Following Saturday's loss, Davie mentioned that Battle was ahead of schedule. But Davie said Sunday that Battle remains out indefinitely. So Davie is preparing as though he won't return, and that means looking for more production. They are even worse passing, ranking No. 113 with just 98.5 yards. The Irish offense has scored eight touchdowns, with two coming on drives of 4 yards or less.
Points are something with our football team right now that are sacred.
The Irish also need to become less predictable. On 19 of the 21 first-down plays Notre Dame had against Michigan State, they ran the ball. They had one run for 56 yards and one for 20. On the other 17 running plays on first downs, the Irish averaged average 1.6 yards.