worst that could happen is that this program fails and anti-government assistance pundits can do an “I told you so” dance. The best? A revolution in the way state, local and federal governments use public funds in assisting the impoverished. I cannot predict with absolute confidence the end result, but history shows that the latter is more likely. I certainly hope so. Drew is an award-winning alcohol evangelist, recovering coffee addict, finger drumming enthusiast, and big-time social justice guy. He loves receiving both fan and hate mail — send it his way at alischke@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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The subculture of vendors Gary Caruso Capitol Comments
Society by nature is a conglomerate of segments — categorized by a myriad of descriptive attributes like gender, race, faith, beliefs, size, ethnicity, habits, hobbies, occupation, geographical location and innumerable other characteristics — most of which we routinely ignore each day. One such subculture that I befriended but did not learn to appreciate for more than three years is the assemblage of aisle-walking vendors at the Washington Nationals Park. These men and women not only own fascinating personal stories, but are a breed of survivors who work long and hard for their salaries. As a season-ticket-holder previously located for years on the first-base side of the field, I developed an impression of the handful of vendors who regularly passed my aisle seat. Those years brought me hollow notions of the persons behind the neon green shirts through jokes and small talk. This season, I moved to the third-base side where I have yet to strike up the same types of conversations with my new servers. It was not until I returned to my old seats to watch the All Star Game — the guaranteed locations based on last year’s seating — that I realized how much I missed my old friends. Last year, my guests heard me recite a litany of descriptions and facts about the vendors on the first-base side. During the course of the game I noted and described my best and least favorites. First, I warned anyone around who would listen not to buy from 1) Butthead John, the pain in the
butt who pestered everyone he passed; 2) Daryl the Cheat, who when given a $10 bill for a $4.25 expense would try to return $2.75 as change and then expect a tip; and 3) Charlie, who would keep standing next to us while blocking our views if we bought anything. Of these three, I least liked Butthead John who would look at our drinks and ask each of us by the drink near us, “Guys, need another beer? Another Stella? How about that Lite? Your Bud good? ” On the other hand, I told everyone around me to buy from my favorites, whom I also named: 1) Mikey, the college student from Baltimore; 2) The Travelocity Gnome lookalike; 3) Bruce, the ponytailed juggler; 4) Debra, the elementary schoolteacher; 5) the Billy goat-sounding guy; 6) Young John, who is not a pain in the butt; and 7) Deb, the government worker. Of these favorites, Baltimore Mikey seemed to need the salary most since he had married his girlfriend and fathered a son while still in college. But once I moved my seats, I found myself seeking out my longtime vendor friends during batting practice early before the game to chat. Seeking out and listening to their personal stories opened my eyes somewhat like religion does for the formerly unbelieving. My Travelocity Gnome twin is a brilliant physics and mathematics scholar. I would have never guessed that my “lemon-a-a-ade” barking, Billy goat-sounding friend was an attorney. Bruce had also been vending for nearly 30 years at Orioles, Redskins, Ravens and Wizards games. Young John is an MBA student, and both Debs just do it for the extra seasonal cash. They were not the caricatures I off handedly created.
Sadly, before the All Star Game, Young John told me that Mikey had left vending. The beer vendors would receive a bonus from 12 percent commission to 16 percent commission if they sold $800 worth of products an evening. This season the director of concessions increased the beer offerings from 12 to 16 ounces and raised the prices to $16 a can. The commission threshold rose from $800 to $1,000 a night, but the fans did not like the larger cans that turned warm before they could drink the contents. Sales fell, and so Mikey dropped out of college to join a military service. I had missed saying goodbye to him by one day. Life is clustered with near misses and random encounters. W hile students on campus may demonstrate so that the landscaping crews can earn a living wage, how many know a vendor in the stadium or under what conditions that person works? Everyday living can breeze by without a glance, or by minimally characterizing someone with a nickname. Perhaps the life after this one may simply be a keener appreciation of all around us. Better to prepare now by recognizing others who otherwise we never see while staring directly at them. I am thankful that I finally learned that life lesson. Gary J. Caruso, Notre Dame ’73, serves in the Department of Homeland Security and was a legislative and public affairs director at the U.S. House of Representatives and in President Clinton’s administration. His column appears every other Friday. Contact him on Twitter: @GaryJCaruso or email: GaryJCaruso@alumni.nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Saving our common home This past month, the Vatican celebrated the third anniversar y of the encyclical, “Laudato si’,” a letter w ritten by Pope Francis on the care of the Earth, our common home. An International Conference was organized by the Vatican Dicaster y for Promoting Integral Human Development and aspired to communicate a sense of deep urgency and profound concern for the precarious state of our common planetar y home. From the rise of global warming to a loss of biodiversit y, we have not been the best stewards of our planetar y home. However, this state that we are in is only a sy mptom of a greater issue that we have. The conference identified these problems w ith three As: Apathy, Avarice and Arrogance. We can be apathetic to the needs of the world or how our actions can affect others. This can stem from our avarice toward wanting things and pursuing them w ithout considering others. We can have the arrogance to think that our actions are OK even if they hurt the world or others.
