Irish hope to ride Book`s arm to second straight CFP berth
(World News USA)

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - For Notre Dame to reach its second straight College Football Playoff, it may have to run the table behind quarterback Ian Book. `When you step into being the quarterback at Notre Dame, high expectations come with it,` said coach Brian Kelly, who has twice in nine seasons directed teams to 12-0 regular seasons only to come up short of delivering the school`s first national title since 1988. Last season, the 6-foot, 212-pound Book completed 68.2% of his passes for 2,628 yards and 19 touchdowns while leading the Fighting Irish to the playoff, where they lost 30-3 to eventual national champion Clemson in the Cotton Bowl semifinal. Upon his return to campus last winter,...