Notre Dame QB Tyler Buchner is true to his roots

Tyler Buchner was named Notre Dame’s starting quarterback. As a kid in Wilmette, his neighborhood was filled with Irish fans. (AJ Mast/AP)

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — On Oct. 20, 2007, Tyler Buchner first entered Notre Dame Stadium.

He sat with his father near the end zone that afternoon and watched USC drub the Irish 38-0. They left at the end of the third quarter, disappointed and wearied by the Trojan Marching Band’s repeated playing of “Fight On!”