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Rapid Fire: Mike Denbrock On Riley Leonard Injury Report, Thomas Hammock On Marcus Freeman

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Irish Breakdown

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

4.5 • 828 Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Today's Rapid Fire topics include: * We start with Notre Dame offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock's response to questions about Riley Leonard's reported injury.  * We hear and react to comments from Northern Illinois head coach Thomas Hammock who had a lot to say about Irish head coach Marcus Freeman in an interview this week.  * Fill-in the blank...It’s BLANK that Hammock says Jayden Harrison is Notre Dame’s best player. * We react to comments from Irish defensive coordinator Al Golden, who was asked this week about iPads being used during games but his answer went in a different direction. * The great James Earl Jones died this week. His sports movie credits include Bingo Long’s Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings, Field of Dreams and Sandlot. Which was his best? * From a listener: What do we think the storylines for Top Gun 3 will be? * From a listener: Will last week's blocked field goals affect Mitch Jeter's confidence going forward? 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

I want to try to cheer you up if I can.

0:17.1

Okay.

0:18.0

Are you ready for rapid fire?

0:19.4

Oh, thank you. Let's go. Rapid fire. Let's do it.

0:23.6

Okay. We're going to start doing this a little bit differently than we usually do. Yes, we are.

0:29.2

So this is the exchange from Mike Denbrock's media session Tuesday night. We've got the transcription.

0:35.4

Vince, you are going to be the reporter asking the questions of Mike Denbrock, and I am going to play the part of Mike Denbrock answering the questions.

0:45.9

Okay.

0:46.2

Ready?

0:47.5

Action.

0:49.6

How much was Riley Leonard's health a concern going into the year, given his history and with the

0:54.6

offensive line being what it is, and how much he runs?

0:58.7

There was none, none, absolutely no risk health-wise.

1:02.4

He had an unbelievable summer, was running around like a gazelle and jumping and throwing.

1:07.1

And so going into the season, there was absolutely no reason for concern whatsoever from an

1:11.9

injury standpoint. So now he does have a health injury. He does? He does. You sure about that?

1:21.8

Positive about that. Okay. So I haven't seen any reports out there. Are there a bunch of reports out there?

1:29.9

The only ones that matter, I guess.

1:32.3

The only ones that matter? Is that what you said?

1:35.3

Yep.

1:36.6

Your report?

1:38.3

The reality is the reality. Well, I mean, we saw him get hurt at the end of the first half.

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