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Nov. 4, 2013 Issue

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

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Under the Dome Head coach Brian Kelly has counted on senior quarterback Tommy Rees to bail out the Notre Dame offense each of the last four seasons. photo by Bill Panzica seasons, Rees has been Notre Dame's lifeboat every time the team was on the cusp of sinking. He has been bailing water again this year. Golson is in academic purgatory, Hendrix's game has not advanced to where he can challenge Rees for the starting role, and freshman Malik Zaire is even further behind after a recent bout with mononucleosis. "This has not been the easiest run in four years here at Notre Dame with quarterbacks," Kelly said during preparations for the Oct. 26 game at Air Force, with Rees cleared by the medical staff to play. "So we're prepared for it at this point." Why? The offense has never truly gotten off the ground for Kelly at Notre Dame, with the Irish never finishing higher than 59th in passing efficiency or averaging at least 30 points per contest his first three years.

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