Brian Kelly: They understand how to practice. That's huge.

Brian Kelly spoke post-practice of the progress of the Fighting Irish.

“I thought we definitely moved forward from the spring.  They understand how to practice.  That’s huge.  That allows me to work with our guys.  We didn’t have that in the spring.”

“We were able to get through 24 periods today without breaking down.  All in all, our guys passed the conditioning test.”

You can watch Kelly’s post-practice talk right here.  Better yet, UND.com has provided an all-access look at periods 1-4.

Notre Dame hosts Purdue to open the 2010 season.  The Irish host Michigan in week 2.