Notre Dame 35 Louisville 17 – Recap And Highlights 2019

Why the hell can’t ND come out and blow the doors off a much weaker opponent?

At the end of last season, plus QB school, Ian Book started out very badly and had a serious case of happy feet. He just does not have confidence in the OL and ND’s center got pushed around like a rag doll.

So Book bolted and while he had some good gains, he apparently has a lot of trouble throwing on the run. Personally I think his height is a detriment.

His passes did not have the zip and accuracy which he had last year. He did, however, play a lot better in the 2nd half and had a perfect 26 yard pass to Tommy Tremble, hitting him on the run for a TD.

Along with Book’s struggles there was an ominous feeling that ND’s defense was ripped for 250 yards rushing by Louisville – much of it right up the middle.

I did like the play of LB’s Drew White and Jack Lamb when they were in. Not so much for Asmar Bilal.

Good thing we have Safety Alohi Gilman who was all over and ended with 10 tackles. I don’t recall our DE’s doing anything.

They have 2 weeks to get their act together before Georgia.

Here are the game highlights:

Here is the Brian Kelly post game press conference: