Best game by a defender EVER? | Irish Access: Game 8 vs Southern Cal

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Best game by a defender EVER? | Irish Access: Game 8 vs Southern Cal | Notre Dame Football

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Bob Hinton Defensive Coordinator Al Golden put on a master class in pass rush defense against the reigning Heisman Trophy winner in Caleb Williams. Safety Xavier Watts had the best night of his career as the Irish dominated No. 10 Southern Cal with a score of 48-20 in the Jeweled Shillelagh Rivalry, presented by ‪@DIRECTV‬. Watts was involved in 4 of the 5 turnovers, including two interceptions, a fumble recovery for a touchdown and a forced fumble. The Irish offense scored 28 of its points off of turnovers.
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@jacobstehly8777 10 ай бұрын

That was amazing! Watts went off and I’m so happy for that kid. Took him time to find his way, faced adversity and position changes… kids a freaking stud! Al Golden, that defense was awesome. Congrats to all the players and coaches. Starts with Freeman☘️☘️☘️

@patrickfinneran3129 10 ай бұрын

This is how ND should always play. Go Irish

@Ghidorah00 10 ай бұрын

Terrell Lambert against MSU 06 is a contender for best defensive game ever too. Watts dominated great to see him have a game like that

@southernprideperformance2951 10 ай бұрын

Coach Freeman is bringing about a new era for ND Football. The culture he instills & his recruiting prowess… as well as the small things like these videos… will have a lot of elite players gravitating this way. Not to mention the NIL deals evening the playing field a bit between Notre Dame and some of the schools that had some “under the table” deals going on to get players to sign with them.

@allaboutNDIRISH 10 ай бұрын

this D has been stellar all year. Shut down Duke, OH St, and now USC. Held them all under 20 points

@delowg7805 10 ай бұрын

Amazing! I’m so happy and proud to be a ND fan. These young men rose up and defended our house!!! If you coming to the 574 be prepared to get that heat baby! Go IRISH!☘️

@Cookiefruit 10 ай бұрын

I LOVE the Mission Control line. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@anthonypearson7853 10 ай бұрын

Love thee. It would be hard to debate. I'm glad Xavier had the game he deserved. I also loved that coach Free still " coached him up". Go Irish.

@dashx1103 10 ай бұрын

Agree. I noticed that "coaching him up" too. When Watts showboated into the EZ on the last TD you could tell that Freeman's first comment to him was "that can't happen." Then he hugged the kid and patted him on the helmet. That was absolutely the way to handle that. I love Freeman, and I really hope he succeeds.

@anthonypearson7853 10 ай бұрын

@@dashx1103 same, and I think he will. I believe him to be the right man for the job. He has to get his players in and MORE WRS

@1Phepsi 10 ай бұрын

@@anthonypearson7853 They've got 3 outstanding wide receivers coming in next year in Cam Williams, Micah Gilbert and Logan Saldate, wouldn't be at all surprised if all three play early next year.

@goodluckchuck9311 10 ай бұрын

Best video of the year!!! Best game we have played defensively!!! Love the SH “Hey this is Mission Control…WE GOT HIM…” hahaah

@quinnyellstrom719 10 ай бұрын

Buckeye fan, but wow that was an impressive game by the Irish, and especially Watts. Playoffs might be off the table for ND, but still the potential for a great rest of the season and bowl game.

@LiverpoolRules4Ever 10 ай бұрын

Awesome video. That's what great defence brings. Now they need to bring that EVERY WEEK. That's the hard part.

@dashx1103 10 ай бұрын

Xavier Watts, from my hometown -- Omaha. Unbelievable game for him. So happy for him.

@TheGolfClan 10 ай бұрын

Would've loved to see Price's kick return to the house included, but still a great video! Go Irish

@FightingIrish 10 ай бұрын

We left it out so it could have its OWN video... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ldp6epR1tZjelH0.html

@BrianJohns 10 ай бұрын

The social media team at ND has been knocking it out of the park. Keep up the great work!

@nathancowne4178 10 ай бұрын

Goosebumps! Go Irish!

@lenoxseer 10 ай бұрын

I got shivers from that video. Love this team!

@cnordegren 10 ай бұрын

It feels great to get revenge on Caleb Willuams for his taunting last year.

@mikecalderon9441 10 ай бұрын

Pure dominance. ☘️

@Im_KyWolfie 10 ай бұрын

theres a swagger, sparks of near perfection from this team and the coaching, i want Ohio State to lose to game and meet them for a Rematch, the loss to Louisville humbled the Irish and made them focused

@krisis8736 10 ай бұрын

I’d rather have the rematch with Louisville. That was a fluke.

@yuanyao5824 10 ай бұрын

@@krisis8736 we will destroy Louisville if there would be a rematch

@lucasandmaggie4313 10 ай бұрын

I've been waiting all year for this! GO IRISH

@bill2953 10 ай бұрын

Brady Quinn is loving life...

@ChrisDeanpixiecd 10 ай бұрын

The best game for the defense in a llllloooonnnnngggh time!!!

@fcfp14A 10 ай бұрын

Great work. Go Irish !

@johnatkinson5103 10 ай бұрын

Chills. Go Irish 💚

@josephtierney6090 10 ай бұрын

More than a stellar outcome .

