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A CALL TO ARMS A four-man scramble at quarterback awaits this spring, summer, August … AND LEGS (AGAIN) S BY LOU SOMOGYI hortly prior to the start of spring drills on March 21, Notre Dame head coach and hockey aficionado Brian Kelly was watching a QUARTERBACKS SPRING FOOTBALL Hockey Night In Canada telecast of his beloved Boston Bruins against the 28 APRIL 2012 Toronto Maple Leafs. A primary topic throughout the game was Toronto failing to make the playoffs and how the entire nation was micromanaging what should be done at goalie … "And [an announcer] mentioned, Dame's four-man quarterback carou- sel. The objective is to have that ride stop sometime in the fall. Last spring, the four candidates 'It's like the quarterback position at Notre Dame,' " Kelly recalled with a slight laugh. "I was like, 'We've arrived! We're talked about in Cana- dian hockey terms.' " Buckle up and prepare for maybe an encore ride this spring on Notre had a little of everything to constitute a soap opera: • There was five-star prospect and sentimental choice Dayne Crist, who was coming off two knee surgeries but had been projected as the starter through Kelly's first three years with the Irish in 2010-12. Today, he is the starter for former Irish head coach Charlie Weis (2005-09) at Kansas, BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED