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Notre Dame Pass Game Could Be The Key Against Indiana

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Football, Sports, Notre Dame, Ncaa Team, Big Ten, Nfl Draft

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🗓️ 18 December 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Notre Dame’s pass game has been inconsistent this season, but it has shown potential in the second half of the season. Bryan and Trevor break down why it’s so important to Notre Dame’s success against Indiana, and what makes the Hoosier pass defense so good. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/  Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com  Stay locked into Irish Breakdown for all the latest news and analysis about Notre Dame: https://www.irishbreakdown.com​ Subscribe to the Irish Breakdown podcast on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/irish-breakdown/id1485286986 Like and follow Irish Breakdown on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/irishbreakdown Sign up for the FREE Irish Breakdown daily newsletter: https://www.subscribepage.com/irish-breakdown-newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Treb, next let's talk about the next let's talk about the Notre Dame pass game.

0:22.7

Yeah.

0:23.2

And dive into what we see in this matchup, because this is the one that I think is the,

0:28.6

is the biggest concern for Notre Dame fans, rightfully so, about your ability to make a

0:35.6

playoff run.

0:36.6

And I think it starts against Indiana.

0:39.0

This is a team in Indiana that you look at and say, boy, they are very good defending the run,

0:46.1

as we see right there, but what can be, you know, maybe lost is the fact that they're also

0:50.7

pretty good defending the pass. They rank ninth in the country and yards

0:54.5

allowed per game. Third and yards allowed per attempt, second in yards per completion. They rank

0:59.8

85th in completion percentage allowed, but when you see that number with the other two, it's because

1:04.4

they give up a bunch of two, three yard completions and then they rally to the ball and tackle you.

1:08.7

Tenth in the country and most touchdowns allowed, 18th in interceptions.

1:11.8

They rank 12th in pass efficiency defense, and they don't give up a lot of big plays.

1:16.2

They rank fifth and fewest plays of 30 yards allowed for more, and they're pretty good

1:20.2

pass rushers.

1:21.3

They have 34 sacks in the season, which ranks 22nd nationally.

1:26.2

Against the Notre Dame defense that ranks 101st in passing

1:28.8

yards per game, 71sts in yards per attempt, 114th in yards per completion, and, you know,

1:34.2

30th and 38th in pass efficiency, which is solid.

1:37.2

And that number, Riley Leonard in the last seven games is around 159 in pass efficiency.

1:44.0

It just kind of shows you how bad it was the first five games,

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