101.   Nutt said true freshman Decori Birmingham also should get playing time.

102.   On a third-down play, true freshman receiver Jim McElroy had first-down yardage before fumbling and recovering -- and losing the first down.

103.   One of the more intuitive players back then was Plummer, a true freshman from the foothills of Idaho.

104.   One, a heavy-lidded true freshman from Dallas with a slow, lazy gait, is quick.

105.   Oregon alternately had a true freshman, a redshirt freshman and a sophomore on its defensive line.

106.   Other players, like true freshman wide receiver Kareem Kelly, will make their first visit to South Bend.

107.   Otton found Soward on a short completion, and the true freshman zig-zagged through most of the Stanford defense before diving into the end zone.

108.   Palmer, a true freshman, loves that idea but admitted he felt he had a bad week of practice.

109.   Pratchard will back up true freshman Travis Claridge at the guard position.

110.   Redshirt freshman Blake Worley will start at right tackle, true freshman Bryce Bohlander will start at left tackle, and junior Micah Webb will be used in relief.