Of the two units on the Notre Dame football team, the one with the most questions resides with the defense. The offense had been largely intact entering spring practice; most of those who follow the team closely could have predicted the starting unit, save for center and Jarrett Patterson.
The defense has had to replace several key starters, with an entire position group–linebacker–in flux. 11 weeks into spring practice we have a pretty good idea how the team will look heading into fall camp and presumably week 1 against Louisville. Here is a group by group update of where things stand as we head into spring ball’s final week.