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AUSTIN, Texas Brian Kelly was going to get second Mark Reynolds Jersey -gue sed about the two-quarterback system after the first lo s anyway.No.10 Notre Dame used DeShone Kizer and Malik Zaire in a at Texas on Sunday night. Everybody knew that was coming.What we didnt know is that Kelly would stick with an every-other series rotation with Kizer and Zaire instead of riding the hot hand early, and put the Irish in a corner just one week into the season.MORE: | Despite the little moral victories, losing is losing, Kelly said. We work too hard and we sacrificed too much to feel good in any way.Kelly can feel good about one thing:Kizer is a star. He finished 15 of 24 pa sing for 215 yards in the air and added 13 carries for 77 yards on the ground. He had six total TDs, including five pa sing. Kizer led Notre Dame from a 17-point deficit in the second half. Despite all that, Kelly wouldnt commit to Kizeras the starter for the home opener against Nevada.Is DeShone Kizer the guy moving forward? "We haven't made that decision." Irish Illustrated (@PeteSampson_) Kelly should change that by Wednesday. Kizer started against the Longhorns and led the Irish on a six-play, 78-yard touchdown drive on the first po se sion. If theres question about Kellys method, its here. Why take a quarterback out while James Bourque Jersey hes in a groove? Its understandable to want to get Zaire on the field, but wait until the next series.Kizer had 22 snaps which resulted in 177 offensive yards in the first half, and Zaire had 14 snaps with resulted in 46 yards. Zaire then started the second half with a three-and-out, and Kizer went the Max Scherzer Jersey rest of the way.When the Longhorns went ahead 31-14 in the third quarter, Kizer did his finest work. He led the Irish to touchdown drives on three of four po se sions, and it couldve been four had Torii Hunter not had the ball dislodged on a .Kizer feathered a pa s to Josh Adams on a wheel route for a 17-yard TD that gave the Irish a 35-31 lead with 10:57 remaining. That silence the crowd.It was awesome, Kizer said of the comeback. It was nice to get out there after a long offseason and get the ball. I think we werent as succe sful as we wanted to be.Generic answers are expected when you consider the way Notre Dame lost, which also featured a conservative three-and-out after they took over at the 29-yard line with a chance to win in the final two minutes.MORE: Did Kelly misplay the quarterbacks? Yes, but we wouldnt have recognized thathad Notre Dame won. Ohio State went through the same thing with Cardale Jones and J.T. Barrett last season. Everybody has the benefit of hindsight there, and Zaire is going to continue to get snaps in the season. Kyle Barraclough Jersey He will probably play better than Kizer in a game at some point.Its just the every-other-po se sion rotationthat deserves questioning. Texas played two quarterback too, but Shane Buechele and Tyrone Swoopes had defined roles. Swoopes is in the same role Floridas Tim Tebow had as a freshman with the Gators. Oklahoma did the same thing with Blake Bell.Speaking of the Sooners, Notre Dame gives them company after Yan Gomes Jersey Week 1. They are the two top-10 teams that lost in the opening week who dont have the benefit of a championship game. That means they are in win-out mode. If the Irish lose another game, they are out. Even if they win out, its not a guarantee considering Michigan State and Stanford are the mostdifficult games left on the schedule.Texas was one of three true road games on the schedule along with N.C. State and USC. If Kizer continues rolling like he did against the Longhorns, then Kelly might be kicking himself in November.This was a mi sed opportunity, and Kelly owned it.We have to be better as coaches, Kelly said. That starts with me and our coaching staff, and then our players have to do their job.