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Notre Dame's Brandon Wimbush Temple, and his physical characteristics — arm strength, foot speed, maneuver- ability, etc. — potentially might be the best combination Kelly has had at the position in his eight seasons with the Irish. AUG. 30, 2017 ✦ TEMPLE AT NOTRE DAME Nevertheless, it’s the intangibles about Wimbush that elicit the most enthusi- Game Info asm from Kelly. Some might reference it as “The It Factor,” but for Kelly he adds Date: Sept. 2, 2017. the “Gr” in front of “it.” Site: Notre Dame Stadium (approximately 77,000-78,000). Kickoff: 3:42 p.m. ET. “He has a passion for the game and he’s got perseverance,” Kelly said. “I Television: NBC. think Angela Duckworth called that in her book ‘grit.’ He’s got grit. He’s got Radio: This broadcast can be heard live on SIRIUS Satellite Radio (channel 129) and on Notre Dame’s IMG such a passion for what he does, and because he loves what he does, he doesn’t affiliates. get down. Series Facts: This is the third meeting between Notre Dame and Temple. The Irish lead the all-time series 2-0. “If he makes a mistake, he fights through it and he gets to the next play. That’s Head Coaches: Temple — Geoff Collins (0-0, first season); Notre Dame — Brian Kelly (59-31, eighth season). a great quality to have in anything that we do in life. I’d like to be better at it, Noting Temple: In the last meeting, No. 9 Notre Dame beat No. 21 Temple 24-20 on Oct. 31, 2015 … The game was played at Lincoln Financial Field, a stadium the Owls share with the Philadelphia Eagles … Notre too, but he does it at the quarterback position, which is a really fine trait to have Dame quarterback DeShone Kizer hit wide receiver Will Fuller for a 17-yard touchdown pass with just 2:09 for a young player.” remaining in the game to put the Irish ahead … Temple went 9-2 in road games the last two seasons under former head coach Matt Rhule … Collins and Notre Dame director of football strength and conditioning Matt Redshirted last season as a sophomore while apprenticing behind DeShone Balis worked together at Mississippi State from 2011-13. Kizer, now the projected starter for the NFL’s Cleveland Browns, and Malik Zaire, who is currently vying for action at the University of Florida, Wimbush will be the seventh straight different starter at quarterback for an opener at No- tre Dame, all coming during Kelly’s tenure: Dayne Crist (2011), Everett Golson (2012), Tom Rees (2013) — the current Irish QBs coach — Golson again (2014), Notre Dame’s Brandon Wimbush Zaire (2015) and Kizer (2016). That is a Notre Dame record since the advent of & ‘The Grit Factor’ the T-formation in 1942. Lou Somogyi | Senior Editor The previous mark was six from 1976-81 with Rick Slager (1976), Rusty Lisch (1977), Joe Montana (1978), Lisch again (1979), Mike Courey (1980) and Blair Don’t miss out on any of our exclusive football, basketball and recruiting Kiel (1981). coverage. Click here to get your 30-day free trial! Wimbush did take 27 snaps as a freshman in 2015, highlighted by carrying Many probably didn’t expect renowned psychologist and author Angela four times for 92 yards, including a 58-yard touchdown, in a blowout of UMass. Duckworth to receive mention at Tuesday afternoon’s Notre Dame football press However, this Saturday will be his initial exposure to a meaningful game situa- conference, but that’s who head coach Brian Kelly referenced when asked what tion, and with it will come inevitable snafus or setbacks, sooner or later. characteristic he most values in quarterback Brandon Wimbush. “There’s going to be some things in each and every game that he’s going to It also provided some insight into Kelly’s mantra since the end of last year’s have to go through and fight through, a little bit of adversity,” Kelly said. “But 4-8 meltdown about the premium he is placing on “grit” in 2017. he’s got such a great mindset. He’s going to be able to handle things quite well. He does a good job of putting something aside and moving on. He doesn’t dwell Duckworth in 2016 published the popular 333-page book Grit: The Power of on a mistake and let it affect the next play. Passion and Perseverance, and The New York Times referred to Duckworth as “the psychologist who has made ‘grit’ the reigning buzzword in education-pol- “I’d be more concerned if this was a young man that let mistakes in camp icy circles.” eat at him. He’s made some mistakes in camp, but he can put them behind him and move to the next play, because he’s going to have that in the first couple of It’s also been the buzzword at the Notre Dame football offices, weight