Step one: Rereads the “Spring Outlook” concerning Notre Dame’s offensive line from a year ago.
Step two: Considers using the exact same headline, A search for a fifth starter
Sure, a year ago the Irish were looking to replace two first-round picks while this spring they will need to fill holes left by two mid- to low-round selections, if either guard Alex Bars or center Sam Mustipher is drafted at all. The 2017 offensive line did not vary at all; the 2018 unit went through a number of permutations, including some midseason shuffling.
Yet, the more things change, the more they stay the same.