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UNDER THE DOME of the dynamics of the game where zone read for him was more about throwing the football. It will change from week to week. If we get the op- portunity to run Everett and it's our best look, we'll run him, there is no question. Kelly admits he does have a "pitch count" in his mind on how many times he wants to use Golson as a runner. However, if the outside keeper is available to him off the zone read, there won't be a reluctance to utilize his mobility and stretch the defense more. "If you're going to be in a situation where your [defensive] ends are just crashing down and you will not let us run inside zone, then we're going to have to take it and run our quarterback a little bit more," Kelly said. "I can protect him a little bit with some other things, but certainly I don't think anybody is going to play us so one- dimensional that they're going to allow him just to run free." Former college foot- ball coach John Heis- man — a name getting linked more with Gol- son's name — famously stated "when in doubt, punt." For Kelly, the cor- ollary he has for Golson is "when in doubt, pitch or hand off." "If [the opposing de- fense is] radical in what you do, then he'll have the ball in his hands," Kelly summarized. "If there is any doubt, we're going to give it out." The zone-read prin- ciples don't come natu- rally to Golson. How- ever, his threat as a ru n n e r d o e s i n d e e d spread out a defense, as it did for Carlisle and Fuller versus Michigan. It helped Notre Dame score 79 points in its first two games — the most since the 80 tallied in head coach Ara Par- seghian's final season in 1974. "Just trusting it, mak- ing quick, fast deci- sions," Golson said of what he needs to work on most with the zone read. "I just try to work to be the best I can be in every facet … I expect a lot of myself to be great in every aspect of the game." Staying with and im- proving in the zone (read) is part of it. ✦ NOTRE DAME FOOTbAll CAlENDARs *Please add sales tax in IN, MI, and NC Call for best shipping rates on multiple items! Wall Calendars ship Within Cont. U.s. Only BLUE AND GOLD ILLUSTRATED P.O. BOx 2331 • Durham, NC 27702 800-421-7751 www.BlueGoldOnline.com 2015 Vintage Calendars Each month's image is a frame-eady reproduction of a classic game day program cover. AVAIlAblE IN DEsKTOP OR WAll sIZE! 2015 action Calendar $ 15 95 plus $5 S&H ITEm #6450 • Size 12" X 12" ITEm #6451 Vintage Wall Calendar Size 11"x14" $ 21 95 plus $7 S&H ITEm #6452 Vintage Desktop Calendar w/Built-In Easel Size 7"x7" $ 12 95 plus $4 S&H