Under the Dome
They Said It
photo by bill panzica
"The biggest thing coming into college for me is it's hard to win. I'm actually starting to
realize that. So any victory, we'll take it. I'm sure Coach [Brian Kelly] has mentioned that we
get 24 hours to enjoy victory, and then it's on to the next one."
Notre Dame freshman Dog linebacker Jaylon Smith
on one of his biggest adjustments to the college game
"I guess I just look at the games differently than maybe the public views the games. Winning in college
football is hard to do each and every week. Teams play us so hard. Guys from Navy in tears, grown men
crying after a game they put so much effort and their soul into the game. It's hard to win. … A two-point
win, a three-point win, we just look at our team and want to get better as what we do, regardless of how
we do it. We just want to get better. It's a challenge each and every week to play teams that are going
to play their very best, there is no question about it, but that comes with the territory, and I knew that
coming in. We have been fortunate so far that we're holding our own." — Notre Dame head coach Brian
Kelly on the difficulty of winning close games in college football
