If Notre Dame leaves this spring with an idea of its starting secondary, new defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman would have to be pleased. Finding a reliable cornerback to pair with sophomore Clarence Lewis — and if that ends up being senior Tariq Bracy, his reliability will remain doubted until proven on a game day — and a safety to join star junior Kyle Hamilton are the two biggest questions of his first offseason with the Irish.
That is somewhat a testament to the rest of the defense: Junior Isaiah Foskey and senior Justin Ademilola are the clear-cut starters at end with the possibility of fifth-year Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa splitting meaningful snaps with Ademilola rather than working at defensive tackle.