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VTScoop's Virginia Tech Football MVP: Week Six vs. Stanford
Welcome back to VTScoop's Virginia Tech Football MVP. An article series where the staff writers at VTScoop will conduct a weekly segment nominating their Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week. The end-goal is to crown the two players that have accumulated the most voting nominations by the end of the season. We will also crown the overall MVP of the season based upon the final tally. The VTScoop participants include Evan G. Watkins, Doug Bowman, Andrew Alix, Kolby Crawford, Amber Marie & myself - Matej Sis. Each week we'll nominate our MVPs backed by reasoning. Some weeks will be straight-forward while other weeks will offer good debate.
Video: Mike Denbrock, Al Golden & Jordan Clark Press Conference Highlights
Notre Dame's offensive and defensive coordinators and multiple players met with the media ahead of the Irish's matchup with the Stanford Cardinal on Saturday. They discussed what Stanford's offense does well, what parts of the offense might be getting overlooked, and Jordan Clark's Louisville altercation. The highlights are at the...
Notre Dame pass rusher Boubacar Traore (knee) out for season
Notre Dame pass rusher Boubacar Traore will miss the rest of the season with a torn left anterior cruciate ligament, coach Marcus Freeman announced Monday. Freeman said that Traore sustained the injury during the Fighting Irish's 31-24 home win over then-No. 15 Louisville on Sept. 28. Notre Dame had a bye last week. Traore led the Irish with three sacks and five tackles for loss across five games this season. The redshirt freshman has tallied 12 tackles -- six for loss -- with four sacks, two forced fumbles and an interception in 10 career games (two starts) for Notre Dame. Junior Tuihalamaka is expected to replace Traore at the viper position, a blend of defensive end and outside linebacker. Tuihalamaka, a junior, has seven tackles -- 1.5 for loss -- with a half-sack and an interception in five games (no starts) this season. The 11th-ranked Irish (4-1) host Stanford (2-3) on Saturday. --Field Level Media
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