UNDER THE DOME
person to argue they haven't earned their lofty ranking." — Stewart Mandel, SportsIl- lustrated.com
that Notre Dame's schedule this year is just as tough as any SEC club. What's more, when their metrics are re- viewed, it is clear that the Irish are the type of team that could go toe-to-toe with any SEC club, up to and including Alabama." — KC Joyner, ESPN.com
"The truth of the matter is
fect on how this team plays. What will affect how this team plays is how they pre- pare during the week and that is what I can control and that's what our players can control. So our focus is on what we can control. If we don't prepare well and have a good week, that's going to spill into how we play Satur- day." — Kelly on avoiding a letdown
"History will have no ef-
me crap all the time about how jealous he is that I got to come back. I think about all the time what a blessing it was to have that injury." — Irish senior Braxston Cave on getting to come back for a fifth season after get- ting a medical redshirt as a freshman
"Trevor Robinson gives
