Head coach Brian Kelly …
On the perseverance of sophomore
quarterback DeShone Kizer through
a difficult game: "I think that quarter-
backs can at times become a bit shell-
shocked and withdrawn in a sense.
He was not fazed at all. He stayed ag-
gressive and stayed in the moment. I
thought he played much better in the
second half.
"He is going to learn so much and
take so much from today's game that
you sometimes can't practice, like bet-
ter decision making. And the great
thing about it is he's so committed and
cares so much about wanting to be a
better quarterback — it's a hard job
playing quarterback at this level, and
he learned a lot today.
"He was humbled a little bit today,
and I think it's going to be really good
for him. He's going to take this and re-
ally build on it."
On the challenges of being on the
same sideline as Boston College: "The
challenges are when they're all the way
down the other end in terms of your
communication and getting your guys
in and out of the game. That's a chal-
lenge. They're 10 yards away from you,
and there's a little bit of making sure
that your signals are not compromised.
"I thought the officiating crew did
a great job of managing and making
allowances to get people in and out of
the game without it being disruptive.
From my standpoint, I did not think
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