Game Review - Rice

After letting a day go by we re-watch the game and note things with the ability to rewind if needed.

I don't know if it is the shoulder pads but Golson looks bigger / bulky up top.

Amir Carlisle looks more than comfortable running back kick offs.

Cody Riggs is a punt return god compared to years past with a 23 yard return.

Golson is extending plays at least giving the Irish a chance.

On defense when Jarron Jones gets his arms up if he is not deflecting passes he is altering their path.

30 yards for Cody Riggs on his second punt return, yeah he could work out.

Greg Bryant looks good early.  He like to run forward.

Being aggressive with the defensive backs could be dangerous when defending passes over the middle.

True freshman Andrew Trumbetti gets after it.

How was Zack Wright that open when rushing only three on Rice's first touchdown?  Answer: poor communication on the part of the Irish defense (loss of Russell, Collinsworth and Grace).

Brian VanGorder has fire in the belly.  He was not happy with his defense as they came off the field after giving up a score.

I like the big chunk play call Golson to Fuller for a 75 yard TD right after a Rice score.

Jaylon Smith gets all over the field.

Greg Bryant returns punts like re runs out of the backfield; go, go , go.

Kyle Brindza needs to make the easy field goals.

Passes over the middle seems to be a weak spot for the Irish defense.

C.J. Prosise needs to make the catch midway through the 2nd quarter for a touchdown.

Cole Like looks good for his first career start but still making mistakes because of poor communication.

It's good to score a touchdown with 3:18 left in the first half when the Irish were in the red zone instead of a field goal.

The pass defense, especially over the middle keeps looking suspect.

with 21 seconds left in the first half I love the aggressive play calling.  Fuller should have adjusted and caught that pass.

Golson bought time and made something happen.  It should have been Prosise's second TD reception of the day.

I love that Sheldon Day dropped into coverage picking up the running back.

Nice pick up by James Onwualu to stop the fake punt.

Dropped pass by Ben Koyack needs to be caught if he his going to carry on the Tight End U. tradition.

On Golson's third TD Bryant may have gone the wrong way but maybe it should go into the playbook.

The red zone scoring is MUCH better.

Not a good defense on the Rice screen at all at the start of the fourth quarter.

Greg Bryant needs to learn about the fair catch.  It may not have burned him against Rice but it will.

Folston looks good in the second half as Bryant did in the first.

As the Irish second team defense is playing ; Freshmen Daniel Cage at the Nose and Nyles Morgan at the Inside Linebacker position look promising (if not big) for the future.

Not thrilled with Nicky Baratti giving up  a touchdown late in the fourth quarter.

Yep Malik Zaire can run.

Not to be outdone by the running abilities of Greg Bryant.

Baratti makes up (a little) recovers a fumble for the second turnover forced by the Irish defense.

1-0 Michigan up next.