In what was a tale of two halves for Notre Dame, was a great come-from-behind victory for the Florida State Seminoles. It was 14-0 at one point for the Irish, but they couldn’t hold on, as the Seminoles scored 18 unanswered points in the second half to win the game 18-14.

First Half-

As I predicted, it was a low scoring first half. Both defenses played great, but the Irish got lucky when Manti Te’o had a forced fumble that was picked up by Zeke Motta for a 29 yard touchdown. Florida State punted 6 out of 8 possessions in the first half and the other 2 possessions were the fumble return and a failed 4th down conversion.

For FSU’s defense, they were just as strong. Notre Dame punted 4 out of the 7 possessions and the other possessions were the interception thrown by Tommy Rees, a field goal missed, and a kneel-down for the end of the half. Each Notre Dame Possession didn’t surpass 10 yards of total offense.

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Last Season’s Stats- Until the injury, Dayne Crist was the starter. Throwing for 2,033 yards, Crist had a 59.2 completion percentage. He had 15 touchdowns with 7 interceptions. Not a stellar ratio of touchdowns to interceptions for a college QB, but nonetheless, it was decent.

What makes him stand out? His ability to lead and obviously his skill. He is a talented young man that has the potential to be great. His QB rating last year never went below 100 in a single full game he played. Look for him to step up his game this year with the competition level being where it is.

Chances of Being a Starter-He has the best chance of being a starter despite the success of Tommy Rees when he took over after Crist was injured. Look for Brian Kelly to lean toward the upperclassmen for

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success this year.