In hindsight, Kelly said he wished the Irish went with some bigger bodies against Texas’ two-tight end package with Tyrone Swoopes at quarterback.
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When Tyrone Swoopes lunged forward to win the game in double overtime, viewers heard the commentator say “TEXAS. IS”. Unfortunately, most articles about the game have used this phrase as their driving theme. Although the Irish lost to the Longhorns, the coaching staff and fans can takeaway several things from the outcome. No more bowl-less seasons! “Both [Sebastian and Hunter Jr.] sustained head injuries, so they’ll go through our battery of tests and we’ll see how they are today and proceed from there”.
“We put ourselves in a position”. “We just don’t understand why that was not reviewed by the Big 12. But, again, it’s like anything else, it’s college football and you’ve got young guys that you’ve got to coach and we look to get better next week against Nevada”.
Calm. Down. Take a breath, Texas fans, because there’s still a long, frustrating road ahead. By the end of the night Sunday, Notre Dame was playing three true freshmen – Julian Love, Devin Studstill and Jalen Elliott – in the secondary just to see if any combination could hold up against the aerial assault. Unless you’re Alabama, you can not win a national championship without having a solid quarterback. Notre Dame won 35-0 on September 5, 2009, marking only the third time coach Chris Ault’s team was shut out in his 25 years as the Wolf Pack coach. I’ve been through this before if you remember a couple years ago. “Everybody needs to tap the brakes”, Kelly told the Chicago Tribune. If you caught any of the game then you saw Charlie Strong swapping the two out for various plays, especially when it called for Swoopes to plow through a defensive line filled with guys smaller and slower than him.
Freshman receiver Kevin Stepherson, redshirt freshman cornerback Ashton White, sophomore running back Dexter Williams and sophomore linebacker Te’von Coney all made appearances Sunday against Texas. UTEP can also help reverse its historical struggles against the Big 12 – it is 0-15 against the conference since its inaugural season in 1996.
This has happened before, ladies and gentlemen.
Texas has been excited about quarterbacks in recent years only to be disappointed. Their problem has never been talent; rather, they have lacked consistency.
“Our defense challenged on of the best offenses in the nation!” Brown become Notre Dame’s go-to receiver this season.
McConaughey even used some of his own career advice to psych up the Texas players, who opened their season in primetime at their home stadium in front of a school-record crowd of 102,315 attendees. All that he has left to prove is that he will improve rather than hitting a plateau.
(AP Photo/Eric Gay). Texas mascot Bevo XV is walked to the field during the first half of an NCAA college football game between Texas and Notre Dame, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016, in Austin, Texas.
Kelly rightfully pointed out that the Irish defense did settle in in the 2nd half, giving the offense an opportunity to make a comeback.
Not only did Kizer have the better numbers, the Notre Dame offense looked more fluid and lethal with him taking the snaps.
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Asked to give a vote of confidence to defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder after Texas gained 517 yards, Kelly replied, “Yeah, absolutely”. As of now, this isn’t a huge concern.
