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College Football: Top 5 overreactions from Week 3

By Michael Collins

Jan 9, 2016; Frisco, TX, USA; North Dakota State Bison fans holds up a sign in the game against the Jacksonville State Gamecocks in the FCS Championship college football game at Toyota Stadium. North Dakota State won 37-10. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 9, 2016; Frisco, TX, USA; North Dakota State Bison fans holds up a sign in the game against the Jacksonville State Gamecocks in the FCS Championship college football game at Toyota Stadium. North Dakota State won 37-10. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 10, 2016; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder watches warmups before the game against the Nevada Wolf Pack at Notre Dame Stadium. Notre Dame won 39-10. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 10, 2016; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder watches warmups before the game against the Nevada Wolf Pack at Notre Dame Stadium. Notre Dame won 39-10. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports /

Notre Dame DC Brian VanGorder is Out

Remember last season when a Texas player was tweeting during a game about possibly making a mistake by not choosing Texas A&M? Everyone said Charlie Strong was done and wouldn’t last the season.

How’d that prediction work out for you?

During Saturday’s loss to Michigan State, Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly reportedly “liked” a tweet advocating the dismissal of Irish defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder.

This caused an uproar, and the masses took to the interwebs to report the news that VanGorder was done and that a new defensive coordinator would be in place before dinner was on the table.

Of course, Kelly (who did express some displeasure with his defense’s performance during the game) quickly tried to put out the fire, blaming the “like” on a staff mistake.

This isn’t to say the VanGorder isn’t on the hot seat. His defense has given up 85 points in the first three games of the season, and has failed to stop anyone with any kind of actual offensive game plan. No offense, Nevada (see what I did there?).

Brian Kelly had this to say to his DC on Saturday

So yeah, that’s not good, but it doesn’t mean he’s out of a job….yet.

Maybe VanGorder should scrap the goatee and go back to the porn-stache.

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