The Notre Dame Fighting Irish came out swinging Saturday, landing a haymaker when DeShone Kizer hit Equanimeous St. Brown on a 79-yard touchdown strike against Syracuse on the game’s first play from scrimmage.
St. Brown ran right through a couple would-be arm tackles. Once he got past the defenders, nobody could catch him.
DeShone Kizer with the strike to Equanimeous St. Brown for a 79-yard TD to open the game. https://t.co/riT2xeNqCw (h/t @dpbrugler)
— Sportsnaut (@Sportsnaut) October 1, 2016
This put the Irish up over Syracuse, 7-0, before even 20 seconds had run off the clock.
It’s exactly the kind of start this program needed after falling to 1-3 last weekend. Unfortunately, Notre Dame’s defense surrendered an eight-play, 75-yard touchdown scoring drive not two minutes later.