Kelly benched Kizer to provide 'momentum boost'
Notre Dame lost to Stanford 17-10 on Saturday, a Cardinal squad without Christian McCaffrey due to injury.
Brian Kelly and the Irish were all over social media, with quarterback DeShone Kizer being benched and Kelly getting into a postgame altercation with a Stanford strength coach.
Kelly addressed those issues, and more, at his postgame press conference.
On the Kizer benching:
Brian Kelly on subbing DeShone Kizer for Malik Zaire: "Felt he could add some momentum. That was a head coaching decision."
— Laken Litman (@LakenLitman) October 16, 2016
Kelly confirms "DeShone Kizer is the starting quarterback moving forward."
— Laken Litman (@LakenLitman) October 16, 2016
The postgame altercation:
Kelly said a Stanford strength coach said "bye bye" brushing past him postgame. Exchange followed. David Grimes followed him up the field.
— Irish Illustrated (@PeteSampson_) October 16, 2016
Center Sam Mustipher's poor snap that led to a safety:
"Sam's a great kid. He wants to do it right." - Brian Kelly on Sam Mustipher
— Irish Illustrated (@PeteSampson_) October 16, 2016