Everett Golson and George Atkinson III are exciting and
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terrifying for head coach Brian Kelly
fore the start of the 2012 season is harness the power of exciting sophomores Everett Golson and George Atkinson III for produc- tive purposes.
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Atkinson III carried the ball 15 times for 124 yards in the Blue-Gold Game, but also fumbled twice.
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ith the presence of electricity comes the possibility of getting zapped. What Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly hopes to do be-
BY WES MORGAN
Just how much of a factor the two will be this fall remains to be seen. Golson, one of three realistic quarterback candidates (it's unlikely freshman Gunner Kiel will have a solid enough grasp of the offense by the end of August), shined in April's Blue-Gold Game — a spring scrimmage that rarely serves as an accurate measuring stick, but was more like a game atmosphere because all four quarterbacks were allowed to be hit. He threw two touchdown passes