Despite all the talk surrounding Sam Hartman, reminders came from Marcus Freeman, Ryan Day and Jim Knowles this week that Notre Dame's offense starts on the ground.
It was a question pertaining to Ohio State that was asked of Marcus Freeman 11 minutes into his press conference Monday, but his answer shed some light on Notre Dame’s offensive approach.
With all the conversation surrounding new Notre Dame quarterback Sam Hartman and his efficient start to the season, what shouldn’t be lost is that the offensive identity of the Fighting Irish starts with a physical rushing attack. “It’s the running back combined with the offensive line,” defensive coordinator Jim Knowles said. “The offensive line is talented. The tackles are excellent and he’s a strong running back. So when you have an offensive line that works well together and they’re physical and they push at the point of attack, he’s a guy who can get behind that.”Four games into his 2023 campaign, Estimé has amounted 521 rushing yards at a blistering rate of 8.3 yards per carry.
“I think Estimé is running really well, he’s running hard,” Day said. “Then once that happens, that opens up things down the field, so that kind of goes hand-in-hand. They’re doing a good job of that. They have a good plan put in place. So that’s a good challenge for our defense.
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