Just two weeks ago, Deshone Kizer's situation drew the ire of the many watching at home, as the standout quarterback was benched midway through the third quarterback of Notre Dame's loss to Stanford.
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Despite frustrations building — in and around the organization — Kizer's comments come as glowing remarks in support of the oft-criticized coach, via Indy Star:
"We have complete confidence in coach Kelly," Kizer said. "He has experience, he's a winning coach, he knows how to win and he's going to figure out whatever it takes to win. And as long as we continue to have the mentality that he is the successful coach that he is and trust in that, we're going to be fine.
Kizer also said he and his teammates "trust" and are "committed" to Kelly.
Kelly and the Irish play host to Miami on Saturday. Whether the school follows through with proclamations that Kelly won't be fired or not remains to be seen.
