It will be talked about all week, a...

It will be talked about all week, at least until Carl Gioia sails single down the middle.

The Irish kicker missed sum of two units field-goal tries -- from 42 and 36 yards -- in the victory throughout Georgia Tech on Saturday. Not a advantageous sign, considering special-teams coach Brian Polian rely upons any college kicker to be "money" up to 45 yards.

Gioia, a senior, made his solitary career attempt before this season: a 29-yarder.

Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis was disturbed by means of Gioia's misses but not to the point of making a drastic change -- notwithstanding

"I talked to Carl about it," Weis said. "I said, 'Carl, you missed couple field goals. You've got to go on foot make the next one.'

"You don't sculpture somebody because he missed brace field goals. You work forward their confidence, and [they] move make the next one."

If Gioia doesn't, the Valparaiso, Ind., native could be replaced according to freshman Ryan Burkhart or senior walk-on Bobby Renke

- The pep rally Friday will be held at Notre Dame Stadium (weather permitting) instead of the Joyce Center It should make for an electric sight with the hype surrounding Penn State's first visit since 1992

nearest GAME: vs. Penn State, 2:30 pm Saturday, Ch 5 890-AM

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