Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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UNDER THE DOME "Why Notre Dame? It can be explained in a simple math and history lesson. The history is simple. For there to be drastic changes on the college football landscape, there have to be seismic triggers."— Sports Illustrated writer Pete Thamel on how Notre Dame reaching the playoff could lead to the field being expanded to eight in future seasons "Through five seasons in South Bend, [Brian] Kelly's record is one shining moment (the 12-1 2012 sea- son that resulted in a BCS championship bid) and four years of eh (33-19). There is a lot of buzz about his sixth Fighting Irish team, especially regarding the defense. Getting back to double-digit victories would help convince the Irish faithful that Kelly is the man to wake up the echoes." — Yahoo! Sports columnist Pat Forde on Notre Dame "It's just like playing with a LeBron James. He's just better than a lot of the other athletes that he's around. In practice, he just makes plays, where it's, 'Oh, that's just Jaylon. But against anybody else, that would've been a touchdown.' We can run some plays perfectly, and he still stops them because he's been the better ballplayer. It helps us grow as an offense. It makes us be more specific and to execute at a higher level and forces us to be better as a unit." — Junior quarterback Malik Zaire on junior linebacker Jaylon Smith (FOX Sports) "I've come to be accustomed to the atmosphere at night being so different than any day game. It's just electric. Whether it's Texas or USC or Michigan, the ones that I've experienced, it's just a different atmosphere." — Brian Kelly on night games compared to afternoon contests at Notre Dame Stadium THEY SAID IT "Overall, the trip was life-changing. Due to my time in South Africa, I will forever view my sport as an avenue to positively impact the lives of people in America and around the world. Sport has the power to not only change lives, but also to save them. … I hope to pave the way for aspiring youth in my community here in South Bend and back home in San Antonio." — Junior wide receiver Corey Robinson in a guest column on Sports Illustrated in which he discussed his summer study abroad trip to South Africa TWEET OF THE MONTH @NDFootball: "No end zone is safe from this squad in 2015. #Team127 Hunter, Fuller, Carlisle, Brown." The official Notre Dame football Twitter account, accompanied with a photo of wide receivers Torii Hunter, Will Fuller, Amir Carlisle and Chris Brown PHOTO BY SUZANNA PRATT