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- QB/WR: Irish Illustrated's Tim Prister, Tim O'Malley, and Drew Mentock gather outside Lambeau Field to preview Notre Dame's season opener against Wisconsin.

- LB: Nothing crazy food-wise as I look to lose some weight (I have a great Clashmore Mike Homefield shirt I want to fit into), but gonna buy some Guinness for myself and Miller Lite for...

- QB/LB: Underwood will make some plays and at times will flash because he has such great physical ability but, a good QB he is not.

- LB: There is nobody, anywhere, of any affiliation or loyalty, who believes there was a second left in that game.

- Pick/market: The dreaded WR screen will get blown up again and prove to be useless.

- OL/LB: I suspect Carr will help them mitigate any of the concerns we have about continuity early.

- LB: With kickoff set for 7:30 EDT tonight, the Irish Illustrated game thread will be back, posted/pinned one hour before kickoff.

- QB/LB: Underwood will go down as one of the most over hyped QB's to come out of HS.

- Notre Dame ruled out eight players for the Wisconsin opener and listed linebacker Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa as questionable after last season's ACL tear. - Billy Schrauth Augustine's broken fifth metatarsal required surgery, but Notre Dame expects him back this season with a chance to push at right guard or provide tackle-guard depth. - Notre Dame's defensive tackle depth makes Gabriel Rubio Burgess and Gordy Hola less likely to have immediate major roles when healthy, even though Burgess had shown spring progress and Hola brings long-term strength and motor. - Charles Jagusah would likely be starting if fully healthy, but his long recovery from a broken humerus makes a major near-term impact less likely. - Ko'o Kia is trending toward a sooner return from shoulder labrum surgery with special teams as the clearest early role, while wide receiver Jayden Porter could address Notre Dame's unproven boundary receiver room if his patella recovery progresses.

- WR/LB: Scaife is going to take this personally and disprove it this year

- Pick/market: 7-0 on the QB keeper, Igwebuike and Co.

- Notre Dame plans a heavy Week 1 workload for lead running back Williams and primary reserves James and Young, with Walton and Osborne forming the third tier. - The receiver depth chart lists Greathouse OR Graham, and Graham is expected to play extensively inside and outside while Notre Dame manages Greathouse's first game action in nearly a year. - Ashton Craig is fully cleared to start at center, Absher is expected to take the first right-guard snaps in a co-starter arrangement with Prescod, and Thom is listed as the backup at both tackle spots. - Mukam completed a major offseason rise to win a starting defensive-line job over Brewu alongside Onye, while Dunham opens behind Thomas. - Ausberry is locked in as Notre Dame's starting Will linebacker, and Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa is expected to play on a limited snap count if cleared from his questionable designation against Wisconsin.

- Irish Illustrated's Tim Prister and Drew Mentock stood outside Notre Dame Stadium on Wednesday after speaking with seven members of the team's leadership: coordinators Mike Denbrock, Chris Ash and Marty Biagi and all four captains. - The conversation took place four days before the Fighting Irish open the season on Sunday against Wisconsin at Lambeau Field. - The crew discussed how CJ Carr has grown as a leader and student...

- Notre Dame expects Wisconsin to use a physical, disciplined run-first offense built around multiple rushing looks and a mobile quarterback who was the Sun Belt Player of the Year. - Marcus Freeman expects Wisconsin's defense to prioritize stopping the run behind two strong linebackers, including No. 8 as one of the best players Notre Dame may face this season. - Wisconsin pairs Sebastian Cheeks' edge pressure with a transfer-heavy secondary, giving Notre Dame a defense Freeman expects to remain aggressive and structurally sound. - Notre Dame is preparing for possible special-teams wrinkles because Freeman expects Wisconsin to use strong personnel and unusual looks in that phase at Lambeau Field.

- Two-time captain Adon Shuler remains the emotional and communication hub of Notre Dame's defense, serving as the back-end quarterback alongside linebacker Drayk Bowen. - Shuler produced 53 tackles, three tackles for loss, a sack, five pass breakups, two forced fumbles and two interceptions in 2025; his return from a suspension coincided with a major defensive turnaround after early-season lapses. - Notre Dame returns most starters from a unit that ranked ninth in total defense, 11th in scoring defense and fourth with 21 interceptions. Shuler identifies open-field tackling and continued ball production as his own improvement priorities.