Under the Dome
backs such as Mark Ingram Jr., Trent Richardson, Eddie Lacy and T.J.
Yeldon. Alabama's defensive template is what
Kelly had in mind when
he took the Notre Dame
job four years ago, and
it was manifested last
season.
"There's no question
about what you have to
do if you want to win a
national championship:
You've got to have a defense in place," Kelly
said. "The rest is … if you
guys watch college football, you can figure out
what you have to do from
there."
Translation: Dynamic,
game-changing quarterbacks can vault you to
an elite level. In recent
years with the expansion
of spread looks, the passrun threat has evolved
more and more in the college game, from Texas's
Vince Young, to Florida's
Tim Tebow, to Auburn's
Cam Newton, right down
to the Manziels, Mariotas
and Millers today. Winston has done it much
more with his arm than
legs, but the threat of him
running constantly keeps
defenses on their heels as
well.
In Golson, and also
Zaire, the Irish are building toward having a dual
threat at quarterback in
years to come. Golson remains on the West Coast,
where he is training with
quarterback specialist
George Whitfield and
keeping in constant contact with the Irish staff,
with plans to re-enroll for
the spring semester that
begins in January.
"He's in a disciplined
environment, one I'm
very comfortable with,"
said Kelly of Golson.
He's not as comfortable
with quarterback dramas,
but has still managed to
make the most of it. ✦
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