Fall camp is a time for celebration. Football is back! The time fans coast to coast have been waiting for. Access to practice is limited, yet the thirst for information is relentless. Fans are eager to hear what the depth chart is, which players look bigger, and what Freshmen are in the two deep.
Heading into camp Notre Dame fans weren’t quite sure what they were going to get. How would the offense gel? Will this defense play better than last year’s, about the same, or regress? Ultimate answers will be found soon, but I think some practice themes have emerged that may inform us of what’s coming.
Let’s examine three surprises that have emerged from Notre Dame’s Fall camp.