@Nite2012Mare 10 ай бұрын

Loved EVERY SECOND of this game! 👍👍 Freeman is a good coach! Go Irish

@wadegarrett2376 10 ай бұрын

it's up there. Maurice Crum vs UCLA was amazing too. But Watts had a touchdown so that may trump it

@patrickdonner3542 10 ай бұрын

Consistency is what the team lacks. Offense, defense, coaching. They should be in top five if it wasn't for the rollercoaster play. I remain hopeful.

@SavageWorkouts 10 ай бұрын

Freeman has been HC less than two years. Relax

@patrickdonner3542 10 ай бұрын

@SavageWorkouts ....he is not the only coach who is responsible. It's a team with many components. You relax too.

@JeffBiggs1982 10 ай бұрын

This is such a freaking amazing video! What a great job!! GO 🍀🏈

@ethanmyers4882 10 ай бұрын

I do appreciate the energy and how he interacts with them, Kelly was too conservative for me, great win and let’s beat pitt 🍀🤘🏻

@JB00741 2 ай бұрын

Man said "he looked pedestrian all night" 😂

@Pilney35 10 ай бұрын

When you see this, you know CMF is the right fit for ND.

@eric_bonny_bontrager 10 ай бұрын

Awesome game! Badass video!

@josephtierney6090 10 ай бұрын

They finally played like I knew that they are capable.

@domerguy88 2 ай бұрын

Me and my pop stormed the field that night 😁

@Necile2 10 ай бұрын

Hard to say who was better: Xavier Watts vs. USC or Benjamin Morrison vs. Clemson last year. Both won the Defensive Player of the Week award - as they should have.

@DCSk8er529 10 ай бұрын

The Heisman Winner-Caleb Williams met The Heisman Killer-Xavier Watts!

@davemancinelli4556 10 ай бұрын

Harrison Smith, Sun Bowl versus Miami, Florida The great Luther Bradley, 50 years ago versus USC… similar stat line… Ask Lynn Swann what he remembers

@Necile2 10 ай бұрын

Luther was a BEAST!!! Another great one was Ross Browner against Texas in the Cotton Bowl after the '77 season.

@michaelw9089 10 ай бұрын

That's my cousin!!

@larry690 10 ай бұрын

Goose bumps.

@Tony-rz4ks 10 ай бұрын

so i was thinking about all the Notre Dame games since 1987, when I first became a fan, I really wish they would but Penn St, Michigan and Tennessee back on their schedule. This would be a perfect schedule for Notre Dame every year. 1. Navy 2. Pitt 3. Penn St. 4. North Carolina 5. Tennessee 6. Boston College 7. Michigan 8. BYU 9. Florida St. 10. Stanford 11. Purdue 12. USC

@skylark2001 10 ай бұрын

the only individual defensive performance I can think of that might be better than watts in the last decade is tuimoloau last year against penn state. best player in college football last week

@Necile2 10 ай бұрын

Or Benjamin Morrison against Clemson last year.

@Rjb0224 10 ай бұрын

Watt’s performance is definitely #2.

@Rjb0224 10 ай бұрын

Pat Terrell against Miami in 1988.

@TimHydecoach 10 ай бұрын

Here Come The Irish ☘️ #BeatUSC

@cdubwingo 10 ай бұрын

Go Irish☘️

@Dane-xv7go 10 ай бұрын

Go Irish ☘️

@nickpuderbaugh1249 10 ай бұрын

JT Tuimoloau last year vs Penn State

@TheBenFlock 10 ай бұрын

Tuimoloao vs. Penn State last year: 2 interceptions - 1 TD 1 tipped pass to an interception 1 FF 1 Fumble Recovery 3 TFLs 2 sacks.

@DCSk8er529 10 ай бұрын

That's cute. Xavier Watts did this against a 6-0 USC team that had the Heisman winner. You can't top what Xavier Watts did. How many defensive players do you see spot his more points than the opposing offense alone that has the Heisman winner?

@TheBenFlock 10 ай бұрын

I think probably the opposing offensive line and the talent of the QB is probably the most important consideration here. Watts did this against a generational talent at quarterback, protected by a failing offensive line being challenged by a very good defensive line. Tuiomoloao did this against a good offensive line and a good quarterback kicking around as a backup in the NFL right now. It’s really hard to know what’s better, but Caleb Williams was under duress the whole game which Watts brilliantly capitalized on. Tuiomoloao was the duress. He sort of just took over the game and ended it, pretty single-handedly. I’d encourage you to watch the game and make your own decision. Having seen both I was more impressed by Tuiomoloao’s performance but if you’re asking me to draft one, I’m going Watts. He could do it again. No one will ever do what Tuiomoloao did again.

@TheBenFlock 10 ай бұрын

Including Tuiomoloao

@DCSk8er529 9 ай бұрын

@TheBenFlock Not taking anything away from Tuiomoloa, I just never seen anyone humiliate a Heisman winner before. Interceptions are interceptions man. It doesn't matter how you get them. At the end of the day, Watts leads the nation in interceptions with 6, and total take aways being 8. He is also 3'rd I believe in interception yards. Not like all of them were tipped either. It would be a crime for the defensive back to leads in interceptions to not be a Thorpe award finalist.

@TheBenFlock 9 ай бұрын

I think Watts is the better player. You should really watch Tuiomoloao vs Penn State. Give it a looksee