Notre Dame's Brian Kelly awakened Sunday morning to a strange feeling. For the first time in nearly two years he went to work after a team he coached had lost a regular-season game.

Oh, yeah. Brian Kelly has given it some thought. Who wouldn't? He's glanced toward a stadium circled by tributes to former coaches at Notre Dame and wondered how it will feel when he charges onto the field for his first game with the Irish.

Dayne Crist is in a hurry. He'd better be, that's what Notre Dame's new spread offense demands of its quarterback. No time to huddle, not even on the first day of practice. Take the snap and make a play.

This is all you really need to know about new Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly: His football teams win.

Notre Dame quarterback Dayne Crist doesn't want to let his teammates down.