IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Brian Kelly stays the course with Notre Dame defense” – South Bend Tribune Irish Insider

… a problem that was obvious (the defense) long before fall camp began, has reached crisis level … Fix it now or brace for a free-fall. … in six years under Kelly, Notre Dame is 3-3 in the second game of the season – and two of those wins were last-minute escapes from lower-caliber foes …. Even though Nevada barely escaped from Cal Poly, an FCS team, in overtime last Friday, the Wolf Pack has a potent running game.
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Texas’ hurry-up offense had a staggering 86 plays, including the two periods of bonus football. Notre Dame had 76 offensive snaps. … Even when they did get to third down, the Longhorns weren’t bad (8 of 18). … numbers … bad enough to cause a panic. …

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