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| Quarterback Tommy Rees |
The 2012 season was a success for the Irish as they finished the regular season undefeated and reached the national title game after being a pretty low pick in the preseason.
The finish wasn’t quite as enjoyable as the climb for the Irish as the Manti Te’o fake girlfriend saga played out in the national news and Notre Dame was destroyed by Alabama in the BCS Title Game. Things got worse this spring when junior quarterback Everett Golson was ruled ineligible for play in 2013 after some “poor academic judgment.” I’m guessing that either means skipping class or bubbling all his scantron answers to spell out Golson Rules.
Tommy Rees reenters as starting quarterback. The senior has been somewhat effective in his college career, even helping the Irish win some games last season when Golson was hurt or ineffective.
Theo Riddick and Cierre Wood are gone at running back and their absence will be missed. George Atkinson III got some playing time in 2012 and will be counted on to fill the void. He’ll likely lean toward running behind the left side of his line, as seniors Zack Martin and Chris Watt return.
Te’o is gone at linebacker but Prince Shembo, Dan Fox and Danny Spond return at the other linebacker spots. Whoever does replace Te’o (Jarrett Grace is the frontrunner) will get the good fortune of playing behind two great linemen in noseguard Louis Nix III and defensive end Stephon Tuitt, who are both All-American candidates.
I have the Irish at 7-1-4 with its lone predicted loss coming in the season finisher at Stanford. I have Notre Dame pegged for wins against Temple, Purdue, USC, Air Force, Navy, Pittsburgh and BYU, and push games at Michigan, Michigan State, Oklahoma and vs. Arizona State in Dallas.
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