Notre Dame's Blue-Gold Game is on Saturday, and it's our first opportunity to see the full team in action. Ahead of the game the Irish Breakdown staff previews the Notre Dame defense. We talk big picture aspects we are looking for, players to watch, freshmen to watch and position battles.

We already posted the breakdown of the offense. The beginning of this podcast will be the same as the offensive podcast, but once we conclude the big picture aspects of the discussion we then dive into the break down of the defense.

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