Notre Dame Gets Honest Take From CBS Sports Analyst on CJ Carr Decision
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Notre Dame made a significant decision on Tuesday as they named redshirt freshman CJ Carr their starting quarterback to start the 2025 college football season.
Carr won the starting job over sophomore Kenny Minchey after a fairly even competition. Despite being the grandson of former Michigan coach Lloyd Carr and having that football lineage, the decision to go with Carr surprises CBS Sports' Chip Patterson.
Head coach Marcus Freeman of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish reacts after defeating the Penn State Nittany Lions 27-24 in the Capital One Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium on January 09, 2025 in Miami...
Head coach Marcus Freeman of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish reacts after defeating the Penn State Nittany Lions 27-24 in the Capital One Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium on January 09, 2025 in Miami Gardens, Florida. More
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"I'm surprised," Patterson said on CBS Sports HQ. "I think that Kenny Minchey brought his lunch pale. He brought a great work ethic. He brought a performance that was consistent enough to really provide a challenge for a prospect in CJ Carr, who is a little bit more highly ranked and regarded coming out of high school. Clearly, he has the pedigree, being the grandson of Lloyd Carr, of being high expectations.
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"We think that he's someone who eventually could be a first-round NFL draft pick. To all of a sudden have a position where Kenny Minch is making a run at it, the other side of that, is that CJ Carr just hadn't done enough to really grab hold of this job. Now, there is an iron sharpens iron argument that CJ Carr will be better because of what Kenny Minchey has brought to this competition."
Carr replaces veteran quarterback Riley Leonard, who helped lead the Irish to the national championship game last season. With the young signal-caller taking over, there will be a learning process.
However, with a team built to win now and Notre Dame's schedule, there's pressure on Carr to hit the ground running and shorten any growing pains that he might have under center.
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"I think that CJ Carr, in my opinion, does have the higher long-term upside," Patterson added. "But here's the problem: We don't need long-term. You look at that Notre Dame schedule, we need now. We need instant results.
"You are playing against Miami on the road in Week 1. You are playing against Mike Elko's Texas A&M defense in your second game of the season. You've got Arkansas, you've got Boise State. There is just not a lot of time to be able to learn on the fly."
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