Whew

I, along with all other Notre Dame fans, have been so consumed by the hype of tonight's Oklahoma game, that I failed to recap the 17-14 nail-bitter against BYU.  So, to officially log the awards:

HEISMAN BABY

MANTI TE'O - 10 tackles, INT - Te'o moved up to #2 in the ESPN Heisman poll after another consistent performance.  While the IRISH D gave up their first touchdowns in four games, it still has yet to allow a rushing TD.



ROCK SOLID

FOUR HORSEMEN - 38 carries for 268 yards, TD - Even without Golson in the game, the Irish rushing attacked proved too much for the statistically stout BYU defense.  Theo Riddick (15 carries for 143 yards) and Cierre Wood (18 carries for 114 yards) racked up the yards while GAIII (5 carries for 11 yards) found pay dirt.

STEPHON TUITT - 5 tackles, 2 sacks - Tuitt increased his sack total to 8.5 on the season with two crucial sacks of the BYU QB.

TYLER EIFERT - 4 receptions for 73 yards, TD - Eifert found a few openings in the BYU defense, out jumping the defender every time, showing off his athletic abilities.


GET HIM OUTTA THERE

KYLE BRINDZA - 1 for 3 FGs - Brindza missed a 40-yarder and 28-yarder, both in the first half, leaving Notre Dame fans cursing at their televisions sets and sitting on the edge of their seats. Brindza redeemed himself

TOMMY REES - 7 of 16 for 117 yards, TD, INT - While Rees led the Irish on a TD drive early in the 1st quarter, he flopped the rest of the way, only attempting two passes in the 2nd half.  Kelly recognized Rees' struggles, inserting Hendrix into the game in the 2nd quarter. 


WAIT, WHAT?

Riddick runs into the pile, and then suddenly, is off to the races.  His 55-yard scamper no doubt had Stanford fans enraged as Riddick ran into the back of his lineman only to find daylight and no defense in front of him.