It is the most wonderful time of year. Wait, no, that is reserved for late December.
It is the most exciting time of year. No, that’s not right. That is either the third week of March or the peak of the college football season, mid-November.
It is the most thorough time of year. That sounds about right, as it is time for the annual series of profiles of each and every scholarship player expected to be on Notre Dame’s roster this coming fall, a tradition unlike any other started by this space’s former innovator, Keith Arnold.
The NCAA’s guidelines will allow the Irish to begin preseason practice Aug.