To whom much is given…

No truer works have ever been uttered; To whomever much is given, of him will much be required; and to whom much was entrusted, of him more will be asked [Luke 12:48] from the Parable of the Faithful Servant (or Parable of the Door Keeper).  Even former United States President John F. Kennedy put his own spin on the sentiment “To those whom much is given, much is expected.”

No place is this more true than on the Campus of Notre Dame in South Bend Indiana.  Brian Kelly by virtue of his position has agreed to take on huge expectations.  Bob Diacco won the Broyles Award which is given to the nation’s top assistant coach last season making him a very high profile name among college coaches.

Stephon Tuitt and Louis Nix have their names all over all kinds of preseason award watch lists as well as preseason All American Teams.  Have accolades like these and playing for Notre Dame you had better deliver.  If you don’t fans will let you know and Irish haters will yell even louder.

Sheldon day has received very high praise from all of his coaches about his play this fall especially his motor. Kelly says he wouldn't trade Day "for anybody on this football team."  Living up to those accolades is one thing, filling the space left vacant by Kapron Lewis Moore may be even more of a challenge.

Tommy Rees now has the keys to the car.  Being the quarterback at Notre Dame is tough enough.  Through into the mix Rees’s in then out carousel ride over the past three seasons and the fact he has to replace a quarterback that beat him out last season and it can be a lot to handle.  Even after all of that it doesn’t matter, when you sign that letter of intent to play quarterback in South Bend you get more praise than deserved and more pressure than most can handle.

When Jarrett Grace came to South Bend in 2011 from Cincinnati Ohio he wanted to play linebacker, inside linebacker well in 2013 he will have his chance.  You want it you got it, that’s the bright side; he will be filling the shoes of All World Irish great Manti Te’o.  No one expects Grace to have the season Manti had in 2012 but he does need to play well especially having Nix in front of him.