MVPdrose1's Dynasty Blog
November 26, 2011
Carrying the load
Cierre Wood's career day leads Irish over Stanford in thrilling finish
ND 34 STAN 31
Cierre Wood had a career day with 277 all purpose yards and three touchdowns.
Where do I start? I'm having trouble where to start this story on the meeting between Notre Dame and the Stanford Cardinal. I guess I'll start with the magnitude of this win for the Irish. This is the biggest win for Notre Dame in years. Not only did Brian Kelly and the Irish win, they did it in stunning fashion.
The Heisman hopeful Andrew Luck came into the game probable with a strained knee. Well on the first drive he looked just fine. The Cardinal scored on the first drive in under a minute. The Irish were shaken, but settled down and matched that with a drive of their own. Cierre Wood capped it off with a 5 yard touchdown. It was tied up 7-7 at the end of the first.
Harrison Smith picks off Andrew Luck in the endzone for his ninth interception of the year.
The Irish defense stepped up and held two drives to field goals in the second. That made it 13-7. With two minutes left in the quarter, Hendrix led Notre Dame on a scoring drive. He hooked up with Cierre Wood on a 16 yard screen pass for the touchdown. Stanford got the ball back and tried to score before the half ran out. Harrison Smith again stepped up in a big spot as he has done all year. Smith picked off Andrew Luck in the endzone with just seconds left. Irish went into the half leading 14-13.
Irish started the third quarter with a field goal drive to go up 17-13. Luck answered with a 28 yard touchdown to Chris Owusu to take the lead 20-17. Stanford then opened up the fourth quarter with a field goal and went up 23-17.
All game Cierre Wood was utilized by Brian Kelly. The first three quarters, Wood was moving the offense but at a slower pace. When the fourth quarter arrived, so did some breakout runs. Wood tired out the Cardinal defense. He busted three runs of 45 yards plus. Down 24-31, Wood busted off a 53 yard run and got hurt at the end of the play. Jonas Gray then came in and rumbled off a 25 yard touchdown to tie it up with 2:48 remaining.
The Irish defense then came up with their biggest stop of the year. They three and outed Andrew Luck and the Cardinal. Jonas Gray ripped a 17 yard run and Hendrix passed for three first downs to set up the winning kick. Hendrix let the clock run down to :02 and called a timeout. Nick Tausch then stepped up and drilled a 31 yard field goal for the game winning field goal.
Nick Tausch kicks the game winning field goal to beat Stanford as time expires.
" While it is a big win for us, the season is not over for us. What we do in our bowl game contributes to how we will start next year." said coach Brian Kelly. This is the biggest win for Notre Dame in many years. In just his second year, Brian Kelly has the Irish in a great spot for this year, next year, and years to come. As for now, this win will boost up Notre Dame in the BCS. Blue and Gold Illustrated will inform you immediately when news arrives of who Notre Dame will play in their bowl game.
The Heisman hopeful Andrew Luck came into the game probable with a strained knee. Well on the first drive he looked just fine. The Cardinal scored on the first drive in under a minute. The Irish were shaken, but settled down and matched that with a drive of their own. Cierre Wood capped it off with a 5 yard touchdown. It was tied up 7-7 at the end of the first.
Harrison Smith picks off Andrew Luck in the endzone for his ninth interception of the year.
The Irish defense stepped up and held two drives to field goals in the second. That made it 13-7. With two minutes left in the quarter, Hendrix led Notre Dame on a scoring drive. He hooked up with Cierre Wood on a 16 yard screen pass for the touchdown. Stanford got the ball back and tried to score before the half ran out. Harrison Smith again stepped up in a big spot as he has done all year. Smith picked off Andrew Luck in the endzone with just seconds left. Irish went into the half leading 14-13.
Irish started the third quarter with a field goal drive to go up 17-13. Luck answered with a 28 yard touchdown to Chris Owusu to take the lead 20-17. Stanford then opened up the fourth quarter with a field goal and went up 23-17.
All game Cierre Wood was utilized by Brian Kelly. The first three quarters, Wood was moving the offense but at a slower pace. When the fourth quarter arrived, so did some breakout runs. Wood tired out the Cardinal defense. He busted three runs of 45 yards plus. Down 24-31, Wood busted off a 53 yard run and got hurt at the end of the play. Jonas Gray then came in and rumbled off a 25 yard touchdown to tie it up with 2:48 remaining.
The Irish defense then came up with their biggest stop of the year. They three and outed Andrew Luck and the Cardinal. Jonas Gray ripped a 17 yard run and Hendrix passed for three first downs to set up the winning kick. Hendrix let the clock run down to :02 and called a timeout. Nick Tausch then stepped up and drilled a 31 yard field goal for the game winning field goal.
Nick Tausch kicks the game winning field goal to beat Stanford as time expires.
" While it is a big win for us, the season is not over for us. What we do in our bowl game contributes to how we will start next year." said coach Brian Kelly. This is the biggest win for Notre Dame in many years. In just his second year, Brian Kelly has the Irish in a great spot for this year, next year, and years to come. As for now, this win will boost up Notre Dame in the BCS. Blue and Gold Illustrated will inform you immediately when news arrives of who Notre Dame will play in their bowl game.
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