Predictably, Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly was asked about the starting quarterback position for the Irish following the worst start of Ian Book‘s career. While Kelly acknowledged that Book did not play well in Notre Dame’s beatdown at the hands of the Wolverines, he backed his quarterback and said pretty definitely that Ian Book remains his starting quarterback.
“There is no quarterback controversy,” Kelly said on Monday. “There isn’t any kind of conversation about making a change. Ian Book is our starter, will be our starter, and Phil will continue to be ready if he’s called upon,” he added.