He's a nineteen year-old "baby faced" Notre Dame freshman -- who now just happens to be the starting QB for the Fighting Irish. Tommy Rees, didn't earn that starting role -- he inherited it. Yet, after yesterday's record setting performance for a freshman -- 4 TD passes going 33-54 and 334 yards -- Rees proved he belongs.
As a point of reference, Jimmy Clausen threw seven TD passes his entire freshman season in ten games as a starter. Rees throws five TD passes in his five quarters of relief duty.
He just might be the perfect passing QB for Brian Kelly's system. Rees appears to get rid of the ball on time and is accurate -- two key elements in Kelly's spread offense. While I don't think he'll ever be the runner I'm sure Kelly would like -- he can move the Irish down the field and score. Think about it, he comes in off the bench in the first quarter (in the middle of an Irish possession) and proceeds to complete his first eight passes and leads the Irish to TD's the first two times he's on the field.
In a season that has turned into an unmitigated disaster -- Tommy Rees just might be the guy who turns "our frowns upside down."
Here's a link to his first post game interview session -- pretty impressive:
LINK: TOMMY REES INTERVIEW
