Everett Golson vs. Michigan: Stat Line, Highlights, Twitter Reaction

Notre Dame quarterback Everett Golson put on quite a show in the Fighting Irish's 37-0 demolition of the Michigan Wolverines. The senior signal-caller ran his team's offense to near perfection on the night, putting up an incredible final stat line and providing the South Bend, Indiana faithful with a night to remember.

Completions/Attempts	Yards	Touchdowns	Interceptions	Rushing Attempts	Rushing Yards
23/34	226	3	0	3	-14

Head coach Brian Kelly didn't name him the starter until mid-August, but Golson has taken the designation and run with it. Golson got off to a fine start in Week 1 with 295 passing yards and two touchdowns against Rice. He did well to build on that performance Saturday night against a much higher-profile opponent.

Golson tossed his first touchdown pass early in the second quarter, a quick-hitter one-yard throw to Amir Carlisle. His leadership ability was on full display throughout the contest, something that Kelly noted was vital to his capturing of the starting position.

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"Generally when you look at making that decision, I'm using from January through right now as the basis of that decision, so winter workouts, how he handled himself with the team, our workouts, his spring practice and then his leadership in the summer and in camp here," said Kelly, via ESPN.com's Matt Fortuna.

Take a look at Golson's second touchdown pass of the game, a 24-yard screamer to William Fuller as an example of his poise, accuracy and command of the offense, via the official Twitter profile of Fighting Irish athletics:

SportsCenter liked the way he had the offense rolling in the first half:

Bleacher Report's own Adam Kramer noted that Golson looked like a much different quarterback than the one who would occasionally frustrate Fighting Irish fans with erratic play last season:

The second half was more of the same, with the Notre Dame defense capitalizing on Michigan mistakes and feeding the ball to Golson and company.

Although Golson finished with minus-14 rushing yards, he still showed off his mobility on several plays. His ability to make key passes both in and outside of the pocket will be crucial to his team's success as the season moves along.

Golson's second-half touchdown pass to Carlisle was a thing of beauty, per the Fighting Irish:

Bob Wojnowski of The Detroit News praised Golson but did note that Michigan was working with a depleted secondary:

Bleacher Report's own Michael Schottey used the lopsided scoreline to praise Golson, essentially calling him a complete quarterback when compared to Michigan's Devin Gardner:

Notre Dame is in good hands with Golson performing like this. As an independent school, they need standout victories against big programs to establish themselves as playoff or major bowl contenders. It is a very promising start on both sides of the ball for this squad; it will look to continue that success in Week 3 against an intrastate foe in Purdue University.