Entering preseason practices, four questions loomed largest for No. 9 Notre Dame, and in the interests of best preparing for the season opener on Labor Day Eve, the Irish needed to find answers sooner than later.
They’ve gone 4-for-4.
— Wisconsin transfer Jack Coan was always the clear starting quarterback, but making that official after only one week of practices will allow Coan to step into that leadership role with no hesitation whatsoever.
“Jack put his head down and worked,” offensive coordinator Tommy Rees said Saturday. “ The most successful transfers we’ve had in this program have come in, worked first and then started to figure out what their role was going to be.