The Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated California 24-17 for their first win of the 2022 season. The summary identifies four key elements of the Irish's victory: 1) The defense recorded six sacks and six quarterback hurries, including two tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks by Isaiah Foskey. 2) The Irish offense controlled time of possession in the second half, possessing the ball for over 17 minutes. 3) Drew Pyne started at quarterback and completed 17 passes for 150 yards and two touchdowns. 4) While Notre Dame failed to force a turnover, the defense showed improved effort trying to strip the ball from opponents.

1. 4 elements that defined Notre Dame Fighting Irish first win of the 2022
campaign; 1 unique stat, 1 thing to pivot forward

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Resolve.
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An unflappable mindset.
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Oh, and a couple of those things for which Notre Dame typically has and
insists it will be known: effective, at times dominant, play from the offensive
line and wholly disruptive play from the Irish’s defensive front.
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7. The result? The first victory of the fledgling Marcus Freeman era here beneath
the Golden Dome, where the Irish rallied in the second half and withstood the
visiting Golden Bears’ desperation heave into the end zone as time expired for
an 24-17 triumph in this sold-out, ‘For The Irish’ green Saturday matinee.
In an item we’ll bring you after each Notre Dame contest, here’s the 4-1-1 on
Notre Dame’s much-needed win Saturday before a capacity crowd inside
Notre Dame Stadium.

8. FOUR ELEMENTS THAT DEFINED THE FIGHTING IRISH’S CAPTIVATING WIN
INSIDE NOTRE DAME STADIUM
SIX. Still seeking its first forced turnover of this season, Notre Dame capitalized
on what was by far the Irish defense’s most effective, oftentimes-suffocating
pressure. In fact, Notre Dame recorded both six sacks and an additional six
quarterback hurries; collectively, the unit had eight tackles-for-losses (TFLs).
Perhaps no one was more effective than Isaiah Foskey, who recorded two TFLs,
1.5 sacks, and then two hurries. He finished with five tackles.
CLOSER TO DICTATING PACE, TEMPO: The Fighting Irish had struggled in each
of their first two games to control time of possession and sustain drives,
particularly in the second halves of contests. In setting the tone for how this
contest would be decided in the second half, Notre Dame’s offense possessed
the ball for 17 minutes, 4 seconds across the third and fourth quarters. The
Irish amassed 188 of their 297 yards’ offense in the second half.
PYNE SHYNES: For his first career start, Drew Pyne overcame a first-half
turnover and merely executed a 17-for-23 passing day for 150 yards, two
touchdowns and officially six rushing attempts that included a long of 13, as
offensive coordinator Tommy Rees helped Pyne and the offense settle into a
second-half rhythm.
TAKEAWAYS … TAKEN AWAY: Not once but twice Notre Dame appeared to
polish off the Bears with decisive turnovers, including what would have been a
punctuating scoop-and-score fumble return from TaRiq Bracy after earlier
Clarence Lewis had seen his apparent game-ending interception negated by a
targeting penalty on an Irish linebacker. Still, Freeman praised the want-to of
the group to secure turnovers and the first-year head coach noted postgame
that he witnessed a much greater intentionality from the defense to try and
dislodge the football from the Bears.
ONE THING TO NOTE
Chris Tyree got untracked for the Irish, as the dynamic third-year back
accumulated 108 yards from scrimmage on 22 touches; Tyree rushed 17 times
and caught a team-best five passes. Though his longest rush covered just 10
yards, Tyree moved the sticks on a 21-yard reception out of the backfield

9. while he and Audric Estime combined to average 4 yards per carry on their 35
joint rushing attempts.
Tyree was one of six players to record a reception from Pyne on the afternoon.
ONE THING PIVOTING FORWARD
Marcus Freeman didn’t present a game ball, and it’s not an item that will be a
staple of his program. He said it was far more important for this moment to be
collectively celebrated by all, after so much time and so many people had
invested to help Notre Dame get to this point – its first win since at Stanford
on Nov. 27, 2021.
Though there wasn’t a game-ball presentation, Freeman did ask Drew Pyne to
address his teammates in the post-game locker room scene and he
discharged a stirring, passionate message to his coaches and peers.
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