Notre Dame football coach Josh Sellers instructs his players during practice Tuesday.When he goes to the line of scrimmage, the first words from Notre Dame quarterback Josh Moore are simply, “Let’s roll, let’s roll,” a phrase he picked up from new offensive coordinator Charles Fant.
The Irish have done that, rolling to 61-48 and 42-27 wins over Grace Academy and McMinn Central to become the first 2-0 Notre Dame football team since the 2005 bunch went 13-1 and got to the state semifinals. The 61 points in the season opener equaled the 2010 team’s entire scoring output.
“There is definitely a little more pep in everybody’s step. Starting out the season with a couple of wins has been beneficial all the way through,” said head coach Josh Sellers.
They’ve converted from 3 yards and a cloud of dust to snap, throw and a puff of smoke.
Primary reasons are Fant, who coordinated the offense for many of Boyd-Buchanan’s state playoff teams and who joined Sellers’ staff this year; Moore, who transferred from Ringgold; and fellow senior Matt Reilly, a converted running back/linebacker playing his first season as a wide receiver.