All the way back to his high school playing days in his hometown of Las Vegas, Ronnie Stanley has always been a quiet leader, a by-example kind of guy.
That all changed late last year after the then-Notre Dame junior became understandably frustrated when his Irish hit rock bottom during a four-game losing streak to finish the regular season.
Sometime between the embarrassing 49-14 blowout loss at USC in the season finale, and the dramatic team turnaround during preparations for the Music City Bowl matchup against LSU, Stanley found a leadership voice he knew he had, but seldom used.