Notre Dame’s quarterbacks had an up-and-down day today.
CJ Carr threw three picks, but he also hit some hole shots downfield. Kenny Minchey, same thing: One pick, one or two really positive reps.
Plenty of time to improve before Week 1. pic.twitter.com/Oo3wzVEAPu
— Jack Soble (@jacksoble56) July 31, 2025
Notre Dame football started its fall practices on Thursday, and we all got the see the Irish back on the field.
There was plenty to take away from yesterday, as head coach Marcus Freeman seemed fairly happy with his team’s performance. Now we all love being armchair coaches, and when you haven’t see the Blue and Gold in about four months, we get it.
After getting a chance to digest what we saw and heard, there are still a few things going through my mind. Here are my day after thoughts on Notre Dame’s first fall practice of 2025.
No need to overreact to the quarterback news
Sure, CJ Carr didn’t have a great day, and the Kenny Minchey was fairly quiet, but there is no need to proclaim anyone as the frontrunner. While the staff here does believes that Carr will eventually win out, his counterpart can get the job done as well. Marcus Freeman did say following the practice that the coaches weren’t going to hold any judgements until after they reviewed the film. Follow their lead, and let this competition play out.
Injury free
Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman said there were no injuries on Day 1 of fall camp.
— Kyle Kelly (@ByKyleKelly) July 31, 2025
There weren’t any injuries suffered in practice, the only one’s that Notre Dame is dealing with were before yesterday. That’s great news on two fronts, first not losing anyone on day one shows that the strength and conditioning staff did a fantastic job preparing this team for the season. Secondly, it gives the coaches a chance to really see which players fighting…
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