These As can be easy for us as Americans to fall into, especially w ith the comforts that we live w ith. It may be difficult to see the dire state that our world is in when we have the lu xuries to negate them so easily. The warmer or colder temperatures can be negated by the air conditioner or heater in our buildings. The droughts can be negated by irrigation and aqueducts. No matter what, there w ill always be water f low ing when we turn on the faucet or food at the supermarket to purchase. However, many people and many countries continue to rely on what the Earth has to offer. It is this vast majorit y of our world’s population that is affected by our neglect. The change in climate may prov ide an unpredictable change to the grow ing season. The lengthening or shortening of the rainy or dr y season could have dire consequences for a communit y of people. It is the poor and those that have done little to contribute to the problem that suffer the most. Thus, this is not merely a problem that can go
away if we recycle more or stop using fossil fuels. This is rather a problem of a separation of peoples and a neglect of relationships. It is the rich neglecting the poor. Communities thinking only about themselves and their benefit even if it comes at the cost of another. Not only do we have to examine our relationship and our care for our common home, but we also have to care for those liv ing in this home, especially the poorest among us. This year, the Center for Social Concerns w ill be examining the theme of the Preferential Option for the Poor. It is those who contribute least to the problem that suffer from it most. And it is those who suffer the most that get neglected. Through this theme, the Center w ill help us, as a Notre Dame communit y, to open our eyes and see those who suffer most and teach us how to care for them.
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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: You may feel like being a spectator instead of a participant, but to advance requires you to be aggressive and give your all. Don’t let experiences weigh you down or make you reluctant to move forward with your dreams. Building momentum will be your direct link to the success you want and deserve. Make your move, and don’t look back. Your numbers are 2, 9, 21, 24, 33, 41, 47. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Reorganize your thoughts and put your finances in order. Taking care of debts, responsibilities and important relationships will put your mind at ease and encourage you to move forward with projects you could only dream about in the past. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Bring about the changes that will benefit you the most. Don’t feel you have to take on someone else’s battles. Partner with someone who shares your concerns and plans for the future. Do your best to stay healthy and avoid minor mishaps. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You’ll find it difficult to manage your emotions. Problems will develop if you or someone else is not being upfront. Put greater emphasis on making personal physical improvements and being straight with others regarding your intentions. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Get involved in what matters the most to you. Standing up for your rights will provoke disagreements, but it will also help you better understand both sides of whatever issue concerns you as well as encourage workable solutions. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): A change of pace will do you good. Taking time to relax and rethink your next move will help you avoid an emotional confrontation. Acting too quickly or without enough information will lead to a standoff with someone you love. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Do things your way. Make a point of being unique and trusting that you can pull off whatever needs to be done. Your tenacity and confidence will make others stand up and take note. Live in the mom ent. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Avoiding someone who is demanding or critical won’t put an end to the harassment. Address whoever makes you feel uncomfortable or stressed out by sharing what it does to your relationship. Take control instead of running away. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You need a diversion or a change of plans that will invigorate and inspire you. Don’t wait for someone else to force change on you. Step up and make choices that will bring love and happiness into your life. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Share your true feelings and find out where you stand. If someone is reluctant to share, you should question why and consider the motives behind the secrecy. Trust in what you see as well as how you feel. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Personal improvements, inner growth, travel and getting in touch with your feelings are all encouraged. The changes you make as a result of your findings will make a difference to the way you live and how you relate to others. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Entertain at home or make changes to your space if it will encourage you to be more creative or help you cut your overhead. Use your intelligence and stick to tried-and-true methods to stabilize your life. Romance is highlighted. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Keep an open mind, but don’t let anyone take advantage of you emotionally. Showing compassion is one thing, but taking on responsibilities that don’t belong to you should not be considered. Offer suggestions, but don’t offer to do the work. Birthday Baby: You are complex, emotional and productive. You are kind and sympathetic.
