The Surprising Truth Behind Notre Dame’s Title Hopes: What No One Is Telling You
A Running Game You Can Count On
Notre Dame had one of the most productive run games in college football last year. The Irish averaged 6.2 yards per run play – the seventh-best mark in FBS. They were well above average in both efficiency (43.2% success rate, compared to 39.8% nationally) and explosiveness (8.9% explosive run rate, compared to 6.9%). Their 4.3 yards gained before contact were sixth-most.
And Notre Dame’s offensive line wasn’t even that good last year. The Irish dealt with an endless series of injuries that started in fall camp, when starting left tackle Charles Jagusah tore his right pec. He missed the regular season and popped back into the lineup at guard in the Orange Bowl semifinal, a shockingly quick return. He only made that return because the rest of Notre Dame’s line was also ravaged by injury.


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