delivering the cross for Filip Holosko to put the Sky Blues up 2-1

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Notre Dame quarterback DeShone Kizer took it upon himself to address the Fighting Irishs 1-3 start Wednesday, shouldering much of the blame as one of the programs leaders.My mentality heading into the week is just to play free, have fun, Kizer said. I get the opportunity to be the quarterback of University of Notre Dame. That is a privilege that people dream about, that I dreamed about, and I took the fun out of that.Thats my biggest regret in the first four games is I had so much love for this position, love for this team, that I took on a lot more than I ever should, which put a lot of pressure on my back, and thats something that Im going to have to remove and go back to just doing what I love and having a good time.When Im doing that, thats when were playing our best ball as a team. And I believe that our whole team is buying into that understanding and buying into that idea. And practice [Tuesday] was a blast. It was a good time to go out there and play football, to play free and have a good time. And todays practice will be the same. Saturday will be the same. And there will be a W on that column when we go out there and we play the way we know how to.Kizer agreed with coach Brian Kellys assessment earlier in the week that the quarterbacks play has been substandard. Kizer, a redshirt sophomore, has completed better than 62 percent of his passes for 1,096 yards with 11 touchdowns and three interceptions, to go with 186 rushing yards and five touchdowns. He said his biggest personal room for improvement is in needing to play looser.At the quarterback position you naturally take on an extra dose of leadership, an extra dose of trying to take on everything that a coach should be taking on, Kizer said. You go and you idolize guys like Peyton Manning and Tom Brady and all the best who have ever done it and you see how they approach the media, you see how they approach the game, you see how they approach their team.And theyre professionals. They get paid to do that. Theyre in completely different positions than I am. And therefore, they take on a little more responsibility than I do. But me being the kid that I am, I wanted to be like them. I wanted to come up here and talk to you guys as if I was the head coach of this team.But Im just the quarterback. All I gotta do is go out and do whatever the guys upstairs are telling me to do and thats it. If Coach Kelly asked me to come do media, I do media. If Coach Kelly asks me to go throw a touchdown, I need to go out there and rip the ball and throw a touchdown. I dont need to do any more than that, and I think that was my biggest flaw in the beginning of the season is taking on too much. I just need to go out and play and have fun, challenge myself each day and just try to get better.Kizer added that fellow quarterback Montgomery VanGorder is his best friend at Notre Dame and that VanGorder has handled the past three days well after the program fired his father, Brian VanGorder, as defensive coordinator on Sunday.Senior linebacker and captain James Onwualu said he spoke with Brian VanGorder after the firing and thanked him for the opportunity to play for him. Onwualu had been a receiver as a freshman before moving to the defensive side of the ball when VanGorder came aboard in 2014.Everybody was talking about it -- even our student section seemed to have a strong stance on that, Onwualu said of the staff shakeup, which saw analyst Greg Hudson get promoted to defensive coordinator. It was shocking to me. Obviously, this is the only defensive experience Ive ever had. Hes really all I knew defensively. So its difficult for some older guys, you know, and me included to put that aside and just take the next step into something new.Ill continue my relationship with Coach VanGorder and possibly still learn things from him, but Im on to the next step and excited for Coach Hudson to get us rolling.Notre Dame plays 2-2 Syracuse on Saturday in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Mike Shawaryn Red Sox Jersey . Now, correct me if Im wrong but I saw one official distinctly pointing at the net indicating a good goal but after an inconclusive review they overturned the goal. Shouldnt the ruling on the ice (good goal) stand after an inconclusive review? Why was this overturned? James Veaudry Pembroke, ON -- Hey Kerry, Youll get a lot of these, but why was the Montreal goal against Nashville Saturday night overturned? Eller puts the puck on net and the on ice ruling from the ref behind the net is a Montreal goal. 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A lot of factors are behind Sydney FC being unbeaten and seven points clear on top of the A-League but coach Graham Arnold feels none are more important than goalkeeper Danny Vukovic.Vukovic again starred in Saturday nights 4-1 win over Perth Glory in Perth with two spectacular saves to deny Rostyn Griffiths and Adam Taggart.Sydney have conceded five goals in 11 games and Arnold is full of praise for the exploits of his keeper.Danny Vukovic for me is the best goalkeeper in the country. Weve only conceded five goals all season and hes had a major role to play in that, Arnold said.Its always good to have a goalkeeper that saves you points, but also that the players in front have a huge amount of belief and confidence in that they know it will take a good goal to get past him.Vukovic has never been shy of letting his teammates know when hes not happy and he delivered a tirade to Michael Zullo against Perth. Arnold would prefer he was a little less demonstrative, but knows his hearts in the right place.I prefer that we speak about it but hes an emotional guy and a winner. If he sees something out there thats not right, I cant fix it on the sideline but he can straightaway, he said.Well talk about it, but we have such a great group of boyys and such great team spirit where all the guys socialise together with families that are close.dddddddddddd The main goal is to win and to be successful.Captain Alex Brosque was again impressive scoring a classy goal in the 21st minute and delivering the cross for Filip Holosko to put the Sky Blues up 2-1. Arnold is delighted with his form and leadership.He is just such a fantastic leader now, Arnold said.When I made him captain two years ago the armband probably didnt sit that comfortably on his arm, but you see the passion the guy has now and the way he works and leads from the front.Bernie Ibini again came off the bench earning and converting a penalty. Arnold only expects to give him more minutes as he works back from a devastating broken leg.Bernies pushing me hard now. Theres not many players in Australia who excite the fans like he can and hes a handful, and once he gets into open space, hes frightening, Arnold said.I actually think hes stronger than what he was when I had him with the Mariners and in the first year at Sydney. Hes quicker too and he will be the player in January to bring us home. ' ' '