Improving in the pass game requires enhancing several key areas. Bryan and Trevor break down the areas where improvement is needed and discuss what it looks like to thrive in these areas. It’s not just about improving the quarterback and receiver positions, it’s also about the offensive line and making schematic adjustments.

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Notre Dame’s pass game hasn’t been up to part for years, and that needs to change. There have been flashes, but Notre Dame has lagged behind the title winners for years. In part one of today’s show, Bryan and Trevor discuss why it’s so important for Notre Dame to improve its pass game, and what the issues it must overcome.

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Today's Rapid Fire topics include:

* Fill-in the blank…It’s BLANK that the Texas Rivals site Orange Bloods is reporting that Irish secondary coach Mike Mickens is one of the top three candidates to fill the Longhorns’ vacant safeties coach position.

* Besides Jeremiyah Love, which Notre Dame player excites you the most. What’s your answer for each side of the ball?

* A proposed rule change intended to discourage players from faking injuries that prompt unwarranted timeouts will be considered when the NCAA Football Rules Committee meets this month. The American Football Coaches Association submitted a proposal that would require a player who goes down on the field and receives medical attention to sit out the rest of that possession. A coach would be able to use a timeout to get the player back on the field during the current possession. A player injured by a hit that results in a penalty would be exempt. Also, the one player on offense and one on defense with a green dot on his helmet, indicating he's allowed to receive radio communication from the sideline, can re-enter after one play. Do you Buy or Sell it?

* Shawn Stiffler is heading into his third season as Notre Dame's baseball coach. What should the expectation for this season be?

* If Patrick Mahomes never plays another game, would you consider him the best QB ever?

* Which is more likely to happen while Mahomes is still playing: The Chiefs get to five more Super Bowls or they never get to another Super Bowl?

* Fill-in the blank...It’s BLANK that the New York Jets are moving on from Aaron Rodgers.

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Irish Breakdown ranks the top assistant coaching hires Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman has made in his three years as head coach. We rank our top five hires and also look at which assistant that didn't make our top five we will learn the most about in the upcoming season.

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Irish Breakdown's Sean Stires talks with Notre Dame baseball captain Brady Gumpf in this one-on-one interview. They discuss what it was like for Gumpf to grow up in and around Notre Dame, being named a captain as a graduate student, moving from catcher in high school to the outfield in college, winning a high school state championship with his dad as head coach, expectations for the upcoming season and more!

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Ja’Juan Seider has been an excellent recruiter so far in his career, and that would continue at Notre Dame. But Notre Dame would present him with opportunities he’s never had, and he would give Notre Dame a boost in some very important areas.

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Notre Dame is poised to hire Ja’Juan Seider to be the next running backs coach. Bryan and Shaun discuss Seider’s background, why he’s considered one of the best RB coaches in the business and what this hire would mean for Noter Dame.

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Today's Rapid Fire topics include:

* We hear comments from Jeremiyah Love on ESPN over the weekend. He talked about his hurdling and Saquan Barkley’s backwards hurdle this season.

* Fill-in the blank...Outside of Jeremiyah Love, the Notre Dame player who most excites you is BLANK.

* What Irish position group are you most confident in right now?

* Fill-in the blank...The Notre Dame women beating No. 21 Cal 91-52 is BLANK.

* Did last night’s Super Bowl put to rest the narrative that the refs favor the Chiefs?

* After playing in 10 Super Bowls, Tom Brady made his Super Bowl broadcasting debut last night. Rate his performance on a scale of 1 to 10.

* Fill-in the blank...The new Fox score bug was BLANK.

* Thoughts on the Kendrick Lamar halftime show.

* Thoughts on Super Bowl commercials.

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Irish Breakdown discusses the news that Notre Dame is set to hire Ja'Juan Seider as its new running backs coach. We talk what it means to get the Penn State assistant after losing Deland McCullough to the Las Vegas Raiders last week.

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The Notre Dame Football Mailbag was jam-packed with a ton of great questions about the Fighting Irish! We had to break it into four shows! Here is part four.

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