Game-winning score from Hughes, career days for Clausen and Tate and defensive stands key the Irish victory.
CAREER: Has played in 25 games in his Notre Dame career and started 22 contests, including all 13 in 2010 ... totaled 108 career tackles, most of any Irish defensive lineman, including nine and a half tackles for loss and four and a half sacks ... added two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one pass breakup ... has two years of eligibility remaining ... paced the Irish defensive line in tackles in each of the last two seasons ... played both defensive end and tackle as sophomore but moved exclusively to defen- sive end in 2010 as the Irish switched to a 3-4 defense ... hard-working player has added approximately 70 pounds to his body since he arrived on campus.
2010 (JUNIOR): Started all 13 games in 2010 ... one of 11 players to start all 13 games for the Irish ... joined LB Darius Fleming, CB Gary Gray, DE Ethan Johnson, S Harrison Smith, ILB Manti Te'o and CB Darrin Walls as the only players on the defensive side of the ball to start all 13 games ... totaled 62 tackles, which ranked fifth on the team but first among defensive linemen ... recorded 20 solo and 42 assisted stops ... added two and a half tackles for loss (19 yards) and two sacks (19 yards) ... registered four tackles and a sack for minus-14 yards in the season-opening victory over Purdue ... collected three solo tackles and three more assisted stops against Michigan ... registered six more tackles, including two solo stops, against Stanford ... added a solo tackle for the Irish against Pittsburgh ... made just two tackles, but added a sack for minus-five yards and forced fumble against Western Michigan ... collected a career-high 10 tackles, including three solo stops, against Navy ... registered eight assisted tackles in the victory over Utah ... posted four solo tackles (seven overall) in the win over Army at Yankee stadium ... recorded seven tackles for the second straight game in the victory at USC ... four of which were solo stops ... collected four tackles, all assisted stops, in he Hyundai Sun Bowl victory over Miami (Fla.) ... totaled 680 snaps on defense, the most of any Irish defensive lineman.
2009 (SOPHOMORE): Made tremendous strides as sophomore, appearing in all 12 games and starting nine, after not seeing action as fresh- man ... led Irish defensive line and ranked sixth on team with 46 tackles ... recorded second-most tackles for loss on team with seven and his two and a half sacks ranked third ... added one forced fumble and one fumble recovery ... recovered fumble in Irish debut against Nevada ... started for first time against Michigan State and responded with four tackles and forced one fumble ... credited with four solo tackles at Purdue including first career tackle for loss ... tallied seven tackles, including two tackles for loss and first career sack, against Washington ... continued to be one of top defensive linemen on team against USC when he recorded five tackles with one and a half tackles for loss and one-half sack ... registered six tackles against Boston College ... notched five tackles with one tackle for loss against Washington State ... tied career high with seven tackles against Navy, including one tackle for loss and one sack ... totaled 227:26 of playing time and made 51 appearances on special teams.
2008 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named to the Fabulous 55 team by the Austin American-Statesman for top players in Texas ... ranked No. 33 on the Fab 55 list ... considered the 29th-best prospect in Texas and the third-best defensive end in the Lone Star State by SuperPrep ... named a SuperPrep All-American as the 41st-best defensive line prospect in the country ... ranked the 33rd-best player in Texas by Rivals.com and the 13th-best strongside defensive end by the ... rated by Scout.com as the 32nd-best defensive end in the nation ... as a junior, collected 50 tackles and added six sacks, two forced fumbles and three recovered fumbles ... received second-team all-district honors following junior season ... helped lead the football team to the playoffs as a sophomore and junior ... named honorable mention all-district following sophomore season ... also played basketball for the Kangaroos ... led his team to one conference win after pouring in 31 points and grabbing 12 rebounds ... averaged a double- double for the Weatherford basketball team ... named newcomer of the year following his freshman season on the basketball team for district 4-5A by the Dallas Morning News ... also was a member of the track and field team ... played football for coach Kenny Wheaton ... born Jan. 24, 1990 ... son of Wanna Lewis and Archie Moore ... enrolled in Mendoza College of Business, majoring in marketing.
