Overview

• ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit called redshirt freshman CJ Carr “super high” at Nashville’s Personnel and Recruiting Symposium.
• Carr and sophomore Kenny Minchey have been locked in a tight competition throughout Notre Dame’s summer camp in South Bend.
• Head coach Marcus Freeman’s staff will soon decide whether to start Carr or Minchey for the Aug. 31 season opener at Miami.
• Carr was a consensus four-star recruit with family ties to former Michigan coach Lloyd Carr and recorded no passing statistics in his lone game appearance last season.
• Both quarterbacks have displayed leadership and arm talent as they compete to fill the void left by Riley Leonard’s April move to the Colts.