Why Malik Zaire Should Start for Notre Dame

All Malik Zaire has done in his time at Notre Dame is succeed. When the Irish offense takes the field in Austin, Texas to face the longhorns on September 4th, Zaire should be leading them.

After the Fighting Irish started the 2014 season 6-0, they fell apart, finishing the year losing 5 of the last 6 games. Injuries played a large part of the Irish’s tailspin, but so did the poor play of then-quarterback Everett Golson. Many called for Zaire to get his chance. If the Irish were going to struggle, they might as well struggle with the face of the future gaining valuable experience.

The lone bright spot of the second-half collapse of 2014 was Zaire’s promising play after replacing Golson in a…