What a difference a few weeks make. During spring practice, DeShone Kizer was firmly entrenched as Notre Dame’s No. 3 quarterback as he watched Everett Golson and Malik Zaire compete for a starting job.
Reps were minimal. His attention was being grabbed by some off-the-field concerns. And Kizer was taking the longview about his road to the starting lineup.
“I was preparing to learn from [Everett] another year and watch him and Malik battle it out through the summer and see who was going to be the guy next year,” Kizer said.