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The biggest news on Wednesday for Notre Dame football was head coach Marcus Freeman letting everyone know that the quarterback race will continue through the fall.
However, that wasn’t all that the Irish coach discussed during his time with the media, as he touched on multiple different topics regarding Notre Dame football. It seemed like it was a very successful spring in the eyes of Freeman, as they come out relatively healthy with a team that should once again contend for a spot in the College Football Playoff.
Find out below my biggest takeaways from Freeman’s final spring press conference.
Notre Dame fans brought it during Blue-Gold game
It was the first thing Freeman mentioned, thanking the fans for coming out to the spring game. While it didn’t set any attendance records, it was still a solid crown that came out. The fans help drive excitement around the program, and you are doing a great job of that.
Three main goals
There were three main goals that Freeman wanted to accomplish in the spring: chasing potential, building trust between the coaches and players, and understanding there is delayed gratification in the spring. Wanting players to be the best they can be is difficult in the spring, has he mentioned it was an internal battle that is hard to measure against your teammates.
As for the trust, he knows how important this can be. Freeman noted that “great teams have a trust amongst each other,” and we sure saw that last year. Good programs have this every once in a while, while great programs replicate it every year. And finally, the rewards coming later, like chasing potential, is hard to judge in limited spring practices. Wisely, Freeman said “the greatest things in life take time,” and that is very true with spring football.
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