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Rapid Reaction: Northwestern racks up almost 700 yards of offense, dominates Bowling Green 49-7
Northwestern entered tonight’s matchup with Bowling Green needing a return to normal on both sides of the ball. That’s just what they got in a 42-point win over Bowling Green. The Wildcats nearly reached 700 yards of total offense, averaging over 9.2 yards per play against an overmatched Bowling Green defense. Clayton Thorson returned to top form, tossing two touchdowns to Bennett Skowronek and completing 23 of 30 passes for 370 yards. Thorson and superback Garrett Dickerson connected nine times for 150 yards, a career high for the senior. Perhaps the best sign was Northwestern’s rejuvenated run game, which totaled 303 yards and five touchdowns. Three came from Justin Jackson, who moved into third place in program history with 34 touchdowns and carried 18 times for 126 yards. Redshirt freshmen Jeremy Larkin and sophomore Jesse Brown both notched their first career touchdowns as Northwestern poured it on in the second half. A forced fumble by Montre Hartage keyed an eight minute stretch in which Northwestern racked up 21 points, stemming some early offensive momentum for the Falcons. Bowling Green was able to move the ball well early in the game and ended up averaging almost five yards per play, but Northwestern’s defense tightened up in the red zone and minimized any big plays from the Falcon offense. After allowing opponents to convert 56 percent of their third downs through the first two games, Northwestern held Bowling Green to only 29 percent on Saturday. Linebackers Nate Hall and Paddy Fisher led the way defensively, tallying twelve tackles and two tackles for loss. Tyler Lancaster and Jordan Thompson both registered sacks as well. After trading punts to start the game, Northwestern’s offense was able to move the ball with a short field. Leveraging its host of capable runners, the Wildcat offense kept the ball on the ground for six of the seven plays during the drive. Clayton Thorson kept the ball himself on the read option twice for gains of 14 and 16 yards before Justin Jackson scored to make it 7-0. Bowling Green answered with a nine-play, 81-yard drive that culminated in a 20-yard Josh Cleveland touchdown that saw the senior scamper to the end zone nearly untouched. Cleveland finished with 64 yards and 4.5 yards per carry. Northwestern’s defense struggled to get the Falcon offense off the field early, allowing two consecutive third down conversions through the air. Northwestern had no problem picking apart Bowling Green’s defense following the Falcons’ touchdown. After starting the game 2-4 for eight yards, Thorson took a shot on a play-action pass to Ben Skowronek. The sophomore wideout burned his defender en route to a 58-yard touchdown to put the Wildcats up 14-7 with just under two minutes left in the first quarter. A botched kickoff return left Bowling Green at its own six-yard line to start its next drive. However, the Falcons continued to keep Northwestern off guard behind Cleveland and moved the ball to midfield as the second quarter began. On third-and-long, Bowling Green converted for another big gain, with James Morgan completing a pass to Datrin Guyton, who beat Montre Hartage on a slant. However, Hartage closed and stripped Guyton as he streaked into Wildcat territory. Safety Godwin Igwebuike picked up the fumbled and weaved his way to the Bowling Green 18-yard-line to set up a short field for the Wildcat offense. On the very next play, Thorson tossed a gorgeous back-shoulder throw to Skowronek, who made a great catch along the sideline for his second touchdown reception of the game. With a 21-7 lead and plenty of momentum, Northwestern’s defense stuffed Cleveland twice and forced a Falcons punt. Behind the all-star backfield of Thorson and Jackson, the Wildcat offense hit its stride during what might have been the best drive of the day, going 75 yards in five plays and burning only 1:34 on the game clock. Thorson found Dickerson two times for 54 yards, and Jackson punched it in from the two-yard line for his second touchdown of the game. Following three consecutive short scoring drives, the Wildcat offense was more methodical following another Bowling Green punt. With Justin Jackson taking the drive off, Thorson and Dickerson continued to connect, highlighted by an 18-yard hookup that preceded Jeremy Larkin’s first career touchdown run to put the ‘Cats up 35-7 before halftime and allow me to start writing this recap early.
‘Holy War’: Notre Dame pulls away late to blow out Boston College
BOSTON — Notre Dame quarterback Brandon Wimbush had already scored from 1, 2, and 3 yards out when he broke loose for a 65-yard touchdown to help ice the game. Josh Adams had 64- and 65-yard runs of his own. “Big plays, you don’t look for them,” Wimbush said after helping Notre Dame bounce back from its fall from the rankings by beating Boston College 49-20 on Saturday. “You do your job and the plays are there.” Wimbush ran for four touchdowns and 207 yards, a record for a Notre Dame quarterback. Adams rushed for 229 in three quarters, the first time in the history of the illustrious program that two players have run for more than 200 yards in a game. “The tale of the game came with their ability to run,” Boston College coach Steve Addazio said. “Those chunks are what turned the game, because it was a close game.” For about 40 minutes it was, until Notre Dame (2-1) scored three straight touchdowns to turn a 14-13 game into a blowout and beat BC (1-2) for the sixth straight time. After stopping the Eagles on a fourth-and-1, Wimbush broke loose for a 46-yard run to set up one touchdown. The Irish scored twice more before BC was able to respond, one set up by Adams’ 33-yard scamper and the other on Wimbush’s 65-yard TD. “We didn’t make a lot of plays in the first half,” Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said. “We came in at halftime and went up to the offensive line and said, ‘Look, we need you to take over this football game. You’re our veteran group.’ And they really responded.” In the matchup of the only two Catholic schools in FBS — a rivalry known as the “Holy War” — the Irish ran for 515 yards on 51 carries. Wimbush completed 11 of 24 passes for 96 yards, with one interception. “You’ve just got to find a way to find something that’s working for you,” he said. “And it happened to be my feet during this game.” The takeaway Notre Dame: The one-point loss to then-No. 15 Georgia last week wasn’t devastating, but a loss to a Boston College team that was blown out by Wake Forest last week might have been. Coach Brian Kelly’s job is safe for another week. Boston College: The hype of the rivalry helped BC stay close for almost 40 minutes, and the Eagles even had a chance to take the lead late in the third quarter. But they were really just killing time before the next Notre Dame big play. Arms and legs Asked about his stats in the game, Wimbush’s face went sour. “Under a hundred yards throwing and you’re a quarterback? It’s not ideal,” he said. “As a quarterback, that’s the first thing you do, right? So it troubles me a little bit. But I’m going to enjoy the win for the first 24 hours and then make adjustments.” The records Wimbush’s 207 rushing yards was the most ever for a Notre Dame quarterback, breaking the record set by Bill Etter against Navy in 1969. The 10.1 yards per rush was also a record for the Fighting Irish; the old mark of 10.0 had stood since 1942 (250 yards on 25 carries against Great Lakes). Loose ends BC’s Anthony Brown connected with Charlie Callinan on two touchdowns. In all, Brown was 24 of 40 for 215 yards, with two touchdowns and two interceptions. . . . Dexter Williams scored Notre Dame’s last two touchdowns, from 3 and 15 yards out. . . . Shaun Crawford had both interceptions for the Irish. . . . BC defensive back Isaac Yiadom chased down Adams on his 65- and 64-yard runs, tackling him at the 2 and the 17, respectively. Up next Notre Dame: at Michigan State on Saturday. Boston College: at No. 3 Clemson on Saturday.
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