Miami (Ohio) turned up the heat on Notre Dame in the first half last weekend. Then the Fighting Irish defense stood up and held fast. Nobody expected anything less from a unit with a defensive-minded head coach, Marcus Freeman, and three preseason All-Americans.
Notre Dame defensive lineman RJ Oben, right, wraps up Miami running back Jordan Brunson, left, during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, in South Bend, Ind. Miami running back Kevin Davis breaks a tackle by Notre Dame defensive back Benjamin Morrison during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, in South Bend, Ind.
The home fans watched restlessly as the RedHawks threatened to score twice in the first half, rekindling memories from two weeks earlier when the Fighting Irish suffered an embarrassing 16-14 loss to another Mid-American Conference school, Northern Illinois. The Irish have played so well, it’s gotten the attention of the creatively-minded Louisville coach, Jeff Brohm. His unbeaten team ranks 12th in the FBS in scoring with wins over Austin Peay, Jacksonville State and Georgia Tech.“They get after the quarterback and hit him a lot,” said Brohm, whose team has no turnovers this season. “So, we’ll have to play well, and we’ll have to be sharp in all aspects.
It showed up last week when they held Miami to just a lone first-half field goal, long enough for Notre Dame’s wobbly offense to find its footing.“I often say the delayed gratification is patience plus strategy, right?” he said. “It’s not just patience. We just can’t keep doing the same thing and expect it’s going to get better over time. That’s what I call waiting, you know?”
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