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Hughes and the young players celebrate his TD.
Hughes and the young players celebrate his TD.
By Steve Wiltfong

Date: Oct 24, 2007

In Notre Dame’s 38-0 loss to No. 9 USC last Saturday, it was literally men among boys. And that has been the case for the Irish most of the season, as head coach Charlie Weis has played 23 first-time starters this year. The Trojans played with a lot of older guys most of the afternoon, while Weis and his staff rotated in 25 freshmen and sophomores among the 51 total players they played.

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