Newsstand: Three can’t miss Notre Dame football quotes after Irish beat UNLV
Notre Dame’s performance on the field this past Saturday was worthy of a 44-21 win over UNLV. This performances in the press conference setting were even better.
Here are three can’t-miss quotes after the Irish victory.
Head coach Marcus Freeman on winning in South Bend:
“This place is special. Notre Dame Stadium and the history and tradition of this place is something we all respect. We haven’t had the greatest of showings in our home games. You can name a list of reasons why. I don’t know. But we needed to make sure our players understood the importance of performing well at home. This is an advantage for us. It has to be an advantage for us. That’s why I made that comment about it was great to get a good win in Notre Dame Stadium.”
Junior tight end Michael Mayer on his one-handed catch:
“I don’t think I saw the ball to be honest. I kind of stuck out my hand and hoped for the best.That’s a route me and Drew [Pyne] practiced a lot, we’ve repped a lot in practice. Those type of throws, it’s just one of those things where it’s kind of just like, all right, it’s me against the linebacker. Drew knows there’s a pretty good chance, if he kind of throws that thing up, I’m going to catch it. He believed in me and he threw it up there, and I found a way to catch it. It was a cool play.”
Sophomore running back Logan Diggs on a pregame talk with Kyren Williams:
“He just was telling me about the league and what’s different and things like that. But mostly, you know, he just told me good luck. He said, ‘You play football, you’re a football player. Go out there and do what you do. Do your job.’ That gave me all the confidence I need just to go out there and just do what I’ve been doing my whole life.”
Notre Dame tweets of the weekend
Mayer is a work of art.
Former Irish linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah is a force at the next level.
Senior defensive end Isaiah Foskey made history.
Quote of the weekend
“A win at Notre Dame Stadium is special. We know it was a tough week for all of us. Anybody that’s a part of this Notre Dame family or Notre Dame nation and this football team, it was a tough week. I’m proud of the way our guys responded.”
— Freeman on beating UNLV
Headlines of the weekend
UNLV vs. Notre Dame recap links
Game story: Irish score an important, adequate, 44-21 rebound win over UNLV (Todd Burlage, Blue & Gold)
Game balls: Five standouts for Irish football in win over UNLV (Todd Burlage, Blue & Gold)
Report card: Grading Irishfootball in Irish win over UNLV (Tyler Horka, Blue & Gold)
Five thoughts: Irish lean on run game but leaves points on table in win over UNLV (Patrick Engel, Blue & Gold)
How it happened: A detailed look at Irish football win over UNLV (Tyler Horka, Blue & Gold)
How RB Logan Diggs found the hot hand for Irish vs. UNLV (Tyler Horka, Blue & Gold)
How Notre Dame’s three-score win over UNLV still left a desire for more (Patrick Engel, Blue & Gold)
Game time, TV info set for Notre Dame football vs. Syracuse (Tyler Horka, Blue & Gold)
By the numbers: defining stats and figures from Notre Dame’s win over UNLV (Steve Downey, Blue & Gold)
Breaking down PFF grades for Notre Dame football in win over UNLV (Tyler Horka, Blue & Gold)
Where Notre Dame football opponents are ranked in Coaches Poll, AP Top 25 (Tyler Horka, Blue & Gold)
What they’re saying about Notre Dame’s 44-21 victory over UNLV (Mike Singer, Blue & Gold)
Notre Dame opens as slim favorite over No. 16 Syracuse (Patrick Engel, Blue & Gold)
Notre Dame vs. UNLV snap counts, participation chart (Patrick Engel, Blue & Gold)
