The Surprising Truth Behind Notre Dame’s Title Hopes: What No One Is Telling You
Both of Notre Dame’s starting guards missed time, and starting center Ashton Craig was out for the year after the first three games.
The result: Notre Dame gave up a 52.6% run disruption rate – a bottom-25 mark nationally. (The FBS average was 43%.) On more than half the Irish’s runs, a defender blew up a gap at the point of attack, forcing Notre Dame’s runners to adjust on the fly.
So they did. Quarterback Riley Leonard was a legit dual threat, averaging 6.1 yards per scramble and 5.6 per designed run. The Irish also had three really good running backs: Jeremiyah Love and Jadarian Price combined for 1,871 rushing yards in 2024. They averaged 6.9 and 6.4 yards per carry, respectively, while Aneyas Williams averaged 6.4.
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