Christian Lombard stuck around to hear Brian Kelly's halftime speech on Saturday. He'd already heard a version of it earlier that day when the offensive tackle from Palatine, Ill., sat down with Notre Dame's new head coach for a little insight on where the Irish program is headed. Lombard liked what he heard, both straight from Kelly and during the coach's halftime incitement.

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