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Notre Dame Football Practice Report: KeiVarae Russell Locking It Down

Practice Report: 8/13 AKA KeiVarae Russell is still a beast

A rundown of the August 13 practice, which was fully open to the media and featured lots of situational and red zone work.

Offense

From all accounts Malik Zaire settled into more of a rhythm than previous practices, and performed well operating in red zone and two minute situations. No one knows quite how often a no-huddle, up-tempo offense will be used, but it seems like the offense is becoming more comfortable using it (and the defense gets valuable experience defending tempo).

The goal appeared to be to throw a lot of different looks and blitzes at Zaire, and he handled it well, making quick reads and good decisions.