THE BIG PICTURE: Despite all the injuries, Notre Dame is still a College Football Playoff contender. The NCAA football live streaming and TV coverage will be presented thanks to NBC. DeShone Kizer is now being asked to step into the starting role and his first game as the starter being against Georgia Tech is tough for him.
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The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets offense never really gained any traction against a Notre Dame defense that previously struggled against triple-option offenses.
“‘It’s time for you to ball, ‘ that’s all he kept saying”, Kizer said of Zaire, who broke his right ankle during the third quarter of the Irish’s 34-27 victory at Virginia last weekend.
Georgia Tech is listed as a 2.5 point favorite for this afternoon’s game. “So, yeah, we’re not taking anything for granted”, Kelly said. The Blackhawks are holding training camp at Notre Dame.
On defense: The key for Notre Dame will be eye discipline.
USA Today reported in December that Johnson, then still coaching at Navy, was so upset he called Georgia Southern wanting to schedule a game so he could “beat the hell out of Brian VanGorder”. “Go shoot for it”.
Georgia Southern went 3-8 that season, and VanGorder left for a job with the Atlanta Falcons.
BREAKOUT PLAYER: He’s well known in Notre Dame circles, but C.J. Prosise is going to have to carry the load for the Notre Dame running game.
Will Fuller’s four touchdowns are second in the nation, and the Notre Dame receiver continues to pick up believers with his 133-yards-per-game average.
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The Fighting Irish athletic training staff rushed to aid Tranquill, who appeared to be fighting back tears as he was helped off the field.
