After an early-season bye week, Notre Dame returned to action on Saturday and made short order of the New Mexico Lobos on their way to a 66-14 tune-up for Georgia. Any time you win by 52 points and empty the benches in week two, there’s a whole lot to like. So let’s jump right into this one.
1. Notre Dame scoring 66 points even if they couldn’t sustain drives
It’s impossible not to like 66 points however they are attained. Indeed, Notre Dame did not sustain drives for much of the game, but the big play was in full effect with all of the following:
- 59-yard touchdown pass to Avery Davis (really a run)
- 65-yard touchdown pass to Javon McKinley
- 54-yard touchdown pass to Chris Finke (really a run)
- 37-yard touchdown pass to Chase Claypool
- 52-yard pass to Braden Lenzy (from Phil Jurkovec)
- 22-yard touchdown pass to Braden Lenzy (from Brendon Clark)
That’s a lot of big plays from the Irish offense.