Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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FROM THE LOCKER ROOM Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly … On how Notre Dame played: "BC pointed with a couple of turnovers tonight, but I am really pleased with the quarterback play." erett Golson's performance: "Ever- ett played the way that he needs to play, especially in the red zone. We said that once he starts playing at the level we need him in the red zone, we will start scoring touchdowns and not just field goals." On sophomore quarterback Ev- a couple of screens where they did a good job of getting us off our man. When I look at what BC did offen- sively, we saw everything and we just have to be ready for that." On defending the Eagles: "We got downs at will: "We did a nice job on third down. I thought that our quarterback play was really good. He picked up one of the best plays that I think he has had when he ran it on third down. "He put his foot in the ground, and On Notre Dame converting third went north and south and showed some real toughness. We were effec- played well tonight offensively. I think they ran every play imaginable. Our guys defensively saw so many different plays tonight, but they kept fighting and they kept them out of the end zone. I think that is the story. "And offensively, I am disap- tive because our quarterback was ef- fective tonight." Notre Dame senior running back Theo Riddick … On starting the game 10 of 10 on third-down conversions: "It's some- thing we harped on. … Everyone was very detail oriented in what they were doing, and everyone was on the same page. It worked out well tonight." prove: "He was very efficient in his passing and played very well. Long drives are going to tire out the de- fense, and he made perfect checks. He knew what he was doing." On Golson continuing to im- back Everett Golson … On what he did well: "I just try Notre Dame sophomore quarter- to come out here and provide some energy for this offense. … We got a great push up front, and I was able to run for first downs. "We want to get to the red zone more often, but when we did it was pretty good. The coaches emphasize taking care of the ball and not turn- ing the ball over." On scoring right away in the third quarter: "It was big. Obviously, I'm kind of disappointed; I wanted to put more points on the board." "I like to think that's kind of what makes me me." On improvising more and more: