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✦ FOOTBALL NOTES THEY SAID IT "I think Zack Martin said it best. Last week we a lot of responsibility, so I'm not going to rejoice in it. I'm happy about it, but understand it's also time to go right now. My main focus is going to be Navy and just going to work. They made the announce- ment that I'm the starter for Navy … but that doesn't solidify that I'm the starter for the whole season. I'm going to keep my foot on the gas and keep pushing and keep working, just try to be the best player that I can be." — Sophomore Everett Golson on being named Notre Dame's starting quarterback "It definitely means a lot, but with this also comes of his QBs that he has, he claims is his next star, but he doesn't last long with him. [Golson]'s probably the least talented thrower that they have, so maybe they're looking to run the ball with him." — Former Notre Dame quarterback Joe Montana on Golson during a live chat on ESPN.com "Kelly can't figure out what he wants. Every one Senior left guard Chris Watt and his team- mates are eager to kick off the season. PHOTO BY JOE RAYMOND "I think that Coach Kelly does a great job of adjusting to what he has at the quarterback position, no matter what it is. If it's a drop-back guy, [or] a guy that can move around, I think he can adjust to game plans and exploit a team's weaknesses." — Former Cincinnati quarterback Zach Collaros on ESPN.com "I think we look at it one week at a time. If you look at it in its entirety it's a daunting schedule. But Notre Dame has never done it that way. Our tradition and the history of this program is to play the great programs across the country, and that's part of our in- dependent status. You get that. When you sign on here at Notre Dame you know what to expect when it comes to your schedule." — Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly on Mike & Mike in the Morning discussing the 2012 schedule that includes five opponents ranked in the preseason top 25 I heard a lot of different comments about it, but the fact of the matter is that Notre Dame has a strong brand. We play great football. We need to win more games, there's no ques- tion about that. I think we all understand that. I think when you write an article about Notre Dame and we haven't won a national championship since the late '80s, it probably tells you that Notre Dame is pretty relevant that you'd even write that article." — Kelly responding to Rick Reilly's column that called for the Irish to take a step back from their national media coverage "We haven't won a national championship in a long time, so I guess [Rick Reilly] is right. ✦ PAGE 11 were in hell. This week we're in purgatory. And next week we're going to be in heaven." — Senior left guard Chris Watt on waiting for the football season to officially kick off