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Notre Dame Defense Has A Chance To Be Even Better In 2024

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Irish Breakdown

Sports, Football, Big Ten, Nfl Draft, Ncaa Team, Notre Dame

4.5828 Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Bryan and Trevor dive into the Notre Dame defense and discuss where the Irish are improved over last season, where they might not be quite as good, and whether or not the Irish defense can - or should - be even better in 2024 from a player and coaching standpoint. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/  Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com  Stay locked into Irish Breakdown for all the latest news and analysis about Notre Dame: https://www.irishbreakdown.com​ Subscribe to the Irish Breakdown podcast on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/irish-breakdown/id1485286986 Like and follow Irish Breakdown on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/irishbreakdown Sign up for the FREE Irish Breakdown daily newsletter: https://www.subscribepage.com/irish-breakdown-newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

All right.

0:17.1

So let's go into the final part of today's show, Trevor, and that is going to be the defense.

0:22.6

We're going to look at the same exact type of conversation that we had in the offensive show.

0:27.3

We're going to go position by position, then we'll talk coaching, then we will talk big picture.

0:32.4

How are they going to be?

0:33.3

And this one is going to be a lot more debatable for me because last year,

0:37.8

offense was a disappointing one in some big moments.

0:42.0

This year is like, okay, which excellent group will be better?

0:45.8

And that's kind of how I look at it from the defensive.

0:48.3

So this one is going to take on a little bit of a different tone.

0:51.7

But let's start with the position players or the players and by position and start with

0:57.8

the defensive line.

0:58.6

It always starts with the big boys, right?

1:00.1

Like you lose Giovante Jean-Baptiste, you lose Nana Osafamensa from last year's rotation.

1:06.1

I believe that's the only guys that you lost from last year.

1:08.5

Correct?

1:09.0

Yes.

1:10.1

You add RJ Obin. You correct? Yes. You add R.J. Obin. You add

1:12.7

Bryce Young. You add, and then now you've got some young players kind of stepping in the mix that

1:18.4

weren't necessarily there last year. So let's begin with the defensive line. Trevor, which unit

1:24.3

right now is Notre Dame better on the D line right now than when they were with how last season, based on how last season played out?

1:32.4

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