Notre Dame Fighting Irish offensive tackle Joe Alt was named as a Freshman All-American this week by the Football Writers Association of America, and we need to talk about that for a minute.
When the 2021 season began, Notre Dame had a freshman starting at left tackle — and that’s how the season ended. This extraordinary achievement actually included four different players in the overall scope of the season.
The Irish started the season with freshman Blake Fisher as the starter at left tackle but he suffered a season-ending injury in that first game.