SOUTH BEND, Ind. – There’s plenty to worry about in college football these days.
Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman was preparing for the Blue-Gold Game on Saturday when ESPN reported Tennessee was “parting ways” with star quarterback Nico Iamaleava after an NIL dispute.
The impending changes to the roster sizes, increasing the roster limit to 105 players with all 105 spots eligible for scholarships, could impact walk-ons and more. Don’t forget about the NCAA vs. House settlement that’s expected to reach a conclusion on Monday.
Oh, yeah. The transfer portal is re-opening on Wednesday. I’m sure coaches are looking forward to that.
Yet, one of the biggest worries that Notre Dame had on Saturday was its quarterback competition. Not the portal or the changing landscape. The Irish are focused on themselves.
The Irish have impressively struck a balance as spring practices near an end.
Some coaches have plenty of that on their minds. Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz turned 42 this week, but was open about the uncertainty surrounding the future of college football.
“I don’t know what the crap is going on,” Drinkwitz said on April 9, as he talked about trying to figure it all out.
Compared to that, Freeman looked like he was on a three-day weekend. Especially for a guy that landed two four-star pass rushers in Ebenezer Ewetade and Rodney Durham in the recruiting class of 2026.
Most of the stress comes later, like who will be Notre Dame’s starting quarterback? On Saturday, Freeman saw enough from the three contenders in Steve Angeli, CJ Carr and Kenny Minchey to smile.
“I wouldn’t know who to pick,” tight end Eli Raridon said of the QB competition.
Still, Freeman said all three guys played well and lent themselves a lot of teaching opportunities with three spring practices left.
“You’ve got three guys that can…
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