Notre Dame Has A Stout Pass Defense
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00:03 But we are six games into the year and Notre Dame knows who they are,
00:07 teams know who Notre Dame is and even with that issue,
00:11 they've still been one of the best pass defenses in college football this season.
00:16 >> And even- >> It's just those, go ahead, Ryan.
00:19 >> I was gonna say they've showed signs of being better in the middle of the field.
00:22 It's been another one of those volatile stats.
00:25 It's just been this weird, some weeks they look awful defending the middle of the field.
00:29 >> Clutch plays.
00:31 >> Yeah, it's been the clutch plays.
00:32 But I'm gonna go back to this again.
00:33 I hated the third 19 call against Ohio State.
00:36 Hated it, hated it, hated it, hated it.
00:39 But if Ramon Henderson plays it the way you're supposed to play it,
00:41 it's still an incomplete pass.
00:42 I mean, that's the thing is, part of this is execution as well.
00:47 And yes, there are things they need to do.
00:48 I hate that they just give up the inside when they blitz linebackers and
00:52 all that kind of stuff.
00:53 But again, Ryan, we're six games into the season.
00:56 They've played Riley Leonard at Duke.
00:58 They've played Ohio State and Notre Dame is fourth in the country and
01:01 fewest passing yards allowed.
01:03 They are third in the country in quarterback passer rating.
01:06 They are eighth in the country and fewest yards allowed per attempt.
01:12 They are number one in the country and lowest completion percentage allowed by
01:17 quarterbacks.
01:18 I mean, and they've had twice as many interceptions this year as they've given
01:21 up touchdowns.
01:21 So yes, that needs to get corrected and we've been frustrated by it.
01:26 But it's like that's the only place teams have been able to have any success against
01:30 Notre Dame football this year.
01:31 And I feel like sometimes we take that issue and we turn it into like this big
01:36 picture problem like Notre Dame struggle stopping the pass game.
01:39 They don't.
01:41 They've been a really good stop in the past and
01:43 they were really good against the pass last year as well.
01:46 So when you're six games into the season, Ryan, and
01:51 half of your opponents have been power five teams and you rank that high,
01:55 you got a pretty good, you're pretty good in that area.
01:59 >> You're probably pretty good, yes, I agree.
02:00 >> Yeah.
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