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Sept. 16, 2013 Issue

Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football

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In his first season opener as Notre Dame's starting quarterback, senior Tommy Rees threw for a careerhigh 346 yards and three touchdowns in a 28-6 victory over Temple. photo by bill panzica season opener amidst high expectations, Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly sounded relieved to survive Temple (0-1) unscathed. "Openers are probably, for coaches, the most difficult because despite the preparation and the planning, you really don't know what to expect," he said. "We can talk about our team. We can think that we know about our team, but you really don't until they get out there and play. "Certainly we had a notion about this team, but until they get out and really get into the action, you don't know a lot about it. We got a chance to find out a little bit about our football team today, and we won. "Anytime you can win in an opener, you can learn so much more about your football team." After the two quick scoring drives — three plays, 77 yards in 1:26 and three plays, 87 yards in 1:01, respectively —

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