Before following the leads sparking and arcing from last night’s impressive win over Texas, it is important to take a breath and appreciate Notre Dame’s win as just that. Home and season openers have not always been smooth operations under Coach Brian Kelly. Yesterday, though, the Irish were mostly spectacular. The story was quarterback Malik Zaire, who had his way with the Longhorn defense and carried himself with a swagger that never seemed ready to implode in a cascade of turnovers.
Malik may never fully escape the shadow of Everett Golson, who was himself impressive in his fresh start at Florida State.