Notre Dame came away with a 48-37 win in what was decidedly not a defensive struggle. Well, the defenses did struggle - the Fighting Irish accrued 720 yards of offense (tying a program record) and the Deacs were able to put up a little over 580 yards themselves.
In the past we’ve selected three nominees, but there are no hard and fast rules. In this game, we felt there were two clear choices. Here are the nominees for Deac of the Week:
Coming into this game, the junior wide receiver had 4 catches for 74 yards.