Former Notre Dame linebacker Rocky Boiman (1998-2001) joins the Third & Gold Podcast to discuss Notre Dame's performance against Miami, his perspective of the Irish defense, how a new system impacts linebackers, what realistic improvement could look like against Texas A&M, the challenge of defending a mobile quarterback like A&M's Marcel Reed, the role of a captain after a loss, his evaluation of Notre Dame LB commit Ja'Kobe Clapper, Al Golden's debut as defensive coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals, Boiman's involvement with football and more.

Then Eric Hansen and Tyler James answer questions from X/Twitter and The Lou Somogyi Board (28:01).

Third & Gold Podcast is presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors: https://www.academy.com/c/backpack

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