Let’s get it out in the open, Saturday’s game against Wake Forest was ugly. Fourth ranked Notre Dame’s vaunted offense, averaging 494 yards a game, and 7.1 yards per play was held to 282 yards of total offense and save for Josh Adams’ 98 yard gallop into the end zone, the Irish big play offense lacked just that. Not to be outdone in it’s malaise, the defense surrendered 340 yards of offense to a team that came in 112th nationally in that category and was the most on their last five games. Wake Forest also held the ball 11 minutes longer than Notre Dame, and had they been better in the red zone–they were 1-4 on the day, including being stopped at the Notre Dame one yard line, which preceded the Adams jaunt–the contest would have taken a different tenor.
Champions Win Ugly Sometimes Too
