by Leprechaun Express & Steve Welsh
Only one of Notre Dame’s first three opponents is ranked, while Notre Dame enjoys an arguably inflated top-10 ranking. Even so, the Irish face a curious gauntlet their first three weeks, with a huge asterisk next to each game. They could set the tone for a curious season. With vastly inflated expectations, and Notre Dame having a big pendulum swing
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Brian Kelly had his first radio show of 2016 leading up to Notre Dame’s season-opener against Texas. The Fighting Irish and the Longhorns meet in Austin on Sunday night, Sept. 4, at 6:30 p.m. CT (7:30 p.m. ET).
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Brian Kelly spoke to the media on Thursday, Sept. 1, leading up to Notre Dame’s season-opener against Texas. The Fighting Irish and the Longhorns meet in Austin on Sunday night, Sept. 4, at 6:30 p.m. CT (7:30 p.m. ET).
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Not only can there be a dramatic change in a team’s personality/demeanor after just one year, it can happen in just one week …. Adding to the degree of difficulty is the home field. … the Longhorns, who finished 5-7 last year, are only 3.5-point underdogs at home after losing by 35 at Notre Dame in 2015 …. other factors
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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
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Neither program plans to reveal its starting quarterback until their respective units take the field …. The Fighting Irish also will be debuting a new receiving corps and rebuilt offensive line. … How will three new Irish starters in the secondary, and a new middle linebacker, hold up against the fast-break [Texas] attack? … For the Longhorns, how motivated are
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Notre Dame introduced their customized uniforms for this year’s Shamrock Series game in this July video. The 2016 Shamrock Series game, broadcast by NBC, will pit Notre Dame against Army at the Alamodome in San Antonio on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016, at 2:30 p.m. CT (3:30 p.m. ET) You’ve seen the #ShamrockSeries uniform — now take a closer look at
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Brian Kelly spoke to the media on Tuesday, Aug. 30, to preview Notre Dame’s season-opener against Texas. The Fighting Irish and the Longhorns meet in Austin on Sunday night, Sept. 4, at 6:30 p.m. CT (7:30 p.m. ET).
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Brian Kelly, like most people analyzing Notre Dame’s season opener against Texas, realizes that all eyes will be on the Irish quarterback situation. … the rotation of junior DeShone Kizer and senior Malik Zaire — and how the two quarterbacks handle that … will likely have more impact on the final result than any other factor. * * * The
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The individual on Texas’ offense who could trouble Notre Dame the most … may not be one of its quarterbacks or either of its 250-pound running backs. … [but rather] first-year offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert’s up-tempo system. Gilbert, a co-offensive coordinator at Tulsa last season, helped direct a Golden Hurricane offense that averaged 36 points, more than 500 yards of
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7:30 p.m. ET; Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016 Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium (100,119); Austin, Texas … ABC national telecast … SERIES INFO Notre Dame leads the series with Texas, 9-2, including a 4-0 record in Austin. This is the first meeting between the #Irish and #Longhorns in Texas since a 27-24 Notre Dame victory on Sept. 21, 1996, in Austin,
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DEPTH CHART NOTES • Sixth-year senior Avery Sebastian is starting ahead of freshman Devin Studstill at free safety. Freshman Jalen Elliott is behind Drue Tranquill at strong safety. • Notre Dame’s starter at weakside defensive end is listed as Andrew Trumbetti. That is followed by Daelin Hayes OR Jay Hayes. • Starting quarterback? Well, there we no surprises Tuesday. Notre
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