Welcome back, everyone to another episode of the Irish Breakdown podcast, brought to you by our friends over at Fandul.

Happy Thursday.

It is January 8th, and we have another loaded show coming your way.

We're continuing our replace and reload series.

Earlier this week, we talked about the tight end room.

Today, we're staying on the offensive side of the ball.

We're talking about the Notre Dame running back room. Obviously, a hot topic of discussion with the departures of Jeremiah Love, Judari and Price. Two very much expected to be players on Sunday this upcoming season. Jeremiah Love likely is going to go somewhere in the top 15. I'm sure I, along with everybody else in this chat,

I'd be very surprised if he didn't. But that leaves a very important task at hand for running backs coach J. Juan Sider and really the Notre Dame offense. So we're going to spend the first part of today's show talking about what they need to do to replace it, what it's going to look like. We're going to talk about what they lost. and then we're going to follow all that up with a mailbag today.

I already put it in the chat earlier, but folks, get your questions. what it's going to look like. We're going to talk about what they lost. And then we're going to follow all that up with a mailbag today.

I already put it in the chat earlier.

But folks, get your questions in, your comments, your concerns, put a little MB or a mailbox emoji next to your question. So we know to set it aside. But really interesting show today, Brian, when we talk about the Notre Dame running back room because it's really for, I mean, going even

farther back than Jeremiah Love and Judari in Price. There haven't been a lot of concerns

about the Notre Dame running back room. And this is one of the first years where it's not

necessarily a concern, but kind of the common theme so far for this offseason for Notre Dame has

been the unknown. And there is a very small sample size of the guys theme so far for this off season for Notre Dame has been the unknown.

And there is a very small sample size of the guys remaining in the room, very talented,

but a very interesting situation for 2026.

It is because when you look at this position group, Trev, the focus is going to be on what was lost and not what returns.

And then there's going to be questions about, well, this is what this room is going to do compared to last year's group.

And this is where, you know, the room needs to, you know, I'm worried about the season because they don't have this guy.

They don't have that guy.

And my response to that is true. So don't don't have this guy. They don't have that guy. And my response to that is true.

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