Notre Dame Football: 3 takeaways from shutout win over Bowling Green
By Dante Pryor
2. Ian Book looked decisive
Ian Book didn’t sleep walk through this one. He needed to take care of business and he did. He threw more touchdowns than incomplete passes. He knew where he wanted to go with the ball and put it on his receivers.
Book didn’t always trust what he saw in some games this season. There were also some opportunities he had to go down field, and took the check down instead. That wasn’t the case on Saturday. He was aggressive and accurate with his throws.
Most importantly, his attitude about taking care of what was in front of him and not fooling around with a lesser opponent was evident throughout the entire offense. Book needed to have on a visor for the second half, and he did for most of it.
The senior needed help from his receivers, and he got it. They didn’t leave any catches on the turf.
The Bowling Green secondary isn’t very good, so it wasn’t difficult for the Irish receivers to get separation. When it came to them, they caught it. They took advantage of their size in man coverage situations, and Ian did a good job of putting it on his guys. In his limited work, Book looked confident and like he trusted his receivers.