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WNBA deserves more TV airtime Elizabeth Greason Assistant Managing Editor
I feel obligated to add a disclaimer at the start of this column that, although we are only two weeks into the school year, much of The Observer’s readership may already be tired of this topic. But I’ll also add that my colleagues Courtney Becker and Mia Berry, who have gracefully addressed this topic in the weeks leading up to this, and I, will keep writing about it until it ceases to be an issue. So, with that, let’s talk about the WNBA. I excitedly tuned into ESPN2 on Sunday to watch the Atlanta Dream take on the Washington Mystics in the fourth and potentially final game of their semifinal series. But, when other WNBA faithful and I got to the channel, we were disappointed to find we were watching Prairie View A&M take on North Carolina Central with a small notification in the bottom right corner of the screen telling Dream and Mystics fans they could watch the elimination game on the ESPN app. I’m all for ESPN showing college football, especially when it’s on on a Sunday and it’s a matchup between two historically black colleges. But, when there’s a playoff game with major championship implications that was scheduled to be shown, I would argue that it’s only right that playoff games take priority over Week 1 of college football. People balk at the WNBA’s lack of television ratings, but how can the league get higher ratings if viewers who attempt to watch are unable to do so? I’m well-aware of the fact that moving a game to its app is regular practice for ESPN when another game runs long. That’s the beauty of modern technology. Viewers can keep watching their game if it runs over its allotted time limit or start watching a new game that isn’t yet being shown on the televised channels. The issue I have
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with this situation is that on Sunday, ESPN selected the wrong game to relegate to the app. In the battle for airtime between a Week 1 college football game between two FCS schools who do not fall inside the current FCS top25 and two of the best four professional women’s basketball teams duking it out for a spot in the WNBA finals, the WNBA playoffs should come out on top. The real problem I have with this is that it is not an isolated incident. The WNBA only gets a handful of games televised nationally each season. Among those handful of those games, a significant number get bumped to the ESPN app or WatchESPN because of another sporting event before getting picked up in the middle of the game. Maybe Prairie View–NC Central will get more viewers than the Dream–Mystics game, but the bottom line is that sometimes the viewership should not be the priority, the significance of the programming is more important. If I had switched to ESPN from ESPN2 on Sunday, I would have landed on the US Open tennis tournament. A tennis grand slam is undeniably important. I understand why it got the main slot on the ESPN channels. But the mistake comes into play on the next channel. And like I said, it’s not just this weekend. The real issue I have is the habitual overpassing of WNBA games, the very few that get such public attention, for a less significant sporting event. So, I encourage ESPN and other channels that broadcast the WNBA to think twice before bumping the league from its time slot. Don’t let the league and the fans down like that — players deserve better and have at least earned the right to have their games aired live. Contact Elizabeth Greason at egreason@nd.edu The views expressed in this Sports Authority are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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CHICAGO — Boston’s rotation woes continued. And the rebuilding Chicago White Sox took full advantage. James Shields threw six scoreless innings, Tim Anderson and Daniel Palka homered and the White Sox beat the major league-leading Red Sox 8-0 on Sunday to split their four-game series. Anderson had three hits — including two doubles — for the White Sox, who have won seven of their last 10 games. Xander Bogaerts and J.D. Martinez had two hits apiece for Boston, which had won four of its last five. The Red Sox have the majors’ best record at 94-44 and maintained a 7½-game lead in the AL East over the New York Yankees, who lost to Detroit. With Chris Sale and David Price out with injuries, the Red Sox have just two quality starts in their last 17 games. Their starting pitchers combined to
allow 12 earned runs in 14 innings in the series. “We’re going to be fine,” manager Alex Cora said. “When you start getting hurt, especially your main guys, it’s not easy to go out there with the guys that we’re throwing and keep throwing the ball well. Shields (6-15) struck out six and allowed four hits and two walks. He has thrown at least six innings in 21 of his last 25 starts. Three relievers completed the five-hitter. Five Red Sox pitchers combined to strike out 12 but gave up 15 hits. “We have the right guys in the bullpen to help us out as far as innings and all that, and I think it’s going to turn around because of that,” Cora said. Brian Johnson (4-4) allowed four runs and seven hits while recording four outs in his shortest start of the season. “I threw a lot of strikes, but they weren’t where I wanted
them,” Johnson said. “Fastball wasn’t cutting and my curveball had nothing on it.” Anderson hit his 18th home run this season on the first pitch with one out in the first inning. Kevan Smith’s single added another run. Matt Davidson’s two-run double chased Johnson in the second. The White Sox extended their lead to 5-0 on Adam Engel’s single off Bobby Poyner in the third inning. Palka smacked his 20th home run in the fourth off William Cuevas — four pitches after he hit a long drive just foul and completed a jog around the bases before heading back to the plate. “It was funny because the bat boy went to give me a highfive and I was like, ‘Just give me the bat,’” Palka said. “I thought it was foul by 20 feet and when he said ‘fair,’ I was like, ‘I’ll take it.’ He kind of gave me the same pitch 3-2 and I stayed back just enough.”
