Five final thoughts on Notre Dame football after the Blue-Gold game and spring practices

While the majority of the defense looked very good, I didn’t think this group played up to their potential. Gone are Rylie Mills and Howard Cross, who both did great when at the position or healthy. This group needs to keep the linebackers clean so they can make plays. Jason Onye had some spring hype leading up tho this game and didn’t show too much. Transfer Jared Dawson did play well, but there needs to be more from this group.

Jeremiyah Love didn’t play due to a hamstring injury, but Jadarian Price showed that he can handle to role if need be. Nolan James is a huge threat out of the backfield, and while he didn’t do all that well with his carries, there’s plenty of potential there. Gi’Bran Payne and Aneyas Williams looked solid, but true freshman Kedren Young flashed plenty. I could see him being used in short-yardage situations. The majority of these players would be in the two-deep at a lot of other schools, but Love is still around, so they’re all backups at the moment.