IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Notre Dame-Syracuse 2016: What the Irish Learned” – und.com

1. The Notre Dame defense made progress … 2. Back to work. … Kelly made good on his promise to play more people, as an amazing 27 players were credited with tackles …. forcing nine Syracuse punts — four times on three-and-out …. 3. What a wild start. … five consecutive touchdowns to open the contest — and Notre Dame’s DeShone Kizer had thrown bombs of 79 yards (on the first play from scrimmage) and then 67 yards to sophomore Equanimeous St. Brown within the first four minutes of the game. Throw in C.J. Sanders’ 93-yard kickoff return — and Notre Dame accounted for three TDs in less than five minutes to open the action. … Kizer already had 356 passing yards by halftime …. 4. DeShone Kizer is a dynamic player. … ranked fifth nationally in passing yards per completion (16.49), third in yards per pass attempt (10.38), sixth in passing TDs (14), ninth in passing efficiency (175.4), 12th in passing yards (1,567) and even 19th in rushing TDs (six). No Irish quarterback has ever participated in a Notre Dame victory and thrown for as many yards (471) as Kizer did Saturday. … 5. Some normalcy now returns. A win over Syracuse doesn’t solve everything, but at least Notre Dame this week in preparation for North Carolina State can seek some sense of routine again. …

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