Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com NOV. 12, 2018 13 THEY SAID IT "Tillery has been damn-near unblockable at times this season so imagine him lining up next to Trey Flowers, who ranks fifth among all edge rushers this season, according to PFF. "Same as a week ago. If there's a weakness on this Rams team it's at linebacker. The defense has been average this season, and the run game ranks 24th. Coney has had a stel - lar senior season at Notre Dame and he would immediately upgrade the middle of this D." CBSSports' Ryan Wilson on projecting Irish defensive lineman JERRY TILLERY (29th to the New England Patriots) and linebacker Te'von Coney (32nd to the Los Angeles Rams) in his latest mock draft (Oct. 31) "A lot of those guys went through it last year. They know the things that we can't do. It's much more about having a football team that's experienced it, been through it, and wanting to get on the other side of it. They have a process that they know has gotten them here. They've won 18 games over the last two years and lost three. "… They've got four weeks, so I think they feel like if we just stay committed to our process, if we stay humble, if we really work on our recovery, be prepared for the next guy to step in, then they'll be fine. I think just the knowledge of going through it, having it in front of us before, not finishing it the right way, has been a great impetus for all the guys. "It was a little new for us [last year]. We had most of our guys committed to that process, but we didn't have everybody fully committed to it. That's natural. It was new to them. … I think it's just that second year with everybody fully committed to it that drives this a little bit differently." — Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly on his team not getting distracted by the first College Football Playoff rankings Oct. 30 that had the Irish No. 4 "One-loss LSU is ranked No. 3 ahead of Notre Dame because they've beaten six teams with winning re- cords. Within the FBS, no other team in the country has that many victories over winning teams. They've played a strong schedule. In comparison, Notre Dame has three such wins. "It's a quality team that's 8-0. Impressive season-opening win over Michigan. The committee certainly has recognized their improvement on offense. Overall, we're very impressed with Notre Dame." — College Football Playoff selection committee chairman Rob Mullens on ranking LSU ahead of Notre Dame in the initial poll "His growth since he's gotten here is one of the biggest that I've seen since I've been in Green Bay. [He was] a guy with a lot of talent when he stepped in here. He needed to get polished up a little bit and he's made tremendous strides, plays incredibly fast and he makes plays." — Green Bay wide receiver Davante Adams on former Irish and current Packers wideout Equanimeous St. Brown OF THE WEEK "Want to thank everyone for all the prayers!!.. This whole thing is totally a miracle. We're doing everything we can to get me back on the field as soon as possible. #GodSpeed #Go Irish." Notre Dame senior linebacker Drue Tranquill (@DTranquill) Oct. 28 PHOTO BY ANGELA DRISKELL UNDER THE DOME 800.777.1574 meridiantitle.com PROTECTING YOUR PROPERTY RIGHTS FOR 80 YEARS