The Mike Goolsby Show: Breaking down Notre Dame’s 48-20 win vs. USC
A day after Notre Dame’s 48-20 victory against the USC Trojans, former Fighting Irish captain and linebacker Mike Goolsby breaks down the game with Blue & Gold’s Mike Singer in a YouTube live show.
Goolsby breaks down what he saw from Notre Dame against USC on Saturday and gives his thoughts on what lies ahead for the Irish.
It is not a show to miss for Fighting Irish fans. Watch it in the video player below!
The show begins Sunday at 7:00 p.m. ET. If you are unable to watch it live, you can watch a replay in the video player above.
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Goolsby, a 2000-04 Fighting Irish linebacker who had a cup of coffee in the NFL, always has carried himself with much self-assurance, and rightfully so. One of the nation’s top recruits in 2000, he would be known in today’s football vernacular as a five-star prospect after making the All-America teams of USA Today, Parade and Reebok.
He was one of three freshmen to letter during the 2000 season, playing mainly on special teams. He also lettered as a sophomore while playing behind second-round draft pick Courtney Watson, before cracking the starting lineup as a junior in 2002, next to Watson on the inside.
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That year on a defensive-driven unit that led the way for 8-0 and 10-1 starts, Goolsby ranked third on the team in tackles with 76 and paced the Irish in tackles for loss with 13. That defense finished ninth nationally in fewest points allowed per game (16.7), 10th against the run (95.2 yards allowed per contest) and 13th overall (300.0 yards allowed per game — the best figure since 1996).
Goolsby sat out the 2003 campaign while recovering from a broken clavicle and a torn labrum.
As a fifth-year senior, he led the Irish in tackles with 97 and was named the Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts in Notre Dame’s 17-13 upset win at No. 9 Tennessee (14 tackles, a sack and a 26-yard interception return for a touchdown).
Goolsby signed with the Dallas Cowboys in 2005 and reportedly was the second-highest paid free agent that season. The following year he was with the St. Louis Rams.
He currently works as a sales representative with Patterson Dental as well as hosts private football instruction for recruits in Omaha, Neb., with Game Changers Academy.
