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Notre Dame: Owusu-Koramoah was Defensive Player of the Game vs. Louisville

By Corbin Whitney

SAN DIEGO, CA - OCTOBER 27: Helmets of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish near the bench area in the 2nd half against the Navy Midshipmen at SDCCU Stadium on October 27, 2018 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Kent Horner/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CA - OCTOBER 27: Helmets of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish near the bench area in the 2nd half against the Navy Midshipmen at SDCCU Stadium on October 27, 2018 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Kent Horner/Getty Images) /
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Adjustments were made after a rough start from the Notre Dame defense, and one player had a dominant performance.

While the Notre Dame defense struggled in the first quarter — giving up 14 points — they tightened up over the next three quarters . They only allowed three points — a fourth quarter field goal — after the first 15 minutes. The Irish defense had a total of three fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles.

Notre Dame’s defense was nowhere near as dominant as fans were expecting it to be in the season opener. They made adjustments, which was nice to see. With that being said they still had plenty of struggles — including missed tackles and giving up 249 yards on 47 rushing attempts.

While the defense did improve throughout the game, giving up an average of 5.2 yards per carry to Louisville will likely cause discomfort amongst Irish fans — and rightfully so. Let’s hope they can make some improvements over the next week and a half and come out strong against New Mexico in preparation for a very strong Georgia team.

Finally, let’s talk about who was the Defensive Player of the Game for the Notre Dame. For starters, here are the honorable mentions:

Honorable Mentions

Kyle Hamilton

Even though the freshmen wasn’t in the whole game, when he was, he made sure is presence was felt, including two pass breakups.

Alohi Gilman

While it was a somewhat quiet night from Notre Dame’s start studded defensive backfield, Alohi did have a couple of big plays, including a forced fumble and recovery.

Drew White

Although he did miss a few tackles (which is somewhat understandable due to it being the first game), White finished the night with two tackles for loss, a sack, and a pass breakup. His full game stats can be found listed here.

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Defensive Player of the Game

Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah

Despite not having an interception or fumble recovery, “Wu’s” first start was quite a success. He finished the night with a total of nine tackles — two of which were for loss. He made his presence known and had multiple big hits throughout the night. For a full list of Koramoah’s game one stats click here.

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