After the first full week of games, we have a better understanding of who Notre Dame and Toledo are turning to at quarterback. We know Jack Coan is not afraid to throw, and he did so very well in his first game with 266 yards and four touchdown passes. While that’s encouraging, it’s worth asking how long he will be able to sustain that rate as the season goes on and the Irish play opponents of higher quality. We also should find out soon if he plans to run with the ball more.
What we know about the Rockets’ Carter Bradley is that he’s able to find his receivers. The question is whether he can do that more regularly because he’ll need to for an upset to happen in South Bend. Failing to eclipse 200 passing yards simply won’t cut it against the defense he’s about to face. That’s a lot of pressure to put on a quarterback not used to playing this level of competition, but it’s the reality.