We’re just 13 days until Notre Dame kicks off against Duke and the 2020 college football season gets underway for Fighting Irish fans.
As we’ve gone over the rankings of best teams each time we can find one, we haven’t done much on the actual best players outside of Notre Dame.
College Football News did that recently, naming the 50 best players in college football entering the 2020 season. In order to make their list you have to be on a team that is scheduled to play this fall, not in the winter or spring.
With that in mind, know that two Notre Dame players made the list but they probably aren’t the two you’re guessing.
If you’re like me your first thought is probably “OK, its Kyle Hamilton easily and did they go with Koramoah or Eichenberg as the second?”
Well, about that.
They didn’t actually go with Hamilton in the top 50, instead ranking offensive tackle Liam Eichenberg as the 11th best player and linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah as the 34th best player.
Here’s what they said about both. First up, 11th ranked Eichenberg: