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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Notre Dame Bounces Back” – Blue and Gold Illustrated

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Blue and Gold Illustrated reports on Notre Dame’s defensive improvement against Syracuse, following a change in defensive coordinators.

… though the 50-33 #NotreDame win over Syracuse … featured plenty of room for improvement on defense, it was a step in the right direction. Syracuse’s high-powered offense started fast …. But some halftime adjustments proved crucial, and the Irish limited the Orange to just six second-half points. … Kelly fired third-year defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder before preparation for Syracuse’s uptempo offense started. He was pleased with the team’s response. …

Meanwhile, Notre Dame quarterback Deshone Kizer had a strong first half, but Brian Kelly looked for improvement in some of Kizer’s situational decisionmaking.

Offensively, junior quarterback DeShone Kizer had another career day for the Irish. … 23 of 35 passes for a personal-best 471 yards with three touchdowns and an interception. … though Kizer put up huge numbers en route to a 33-27 halftime advantage — he had 170 yards and two touchdowns through the game’s opening period — Kelly said he liked his quarterback’s second-half performance even better. ‘He has a tendency to want to do too much,’ said Kelly. ‘He puts too much pressure on himself. He’s got to stop doing that. What I liked about him in the second half was he dropped the ball down, took the easy completions, made the smart decisions, He needs to continue to do that.’

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IRISH NEWSLINK NJ.com: “Wimbush fans set to support Notre Dame QB’s N.J. return during tough redshirt year”

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…. The younger Wimbush indeed is having to wait for his shot. After seeing the field as a true freshman last year, the 6-3, 215-pounder was told by Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly in the offseason that he’d redshirt this year. …

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IRISH NEWSLINK South Bend Tribune ND Insider: “Notre Dame QB DeShone Kizer: A history of C-L-U-T-C-H”

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Shine a spotlight on DeShone Kizer, and the results are often C-L-U-T-C-H.

“Look, if you’ve got a really good quarterback you’ve got a chance, and he’s a really good quarterback,” Kelly said. “He knows what he’s doing. He knows how to do it and he’s working to get better at it every single day. He gives you a shot at winning every game you play.”

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IRISH NEWSLINK Blue and Gold Illustrated: “Notre Dame Beats Nevada”

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For a majority of the second half, Notre Dame junior quarterback DeShone Kizer stood on the sideline without his helmet and wearing a red visor.

No, the Toledo, Ohio, did not struggle and get the hook from coach Brian Kelly.

The Irish avoided a Week 2 quarterback controversy, starting Kizer and letting him captain Notre Dame to a big first half lead en route to a 39-10 victory over Nevada in front 80,795 spectators at Notre Dame Stadium.

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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Notre Dame vs. Texas: Offensive Grades” – Blue and Gold Illustrated

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Notre Dame did some good things offensively against Texas, but in the end the Irish offense could not capitalize on enough opportunities to win … Kizer was able to move the offense much better than Zaire, leading the Irish to all six of its touchdown drives. He made plays with his arm (215 yards, 5 TD’s) and legs (77 yards, 1 TD). Kizer was more than willing to attack tight windows … It was not a perfect performance … the Irish quarterback left too many yards on the table …. All in all, Kizer played very good football, but moving forward he will have to clean up some mechanical and read issues.

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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Kelly names Kizer as Notre Dame’s No. 1 QB against Nevada” – AP/FoxSports

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DeShone Kizer will start at quarterback for … Notre Dame against Nevada …. Kizer said Kelly met with him Wednesday and told him he won the job …. Kizer outplayed Malik Zaire in a 50-47 double-overtime loss at Texas. Kizer threw for five touchdowns and ran for another and guided Notre Dame within field-goal range two other times on 13 possessions. … 15 of 24 passing … 215 yards … pass efficiency rating of 206.5.

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IRISH VIDEO HIGHLIGHT: Notre Dame Touchdown vs. Texas, 2nd Quarter, Kizer to St. Brown 30-yard TD Pass

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Notre Dame fights back to tie the score 14-14 at Texas late in the first half, with an electric, acrobatic 30-yard touchdown pass from DeShone Kizer to Equanimeous St. Brown, their second of the game, with 3:44 to go in the half. Kizer hits St. Brown in mid-stride around the Texas 4, with St. Brown flying forward off a hit from a Texas defender, then doing a somersault off his hand to flip into the end zone.

 

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IRISH VIDEO HIGHLIGHT: Notre Dame Touchdown vs. Texas, 1st Quarter, Kizer to St. Brown 13-yard TD Pass

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Notre Dame gets on the board 7-0 in their first offensive drive at Texas, with a 13-yard touchdown pass from DeShone Kizer to Equanimeous St. Brown.  Kizer lofts a well-placed pass to the outside shoulder of a leaping St. Brown near the left sideline, five yards deep in the end zone. The Texas defender had decent height, at 6-2, yet the 6-5 St. Brown combined physical size with athleticism and grace, to snag the well-thrown ball for the score and get his right foot down just in-bounds. It would be Notre Dame’s only score in a first quarter that ended with the score 7-7.

 

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VIDEO NEWSWATCH: “Notre Dame’s quarterbacks ready to play their first game of the season” – ABC 57

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… Brian Kelly says he has been preparing both quarterbacks to play …. ‘Malik will go in for one play and DeShone will go in for 6, and then Malik will go in for 5 plays and then DeShone will go in for 3. So, the net is that they get the same amount of reps but they’re not tempoed reps and there’s no rhythm to them so we’re just preparing them for that kind of eventuality,’ said … Kelly. ‘… it’s just important to be able to adapt. Being here I’ve been able to adapt to a lot of different situations so for me, I play better when it’s just time to play,’ said quarterback Malik Zaire.

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