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Notre Dame was good on defense last season, but they need to be a lot better in 2023 if they want to be a championship contender. There are several players on the defense who could serve as x-factors for the Irish if that improvement is going to happen.

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Notre Dame needs to make big leaps on offense, and if that is going to happen there are several players who could make or break that happening. We all know about Sam Hartman, Joe Alt and Audric Estime, but there are five other players whose emergence could be the ultimate x-factor for the Irish offense.

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We start Rapid Fire by discussing NBC's announcement that Jac Collinsworth and Jason Garrett will return in the Notre Dame football home game broadcast booth this season. 

Other topics include:

* Notre Dame's defensive line rotation could go 10 deep this season. 

* Al Washington has a nickname for the Gabriel Rubio - Jason Onye interior defensive line combination. 

* Thoughts on Apple TV possibly being the Pac-12 broadcast partner. 

* What's our confidence Notre Dame will beat Ohio State, USC and Clemson this season?

* Between Alabama, UCLA and Ole Miss, which QB battle is most interesting?

* If you had a son who was a star high school running back would you let him stay the course or switch positions?

* LSU gymnast and social media influencer Olivia Dunne says she can no longer attend in person classes on campus due to safety concerns. 

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Irish Breakdown answers listener and subscriber questions about Notre Dame football. Some of the questions include:

*The most shocking development at ND training camp so far.

*How deep is Notre Dame's depth chart?

*Does this year's team have more overall buy-in from players?

*Do either Jaden Greathouse or Rico Flores Jr need to have a breakout freshman season for the Irish to win 10+ games this season?

*Rank Notre Dame's wide receivers by their production this season.

*Justin Thurman's commitment.

*Who will be Notre Dame's sack leader and how many sacks will he have?

*How many draft picks does ND have in the current running back room?

*Will Chris Tyree or Mitchell Evans have more production this year?

*Over/Under four blocked punts for the Irish this season.

*Who will be the kick and punt returners this year?

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Rapid Fire begins with thoughts on Notre Dame's reported apparel contract renewal with Under Armour. 

Other topics include:

* Thoughts on Irish recruits like Kennedy Urlacher and Bryce Young taking to social media with their own recruiting pitches.  

* Do we Buy or Sell this as a make or break season for Chase Claypool with the Chicago Bears?

* MLB Tuesday trade deadline moves, including Notre Dame baseball alums AJ Pollock and Trey Mancini on the move. 

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Irish Breakdown discusses observations from Tuesday's Notre Dame training camp practice viewing session. We have plenty of conversation on the Irish practicing on grass for the first time in camp as well as offensive line, linebackers, linebacker graduate assistant coach Max Bullough and more. 

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After our show on Notre Dame recruiting and the commitment of RB Justin Thurman we had our daily mailbag. It was another long show with a lot of great questions! This is part two.

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After our show on Notre Dame recruiting and the commitment of RB Justin Thurman we had our daily mailbag. It was another long show with a lot of great questions! This is part one.

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Prior to Justin Thurman committing to Notre Dame we kicked off discussion of the biggest needs for the Irish on offense in the 2025 class.

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Notre Dame picked up a commitment today from 2025 running back Justin Thurman. The dynamic Florida back also joined the show to discuss why he chose the Irish.

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