BY DOUGLAS FARMER
I
f the Notre Dame playbook is a
textbook and Brian Kelly the class
professor, Mike Denbrock would
be the teacher assistant in charge of
the class' notes.
Just like a T.A. often runs a graduate-
level course, Denbrock has his hands on
all aspects of the Irish offense, including
the game-day call sheet, the class notes.
This year, that assignment has grown
more than ever before under Kelly at
Notre Dame.
"The call sheet is much bigger than it
has been at any time in the last couple
of years," the first-year offensive coor-
dinator said during his first media avail-
ability of the season, in the middle of
the Irish bye week. "We've got a lot of
variety and a lot of things we can do.
It shows up in what we do during the
game.
"We're able to make a lot of in-game
adjustments and do a lot of different
things if the defense is showing us
something that they haven't necessarily
put on tape yet this year."
PREPARING THE
PLAYBOOK
Offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock
oversees the development of the
Irish's call sheet for each game
In Denbrock's first season as offensive coordina-
tor, the Irish were averaging 33.4 points and 447.6
yards through seven games — and he believes
those numbers can become even better.
PHOTO BY JOE RAYMOND
