To be fair to the Cal D-line, Notre Dame has an established history, especially recently, of absolutely churning out 1st and 2nd round, Pro-Bowl-caliber NFL offensive linemen, with Quinton Nelson, the Martin brothers, McGlinchy, Aaron Banks, etc. all excelling in South Bend. That made it so much easier for ND to literally keep their backup QB completely out of harms way with short passes.
To be fair to the Cal D-line, Notre Dame has an established history, especially recently, of absolutely churning out 1st and 2nd round, Pro-Bowl-caliber NFL offensive linemen, with Quinton Nelson, the Martin brothers, McGlinchy, Aaron Banks, etc. all excelling in South Bend. That made it so much easier for ND to literally keep their backup QB completely out of harms way with short passes.
To be fair to the Cal D-line, Notre Dame has an established history, especially recently, of absolutely churning out 1st and 2nd round, Pro-Bowl-caliber NFL offensive linemen, with Quinton Nelson, the Martin brothers, McGlinchy, Aaron Banks, etc. all excelling in South Bend. That made it so much easier for ND to literally keep their backup QB completely out of harms way with short passes.
Thank you for this insight.