Halftime Report

It's halftime at Notre Dame Stadium, and the Irish are, surpise, losing! Air Force is up 17-10. Here are the scoring drives.

First Quarter
AF-Ryan Harrison: 19 yard field goal; 8:31 (3-0)

AF-John Rabold: 19 yard fumble recovery; 0:40 (10-0)

Second Quarter
ND-Brandon Walker: 28 yard field goal; 8:29 (10-3)

ND-John Carlson: 2 yard catch from Jimmy Clausen; 2:32 (10-10)

AF-Spencer Armstrong: 8 yard run; 1:09 (17-10)

Statistical Leaders
Passing
AF-Shaun Carney: 5/10, 46 yards, 0 touchdowns, 0 interceptions
ND-Jimmy Clausen: 5/11, 59 yards, 1 touchdown, 0 interceptions

Rushing
AF-Chad Hall: 16 carries, 83 yards, 5.2 yards per carry
ND-James Aldridge: 11 carries, 55 yards, 5 yards per carry

Receiving
AF-Spencer Armstrong: 1 catch, 12 yards, 0 touchdowns
ND-John Carlson: 2 catches, 30 yards, 1 touchdown

Tackles
AF-John Rabold: 7 tackles
ND-Trevor Laws: 9 tackles

Longest Plays
AF-Shaun Carney 21 yard rush
ND-John Carlson 28 yard catch from Jimmy Clausen

MVP
AF-Chad Hall: If you've been watching the game, you would notice him. Maybe not from his play, but more from the lovefest he's getting from the announcers. It's starting to get a bit creepy. However, he's a big play back who has many runs that have been stuffed and many that have gone for 15 yards.

ND-James Aldridge: Aldridge has been the most consistent runner on the field. He always seems to get yards. You can't say that about Hall, Allen, or Carney. The Irish need him to keep it up for the Irish to come back and win this one.

LVP
AF-Keith Madsen: For a team that's doing as well as Air Force, it's hard to find a bad player. However, Madsen did have one bonehead play. He fumbled around the 37 yard line with 12 seconds to go. The Irish got lucky and kept the Falcons' lead at 7.

ND-Asaph Schwapp: If it weren't for Butterfingers here, this game would be tied. Clausen had a good handoff, but Schwapp fumbled it. When the ball was returned for a touchdown, Schwapp locked up my LVP of the half.

Bonehead Mistake of the Game
Clausen wraps this up. Air Force is clearly sending the blitz. I see it. Everyone else watching should be able to se it, but Clausen must not. He doesn't point it out to the tight ends, offensive tackles, or backs. This results in Clausen eating grass.

Outlook
Eh. Can't really say much. At one point, the Notre Dame defense was playing amazing. When Air Force ran the two minute drill, the Irish defense looked like they have never seen the option. Early in the game, Clausen was scrambling like crazy and throwing incompletes. At the end of the quarter, he was much more accurate. I can't even predict the rest of the game. It's just so weird.