Marcus Freeman used some of the tough lessons he learned his first two years as Notre Dame’s coach to help him navigate the longest season in the FBS’ modern era.

CJ Carr has been thrown straight in at the deep end after being named Notre Dame's starting quarterback for the upcoming campaign without ever having started a college football game

Marcus Freeman announced CJ Carr as their starting quarterback for the season opener in Miami. To most people surrounding the program, the sophomore was presumed the eventual starter following the departure of Steve Angeli in the transfer portal.