NOTRE DAME DISCIPLINE: Kelly has said he intends to make four of the five players arrested by state police on marijuana possession during training camp available to play.
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When: 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 4. If the Horns win this game, it will likely come down to the leg of Domingue. Zaire was dominant in just two appearances last season and ran the team beautifully.
The Texas offense ended up with as many three-and-outs (8) as first downs in the 38-3 smackdown, matching the fewest first downs given up by a Notre Dame team in the Kelly Era, also logged in a 27-3 mashing of Army in 2010. However, a loss – let alone another blowout – would put Strong and the Longhorns in an early hole. The problem for the Fighting Irish will be their inability to score the football.
Yeah … sort of like concluding that because USC won by 35 points against Notre Dame in 2014 (49-14), just like the Irish did versus Texas a year ago, a similar outcome would occur in 2015. But what were trying to counter is the game within the game, and that is how Texas is trying to defend what were doing offensively..
The likelihood of Texas being able to immediately take advantage of the up-tempo offense being constructed isn’t strong. But the type of dialogue and conversations from the game that will start late Sunday evening, win or lose, will say a lot about Coach Strong, where this program is, and where it looks to be headed in the near future.
While Strong and his staff have the benefit of scheming for two quarterbacks with similar styles, Texas’ two options – senior Tyrone Swoopes and true freshman Shane Buechele – are on two opposite ends of the spectrum.
UT can win if: Tailbacks D’Onta Foreman and Chris Warren eat up yardage, and if the Longhorns’ defense shows it learned a thing or two during last year’s misery.
College football is officially back, and on Sunday night, the eyes of millions will be on the Eyes of Texas.
Texas also debuts a brand new offense against the Fighting Irish.
How Texas beats you: First-year offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert is the wild card in all of this. The offense SHOULD be more explosive – more plays, more space and better playmakers.
In fact, he’ll see a bunch of them Sunday night.
All of that percolated last fall while Crawford’s recuperating knee kept him from showing it on the field.
Romagnolo added she thinks her young team should continue to improve as the season goes on. However, he injured his ankle in Week 2, opening the door for junior DeShone Kizer to nab the starting job.
Can Torii Hunter Jr. lead an inexperienced receiving corp, despite having only 35 receptions last season? Brian Kelly says the plan is to play both quarterbacks, which is always an interesting choice.
In 2014, weeks after the Irish pitched a shutout against MI that ended the Wolverines’ NCAA streak of 376 games without posting a zero on the scoreboard, regression kicked in for Notre Dame. “If Charlie Strong does not have a winning season, I don’t see how he stays on”, Carrington said. He torched Texas for 49 yards and two touchdowns – on 9.8 yards per carry – last September.
Adams’ ascent was only possible after Tarean Folston went down just three carries into 2015. Buechele and Swoopes don’t make mistakes and do just enough to manage the game the rest of the way. And we got Malik Jefferson.
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