Bowl Week 3
Notre Dame-23, UCLA-10
Game Summary: For the second week in a row the Fighting Irish faced off with a Pac-12 powerhouse. UCLA was the flashy offense from the west coast that boasted two heisman candidates and a vaunted offense that was setting records from day one. The Irish defense stood up and punched them in the mouth limiting RB Bobbie Warfield to just 49 yards rushing and QB Robert Beall to only 159 yards passing and 1 TD. They were able to pick of Beall twice and force a costly sack fumble deep in UCLA territory. The story of this game was both defenses were doing work continually getting pressure and getting stops. Backup RB Dexter Williams was impressive with 81 yards rushing and 114 yards receiving while adding 2 scores. The offensive line and special teams really struggled as Wimbush was sacked 7 times and kicker Justin Yoon missed two kicks. Getting wins in the Fiesta Bowl and the Rose Bowl have exceeded all expectations the Irish have had but that doesn't mean they don't want to get the title. "Our biggest test is next, said coach John Nickell. Tennessee has been the top team for almost the whole season and they have been destroying teams along the way. We will have to play our best to be able to compete."
The Irish have an extra week to prepare for the title game but it won't be enough for the team's star MLB Myles Morgan to make it back from an ugly ankle injury this week. Starting RB Josh Adams has a shot at returning if he can show the staff that he is ready during practice.
Off Player of the game-____RB Dexter Williams (15 Rushes, 81 Yards, 1 TD, 5 Rec, 114 Yards, 1 TD)
Def Player of the game-____
DE Andrew Trumbley (2 Tckl, 5 Hurries, 3 Sacks, 1 FF, 1 FRec)