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ST. LOUIS — Eugenio Suarez reached the 100-RBI milestone for the first time in style. Suarez’s two-run homer off of Bud Norris in the 10th inning lifted the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. The blast gave Suarez RBIs 99 and 100 this season. His previous RBI high was 82 in 2017. “For me to hit that homer and my 100th RBI, that’s special,” Suarez said. “That’s what I always dreamed of and today I can tell my dreams come true.” Suarez got locked in after spinning away from a Norris fastball two pitches earlier. “He threw that 95 mile per hour fastball right at my face and then I said, ‘Now where you want to throw it to me,’” Suarez said. “I just wanted to be ready that at-bat. I know how they try to get me out. I put my bat barrel on it and hit it well and the ball went out.” After Suarez’s career-high 31st of the season, Brandon Dixon hit a solo homer four pitches later as the Reds hit back-to-back homers for the fifth time this
season, the sixth and seventh home runs given up by Norris (3-4). They came right after Michael Lorenzen (2-1) pitched out a bases loaded, nobody out jam in the ninth without giving up a run to send the game to extra innings. Raisel Iglesias earned his 25th save in 29 chances despite allowing a run for the fourth time in his last five outings. “Your nervous system hits a different gear,” Lorenzen said. “It was definitely a different gear and it feels good to come out on top and with Suarez hitting that home run. It just felt like we’re leaving feeling really good about ourselves right now so it’s a positive.” Lorenzen’s escape act was even more impressive considering it came against the Cardinals three, four and five hitters. “Give credit to them and they got out of it and we weren’t able to execute,” Cardinals manager Mike Shildt said. “Our situational hitting wasn’t where we want it tonight, but it has been a strength of our club and we expect it to continue to be a strength of our club. You can’t
overreact to one, two, three at bats.” The Reds won for just the third time in their last 11 games, including the last two against the Cardinals, snapping their series winning streak at 10. St. Louis (76-61) fell a half game behind the Milwaukee Brewers into the second wild card spot in the National League. Billy Hamilton sparked a tworun first inning with a leadoff double. Scooter Gennett’s single scored Hamilton and Joey Votto took home on a Luke Weaver wild pitch. Weaver, making his first start since Aug. 16, needed 40 pitches to get through the first. He also pitched out of a bases loaded jam in the second before settling in and being lifted for a pinch hitter in the bottom of the fourth. “I think early it was just trying to find that rhythm, trying to sync everything up, just a little hot out there, just trying to gather myself,” Weaver said. “I threw some pitches they were close, I just kept hitting in the wrong spots that he wasn’t calling. It was just trying to make those adjustments.”
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Irish senior midfielder Sabrina Flores winds up to kick during Notre Dame’s 2-1 victory over Cincinnati on Tuesday at Alumni Stadium.
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have been consistently close and low-scoring matchups, with the Irish finding the back of the net 8 times in the second half, but only once in the first half. The Irish came out noticeably more physical in the second half. The Buckeyes responded by matching their physicality, but Notre Dame’s aggression was continually met with fouls that led to open opportunities for Ohio State. The Buckeyes were able to fire off three shots on goal in the first 20 minutes of the half, but were continually denied by Notre Dame freshman goalkeeper Mattie Interian, whose play was strong throughout the contest.
With the game still scoreless, freshmen Eva Hurm gave the Irish their best look on goal, with a cross to Flores in the 67th minute. A breakaway moments later by freshman Olivia Wingate lead to another Irish opportunity, but the shot went just wide of the net. Then, in the 79th minute, sophomore Buckeye defender Izzy Rodriguez sent a cross into the box that was finished off by freshman midfielder Blair Cowan to give Ohio State the lead and the victory. The loss marked the first time the Irish have been shut out this season. Notre Dame will look to come back from this loss as the team takes the field Friday against the reigning national champions and top-ranked Stanford in Palo Alto.
