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- Pick/market: Marshaun Thornton with the looooong touchdown.

- Pick/market: The Gilbert touchdown for those who want a second look

- Pick/market: Keon Keeley making a play to stop the run.

- Pick/market: I wanna see Frazier get some reps.

- Pick/market: Aaaand another fumble, recovered by freshman Rodney Dunham.

- Pick/market: Still a freshman, though.

- Injury: Jaden Greathouse put on a show in the College Football Playoffs two years ago against two top-10 defenses.

- Injury: On KVA return and linebacker rotation: Freeman says they have to be smart about KVA's workload, he has to progress back.

- QB: The broadcast said that live, too, I did not think it was roughing live and the replay they showed at the time was moving away from the QB at contact, but it looked like...

- QB: Folorunsho with great penetration, but the QB gets away to his right and negates the rush.

- Pick/market: This QB is going to need multiple huge ice baths after this game.

- Pick/market: NOTRE DAME, Ind.

- Coaching: Freeman really proud of the effort up and down the depth chart.

- Coaching: On coaching guys to make the 'choice' to play with intensity/velocity: Reiterates clarity=velocity, velocity=violence.

- Notre Dame's staff is reviewing running-back aiming points, reads and blocking combinations to create more explosive runs with this year's personnel instead of assuming last year's backs' instincts will transfer. Marcus Freeman said Jonas Walton could earn more opportunities and Nolan James is building trust in both phases. These are developmental adjustments, not a declared new starting rotation. - Notre Dame deliberately kept Anthony at left guard and Will Black in longer for position-specific experience. Cam Herren's guard work offers another option because the staff trusts Ashton Craig and Joe Auding at center. Freeman liked Herren's toughness but still sees technique cleanup; the extra reps do not announce a replacement starting line. - Freeman is progressing Kingston's workload rather than immediately giving him everything, while viewing four Notre Dame linebackers as starter-quality and planning rotations and passing packages. Dallas Golden is back after missing substantial camp time with a shoulder injury and handled backup punt returns. Neither update guarantees a full defensive workload. - Freeman trusts CJ Carr to adjust unfavorable looks after coach-to-player communication stops. His confidence in Spencer Porath also affects third-down calls and can make a field-goal attempt preferable to fourth-down aggression. Those comments describe Notre Dame's situational options, not a blanket move to conservative play-calling.

- After Notre Dame's win over Rice, Marcus Freeman said Styles was the first reserve tackle and Cam the first reserve guard because of Rice's unusual defensive looks. Those roles were planned with the line coach, not a reaction to last week's performance; next week's starters and reserve order still require evaluation. - Freeman said Notre Dame expected man coverage from Rice and planned to attack available one-on-one deep shots. He praised starting quarterback CJ's decisions, protection adjustments and checks, while stressing that checkdowns remain correct when deep opportunities are covered. - Finishing perimeter blocks was a point of emphasis after the Wisconsin game. Freeman credited the improved blocking on Jordan Faison's touchdown screen against Rice and said those finishes separate first downs from touchdowns, giving a concrete execution change behind the explosive play. - Freeman welcomed Kingston's return and highlighted an early backfield play in his debut. Notre Dame deliberately limited defensive rotation against Rice's distinctive offense to players who had practiced against the relevant scout looks; the staff did not treat the margin as permission to use unprepared defenders. - Freeman credited the four fumble takeaways and the defense's physicality, but still identified missed tackles and avoidable penalties as corrections. He also valued real passing-game reps for the young receivers and reserve quarterbacks as evaluation beyond practice, without announcing a change in starting roles.

- Notre Dame is averaging 114.5 rushing yards per game and 3.58 per carry through two games, with inconsistent production from the line and backs. CJ Carr has been sacked only once for eight yards, so sack losses do not explain the low rushing totals. The preview separates the run-blocking concern from stronger early pass protection. - Aneyas Williams has taken 45.3% of Notre Dame's running-back carries. Nolan James Jr. and Jonaz Walton have combined for 96 yards on 21 carries, and James has five catches for 66 yards and a touchdown. The writer sees potential for the rotation to shift toward the younger backs, but reports no announced depth-chart or workload change.

- Jaden Greathouse says he feels healthy after the hamstring injury that ended his previous season, and the report says he was full-go when fall camp began. This is a current self-reported health and participation update, not a new injury or a claim that last year's hamstring problem remains active. - Greathouse followed one catch for six yards against Wisconsin with three catches for 48 yards against Rice, including a 23-yard sideline reception. That is increased involvement in Notre Dame's passing game, although the report describes Rice's secondary as overmatched and does not establish a target-share guarantee. - Greathouse credits repeated offseason work with CJ Carr for their developing connection and says Notre Dame wants explosive passing plays to open Michigan State's defense. Carr praised Greathouse as another receiving option against man coverage. These are player assessments and stated aims, not a newly installed package or a yardage projection.

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- Intel: I get so heated lol, I just want to cut clips for our subscribers!

- Practice: Never say never but he missed a major opportunity in fall camp.

- Intel: almost certain pimpi is correct (the only issue is I don’t know Onye timeline)

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