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Sophomore quarterback Everett Golson's progress from zone-read option to keeping on the speed option to pitching out is enhancing the total offensive package.
ing Notre Dame's four-game September stretch, sophomore quarterback Everett Golson totaled 258 yards (51.6 yards per game) on the ground in his next five starts. He became a more aggressive and
After rushing for minus-11 yards dur-
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coach Brian Kelly said of the first month of the season. "He still needs another coat of armor on him. He needs another year in the weight room and needs to get thicker. We need to be judicious in when we run him. "He's better when he runs. He's better
confident runner with the zone read and then speed option gradually im- plemented. "We just weren't ready to put him in a running situation," Notre Dame head
physically and mentally. He loves to run and get out there." On Nov. 17, Golson kept the ball only
once during the 38-0 romp over Wake Forest, but he added even more to his repertoire when he timed a pitch off the option to senior running back Cierre Wood that went for a 68-yard score.
