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UNDER THE DOME while Prosise struggled to accrue the tough yards. "They seem to like that in Charlotte," Kelly quipped about Kizer as a short-yardage runner in reference to Carolina Pan- thers quarterback Cam Newton. "They think it's okay there. I think in cer- tain situations we're okay with it. But I think we have to be more than one- dimensional with him." When asked about Notre Dame's red zone woes, Kizer took respon- sibility for the deficien- cies. "I've got to make better decisions down there," he said. "Pitt is a prime example of two situations in which there are check- downs available, there are opportunities to get my- self a better play, where I'm going to have to make some adjustments, learn on the fly, continue to de- velop. "Our success rate down there isn't where we want it as a team. I believe as a quarterback I have a lot to do with that. I'm going to evaluate film, evaluate my decisions, hopefully be a little more successful down there in the sense of making better decisions." Kizer believes Notre Dame's talent at wide re- ceiver will help the Irish improve in red zone play. "We have size, the athletic ability," he said. "There are opportunities down there for me to be a little more aggressive, maybe some go-ball throws, trying to fit balls into tight windows that I'm not trying to fit them into. "Also understanding as a quarterback it gets tighter down there, and there's not much room. To be able to fully go through a progression to a fourth, fifth read, to try to get the ball out of my hands is something I need to work on, having a better cognitive under- standing of where the ball should go at what point in time. "It's unfortunate that we aren't as successful as we are because we have really good game plans for what we have going. But as soon as I get my eyes locked into one guy — one decision, from maybe the game plan we set up all week — once that decision says no, I need to be able to work through my progression and still find a good op- tion." ✦ $229.95 FREE S&H Item #6480 Please add Sales Tax if you live in NC (7.5%), MI (6%), or IN (7%) Blue & Gold Illustrated P.O. Box 2331 Durham, NC 27702 1-800-421-7751 Visit our online store! www.BlueGoldOnline.com Notre Dame GoLF BaG FREE DIVOT TOOL BALL MARKER SET WITH PURCHASE OF BAG! $21.95 Value! (Reg. $17.95 + $4 S&H) Limited Time Offer