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UNDER THE DOME "We get into game situations [and] he makes plays. [In] practice sometimes, he tends to be a little mechanical, and makes some mistakes that you wished he didn't make over, but when the lights go on — I know that's an overused phrase — but when he gets into competitive situations, he makes plays. "You love your quarterback to be a playmaker. He has all the intangibles, he has a strong arm, he's physically gifted, he's the first one in, the last one to leave. You can count on him, you can put everything on him and he's all about football. So there's a lot of traits that he carries with him that, when it's a competitive situation, he really raises his level of play." Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly on freshman quarterback Malik Zaire, whom he claims will be given an equal opportunity for the starting position despite Everett Golson's return "If I could do it over again, Notre Dame would've probably still been there. It's an experience I'll never forget. That was my team." — Former NFL wide receiver and one-time Notre Dame signee Randy Moss on if he went through the recruiting process again; Moss signed with the Irish before off-the-field issues prevented him from ever playing a down at Notre Dame, and he enrolled at Florida State before eventu- ally finding a home at Marshall THEY SAID IT PHOTO BY JOE RAYMOND