However when it was all said and done, Golson came out on top:

Everett Golson is expected to be named the Notre Dame starting quarterback today, according to Keith Arnold of NBC Sports, as the team prepares for its opener in Dublin, Ireland next week against Navy.

I don’t think Notre Dame will be in the title picture, but maybe Golson can make it an exciting season. He is already drawing comparisons to Charlie Ward.

Tommy Rees and a teammate ran into the police and things got ugly:

Notre Dame quarterback Tommy Rees was pepper sprayed and arrested early Thursday morning after an alleged physical altercation with South Bend police, who had responded to a report of a loud party.

The 19-year-old Rees, who will be a junior in the fall, is accused of underage drinking and running from police outside a home at 716 N. Notre Dame Ave. about 12:30 a.m., police said.

Notre Dame linebacker Carlo Calabrese also was arrested at the home on suspicion of disorderly conduct in response to Rees being arrested.

Rees, from Lake Forest, Ill., was charged Thursday by the St. Joseph County prosecutor’s office with two counts of resisting law enforcement, both Class A misdemeanors; battery, a Class A misdemeanor; and illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor, a Class C misdemeanor. Rees was originally arrested on suspicion of battery on a police officer, which would have been a felony.

Rees posted $250 and bonded out of the St. Joseph County Jail Thursday afternoon.

Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly released a brief statement Thursday regarding the incident.

“I am aware of (Thursday’s) incident involving two of our football players,” the statement read. “I am of course very concerned given the nature of the allegations, but I am still gathering information. I’ll withhold judgment until I can collect all the facts and speak with both Carlo and Tommy.”

Tommy Rees, Alfonzo Dennard, and every one else out there: if the police are trying to bust up your fun time, TAKE THE L and live to party another day.

In order to be eligible Dayne will have to enroll in a graduate program that is not offered at Notre Dame per NCAA rules. This is the same process that Russell Wilson used to get into Wisconsin.

I believe that this is a great move to get the Kansas program started on the right foot with coach Weiss. He will have a guy in there that already knows the offense, giving him a year to prep whatever QBs he recruits behind Crist.

Te’o is one of the nation’s top linebackers and a surefire first round draft pick.   With that said he is coming back to Notre Dame to finish what he started.  He released a public statement in which he said:

I feel I’m not done at Notre Dame. I’ll be coming back to Notre Dame.

This could be a good decision considering the load of talent at the linebacker spots right now in the college game.  Te’o returns as a top prospect at the position for the 2012 draft.

If he wants to change his mind he always can.  The deadline isn’t until January 15th.

Floyd put out the following statement:

“I’ve met with the Office of Residence Life and, while I don’t plan to discuss the details, I’m grateful that I still have a chance to earn my degree from Notre Dame and be a member of the football team,”

“I know that I still need to meet requirements set by the university and Coach Kelly, and that I have a lot of work to do that and to prove that I’ve grown from this experience. I’m sorry again for the poor decisions I’ve made and for letting so many people down.”

It is probably best for him that he stay focused and remain in school.  Running into the NFL will probably cost him a paycut right now.  Michael Floyd is projected to be one of the top players in the 2012 NFL Draft and is a definite first round prospect.

If Floyd ends up in the supplemental draft, he would hold a lot of value there for many teams.  At one point Floyd was considered a top 3 pass catcher in the 2011 NFL Draft.  Most teams don’t use anything higher than a 4th round pick in the supplemental draft but you may see Floyd go much higher than that.

The last receiver taken in the supplemental draft was Rob Moore by the Jets in 1990.  He ended up being a Pro Bowl player.  Not a bad investment.