We’ve seen this before
On Monday, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish releaed the depth charts for this week’s game against the North Carolina Tar Heels.
OFFENSE
Running back Logan Diggs did not see any offensive action against Cal. Marcus Freeman revealed that Diggs had been sick that week, and was not 100% for the game. Audric Estime and Chris Tyree thrived with the added touches in both the running and passing game. While Freeman says the Irish need to use three backs, Tommy Rees doesn’t feel that it’s neccessary. I agree with the latter — just use Estime and Tyree as often as possible please.
DEFENSE
Despite his place on the depth chart, freshman cornerback Ben Morrison got the start against Cal. Clarence Lewis eventually played more snaps than Morrison, but the staff loves the freshman and have placed a lot of trust in his game. J.D. Bertrand, while listed as a starter here, will have to sit out the first half of the UNC game due to his targeting penalty on Saturday.
SPECIAL TEAMS
No insights here for the special teams, but I do want to give a shout out to Jon Sot for being one of the best transfers Notre Dame has ever received. Fantastic punting.