IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame’s Drue Tranquill is excited to play under the lights this Saturday night” – DieHards
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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Brian Kelly praises Notre Dame safety Drue Tranquill for pushing forward” – South Bend Tribune NDInsider
… two knee surgeries that interrupted Drue Tranquill’s climb into relevance each of the past two seasons apparently haven’t diminished his promise or performance …. According to … Brian Kelly, Tranquill’s benching midway through the 50-47 double-overtime loss at Texas … was all about a mental backslide in the evolution of his role from the last time he took the field in a game …. ‘I don’t think there are any physical limitations,’ Kelly said … ‘It’s the game and learning the game, … He’s not just a downhill, box safety. He’s got to play on the hash. He’s got to play in man-to-man coverage. He’s got to do more than just roll down and be a flat-foot safety making tackles as the extra hat. There’s a little more to it.’
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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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