RIGHT ON PACE
has surprised and succeeded by taking its time this season
Notre Dame's offense
he signed with Notre Dame three years ago.
B
rian Kelly was hardly an offen- sive lineman's dream hire when
BY DAN MURPHY
the new coach's spread offense would mean a lot more absorbing blows in pass protection than doling them out on the run. The previous regime ran a pass-first
Evidence suggested
operation, too, but the linemen could at least stick a hand in the dirt. Kelly's staff would try to pull their knuckles off the ground, force them to evolve into two-point stances better suited for
Notre Dame's offensive linemen were skeptical about how they would mesh into head coach Brian Kelly's spread offense, but it has evolved into a more grind-it-out approach.
PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA