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Irish senior midfielder Shannon Hendricks dribbles the ball during Notre Dame’s 2-1 victory over Cincinnati on Tuesday.
Irish freshman setter Zoe Nunez sets the ball during Notre Dame’s 3-0 victory over Oakland on Friday at Purcell Pavilion. Nunez contributed 31 assists during the Irish sweep of the Golden Grizzlies.
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to gain the upper hand. The Irish were handed their first set loss of the year with a 2522 defeat. The second set saw the roles reversed as the home team gained an advantage until Notre Dame stormed back to take an 18-17 lead. However, Purdue managed to claw out a 25-21 set win, putting Notre Dame in a 2-0 hole.
Notre Dame responded with a hot start to the third set. The set went back and forth with both teams having bursts, but the Irish managed three kills to close the third set and get on the board with a 25-23 margin. In the fourth set, fatigue took its toll as Notre Dame fought hard but fell behind 24-18. With a match point at stake, Notre Dame mustered two more points before the final score to give Purdue the win. In spite of the loss, several Paid Advertisement
Irish players shined. Yeadon led the team in kills and digs with 13 and 22, respectively, while freshman outside hitter Charley Niego and senior outside hitter Rebecca Nunge each provided 12 kills. Additionally, Nunez contributed a season-high 41 assists, and Morningstar had six blocks on the night. The Irish get a break before returning to the road Sept. 7 to take on Western Kentucky, Miami (Ohio) and Chattanooga in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
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the 32nd minute. The goal was Townes’s first of the season. The Huskies put a shot on goal just before halftime, but senior goalkeeper Ryan Krutz made the save to maintain the shutout. Notre Dame recorded six shots to UConn’s one in the first half, but the Irish held a slim 1-0 lead at halftime. Notre Dame continued to control the match in the second half of play. Sophomore Aiden McFadden extended the Irish lead to 2-0 in the 60th minute after senior Sean MacLeod sent a cross into the six-yard box. McFadden, a West Chester, Pennsylvania, native, took advantage of his first career start by recording his first goal for the Irish. The Irish continued to pour it on in the second half when fifth-year Patrick Berneski headed in the third goal of the match in the 67th minute. Junior Tommy McCabe launched a corner kick into
the six-yard box where it met the head of Berneski and ricocheted across the goal line. Berneski, who started 19 matches for the Irish a season ago, has recorded two goals in the first two games this year. The Irish recorded four more shots in the second half while the Huskies managed only two, neither of which were on goal. Notre Dame maintained a clean sheet, clinching their fourth-consecutive win against UConn in the upset victory. Riley led Notre Dame against his former Dartmouth squad Sunday night. The Big Green (02) limped into the match after a 3-0 thrashing at the hands of No. 6 Indiana on Friday night. The Irish, fresh off a blowout victory of their own, continued to build on their momentum early against the Big Green. Senior Ian Aschieris started the scoring for the Irish, heading the ball across the goal line in the 14th minute for his first goal of the season. The goal was assisted by fellow senior Felicien Dumas, last season’s
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team leader in assists. The Irish and the Big Green matched scoring chances in the first half, each registering four shots in the frame, but none of the Dartmouth shots were on goal. Notre Dame also had four corner kicks in the first half, compared to Dartmouth’s one. The Irish continued to dominate the possession game in the second half, collecting another seven shots against the Big Green. In the 79th minute, Berneski launched another header for a goal to give the Irish a 2-0 lead. Dumas collected the assist, his second of the game, by flicking a free kick to Berneski from outside the box. Irish goalkeeper Ryan Krutz did not face a single shot on goal against the Big Green, earning his second clean sheet for the weekend. Riley leading Notre Dame to a 2-0 victory over his former program on Sunday wrapped up a perfect weekend for the Irish, in which they swept two ranked opponents. The Irish will next travel to Syracuse to play the Orange on Sept. 7 starting at 7 p.m.
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competitors at the Crusader Open, only three of them — Magnussen, sophomore Brooke Trossen and junior Madison Ronzone — ran this past weekend. Magnussen was the only one of the five returning runners from last season’s NCAA Great Lakes Regional team who competed this weekend. Likewise, on the men’s side, only three runners returned to repeat this course from last season’s
team. Both teams failed to advance beyond the NCAA Regional round. The Irish will return home for the next month as they prepare to host their next two meets — the National Catholic Invitational and the Joe Piane Invitational – on Sept. 14 and Sept. 28. Both meets are expected to draw top competition from across the country and will be held on the Burke Golf Course. The Irish will look to carry the same momentum and confidence into the four weeks.
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Irish graduate student defender Patrick Berneski controls the ball during Notre Dame’s 3-1 victory over Michigan on Oct. 10 at Alumni Stadium. Berneski has two goals in the first two games of the season.
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Notre Dame completed two games as they took on Oakland at home before heading to face in-state rival, No. 20 Purdue in West Lafayette, Indiana, over the weekend. The Irish (4-1) continued a strong start to the season with a sweep of Oakland (3-3) in three sets Friday. It was a dominating performance on the part of the Irish as Oakland didn’t post a positive hitting percentage (more kills than errors) until the final set. Junior outside hitter Jemma Yeadon’s 12 kills highlighted the contest, but it was a full team effort. Everyone contributed to the victory, including freshman setter Zoe Nunez’s 31 assists. However, defense was key to the win as senior libero Ryann DeJarld tallied 20 digs and fellow senior middle blocker Meg Morningstar dominated the net defensively with a season-high nine blocks. Freshman right-side hitter Sydney Bent set the tone early in
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the match, racking up three aces to give Notre Dame the early lead. Oakland’s timeout did little to stifle the Irish as they took the first set 25-14. The second set unfolded in similar fashion as the Irish jumped out to an early lead and finished strong to win 25-16. The third set was more competitive, but Notre Dame handled their business and completed the sweep with a 2520 differential. Purdue posed a tougher challenge to Notre Dame. In their first road test, they fell to the Boilermakers (5-0) in four sets. The Irish posted a season-high 26 errors and, as a result, a season-low hitting percentage of .168. Despite a tough effort in a very competitive contest, Purdue emerged victorious, due in large part to the Irish errors in the first two sets. Notre Dame managed to establish a lead of 12-7 in the first set, but the Boilermakers rallied after using both timeouts
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The Notre Dame men’s soccer team entered the weekend ranked No. 24 in the United Soccer Coaches poll, falling seven spots after playing to a tie against Saint Louis last week. The Irish were tasked with the challenge of taking on two higher-ranked squads this weekend in Bloomington: the No. 18 Connecticut Huskies and the No. 22 Dartmouth Big Green. Notre Dame (3-0-1) lined up against UConn (3-1-1) on Friday night, and the Irish squad dominated in a 3-0 victory, their first shutout under new head coach Chad Riley. The Irish were held scoreless through the first 30 minutes of the match despite controlling the possession game. Fifth-year midfielder Blake Townes tallied the first goal of the match for the Irish on a breakaway following a Huskies turnover in
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Irish graduate student defender Patrick Berneski fights for the ball during Notre Dame’s 3-1 victory over Michigan on Oct. 1.
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The Irish suffered their second loss of the season Sunday, falling to the Ohio State Buckeyes 1-0. Buckeyes sophomore Blair Cowan scored the winning and solitary goal in the 80th minute of the match to hand Notre Dame its first home loss of the season. Both teams came out of the gate strong, with the majority of the first-half shots being fired in the first 20 minutes of play. With neither team being able to find the back of the net, the pace of the game seemed to slow until the 38th minute when the Irish saw their best opportunity of the half as senior Sabrina Flores sent a cross into the box to freshmen Kelly Moss, but senior Buckeyes goalkeeper Devon Kerr got her hands on Moss’s shot. The Irish returned to the locker room at half, amidst a scoreless contest, something that has become somewhat of a pattern early on in the team’s season. The first six games of the season
The No. 23 Notre Dame dominated the course at the Crusader Open in Valparaiso, Indiana, on Friday. Both the men’s and women’s teams took home wins over the hosting Crusaders and Purdue in their season opener. In the men’s 6,000-meter race the Irish easily outpaced their opponents, claiming six of the top 10 spots and the first five point scorers. Notre Dame’s top four runners packed together to finish in a cluster of within six seconds of each other. Senior Anthony Williams led the way for the Irish crossing the line in just over 18 minutes, earning a second-place finish. Junior Kevin Salvano and sophomore Brendan Fraser followed Williams, coming in at 18:04 and 18:05, respectively. Sophomore Brian Griffith finished fourth with a time of 18:07, and sophomore Andrew Alexander rounded out the top five, running the race in 18:26. In the women’s 5,000-meter race, the Irish got all five point
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Irish sophomore forward Eva Hurm evades her defender during Notre Dame’s 2-1 victory over Cincinnati on Thursday.
