As the off-season for Notre Dame Football comes to a close, let\u2019s recap the good, bad and “ugly.” Here are the cliff notes for the Notre Dame Football off-season.<\/p>\n
Brian Kelly<\/strong> continues the trend of being one of the top tier recruiting programs in the nation. True to form, the 2020 class will include Five-Star WR Jordan Johnson<\/strong>, who committed in April 2019, as well as the signing of Chris Tyree<\/strong>, who is widely considered the top RB of the 2020 class. In addition, Kelly has quarterback Drew Pyne<\/strong> in the pipeline.<\/p>\n Now, the trio of Johnson, Tyree, and Pyne will have a lot of hype coming in and should be fun to watch. In addition to another top caliber recruiting class for Notre Dame\u2019s head coach for the 2020 recruiting class, the 2021 class already has five four-star recruits committed.<\/p>\n It was a rocky spring game, to say the least for back-up quarterback Phil Jurkovec<\/a><\/strong>. Jurkovec went 15-26 for 135 and took 12 Sacks. He was dressed in a no-contact red jersey so the sacks he took were via defensive touches. Offensive Coordinator Chip Long<\/strong> summarized his spring game performance allegorically as \u201cOne\u2019s [Ian Book<\/a><\/strong>] on advanced calculus, the other one [Phil Jurkovec] is still getting past algebra right now.\u201d<\/p>\n He has since bounced back into the No. 2 position earning Brian Kelly\u2019s practice Offensive Player of the Day award at the conclusion of the August 7th practice session.<\/p>\n While Notre Dame\u2019s Offense typically receives the most attention, 2019 shows the emergence of a very strong defensive unit. Returning playmakers such as Julian Okwara<\/a><\/strong>, Khalid Kareem<\/a><\/strong>, Alohi Gilman<\/a><\/strong>, Jalen Elliott<\/strong><\/a>, Shaun Crawford<\/a>, <\/strong>and Troy Pride Jr.<\/a><\/strong> may be recognizable but look for training camp standout Kyle Hamilton<\/strong> to make an immediate impact if his number is called.<\/p>\n Kelly announced team captains on August 10, 2019.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/blockquote>\n To be named a captain at Notre Dame is an unbelievable honor.<\/p>\n These men have shown they can lead by exhibiting the TRAITS each and every day.<\/p>\n Proud to announce Ian, Jalen, Chris, Alohi, Robert, Khalid and Julian as our team captains for the 2019-20 season.#GraduatingChampions<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/xo2XI8S228<\/a><\/p>\n — Brian Kelly (@CoachBrianKelly) August 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nQB2<\/h3>\n
Defensive Depth<\/h3>\n
The Captains<\/h3>\n
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