One of the biggest surprises of the 2019 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was the play of fifth year senior linebacker Asmar Bilal. He had started 10 games in 2018 at rover and was transitioning to buck to replace the talents of Drue Tranquill. There were very few among the fanbase, and the media for that matter, who believed it was going to remain Bilal’s job as the season progressed. “Certainly by the Georgia game Jack Lamb or Shayne Simon will emerge as the starter”, we all exclaimed! That seemed to be the case after the Louisville game, as it looked like the concerns about the linebacker position, that were raised in the spring, were justified.
Notre Dame Football: Who’s the next Asmar Bilal?
