Tough loss for the Irish tonight. I’ll save the analysis for others and just make one point:
DeShone Kizer is a more experienced quarterback than Malik Zaire.
As crazy as that sounds, Kizer – by my count – has taken 220 snaps under center for the Irish. Zaire broke his ankle on his 212th snap.
Here is a breakdown of the last seven major quarterbacks to lead the Irish at quarterback through 212 snaps:
Under Kizer’s leadership, the Irish have gained 50 less yards than they did under Zaire.