The reigns have been firmly placed in the hands of Notre Dame sophomore Malik Zaire. Well, they were at least tossed to him as former starter Everett Golson decided to transfer to Florida State for his final season. In Golson’s first season, Kelly said he was simply “riding the bus”, and didn’t get the keys till the following season. Reigns. Keys. Whatever it is, they’re Zaire’s.
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The dual-threat signal caller hasn’t had the chance to prove himself on the field often in game situations, but the Music City Bowl against LSU–a stout SEC defense–gave Kelly as well as the fans faith that Zaire could take over the offense.