Snowy Conditions for Sunday's Game

[Reginald Rutledge]

7. Rice back to pass. Frank Jacobs wide open and the pass is complete. 45, 40, 35, 30, and down to the 28 yard line. That was a great throw and catch by Rice and Jacobs. It keeps the Irish drive going.
8. 1st and 10 for the Irish at the 21 yard line of the VOLS.

[Reginald Rutledge]

9. Irish’s Rice back to pass from the shotgun. Walker comes on a blitz. Derrick Brown slides off corner is wide open down the left side of the field.

[Reginald Rutledge]

10. Rice throws the ball—complete! Brown, 15, 10 5, touchdown Fighting Irish~
11. Extra point is good!

[Reginald Rutledge]

12. Kick-off to VOLS. Back deep is Willie Gault, the VOLS all-time kick returner who holds several NCAA kick-off returner records.
13. Gault takes the kick at his own 5. Gault goes right behind the wedge. Gault up to the 30, 40, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, touchdown!

Nice catch Frank!

[Reginald Rutledge]

The VOLS storm right back on the ensuing kick-off. The Vols set up a nice return. The Irish shook the box and it started the kik at the 5. Instead of the VOLS coming straight at the point of attack, they went back to form a wall. Gault released towards the right side of the field and the rest was history!

[Reginald Rutledge]

14. VOLS shake it up for the kick. Kick-off 4 seconds and endzone. Touchback on the play.

[Reginald Rutledge]

15. 1st and 10 for the Irish at their own 20. The snow is really coming down hard here in South Bend. Rice pitches the ball to Watters for a 3 yard gain. Stopped on the play by Dale Carter.

[Reginald Rutledge]

16. 2nd and 7 at the 23. Rice runs the option to the right. Tosses it to Watters. VOLS react on the play to the runner. He picks up 6 and runs out of bounds. This makes it 3rd and 1. Jerome Bettis checks into the ball game. Bettis was not on this 1988 National Championship team but we love Bettis so enough said.

[Reginald Rutledge]

17. Handoff to Bettis. A gain of 5 right up the gut. Stopped by Al Wilson. An injury on the play. The Box has spoken. Injury to the Irish running back, Ricky Watters. Out for 10 plays.