Sophomore cornerback KeiVarae Russell picked off a pair of passes and finished fifth on the team with 58
tackles while starting all 13 games last year.
photo by bill panzica
three are back this season bringing
with them a veteran's sense of calm
and confidence that rids the defense
of its biggest vulnerability from a year
ago.
Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly
named Jackson, Farley and Russell as
part of a long list of potential leaders
on the defensive side of the ball. He
helped pushed them down that path
by nominating them for the leadership
retreat this summer. Farley attended
the same seminar a year earlier.
Kelly said he's seen a new level of
