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Notre Dame Football Preview vs. San Diego State

 
San Diego State Rush Offense vs. Notre Dame Rush Defense SDSU lost their top passer and rusher when QB Kevin O'Connell graduated. Against Cal Poly in week one, the Aztecs passed twice as much as they ran, with only 23 recorded rushes — two of those being sacks. Running back and new starter, No. 23 Brandon Sullivan , had the bulk of the carries — 15 — and finished with 43 yards, for a 2.9 average. Small  freshman, No. 30 Davon Brown , (5'9", 180 lb) added one carry for 2 yards. WR No. 3 Mekell Wesley had one rush for -2 yards, but without seeing the game I couldn't tell you wether that was an end-around or a backwards pass. Quarterback No. 14 Ryan Lindley had four non-sack rushing attempts for -2 yards. Notre Dame will have a variety of looks along their front seven this year. Their biggest set features No. 94 Justin Brown , No. 95 Ian Williams , and No. 96 Pat Kuntz along the line and No. 41 Scott Smith and No. 90 John Ryan at outside linebacker, ... (link)

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