room weeks. I’m okay with that.” and practice fields the past eight months. Kelly wouldn’t even mind if Wimbush’s resilience does get tested in some The junior Wimbush will be making his starting debut this Saturday versus fashion versus the Owls — provided the Irish still emerge victorious. ✦ BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM ✦ 800-421-7751 1 “Where it starts for most quarterbacks that I have coached is their ability to He wasn’t done heaping praise on Notre Dame. move through a poor play and get to the next play,” Kelly summarized. “Two tight ends that I think are on every single tight end watch list,” the Tem- And get to the next week, and the week after, and the week after … ple head coach noted. “Then a quarterback that’s a dynamic playmaker. I think all around offensively they’ve got dynamic playmakers across the board and then they’ve got a physical offensive line.” Temple Coach Geoff Collins Notre Dame junior quarterback Brandon Wimbush will be making his first start on Saturday, and Temple’s quarterback will be doing the same. Who that Ready For Notre Dame quarterback will be remains to be seen. Bryan Driskell | Football Analyst Collins would not say what signal-callers are in the competition at this point, Temple will travel to Notre Dame this weekend to begin the Geoff Collins but it would appear that redshirt junior Frank Nutile and redshirt sophomore era. It’s the second straight Owl head coach to begin his career in Notre Dame Logan Marchi are the two battling it out for the starting spot. Stadium. “There’s two quarterbacks that are getting most of the reps, but then we are Collins spent the last two seasons as the defensive coordinator at Florida, also working specialized packages,” Collins explained. “Some pretty unique which followed a four-year stint during which he was in charge of the Missis- things with some other guys, so it’s going to be exciting.” sippi State defense. Temple had a competitive camp, and the coach believes his team is ready. Freshman quarterback Todd Centeio has been the talk of fall camp with many covering the Owls, and he seems to be the player Collins was alluding to when “It’s been a great preseason,” Collins said during a Monday teleconference. talking about a quarterback getting a special package. “We’ve got a tough group of kids; they’re physical, they love playing football, they’re disciplined. Regardless of who starts, the coach said his team is preparing to do what it takes to make whoever starts at quarterback successful. “We had a lot of bonding opportunities during preseason; the team came really, really close together.” “The team is rallying around the [quarterbacks],” Collins said. “I know our wide receiving corps, our offensive line, our running backs and tight ends want Collins said all the right things about beginning his career against the Irish. to do their part to make sure that we complement whoever’s under center throughout the game.” “It’s always exciting to start the season with such a legendary program … in an environment that is one of the most storied environments in college football All three quarterbacks believed to be in competition for the starting spot have history,” Collins said. different strengths. The head coach believes his offensive coordinator, Dave Pat- enaude, has the experience needed to tailor his offense to fit each of their unique The new Temple head coach heaped a great deal of praise on the Notre Dame skill sets. Collins noted that injuries forced Patenaude to use seven different offense. quarterbacks in 2016 while at Coastal Carolina. “I think they’re a complete offense,” he stated. “They’ve got some really, really “His experience of the type of defense you’re playing, the way the team is good receivers. One of them has really good speed [Cameron Smith], the other setting up throughout the year, his experience using different guys is huge,” one has really good height and ball skills [Equanimeous St. Brown]. Collins explained. “I think the way our guys are preparing … like they’re going to play the entire game, like they’re the guy, and I think the development of a “They’ve got an experienced offensive line, do a great job with pass pro, han- player accelerates when every kid in the program thinks that way. … We want dling movement and then they’re really good run blockers.” every single one of our kids preparing and getting ready like it’s their shot.” Collins saved his greatest praise for Notre Dame junior running back Josh Ad- ams, who went to high school less than an hour away from the Temple campus.
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