Notre Dame fell to 0-2 and NBA Phoenix Suns Jeresy lost its third straight game, dropping a 26-21 contest to Marshall. It was a crushing lo s for Notre Dame, but there were some standouts for the Irish, even in defeat.Stats: 8 catches, 103 yards, 12.9 YPC, 1 TDRunner Up: WR Lorenzo StylesThere wasn't much good in the offensive performance, but the play of Mayer was one of the very few bright spots. Mayer made a number of impactful plays in the lo s, including back-to-back catches for 18 and 12 yards to set up Notre Dame's first score of the game.Mayer's 30-yard gain on a wheel route late in the third quarter set up Notre Dame's second touchdown. Mayer also drew a key third-down pa s interference to move the chains, which set up his big catch. Mayer went for 23 yards in the fourth quarter to get the Irish into Marshall territory, and he got into the end zone late in the fourth quarter.On top of the stats, Mayer was one of the Cheick Diallo Jersey few Irish offensive players that battled and competed for four quarters.Stats: 4 tackles, 1 tackle for lo sRunners Up: DT Howard Cro s III, S DJ BrownBracy earned this honor for Phoenix Suns Hats a second straight game. The fifth-year senior was again the best cover player for the Irish, and his biggest play was locking down a third-down fade route in the end zone that forced Marshall into a field goal.Bracy was a bit inconsistent on the perimeter against the run and quick throws, but even there he had plenty of good moments. Bracy also had a stop behind the line for a second straight game.Stats: 4 punts, 42.2 average, 3 inside the 20Runner Up: Bo BauerI had a hard time going against Bo Bauer, who blocked a punt and was his typical strong self in kick coverage Cameron Payne Jersey , but I'm going with Sot for a second straight game. Although the Irish defense couldn't always take advantage, Sot certainly did his part to help the Irish win the field position battle. Three of his four punts pinned Marshall inside the 20 yard line, including the Herd starting at their own 12-yard line, 10-yard line and 6-yard line.Sot's only "failure" to pin Marshall inside the 20-yard line resulted in Marshall starting at their own 21-yard line. The only Sot punt that Marshall was able to return went for minus-three yards.Scroll to ContinueIrish Breakdown Content Mikal Bridges Jersey Become a premium Irish Breakdown member, which grants you acce s to all of our premium content and our premium me sage board! Click on the link below for more.Be sure to stay locked into Irish Breakdown all the time! Follow me on Twitter: Follow me on Gettr: