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After breaking down the commitment of quarterback Riley Leonard to Notre Dame we answered subscriber and listener questions. As you would expect, there were plenty about the future Irish quarterback. This is part one of that segment.

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Notre Dame showed some good things on offense this year, but overall the unit simply wasn't good enough. Changes are coming however, and the pickup of Riley Leonard - and Deuce Knight before him - is evidence of the offense changing moving forward. We break down why we think that and what changes we expect to see.

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In part two of today's show we talk about what we see from quarterback Riley Leonard on film. We spend a lot of time on his impact talent, but also discuss areas where his game can, and should, get better moving forward.

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Notre Dame went into the portal and landing a big one, with former Duke quarterback Riley Leonard committing to the Irish. We discuss the news and the backstory about how Leonard ended up at Notre Dame.

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Rapid Fire topics include:

* Where will Sam Hartman be in a year: On an NFL roster, in the CFL, working as a GA for a DI program, or working as the spokesman for Gillette?

* The significance of Howard Cross III's decision to return to Notre Dame for his sixth year. 

* Clemson wide receiver Beaux Collins committing to Notre Dame. 

* Mike Brown is now officially Notre Dame's receivers coach and he'll coach in the Sun Bowl. 

* Michigan quarterback JJ McCarthy got a first place Heisman vote.

* Should the Bears be in on Justin Fields for the long haul after beating the Lions or should they be thinking about drafting USC's Caleb Williams No. 1?

* Thoughts on the Kansas City Chiefs/Kadarius Toney controversy. 

* A food conundrum. 

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Irish Breakdown discusses Sam Hartman's decision to opt out of the Sun Bowl and end his Notre Dame and college career on today's show. We discuss the impact he had in his one season at Notre Dame, if he should be playing in the bowl game and more. 

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After our discussion about Beaux Collins, Sam Hartman, Steve Angeli and other Notre Dame topics we had our daily mailbag. Lots of great questions today, so we had to break this into two parts. This is part two.

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After our discussion about Beaux Collins, Sam Hartman, Steve Angeli and other Notre Dame topics we had our daily mailbag. Lots of great questions today, so we had to break this into two parts. This is part one.

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In this section of today's show we discuss Xavier Watts and Joe Alt getting closer to unanimous All-American honors, and also Howard Cross III starting to pile up All-American honors.

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Notre Dame quarterback Sam Hartman announced he will sit out the team's bowl game. We discuss what this means and also talk Steve Angeli, who will start the game.

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