scorers within the first six spots, with only one Boilermaker cracking the top five. Notably, Notre Dame was paced behind the top two finishers in the race, freshmen Jacqueline Gaghan and Elana Denner, who finished just over a second apart. Rounding out the top five for the Irish were sophomore Claudia Magnussen with a time of 17:35, graduate student Kelli Reagan and freshman Anna Fischer, with a time of 17.49, to earn fourth, fifth and sixth, respectively. Reagan, a transfer from Yale, is joining new head coach Matt Sparks’ team in her final year of eligibility, after injuring her lower back during her senior season as a captain for the Bulldogs. Her 17:37 finish this past weekend marks a personal best in the 5,000-meter race of over 20 seconds. The women’s 29-point win over the second-place Boilermakers marked a significant improvement over last year’s 7-point loss. Of last year’s see XC PAGE 11
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Wimbush led the offense down to the Michigan 31-yard line, and scrambled on second down for five yards. But a facemask call on Michigan’s Tyree Kinnel pushed the Irish all the way to the 13, and on the subsequent play sophomore Jafar Armstrong waltzed into the end zone to get Brian Kelly’s squad off to a strong start. Notre Dame also scored on its second drive, once again thanks to mistakes by the Wolverines. On third-and-nine from the Irish 31-yard line, Wimbush lofted a ball to senior tight end Alize Mack, who somehow held on for the first down despite a vicious helmet-to-helmet hit by Michigan safety Josh Metellus, who was ultimately ejected for targeting and whose play gave the Irish another 15 yards. Four plays later, Wimbush found a streaking Chris Finke down the middle of the field for a 43-yard touchdown. The senior outmuscled Michigan sophomore — and Metellus’s replacement — Brad Hawkins in the air to hold on to the ball and give the Irish a two-score lead. “Third down conversions were about the same for both teams,” Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said postgame. “Definitely some big penalties that kept drives alive and were converted into touchdowns.” Michigan responded with a drive all the way to Notre Dame’s 21-yard line, only for Shea Patterson to be sacked by junior defensive lineman Khalid Kareem on third down for a loss of 16 yards, torpedoing the
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Jerry Tillery stripped Michigan junior quarterback Shea Patterson, whose fumble was scooped up by senior linebacker Te’von Coney to seal the deal. “I’d be happy if they bend all night and don’t break,” Irish head coach Brian Kelly said of the unit’s performance. “I thought we played really well. We lost a little bit of our eye discipline … void of that I thought we played really well.” A defense’s ability to bend and not break is largely a function of its depth and consistency of play. Kelly particularly noted the depth the team has along the defensive line, a unit that, by committee, was consistently able to limit Michigan’s run game, in addition to getting after Patterson all night long. This Notre Dame defense may be the best defense the squad has produced in a while — perhaps since the 2012 defense led by former defensive coordinator Bob Diaco, who patented the “bend-don’t-break” formula at Notre Dame. Now, Michigan isn’t known for its high-powered offense and wasn’t expected to put up 30 points on the Irish, but the valuable trait the Irish showed against the Wolverines was their ability to buckle down
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chance of even a field goal. With the score at 14-3, Notre Dame ate up much of the clock in the second quarter. The Wolverines finally made a stop on third-and-goal from the eight, but defensive lineman Chase Winovich was called for a late roughing the passer call, giving the Irish the yards and extra downs needed to punch in the score. “I didn’t necessarily agree with his call because I was rushing from the left side — he’s a righthanded quarterback. He told me I hit him in the back,” Winovich said on the call. “That’s why [the referee] called it. I’m not sure how that makes any sense. I don’t agree with it but that’s his call, not mine.” Michigan came out strong in its opening drive of the second half, but once again failed to deliver. On fourth down from the Notre Dame 10-yard line, the Wolverines’ field goal unit botched the long snap and hold, resulting in an 11-yard loss and a turnover. But the Wolverines’ defense clicked in the second half, stymieing Wimbush and Co. and holding the Irish to only 69 yards of offense. While Michigan itself couldn’t get much going offensively, after scoring a touchdown to cut the lead to a single score, the Wolverines had a final drive with 1:40 left to tie the game up. But before the offense could even get a chance, Patterson was sacked and fumbled, sealing the win for the Irish. Defensively, Notre Dame made the plays necessary to pull out the win, holding Michigan to only 58 yards on the ground and
