SOUTH BEND, Ind. – What does it take to play quarterback at Notre Dame?



That’s a complicated question with a complicated answer, one that will probably seem more intricate after reading the first Film Analysis piece of the season. After sitting down with Julian Love, Miles Boykin, Drue Tranquill, Sam Mustipher and Alex Bars last season to talk out the details of their on-field work, quarterback Ian Book is first up this year with a five-play review of his junior season.



The five plays include three touchdowns (two passing, one rushing), an audible and an interception. What worked? What didn’t? And most interestingly, why did the plays turn out the way they did?



Play 1



The play: Notre Dame has a 2nd and 8 at the 10-yard line with 47 seconds remaining in the first half of a tie game against Stanford. The Irish want to get points before halftime, but they don’t need to rush it on this play so close to the end zone with two...