Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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Notre Dame sophomore linebacker Jaylon Smith … On being 3-0 entering the bye week: "It feels good. We didn't have that opportunity last year. It's one step up, but we also realize we have a long way to go if we want to be successful in the end. "It's just about assessing, the recov- ery process begins, and on to Syra- cuse." On the timing of the bye week: "We actually have a little more time to focus on our studies. We are at a high-col- legiate school in Notre Dame. People forget that." On the environment within Lucas Oil Stadium: "Any Shamrock Series game, we get to step out for one week and actually wear some cool jerseys and some different color-coordinated jerseys. Really, just happy about the whole thing." On his successes within Lucas Oil Stadium: "Actually, I won four state championships in a row here. I'm 5-0 in my career here. It's amazing." On playing not far from his Fort Wayne, Ind. home: "I actually set the record. I had 46 tickets, so with family it felt like home. … It just feels good to be back in Indianapolis one more time." Notre Dame fifth-year senior cor- nerback Cody Riggs … On his first Shamrock Series game: "What I got from that is that the fans travel well. They are very supportive and stay until the end. "It was a really good experience. I love the uniforms." Notre Dame sophomore wide re- ceiver Corey Robinson … On his first touchdown of the sea- son: "I was close a couple of times be- fore. I think the other one I got shoe- string tackled at the 1-yard line. It felt good to just get it under my belt." Notre Dame sophomore receiver Will Fuller … On Golson's rallying of the offense: "We weren't executing as we should, so Everett brought us together and told us we have to get going and execute. "Hearing it from him, it basically fires me up. That's our quarterback. He's our leader. I could tell in his voice he really wanted us to step our game up." Notre Dame senior quarterback Ev- erett Golson … On scoring three touchdowns in four trips to the red zone: "Being the quarterback, I want to score six ev- ery time we're on the field. I have that mindset that we should score every time we're on the field." Purdue head coach Darrell Hazell … On what led to Purdue's solid start: "We came out with a couple different formations, new formations that they were having trouble lining up against, and we were getting some open guys and we were hitting."