Good Bye Golson

Well we were on answers to Question #11 in our series 20 Questions for Notre Dame Football in 2015 however the announcement from Everett Golson has preempted that article.



Everett Golson

I can't say it is a total shock that Golson has decided to take his 5th year of eligibility elsewhere, however once we got past the Blue Gold Game I thought the chanced of him leaving went down substantially.   Golson must have seen or heard something throughout spring practice and or the scrimmage to make him think that he was not the solid number one signal caller in South Bend.

Malik Zaire

This had made things a bit easier in regards to naming a starting quarterback for the Irish however the new concern is who will serve as a competent back up under center.  Before even if Golson started the season he had Zaire motivating him to keep his game up and if he faulted most people felt good about Malik stepping in.  If the Blue Gold taught us anything redshirt freshman quarterback DeShone Kizer will serve as a good placeholder but that is it and  even though walk-on Montgomery VanGorder looked fair I do not want to bank on him to lead us to any victories this season if needed.  Incoming freshman Brandon Wimbush may have to show his skills at least in practice sooner than later to make Irish coaches and fans alike sleep better at night.

In the end Malik Zaire will get what he wanted; a real chance to show that he can lead this team.