It hurts that so many of the lines in this bit are funny because they’re so dead-on. Not funny in an outlandish way. Funny in a “let’s just laugh it off and hope it’s wrong” way.
“He’s really powerful and fast,” 255-pound defensive end John Ryan said of Novak.”I’m glad he’s on our team because looking at the guys we have, he’s our only hope if we want to beat USC, Nevada, or really anybody.”
“He’s a much better leader than Jimmy [Clausen], that’s fore sure,” Ryan added. “Better quarterback, too.”
Recently, Novak has even been spotted giving coach Weis several tips about his strategy and tactics.
“Until Brian, I never thought about how establishing the run could create opportunities for us downfield,” said Weis, who has led the Irish to 15 losses in their last two seasons. “Novak was telling me about something called a ‘fake handoff,’ which is like this fake run thing, but then you pass it. I would assume that’s illegal, but he’s proven himself to be an amazing football player, so I trust him.”
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