Let’s start with the basic premise that for every championship team in any sport, the stars have to be stars. Players like Kyren Williams, Kevin Austin, Michael Mayer, Jarrett Patterson, and Kyle Hamilton have to be great for the Notre Dame football team in 2021. The team that ultimately holds the trophy at the end of the year, the stars have shown up. You can’t climb the mountain top on the shoulders of role players.
That being said, title teams usually have that one or two players who are a little too much for the opposition to handle because they cannot be matched up against, due to the attention other players receive.