After a tough 49-39 victory for the No. 10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish over the Navy Midshipmen, coach Brian Kelly held his weekly Sunday teleconference to go over some of the details from the contest. The Irish got some bad news in regards to their defensive leader Joe Schmidt. Here are the highlights from today:
Coach Kelly in regards to Schmidt and how the Irish will adjust:
Joe Schmidt will be out for the year with a dislocated/fractured ankle, per #NotreDame HC Brian Kelly.
— Douglas Farmer (@D_Farmer) November 2, 2014
Losing Schmidt on defense is akin to losing Golson on offense. The driving force, literally and figuratively. Young, raw, talented back-up.
— Douglas Farmer (@D_Farmer) November 2, 2014
Freshman Nyles Morgan will be the first guy to step into Schmidt's spot, just as he did last night.
— Douglas Farmer (@D_Farmer) November 2, 2014
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Kelly says it is too early to determine who will direct the defense in Schmidt's absence. He had served as the D's quarterback.
— Douglas Farmer (@D_Farmer) November 2, 2014
#NotreDame HC Brian Kelly on freshman LB Nyles Morgan's performance last night: "His strength is physical, and that strength shows itself."
— Douglas Farmer (@D_Farmer) November 2, 2014
Coach Kelly on Greg Bryant:
#NotreDame HC Brian Kelly says RB Greg Bryant was "not 100 percent, still fighting through that ankle."
— Douglas Farmer (@D_Farmer) November 2, 2014
Coach Kelly on Schmidt’s eligibility for next year:
Before anyone asks: Joe Schmidt does have another year of eligibility. Yes, I'd expect him to be offered a fifth-year by #NotreDame.
— Douglas Farmer (@D_Farmer) November 2, 2014
Kelly says we can assume Schmidt will be back with #NotreDame next year.
— Douglas Farmer (@D_Farmer) November 2, 2014
On LB Jarrett Grace:
Kelly also added we can assume LB Jarrett Grace (leg) will not play this season.
— Douglas Farmer (@D_Farmer) November 2, 2014
On James Onwualu:
The Irish won’t have much time to regroup from the loss of Schmidt as they travel to Tempe next week to face off in a possible playoff elimination game against No. 11 Arizona State (7-1). The committee had eluded the Irish don’t have any quality wins on their resume. Saturday night will be the time to check that off the list.
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