This is Irish Illustrated Insider with Tim O'Malley.

I am Tim Priester.

We are down to just about the final week of spring practice.

We had an opportunity to observe Thursday's practice.

And weather permitting, and it looks like it's going to be pretty good,

Nordheim will be in Notre Dame Stadium Saturday.

Can you imagine the early entry freshman and what a kick that will be going in there for their first practice?

But we're focusing today on Thursday's practice.

And Tim, your thoughts offensively.

We may never see Loftus again.

Think about that. For the balance of it. Oh, forever. Yeah. Yeah. may never see Loftus again. Think about that.

For the balance of it.

Oh, forever.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Offensibly, you know, I thought the defensive line was the dominant force because I was

watching the offensive line.

But I do want to clarify a lot of people say it was the offensive line that bad.

Most of the spring, I thought the offensive line has done a very good job. I just think that the defensive line won the day.

Yeah, well, and Ikenberg's banged up and Banks out of position a little.

And Banks is probably out of position a little bit.

So I think the offensive line don't misread that one practice report.

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