IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Notre Dame defense fails to pass test against Texas ” – Chicago Tribune

The Irish allowed 517 yards, an average of 6 per play. Its secondary was beat time and again. … a Notre Dame Kelly-coached team lost for the first time to an unranked team while in the top 10 in 21 opportunities. … a freshman quarterback, Shane Buechele … torch[ed] them for 280 yards and two touchdowns. They couldn’t tackle … backup quarterback Tyrone Swoopes when it counted.
 
The back of its defense, one again, was beat for big play after big play.
 
‘We gotta coach better,’ Kelly said. ‘It starts with me and our staff coaching better. Then our players have to do their job. ….’

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