and come up with a key play when they needed to: Michigan was 0 for 3 on fourth down plays. The Irish stood strong and came up with momentum-killing plays when they needed to, plain and simple. “You saw in their body language that they were kind of defeated,” junior defensive end Khalid Kareem said of how the Irish controlled the momentum. ”We just kept on coming. … After some big stops their body language was just slumped over, so we wanted to capitalize on that.” Tactically on the defensive side of the ball, the Irish have shown that they have no breaking point. However, mentally as a team, the Irish have truly yet to be tested in that regard, and that is why I continue to reserve judgment about how good this team may be. Of course, adversity makes any team stronger. The only problem is, the Irish didn’t face much adversity Saturday night. They had a raucous crowd behind them all four quarters. Their lead was never truly threatened until Michigan’s final drive. Was it still a huge victory? Of course it was. But to say in this game that the Irish had to “attack adversity” and overcome “chaos,” as Kelly has been simulating in team practice, would be
stuffing both of the Wolverines’ fourth-down attempts. But offensively, Michigan mistakes — on both sides of the ball — proved to be the difference maker. “To be honest, I’m not really sure where they beat us,” Winovich said postgame. “Still kind of confused. I came in the locker room and I looked around and kind of confused how we lost that game. Because I didn’t feel like they dominated us … they limited the turnovers and we had one. And we were unable to capitalize on it. And we had a lot of penalties.” Irish head coach Brian Kelly said the team’s offense came through when it needed to against a tough defense. “It was a physical football game. We expected it to be the kind of game it ended up being, hard-fought,” he said. “Required individual plays. Guys needed to step up and make plays. We made more plays than they did … look, the numbers are not going to jump off the page, but we did what we needed to do against, arguably, probably the best defense that we’re going to see this year.” Despite a hard-fought game, Harbaugh acknowledged that his team’s mistakes were too much in the end. “I don’t know that I have all the biggest takeaways,” Harbaugh said. “I thought our guys, I thought they played fast. Thought they competed hard. There’s improvements to be made. Mistakes were made. But I thought they fought hard.” Contact Toby Hoonhout at thoonhou@nd.edu
insincere. It was Michigan who had to try to overcome unforeseen situations, as starting junior safety Josh Metellus was ejected for targeting in the first quarter, the place-holder fumbled the snap — leading to a missed field goal in the third quarter — and Patterson was forced to leave the game for multiple series due to cramps. Inside Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday night, Michigan was faced with more adversity than Notre Dame. In order for this Irish team to be great, it will have to find a way to win when it faces more adversity than its opponent. Will the Irish be able to respond down 14 on the road in a hostile environment at Virginia Tech? These are hypotheticals, but they’re not far off from last year’s realities, and therefore Notre Dame’s ability to attack adversity will be the marker of just how far the program has developed. On Saturday night, the Irish built a strong foundation for a tactical and psychological emphasis on not having a breaking point. In order to get where they want to go, they’ll need to keep building. Contact Joe Everett at jeveret4@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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10 7
0 3
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Jafar Armstrong 13-yard run (Yoon kick)
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Chris Finke 43-yard pass from Brandon Wimbush (Yoon kick)
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Armstrong 4-yard run (Yoon kick)
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Notre dame 21, michigan 10
Ambry Thomas 99-yard kickoff return (Nordin kick)
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Notre Dame 24, michigan 10 Yoon 48-yard field goal
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remaining Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 4:39 elapsed
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NOTRE DAME 24, michigan 17
Karan Higdon 3-yard run (Nordin kick)
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Irish senior wide receiver Chris Finke catches a touchdown pass from senior quarterback Brandon Wimbush over two defenders for a touchdown during Notre Dame’s 24-17 victory over Michigan at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday night. Finke recorded 55 receiving yards on three receptions and one touchdown during the Irish victory.
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Notre Dame got ahead of Michigan early, as Brandon Wimbush capitalized on Michigan’s mistakes and shredded its secondary. The Irish defense pressured highly-touted Michigan quarterback Shea Patterson throughout the contest and forced the offense into high-pressure situations. In the end, Notre Dame contained Michigan’s strengths in the victory.
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Irish junior quarterback Brandon Wimbush jukes a defender during Notre Dame’s 24-17 victory.
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Irish junior Justin Yoon kicks a field goal during Notre Dame’s 24-17 victory over Michigan. Yoon was 1-1 on field goal attempts in the win.
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Irish sophomore running back Jafar Armstrong carries the ball downfield at Notre Dame Stadium.
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Irish junior wide receiver Chase Claypool makes a catch over two defenders during Notre Dame’s win.
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Irish junior defensive linemen Khalid Kareem rushes the quarterback during Notre Dame’s win.