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with the owner of the Philadelphia Eagles in January about a potential job opening. In early August, Kelly said the NFL interview and the contract extension wasn't used as leverage to try to get more money or more resources for the program. He said then that he and the university had reached an understanding, but were still ironing out the details. News of the new deal leaked onto NBC's broadcast during the fourth quarter of Saturday's win over Temple. Swarbrick made it official in the postgame press conference. "We have entered into a new agreement that ensures that Brian will continue to provide the same sort of leadership that has fundamentally changed this program, restored it and given it the foundation it needs for continued success in the future," the Irish athletics director said. Irish And Owls Struggle With Field Goal Units For both teams' field goal units, the season opener was one to forget. Notre Dame missed two field goals, but it didn't affect the outcome in a 22-point win. For Temple, the same cannot be said for its pair of field goal misses. With the Irish holding a 14-0 lead, the Owls missed consecutive field goals that could have pulled the game within one score. When Temple finally scored a touchdown with a minute left in the first half, the Irish blocked Jim Cooper Jr.'s extra point. "I think we shot ourselves in the foot," Temple head coach Matt Rhule said. "Obviously, the two missed field goals were difficult for us." Junior wide receiver DaVaris Daniels notched the first two touchdown catches of his career, hauling in a pair of 32-yard scoring passes against Temple before being sidelined by a groin injury in the second quarter. photo by bill panzica On the Irish end, both fifth-year senior Nick Tausch and junior Kyle Brindza missed a field goal: 39 yards and 44 yards, respectively. With an unsettled battle at the position heading into Saturday's showdown at Michigan, Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly said he will use the week of practice to assess the situation. "I'll probably have to go through a couple of days and figure out what we want to do," he said. DaVaris Daniels Leaves Game With Groin Injury Junior wide receiver DaVaris Daniels recorded the first two touchdown receptions of his career in the first quarter of Saturday's 28-6 win over Temple, but had to leave early in the second quarter with a minor groin injury. Five members of the Notre Dame