Under the Dome
They Said It
photo by bill panzica
"After the first series, really. I was really pumped up. I knew all the fighting songs and
things like that. I went to about every home game last year, so I was really just anticipating everything and it was fun."
Freshman Dog linebacker Jaylon Smith on when the butterflies
disappeared during his collegiate debut Aug. 31 against Temple
"[The referee] felt like we were racing on to the field and that we were creating a larger altercation,
and I was trying to explain that that was our offense in a transition coming out to the field. He didn't see
it that way and felt like we were inciting, that it was kind of like coming off the bench in a fight, which
wasn't the case. We were just transitioning our offense, and they were coming out onto the field because
we felt the play was over.
"And I was standing right there, so it wasn't like there was a situation where it was out of control.
The guy that was running out was [senior quarterback] Tommy Rees, for crying out loud. I mean, really.
He's hobbling out with a knee brace. " — Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly on a 15-yard penalty for
unsportsmanlike conduct assessed to the Irish during the 17-13 win over Michigan State
