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Brian Kelly &#8230; put seven first-time starters on the field at Texas, and &#8230; there are 10 players missing from last year&#8217;s team who now occupy spots on NFL rosters. &#8230; Now that the Irish have seen some of their younger, less-experienced players in game situations, at least for a week, it&#8217;s easier to make adjustments, corrections and improvement. Expect everybody on the field to have a better feel for his assignment &#8230;.<br \/>\n<br \/>\n3. What to expect from Nevada?<br \/>\n<br \/>\nIt 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. &#8230; This is a Nevada program that won a bowl game last year (&#8230; the Wolf Pack has played in a bowl game 10 of the last 11 seasons) and opened with an overtime home win. 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