At Tuesday’s press conference, WHME Sports Director Chuck Freeby asked Brian Kelly about what makes the atmosphere at Clemson so special.
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“It’s a close team”. The Wildcats are 4-3-0 on the season after dropping their Big East opener to Butler, and they’ll play at La Salle on Wednesday night before hosting Marquette. There’s no quit in them. If that went well, Kelly said he could be cleared fully today. The Jayhawks had last week off, but this is their first road trip of the season and a circle-the-wagons game for Rutgers, which is in “must win” mode. Pass blocking is an area a lot of college runners struggle with and most have been playing the position for their entire careers.
“They really like each other and enjoy playing, (but) we’re still kind of sorting out the certain roles for the players on this football team”.
Georgia Tech is 15-8 (.652) in games following losses under HC Paul Johnson.
It’s one of the wild scenes in college football when players touch Howard’s Rock and come running down the hill into Death Valley.
On the goalline, you do see Kizer under-center, which was a point of contention past year with another freshman QB in Deshaun Watson at Florida State. Morris always talked about having a power running game to complement the passing we see in a HUNH (Hurry-up, No-huddle), but it never materialized. I really don’t care about the polls. “Someone is going to flip it to where it was their fault and not that we won”.
It figures to be another megawatt week on Clemson’s campus. On the heels of a hugely significant upset of #14 Georgia Tech, the #6 Fighting Irish could have stumbled against a program that has only been at the FBS level for a couple years. The result is many of Watson’s completions have been short tosses as opponents take away the long ball.
But co-offensive coordinator Tony Elliott thinks the drama will bring out Watson’s best. That’s because of all the serious injuries the team has suffered this season.
Swinney also joked “it’s a little unfair” Pope Francis visited the United States last week, helping Notre Dame improve to 5-0 when a pope is in America with a win over UMass. The contest was another game where Kizer and Prosise could grow and help the rest of the offense readjust instead of focusing on the Irish’s numerous injuries.
“I think I’ve got a pretty good feel for the pulse of the team and its leadership core and then how these younger players fit into that group”, Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said this week.
Kearse later added he could not wait to match-up against Fuller.
Kelly again stood before the media Tuesday and said Redfield will start against the Tigers on Saturday.
“They obviously don’t know what we do down here in Death Valley, ” Kearse said.
Marquette sent Notre Dame to their fourth deficit of the season in the 67th minute when Toby Howell found Nortey out in front of the Irish net.
The Irish are 2-5 under Kelly on the road against ranked teams, with both wins coming in 2012 at No. 10 Michigan State and No. 8 Oklahoma.
Clemson owns a 41-6 home record under head coach Dabo Swinney, the highest winning percentage in the program’s history.
“We do have Tim Bourret, and Tim Bourret is 2-0 lifetime in these games”, Swinney said.
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“He’s been just about everything in his time here, and so I just think it’s so amusing that it’s even a question if he’s ready or if he’s going to perform because he’s a baller”, linebacker and fellow captain Joe Schmidt said.
