Notre Dame Football Midweek Mailbag
* How much better is Marcus Freeman and his coaching staff compared to one year ago?
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* Will Irish quarterbacks Kenny Minchey, Steve Angeli and CJ Carr all stay at Notre Dame?
* Over/Under: 1,125.5 rushing yards for Jeremiyah Love this season?
* What Notre Dame players stood out the most and surprised the most during spring practice?
* Thoughts on Tyler Buchner as a quarterback.
* Will Notre Dame's offense be more downfield this season?
* Over/Under: 5.5 fake punts and field goals Notre Dame will have this season?
* Will Irish defensive end commit Rodney Dunham have significant playing time as a freshman?
* MORE!
There's more to discuss and debate in Rapid Fire as well. See the list of topics below!
Today's Rapid Fire topics include:
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* Fill-in the blank...The transfer portal opened today and it's BLANK that Notre Dame has its full Blue-Gold game available on YouTube for everyone to watch.
* Fill-in the blank...Notre Dame safety Kennedy Urlacher entering the transfer portal is BLANK.
* We hear comments from Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman on the Steve Angeli, CJ Carr and Kenny Minchey quarterback competition and what qualities he's looking for from his next starter.
* Notre Dame women's basketball got a commitment from 6-4 forward Gisela Sanchez from Kansas State on Wednesday. We discuss the impact.
* Fill-in the blank...Colorado retiring the numbers of Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter after two seasons each with the Buffalos is BLANK.
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* Bill Simmons and Kevin Wildes from Fox Sports did a segment about different sports ideas on Simmons' show. Wildes had the idea that the next thing in sports should be in basketball...where a guy comes up court and jumps in the air from behind the 3-point arc but doesn't release the ball until he's somewhere around the free throw line. So, it's a 3-point shot but the distance of the shot is shorter because of where he lets it go. Do you Buy or Sell this ever becoming a thing?
* Charles Barkley says Oklahoma City, Boston and Cleveland are the only three teams that can win a title this season. Would you take those three teams or the field to win it all?
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