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Notre Dame Fighting Irish News: Special teams sense of ownership, more

By Oliver Vandervoort

Oct 28, 2023; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish running back Jadarian Price (24) runs for a touchdown against the Pittsburgh Panthers in the third quarter at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 28, 2023; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish running back Jadarian Price (24) runs for a touchdown against the Pittsburgh Panthers in the third quarter at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team took some big steps against Pittsburgh and the special teams unit was a big part of that.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish posted quite the blowout win over the Pittsburgh Panthers on Saturday. Once again, the win was a team effort much like it was against USC.

The defense was once again the big culprit for the victory, but special teams played a part as well. After the game, head coach Marcus Freeman talked about what it meant to have the special teams unit step up in a big way.

"“The biggest thing is the sense of ownership, I love going into the kickoff and kickoff return huddles, because you can feel it from the players. ‘Let’s win the interval. Let’s go. Let’s do our job. Don’t let this guy make the play.’ When our players start to own it, it’s not just another play. ‘Oh, man, we’ve got to do kickoff return or kickoff.’ Like there is an excitement and ownership of it.”"

Freeman went on to add that Special Teams Coordinator Marty Biagi got the buy-in he’s been striving for and now the Notre Dame Fighting Irish have another weapon in their arsenal.

Other Notre Dame Fighting Irish news

  • Notre Dame Hockey had the kind of weekend Fighting Irish fans have been waiting for since the season started. They swept the Mercyhurst Tigers on Saturday night by winning 5-0. That was quite the improvement over the 4-3 win on Friday. The sweep improved the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to 4-3 on the season. Next weekend they’ll open up Big Ten play vs the Penn State Nittany Lions.
  • Notre Dame Football target Linkon Cure showed off exactly why the Fighting Irish are pursuing him over the weekend. Cure showed off how he’s not only better than everyone he’s playing against but also quite a bit bigger.
  • The Notre Dame Fighting Irish volleyball team continued their recent struggles on Friday night with a 3-1 loss to Miami but they’re trying to get off the snide on Sunday evening against the Florida State Seminoles. The squad has lost four straight matches.
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