Notre Dame football: Make Irish great again

Make Notre Dame football great again. A plan:

The world of college football is changing quickly and in many ways.

Irish fans have spent most of the summer asking themselves where Notre Dame fits in the mix. Do the large-scale changes taking place help or hurt the Irish? How can Notre Dame compete for top talent in the name. image and likeness pay for play era? What dominoes will fall next regarding major conference expansion? Does the expanded playoff help or hurt Notre Dame’s chances of winning a title?

Recently, Irish fans have had particularly bothersome anxiety about recruiting in the wake of some high-profile defections and selections of great players to schools other than Notre Dame. Coach Freeman’s desire to land elite classes at Notre Dame will be a tougher task to complete than most thought it would be. This sobering realization has fans wound a bit tight leading into camp.

After considering this issue from all perspectives, Notre Dame’s quickest path to being elite is clear to me. Let’s explore what it is and why.