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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com SEPT. 18, 2021 13 UNDER THE DOME THEY SAID IT THEY SAID IT "He's very good at emotional mas- tery, for sure. He doesn't show a lot of emotion. He doesn't get worked up very often. He's a great leader." — Notre Dame sophomore tight end Michael Mayer on graduate student quarterback JACK COAN "I can't remember. I didn't want to get dog- piled. I'm kind of a skinny guy. I just wanted to bring everybody over to our fan base. We had a lot of great fans there." — Notre Dame graduate student kicker Jonathan Doerer on his game-winning 41-yard field goal at Florida State "It was a cool experience. It was surreal seeing him in person. You see him on TV and see how big he is, then you see him in person and he was way bigger than I could ever imagine. It was a great experience. … I asked him a lot of questions at the end of the workout. I already knew he was laser-focused during the workout. And I was too. … "The stuff he was telling me was to sim- plify. Everything is simple. You come in with one or two moves and a counter off those moves. He does it so well. So I've been work- ing on that. Trying to simplify my game. Try not to do anything spectacular for the look of it or a highlight or anything. If I do a good swipe, a chop, a good long-arm, I'm still going to get the tackle. I'm still going to get the game done." — Notre Dame junior defensive end Isaiah Foskey on a "chance" meeting with the NFL's reigning Defensive Player of the Year, lineman Aaron Donald of the Los Angeles Rams, during a summer workout "Brian Kelly's 'execution' comment distracted from a wild season-opening win. Now get over it. Jack Coan threw for four touchdowns and established him as a Heisman Trophy candidate in a 41-38 OT win at Florida State. Did the Fighting Irish wilt in the fourth quarter? Absolutely, but FSU kicker Ryan Fitzgerald added some historical context by pushing his overtime field goal attempt wide left." — CBS Sports' Dennis Dodd on listing Notre Dame No. 11 in his power rankings following their season-opening win at Florida State "In his first game as Notre Dame DC, [Marcus] Freeman's Irish lived up to the all-or-nothing billing for a while. Florida State scored touchdowns on plays of 89 and 60 yards, but Notre Dame built a 38-20 lead thanks to three three-and-outs and three interceptions. Isaiah Foskey (two sacks) was awesome, as was all-world safety Kyle Hamilton (two interceptions). Justifiably, Freeman seemed to ease up on the pressure with the Irish up 18. That led to their near-downfall. … Notre Dame somehow defied the scriptwriters to win in OT, but FSU ended up with 442 yards at 6.0 yards per play. That's the most yards and points they'd given up to someone other than Clemson in two full seasons. "Is there a problem? I'm not convinced. The Irish didn't lose the plot until situational weirdness came around late in the game. They are still without five of last year's seven-or-so best playmakers, and that could catch up to them, but we'll give Freeman and this defense a pass for now." — ESPN.com's Bill Connelly following Notre Dame's 41-28 overtime victory at Florida State Sept. 5 PHOTO BY BOB MYERS OF THE WEEK ➤ "We mourn the loss of Terry Brennan, former @NDFootball student-athlete & coach, who played in 1947's Game of the Century & coached the Irish to a historic win vs. Oklahoma. "We lift our prayers for his six children as we join them in celebrating his life." — The official account of Notre Dame athletics (@FightingIrish) on the passing of Terry Brennan at the age of 93 Sept. 8 DID YOU KNOW... Your home address will be automatically changed to the mailing address on file with the US Postal Service? ALL addresses are cross-referenced with the USPS National Change of Address database. It can take up to 7 days for the USPS to update your address in their database? To prevent missed issues, please notify the US Postal Service ASAP. Your postal forwarding order expires in 60 days or less? Most forwarding requests expire in 60 days and DO NOT always include periodical mail. Issues are discarded at their discretion. You should call your local post office to verify your delivery address? Don't assume the post office knows your vacation or moving schedule. AVOID COSTLY DELAYS & REPLACEMENTS! Blue & Gold Illustrated Customer Service: 1–800–421–7751 We are happy to assist, but due to privacy laws all postal address changes must be completed by you.