Which Notre Dame offensive player breaks out this fall

With Notre Dame football’s fall camp underway, it’s pretty easy to look ahead to what could be in store for the Irish in 2025.

They’ll enter the year with massive expectations, many pundits expecting another berth into the College Football Playoff. The schedule is front loaded, opening on road against Miami, then hosting Texas A&M, both ranked opponents.

For Notre Dame to make a return trip to the CFP, they’ll need some players to step up and fill voids that were stalwarts last year. The Fighting Irish Wire crew of Tim Healey, Dave Miller and Michael Chen will make their best guesses over the course of the next few weeks as to what this Notre Dame season will show us.

Let’s start off with who we believe will be a breakout player on offense.

Tim Healey – contributor

Is it a breakout if Jeremiyah Love does what he did last year, and then some? OK, fine, I guess I have to pick someone who wasn’t one of last year’s stars.

I’m inclined to think that whoever wins the quarterback battle might be the breakout star. Easy answer, I know, but both CJ Carr and Kenny Minchey could be that guy. Carr seems to pass the eye test, and Minchey has knowledge of the offense and running ability.

Another possible breakout is wide receiver Jaden Greathouse. He had a solid year last year, but if the new passer is a success, he could take a leap forward.

If he does, that would be huge. Notre Dame’s passing game wasn’t exactly bad last year, but it wasn’t as consistently effective as the ground game. If the passing game becomes as much of a threat as the running game, the Irish might be even better in 2025 than in 2024 which is why I’m taking Greathouse.

Dave Miller – contributor

There probably weren’t a ton of college football observers who thought Kenny Minchey would push CJ Carr for the starting quarterback job, but here we are….

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Publish date : 2025-08-15 11:02:00

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