Notre Dame finished the 2023 football season with three-straight wins to go 10-3, wrapping with a dominating 40-8 win over Oregon State in the Sun Bowl.
A dominating defense remains largely intact as the page now turns to 2024 but what about the offense?
We will go position-by-position this January breaking down what is lost and who returns for the Fighting Irish in 2024 – and what it all means for the season to come.
Today we look at the quarterbacks as the Irish have to replace one of the most experienced signal callers in the history of college football. Let’s take an initial look at how the quarterback situation shapes up entering 2024 – obviously this is all possible to change at a moment’s notice given the modern day transfer portal workings.
What’s Gone?
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Gone for Notre Dame is Sam Hartman who started all 12 regular season games in his one year in blue and gold. Although you’ll have trouble finding many Notre Dame observers that feel Hartman lived up to expectations, he did still throw for 2,689 yards while completing 63.5% of his passes and tossing 24 touchdown passes. His eight interceptions, including two at Clemson and three at Louisville proved costly, however.
Hartman departs after one season and makes way for another former ACC quarterback to lead the Irish in 2024.
QB4 – New Kid on the Block
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There is a lot of excitement about the future of Notre Dame’s quarterbacks and incoming freshman CJ Carr is a big part of the reason. Carr enrolled in late-December which allowed him to be a part of bowl practices and get his first taste of major college football (as a player anyway as his grandfather is former Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr). He enters after being ranked by most outlets as a top-five to seven quarterback in the 2024 recruiting cycle.
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Author : Fighting Irish Wire
Publish date : 2024-01-03 18:38:54
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