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Position By Position Review: Notre Dame vs USC

By Matt Clark

SOUTH BEND, INDIANA - SEPTEMBER 14: Javon McKinley #88 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish scores a touchdown in the second quarter against the New Mexico Lobos at Notre Dame Stadium on September 14, 2019 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA - SEPTEMBER 14: Javon McKinley #88 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish scores a touchdown in the second quarter against the New Mexico Lobos at Notre Dame Stadium on September 14, 2019 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images) /
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LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – SEPTEMBER 02: Jawon Pass #4 of the Louisville Cardinals attempts to throw the ball against while defended by Julian Okwara #42 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on September 02, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

Defensive Line

Notre Dame Irish-Julian Okwara 6’4″, 250 pound, senior, 4 star recruit out of Charlotte, NC

Nine tackles, four sacks, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery

Notre Dame Irish-Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa 6’2″, 285 pound, junior, 3 star recruit out of Ewa Beach, HI

12 tackles, one pass deflection, one fumble recovery

Notre Dame Irish-Kurt Hinish 6’2″, 295 pound, junior, 3 star recruit out of Pittsburgh, PA

Seven tackles, one and a half sacks

Notre Dame Irish-Khalid Kareem 6’4″, 265 pound, senior, 4 star recruit out of Detroit, MI

13 tackles, two and a half sacks

USC Trojans-Christian Rector 6’4″, 270 pound, senior, 3 star recruit out of South Pasadena, CA

Nine tackles, one sack, one pass deflection

USC Trojans-Jay Tufele 6’3″, 305 pound, sophomore, 4 star recruit out of Salt Lake City, UT

19 tackles, two sacks

USC Trojans-Marlon Tuipulotu 6’3″, 305 pound, sophomore, 4 star recruit out of Independence, OR

24 tackles, one sack, two pass deflections, one forced fumble

USC Trojans-Drake Jackson 6’4″, 275 pound, freshman, 4 star recruit out of Corona, CA

22 tackles, three sacks, three pass deflections

Advantage-Notre Dame

While USC features three young, athletic defensive lineman who can get after the quarterback, Notre Dame’s defensive line features two of the best pass rushing ends in college football, with Khalid Kareem and Julian Okwara. Both Okwara and Kareem are expected to go in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft. The Irish defensive line has been getting after the opposing quarterback in impressive fashion the past two weeks and the Trojan offensive line will have its hands full against them, as they attempt to keep their freshman quarterback upright against the Irish.

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