The mentality of the Notre Dame running back is simple — stay patient and keep pounding it.

That’s what running back Josh Adams had to say following his 229-yard performance against Boston College this past weekend.

“I think that’s the mindset of any running back, stay patient and keep pounding it,” said Adams. “Just knowing that the big ones will come. Not trying to get a big play, every play, but just sticking with the plan, sticking with the offensive plan, and letting the linemen do their job and you doing your job. Not doing too much. Just doing what’s required and once you get it, try to score and try to put some points on the board. That’s definitely the mentality of all of our running backs, take it play by play and when it breaks, you got to finish.”

It’s hard to find a more patient running back in college football. Adams lets the play form, uses his vision to find the hole, and makes his big plays look effortless.

“Glory be to God,” said Adams, who was all smiles after the road victory over the Eagles. “We’re just blessed to be out there. We had a lot we wanted to prove this week to ourselves and how our preparation was, we wanted to get out and force our dominance on offense. That was our mindset. Coming out and being a stronger second half team, I felt like we did that very well. Just overall as an offense, we stuck with it, we kept the intensity up, we stayed aggressive, and we did an unbelievable job with that.”

On the season, Adams has carried the ball 56 times for 443 yards (7.9 yards per carry average) and two touchdowns through three games. Let’s see what he has in store for Michigan State this weekend.