“We plan on having two really good quarterbacks the rest of the year”.
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Kizer wasn’t flawless on Sunday – Kelly pointed to a couple of missed “cupcake” throws and some uncharacteristic missed protections that led to sacks, for example – but he threw for five touchdowns and rushed for another while National Football League evaluators salivated watching him on a nationally-televised broadcast.
Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly finally let DeShone Kizer know on Wednesday he’s “the guy” at quarterback for the 18th-ranked Fighting Irish.
After those two unbelievable drives from the schools the defense woke up a bit especially for texas while Zaire was quarterback who only threw 2 completions for six yards against the Texas D. At Halftime the ratings grew larger as UT held a 21-14 lead over ND.
Close quarterback competitions nearly always come down to one thing: which player makes the ball move more consistently?
Kingsbury, whose Texas Tech program has not taken advantage of UT’s demise, losing six straight to the Longhorns before a Thanksgiving victory a year ago, said he was pulling for Texas against Notre Dame, even if it emboldens the Longhorns.
“I told him don’t let her down”, Strong said. We have many more to go.
The game was one quarter old and the stadium was full of anticipation, suspense, fear and alcohol. If Texas would just be Texas, the Big 12 would walk taller, stand prouder and breathe more fire. “What really happened in the Texas game was you had the offense that had a chance to win the game – but you’re going to have to play some games where you outscore people”.
Kelly also talked about keeping the No. 2 quarterback “engaged” in the process.
“They’ll handle the matters in the time frame that they see fit”, Kelly said. That’s really 99 percent attitude and accepting the role that you have.
Notre Dame’s contest against the Wolf Pack is scheduled for a 3:30 p.m. ET start. He has 2,100 career rushing yards.
The Brent Pease-led offense continued to run the football up the middle in the style of a Sean Kugler-led squad, but there were flashes of Pease as well. Buechele got the start and passed for 280 yards and two touchdowns in pushing the Longhorns to a 31-14 lead.
Texas quarterback Tyrone Swoopes (18) runs for a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Notre Dame, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016, in Austin, Texas.
Senior quarterback Tyrone Swoopes was named the Big 12 Co-Offensive Player of the Week thanks to his performance against Notre Dame. And with graduate student safety Avery Sebastian going through the concussion protocol, the secondary looks vulnerable. On third and fourth down, the Longhorns converted seven of 11 times, including on both fourth down plays.
A couple of bright spots on offense were sophomore receiver Equanimeous St. With five touchdown passes against Texas, Kizer has thrown 26 to give him 37 total touchdowns in what amounts to one full regular season slate of starting assignments.
“The last eight months I’ve learned quite a bit about myself as a quarterback, as a leader, as a teammate and from that I think I’ve definitely developed into someone that I wanted to be for this season”, Kizer said three days before taking Nevada. “They have a lot of good athletes, are very well coached”.
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But it doesn’t soften the blow for the Irish and Head Coach Brian Kelly, who answered questions today about the disappointing loss and upset to the un-ranked Texas Longhorns in Austin. He is embracing the opportunity, saying, “Who wouldn’t want to play in front of Touchdown Jesus?”
