Let's hit the defensive keys to victory for Miami.

And the first defensive key, Brian, shut down the run game.

There aren't as many keys for the Notre Dame defense, which is more about just what you

do.

The unit has to simplify how it is focused and playing hard.

When it does, that is the group is outstanding.

But there are some things that we need to see from this group, and it starts with shutting down the Miami run game.

Miami has struggled mightily with its ground game, rushing for just 64 yards in its first two games combined.

This is what makes this matchup very different than the Northern Illinois game.

But Notre Dame can't just take their run game struggles for granted. They need to keep that going and completely shut down the Miami game. But Notre Dame can't just take their run game struggles for granted.

They need to keep that going and completely shut down the Miami run game. I doubt the Red

Hawks abandon the run game initially. As the coaches likely know, they need to have some

semblance of balance if they're going to stay in the game. I got that right. They definitely came

out and tried to be balanced. Yes, they did.

I mean, yes, they did.

So I'll just, I'm going to break it down further later, Vince, but in this particular

instance, I give it a minus.

I do too.

Even though the numbers, I mean, look, 28 carries for 110 yards, 3.9 yards per carry. Okay, that's great. The problem is you had 30 yards lost on sacks.

If you look at what the running backs did, the running backs had, I think it was 119 yards on, it was 119 yards on 22 22 carries is what the running backs did,

which I think is about 5.3 yards per carry.

For a group of running backs that three of the guys were sub two yards per carry coming into the game.

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