The weekend is over and so is your mini-vacation from the triple-option. Get out there and RUN it.
THE KING OF NOTRE DAME
We are still a few weeks away from May Crowning within the Catholic Church, but it really feels like a crowning just happened this past weekend during Notre Dame Football’s jersey scrimmage. CJ Carr is a really good quarterback, and most of us already knew that because we have eyes. The junior signal caller is at the top of most Heisman lists, and we’ve all professed a belief in him being one of the best
in 2026. And yet… after the scrimmage, there were many that were still blown away by what they saw from CJ Carr.
Notre Dame quarterback praise over the last couple of decades (at least) generally comes with a “but” or two, BUT CJ Carr seems to have officially kicked all of that to the side as he sits down on his throne. It’s hard to say just how much we will actually see in the Blue-Gold Game this upcoming weekend, but so far this is the best spring performance of a Notre Dame quarterback in recent memory. Break out the trumpets — because the king is here.
THE LINE OF SUCCESSION
Predictions are coming in for a new quarterback commitment for the class of 2027. Wonderful Monds IV, a 6’3” 225 pounder from Vero Beach High School in Vero Beach, Florida, and after a visit to Notre Dame this past weekend, recruiting predictions for Monds to commit to Notre Dame have been made on both 247 and On3.
While there’s a decent chance some of you may not be familiar with Monds, don’t let his current QB ranking fool you. Monds was the #1 ranked QB in the 2028 class until he reclassified to the 2027 class back in December.
This same type of thing happened for Notre Dame in its 2026 class with quarterback, Teddy Jarrard (who reclassified to the 2026 class after being one of the top QB’s in the 2027 class). Notre Dame has figured out a clear line of succession that would put the Windsor family to shame.
TROJAN SHADE
The University of Spoiled Children made some noise this weekend — NO OF COURSE IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ACTUALLY BEING GOOD AT FOOTBALL… as if. USC decided to make a video which tries to toss shade at not only Notre Dame, but UCLA and Oregon as well. The internet as a whole reminded Southern Cal of Notre Dame’s decade of domination (which has actually has been a decade and a half with Notre Dame holding an 11-4 record during the last 15 games).
DAILY JEREMIYAH LOVE TRACKER
The NFL Draft starts this Thursday night, so we only have a few more days to wonder, debate, and predict how Jeremiyah Love will break the NFL Draft. Now it appears that we may see a big trade deal (possibly) for some team to bolt up the draft order to lock down the best player in the NFL Draft at pick #3.
Even though he will not go No. 1, Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love is considered by many to be the best player in this class and could become the first running back drafted in the top five picks since the Giants selected Saquon Barkley No. 2 in 2018. There are some who believe he could go as high as No. 3 to Arizona and no lower than No. 7 to Washington, which has been pushing to upgrade its backfield in each of the past two offseasons.
There is growing chatter in league circles that Love is truly in play at the high end of that range with Arizona. Ideally, the Cardinals would like to find a team willing to trade up so they can acquire more picks, and there have already been “exploratory” calls, as one source described it, regarding the No. 3 selection. But if the Cardinals hold on to their pick, some around the league believe they could pull an early draft surprise and select Love in a slot slightly higher than he has been projected to go.
Even if Love does not wind up going No. 3, he will not slide far. The Commanders at No. 7 would seem to be his floor. Last spring, the Commanders planned to pursue Aaron Jones Sr. before he returned to the Vikings. This offseason, Washington added Rachaad Whiteand Jerome Ford to join Jacory Croskey-Merritt, but the team still does not have much money invested in the position. If the opportunity presents itself, some expect the Commanders would rush to turn in the card for Love, giving Washington a great offensive tandem with him and Jayden Daniels.
