Notre Dame has named CJ Carr the starter for the team’s season-opener at Miami, bringing to an end one of the most intriguing quarterback battles from across the country during fall camp. Carr has been battling with Kenny Minchey throughout the offseason, and both quarterbacks got good opportunities to win the job this fall. Now Notre Dame knows its starter for one of the toughest games on the schedule, even if that starter doesn’t have a ton of experience to lean on heading down to Hard Rock Stadium.
A former four-star recruit, the 6-foot-3, 210-pound quarterback from Saline, Michigan. is the grandson of former Michigan coach Lloyd Carr and was the top prospect in the state for the 2024 cycle.
Winning the recruiting battle set things in motion for him to develop into Notre Dame’s starter, but until now the timetable for that development was unknown. Minchey’s performance made this one of the more compelling quarterback battle to track, but ultimately Notre Dame has arrived where many projected after Angeli’s transfer with Carr assuming the QB1 duties.
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It’s been a while since Notre Dame’s opening week starter had this little experience going in when it comes to meaningful snaps. This was a team that played with national championship…
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Author : Chip Patterson
Publish date : 2025-08-19 16:57:00
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