Two weeks away from the season-opener in Dublin, Ireland we’re starting to see the picture of what Notre Dame’s special teams units will look like. New special teams coordinator [autotag]Marty Biagi[/autotag] met the media following Friday’s practice session and named four winners in special teams competitions in fall camp.
[autotag]Bryce McPherson[/autotag] will be Notre Dame’s punter while Chris Tyree will return punts for the Irish.
“Right now, Bryce (McFerson) is going to be our starting punter going in and he’s earned that in how he competed in camp,” Biagi said, “He’s done really well. This spring, I wanted him to prove that he can be more consistent. Even challenged him after the spring game, he had had a really good spring but then performed the spring game, not to the level that was the right standard. We used that as a learning experience. Hey, these are elements that you’re going to have to deal with, with no excuses and practice those things. He’s come out and done really well from a consistency standpoint.”
“CT (Chris Tyree) has done a really good job this camp,” Biagi said. “Really showing he can protect the ball. He wants to be the guy, which is exciting. He’s putting himself in situations when he’s out there, he’s not just catching gradually doing it. There’s an intent that you see. He caught a ton of balls this summer just to prove the point ‘I want the opportunity to do this’. He’s done well.”
-Notre Dame Special Teams Coordinator Marty Biagi on Aug. 11
Tyree’s ball protection was key in him winning the job. He remains in contention to be one of Notre Dame’s kickoff returners as well as his battle with [autotag]Devyn Ford[/autotag], [autotag]Jadarian Price[/autotag] and [autotag]Jeremiyah Love[/autotag] remains open according to Biagi.
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Biagi also added that backup and walk-on quarterback [autotag]Dylan Devezin[/autotag] will handle the holding duties and extra point and field goal attempts. As expected, those will be handled by graduate transfer [autotag]Spencer Shrader[/autotag] who enters after playing the last few years at South Florida.
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