The majority of the success that the Irish have had offensively has been on the ground as they are averaging. Jeremiyah Love is the leading rusher with 25 attempts for 170 yards with 2 touchdowns and a 6.8 yard average. Riley Leonard has 23 attempts for 79 yards with 1 touchdown and a 3.4 yard average. Jadarian Price has 12 attempts for 68 yards with 1 touchdown and a 5.7 yard average. The amount of rushing attempts by Riley Leonard is concerning through two games as he has almost double what Price has and is just two attempts short of what Love has.

The Irish rushed for 198 yards on 34 attempts for an average of 5.8 yards per rush in a 23-13 win at Texas A&M. Jeremiyah Love was the leading rusher with 91 yards on 14 attempts for an impressive 6.5 yard average while adding a rushing touchdown that put the Irish up for good. Quarterback Riley Leonard added 63 yards on 12 attempts (5.2 yard average) for the ground game and Jadarian Price had 44 yards overall on 8 attempts (5.5 yard average). Devyn Ford wound up being the third running back in the game as both Aneyas Williams and Kedren Young did not appear during the game. In this case, it would have to do with the loud environment rather than trying to preserve any eligibility.

This will be the loudest environment that the Irish have entered since the thrilling 2021 matchup at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. This game certainly has playoff implications with it being among the significant games this season such as Louisville and Florida State at home along with Georgia Tech and USC away from home.

With the departure of Sam Hartman, the Irish reached into the transfer portal once again by getting Riley Leonard from Duke. Riley Leonard started the entire 2022 season and seven games in the 2023 season before injuries forced him to be out for the remainder of the season.