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2013 OPPONENT PREVIEW • Sept. 14 • Ross-Ade Stadium • Time 8 p.m. • TV ABC/ESPN/ESPN 2 F Notre Dame Fighting Irish resh off a national title game appearance, Notre Dame was back, poised to reclaim its place as one of college football's foremost powers, set to follow its runner-up season with another such run. Then, quarterback Everett Golson, Notre Dame a huge piece of the To approach the results enjoyed in 2012, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish pres- defense will need to be a strength, led by stars like ent and future, got Stephon Tuitt. kicked out of school, part of our undefeated season. He's albeit temporarily, for an academic going to be part of this season as transgression. well. … Just like a guy who can't Now Notre Dame has a giant make tackles, you're probably not question at its most important pogoing to be on the field if you can't sition. tackle and you're probably not going The Irish offense is now in the to be on the field if you throw inhands of either experienced backterceptions, whether you're Tommy up Tommy Rees or freshman Malik Rees or Malik Zaire or Everett GolZaire. son." Rees played a prominent role in Notre Dame was set to rely on 2012, helping Notre Dame through Golson this season to make a step some of Golson's sophomore-year toward being a player who can carry inconsistencies, most notably bailan offense, rather than just manage ing the Irish out by engineering a it as he did in 2012. game-winning drive against PurWithout him, Notre Dame will due. probably have to play above what But he has sometimes been reckit's perceived to be. less in his college career, turnovers Again. being an issue. "Last year, Notre Dame was a bet"Tommy knows exactly what the ter team than the sum of its parts," expectations are for him," Coach said Pete Sampson, who covers NoBrian Kelly told reporters following tre Dame for IrishIllustrated.com. Golson's dismissal. "He was a huge Who's in Charge? COACH BRIAN KELLY Record at Notre Dame: 28-11 (three seasons) Record vs. Purdue: 3-0 Bottom Line: When it was least expected — expectations were atypically modest for Notre Dame this time a year ago — Kelly returned the Fighting Irish to college football's biggest stage, playing for the BCS title after a 12-0 regular season. Alabama dominated that title game, but the fact remains Notre Dame was back there in the first place. Look out. Tough Nights Purdue is 1-6 0-3 vs. Notre Dame 0-2 Ohio State 0-1 West Virginia 1-0 Toledo Boilermakers average only 19.1 points per game, giving up 30 per contest Early line vs. Purdue: ND -10 96 • Gold and Black IllustrateD • volume 23, issue 6 GBIprint.com GoldandBlack.com