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

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… 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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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Polian: In ‘perfect world’ Pack not playing Notre Dame” – Reno Gazette-Journal

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While getting $1 million to play at a historic location like Notre Dame Stadium is a great experience for his players, Wolf Pack coach Brian Polian said ‘in a perfect world’ Nevada wouldn’t play this game. ‘No,’ Polian said when asked if he’d want to play this game if not for the financial impact. ‘When you look at a mid-major that has an incredibly historic year … they’re not playing two Powers 5s and if they are they’re catching them in a down year. In a perfect world, I don’t want to play two Power 5s every year.  If we were supposed to win those games we’d be funded like a Power 5.’ … The Wolf Pack … is playing the fifth-easiest schedule among FBS teams this year based on opponent win-loss percentage from 2015 ….

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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “No panic at NotreDame, Irish ready to get on track” – NotreDame.247Sports

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There was zero panic around the Guglielmino Athletics Complex on Notre Dame’s campus … as the Irish aim to bounce back in this weekend’s home opener against Nevada following Sunday night’s tough 50-47 double-overtime loss at Texas. … the vibe remains strong regarding the program’s present … and certainly its future with the coaches on staff and players in the program. … Play with more consistency on offense and special teams while shoring up the defense heading into Nevada this weekend and get it progressing in the right direction. Big games coming up against the 12th-ranked Spartans and 7th-ranked Stanford are big opportunities to climb back into the national picture.

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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.

Click here for Blue and Gold Illustrated: “Notre Dame vs. Texas: Offensive Grades”




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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 NEWSWATCH: “Notre Dame Home Opener Saturday vs. Nevada For #18 Irish” – UNDcom

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TIME, DATE AND PLACE

3:30 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016
Notre Dame Stadium (80,795); Notre Dame, Ind.

TELEVISION

NBC national telecast ….

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SERIES INFO

Notre Dame leads the series 1-0, a 35-0 Irish win on Sept. 5, 2009, at Notre Dame Stadium.

THE COACHES

Notre Dame: Brian Kelly, 55-24 at Notre Dame (7th year), 226-81-2 overall (26th year), 0-0 vs. Nevada
Nevada: Brian Polian, 19-20 at Nevada and overall (4th year), 0-0 vs. Notre Dame

WHAT TO WATCH FOR

Notre Dame will aim for its first win of the season after Sunday night’s loss at Texas. The Irish have not begun a season at 0-2 since 2011.


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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Notre Dame defense fails to pass test against Texas ” – Chicago Tribune

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The Irish allowed 517 yards, an average of 6 per play. Its secondary was beat time and again. … a Notre Dame Kelly-coached team lost for the first time to an unranked team while in the top 10 in 21 opportunities. … a freshman quarterback, Shane Buechele … torch[ed] them for 280 yards and two touchdowns. They couldn’t tackle … backup quarterback Tyrone Swoopes when it counted.
 
The back of its defense, one again, was beat for big play after big play.
 
‘We gotta coach better,’ Kelly said. ‘It starts with me and our staff coaching better. Then our players have to do their job. ….’

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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Lack of replay on hit that sidelined Notre Dame WR Torii Hunter Jr. raises questions” – South Bend Tribune Irish Insider

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… Texas safety DeShon Elliott delivered a blow to [Torii Hunter, Jr.’s] head as Hunter tried to haul in a DeShone Kizer pass in the end zone. … More stunning than the hit may have been the lack of replay from the officiating crew. Even though a targeting penalty wasn’t initially called on the field, the replay official could have overruled officials on the field. The NCAA rulebook … states the replay official ‘may create a targeting foul, but only in egregious instance in which a foul is not called by the officials on the field. Such a review may not be initiated by a coach’s challenge.’ … [Notre Dame Head Coach] Brian Kelly … described his discussions with the officials as ‘heated’ …. on-field officials never signaled that replay official Richard Jordan had called the play under review. ‘It wasn’t even reviewed, which just doesn’t make any sense to me,’ Kelly said. ‘I’ve been in this game a long time, and I know when somebody gets hit in the head. He certainly was hit in the head on that play in the end zone. It’s just unfortunate that it wasn’t officiated or reviewed in a manner that I thought it should have been.’

Click here for South Bend Tribune Irish Insider: “Lack of replay on hit that sidelined Notre Dame WR Torii Hunter Jr. raises questions”

 


 

 

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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Irish Rally Falls Short In Double Overtime At Texas; Longhorns edge Notre Dame 50-47 in season opener for both teams” – und.com

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The 10th-ranked University of Notre Dame football team (0-1) rallied from a second-half 17-point deficit, but fell in double overtime to Texas (1-0), 50-47…. a back and forth battle all evening in front of a Texas record crowd of 102,315. … The Irish will return home to face Nevada in Notre Dame Stadium … Sept. 10, 2016 at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC …. There were plenty of candidates for ‘the play of the game’ in a two-overtime thriller. Kizer’s 29-yard touchdown run, his drop-in-a-bucket 17-yard touchdown pass to Josh Adams to put the Irish ahead 35-31, or Isaac Rochell’s key tackle-for-a-loss on third down a 14:02 in the fourth quarter to get the Irish the ball to set the stage for the Kizer-to-Adams hook up, but there is little doubt as to the definitive play of the game: Shaun Crawford’s 98-yard blocked point-after-touchdown return for two points to tie the game at 37-37. … [There were] [n]o turnovers for Notre Dame.

Click here for UND.com: Irish Rally Falls Short In Double Overtime At Texas; Longhorns edge Notre Dame 50-47 in season opener for both teams.

 


 

 

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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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