Notre Dame football coach Brian Kelly said he was joking when attempting to echo a quote from former Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach John McKay following Sunday's 41-38 overtime win at Florida State.
When asked by ABC's Katie George about Notre Dame holding off a furious Florida State rally, Kelly replied, "I'm in favor of execution. Maybe our entire team needs to be executed after tonight. We just didn't execute very well."
The ninth-ranked Fighting Irish led 38-20 entering the fourth quarter but were outscored 18-0 in the final 13:42 of regulation.