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November 5, 2011
Irish slip past Demon Deacons
Kickoff return from freshman George Atkinson sparks comeback win
ND 23 WAKE 13
The second half opening kickoff return from George Atkinson sparked the Irish in their comeback win.
This could have gone very wrong for the Irish. The Demon Deacons came into the game Saturday with a solid passing defense. Well there game plan on defense was the total opposite. They stacked the box repeatedly and stuffed Notre Dame's rushing game. Cierre Wood rushed 20 times for just 40 yards. This made it tough sledding for the Irish offense. However, Andrew Hendrix played a mistake free game at quarterback and was able to fight through a pressing Demon Deacon defense.
Despite not throwing any touchdowns, Andrew Hendrix paced the Irish offense with 271 passing yards.
Wake Forest was gunning for an upset from the kickoff. They took an early 10-0 lead. Hendrix responded at the end of the first quarter leading a 80 yard drive down the field. It was capped off by a Jonas Gray 8 yard touchdown. The second quarter was tough for both sides, managing a field goal a piece. Heading into the locker room at half, Wake led 13-10.
Freshman George Atkinson returned to the field after halftime feeling the pressure of big time college football. "I told him that we need a spark and to get us out to the forty. Well he did more than that." said coach Kelly. Atkinson took the second half opening kickoff 96 yards for the touchdown. That put the Irish up 17-13. That was his third kick return of the year. When asked if we can expect to see more of Atkinson at running back Kelly said, "Well of course Cierre (Wood) is our starter and we still have alot of confidence in Jonas (Gray). But with what George has done, we might have to install some plays for him in the game plan."
Darius Fleming recorded 15 tackles Saturday against Wake Forest.
The kick return fired up the rest of the team. Wake Forest was then held scoreless in the second half. The defense had a rough first half but stepped up when needed in crunch time. They were led by senior Darius Fleming and his 15 tackles. They were gashed by the rushing attack of the Demon Deacons but were solid against the pass. The Irish came out with a win but were nearly upset. They will have to play better if they hope to beat Maryland next week.
Freshman George Atkinson returned to the field after halftime feeling the pressure of big time college football. "I told him that we need a spark and to get us out to the forty. Well he did more than that." said coach Kelly. Atkinson took the second half opening kickoff 96 yards for the touchdown. That put the Irish up 17-13. That was his third kick return of the year. When asked if we can expect to see more of Atkinson at running back Kelly said, "Well of course Cierre (Wood) is our starter and we still have alot of confidence in Jonas (Gray). But with what George has done, we might have to install some plays for him in the game plan."
Darius Fleming recorded 15 tackles Saturday against Wake Forest.
The kick return fired up the rest of the team. Wake Forest was then held scoreless in the second half. The defense had a rough first half but stepped up when needed in crunch time. They were led by senior Darius Fleming and his 15 tackles. They were gashed by the rushing attack of the Demon Deacons but were solid against the pass. The Irish came out with a win but were nearly upset. They will have to play better if they hope to beat Maryland next week.
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