ricted gift as leverage to steer funding away from one of its critics, Pallone said.The NFL denied Pallones findings. The league at the time acknowledged it had raised concerns about the study and a po

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Coach Brian Kelly surprised many when he revealed two weeks ago he planned to use both DeShone Kizer and Malik Zaire at quarterback when No. 10 Notre Dame opens the season at Texas.He hasnt revealed much more than that since then about how he plans to split the playing time. Asked Tuesday if he had decided yet who would take the first snap on Sunday, Kelly said he hadnt figured that out yet saying it may be something that we discuss in the locker room.Its not really an issue for us right now. Its not something that weve contemplated, he said.For his part, Texas coach Charlie Strong hasnt said yet whether he will start freshman Shane Buechele or senior Tyrone Swoopes at quarterback against Notre Dame.Kelly said he doesnt have a definitive plan of how he will decide which quarterback will be used when, saying he will do it by feel.The comfort level of the quarterback and his rhythm is something that is always an issue with them. I cant help them with that. What were mostly focusing on is what Texas wants to do and then how we counter with our two quarterbacks and how we think effectively they can run our offense, Kelly said.So there will probably be times where, man, that probably doesnt feel good for his flow or tempo. That probably doesnt work best for him. But what were trying to counter is the game within the game, and that is how Texas is trying to defend what were doing offensively.Kizer and Zaire each think they should be the starter and have expressed displeasure at having to share time.Zaire thinks hes the best quarterback and doesnt think a broken right ankle in the second game last season should have cost him the starting position, especially after completing 19 of 22 passes for 313 yards and three touchdowns in a 38-3 win over the Longhorns last season.Kizer thinks he should start after leading the Irish to nine wins last season, including three come-from-behind victories in the fourth quarter. He completed 63 percent of his passes, which ranks fourth in school history for a single season, and his 10 rushing touchdowns set a school record for quarterbacksWhile Kelly said last week the pair had embraced knowing that both of them will play he acknowledged Tuesday that they still dont like the idea of sharing the position. But he said they will make the most of their chances when the game starts.They would like to be the guy, but they want to win, and theyll do whatever is necessary to win and find a way to win the game, he said.Kelly wouldnt say whether he hopes to come out of the game with a No. 1 quarterback.If they both play dynamically and feed off each other, my ideal situation would be Im playing them both because theyre both playmakers, he said. And if we can find a way that they both can feed off each other, help our offense to be the productive offense that we want it to be, Id love to see them both play. You know, nobody seems to think that this can happen. 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WASHINGTON -- House Republicans on Thursday called for an independent review of allegations that the National Football League sought to improperly influence a government study into the link between football and brain disease.In a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services inspector general, GOP leaders of the Energy and Commerce Committee said that a thorough assessment is needed to ensure the integrity of the process for awarding research grants.The committees top Democrat said in May the NFL tried to strong-arm the National Institutes of Health into taking the project away from a prominent researcher that the league believed was biased.But the committees chairman, Rep. Fred Upton of Michigan, and other GOP members of panel said they dont have all the facts needed to reach conclusions. All the attention generated by claims the NFL tried to sway the study have tarnished the reputations of leading researchers into traumatic brain injuries and other medical experts, they said in the 21-page letter to the departments inspector general, Daniel Levinson.The lawmakers also said that based on the information they have, the institutes may have contributed to the breakdown of the structures and processes that exist to preserve the integrity of NIH research.The NFL said in a statement that it looks forward to cooperating with the inspector general. The NFL has never wavered in its commitment to advance the science and understanding of concussions and traumatic brain injuries, the league said.Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., initiated an investigation after ESPN reported in December that the league had agreed to donate $30 million to the NIH to fund brain research. But the league backed out after the institutes went ahead with a $16 million grant to Boston University researcherr Robert Stern, according to the sports networks report.ddddddddddddStern is a leading expert on the link between football and brain diseases such as chronic traumatic encephalopathy. He also filed a declaration opposing a settlement between the NFL and former players, fearing that deserving players would not be compensated.The NFLs critics say the league has downplayed the link between football and brain damage, alleging that an NFL committee on brain injury had ignored or minimized the link between repetitive head trauma and brain damage.Pallone said his probe confirmed the NFL inappropriately attempted to use its unrestricted gift as leverage to steer funding away from one of its critics, Pallone said.The NFL denied Pallones findings. The league at the time acknowledged it had raised concerns about the study and a potential conflict of interest involving Stern, but said it had communicated those concerns through appropriate channels.The league said in the statement Thursday that its $30 million commitment was never in doubt and said its unfortunate that the allegations have distracted attention from the broader goal of further traumatic brain injury science.Upton and other Republicans said if the NFL acted inappropriately, then NIH not only failed to identify and address this behavior, but rather encouraged ongoing discussion, thus creating a perception that the league had input on the use of (research) funds.There is little evidence to suggest, Upton and his colleagues wrote, that anyone affiliated with the NFL advocated on behalf of a specific research team or grant proposal.---Follow Richard Lardner on Twitter: http://twitter.com/rplardner ' ' '