IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Notre Dame-Nevada 2016: Five Things to Watch” – UND.com

… five things to watch:

1.The Notre Dame quarterback situation
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2. Early season improvement

There’s an old saying … that a team makes its greatest improvement from the first game to the second. Brian Kelly … put seven first-time starters on the field at Texas, and … there are 10 players missing from last year’s team who now occupy spots on NFL rosters. … Now that the Irish have seen some of their younger, less-experienced players in game situations, at least for a week, it’s easier to make adjustments, corrections and improvement. Expect everybody on the field to have a better feel for his assignment ….

3. What to expect from Nevada?

It figures to be an emotional day for Wolf Pack head coach Brian Polian who not long ago spent five seasons (2005-09) in South Bend as an Irish assistant coach. … This is a Nevada program that won a bowl game last year (… the Wolf Pack has played in a bowl game 10 of the last 11 seasons) and opened with an overtime home win. James Butler is a proven talent at running back … senior quarterback Tyler Stewart was an efficient 17 of 23 throwing the football last weekend.

4. The shorter work week

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5. The NBC broadcast

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