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Crist Receives Starting Nod Over Lake Forest's Rees At Notre Dame
Senior regains No. 1 job for Sept. 3 season opener.
Lake Forest High School graduate Tommy Rees will be the backup to Dayne Crist when Notre Dame opens its football season on Sept. 3 against South Florida.
Irish coach Brian Kelly made the announcement at a press conference Tuesday in South Bend, Ind.
Rees quarterbacked the Irish for the final four games of last season after Crist suffered a season-ending knee injury in an Oct. 30 loss to Tulsa.
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Rees finished that game, and then helped Notre Dame win its final four games. The 6-foot-2, 215-pound Rees completed 100 of 164 passes for 12 touchdowns against eight interceptions.
The 6-4, 235-pound Crist completed 174 of 294 passes for 15 touchdowns and seven interceptions. He also ran for four touchdowns. This will be the second consecutive season he has come back from knee surgery.
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