CJ Carr Wants the Keys to Notre Dame’s 2025 Offense

Former Notre Dame starter Ian Book, who gave the NFL a yeoman's effort, recently moved back to South Bend to start a business outside of the game and is always in the building. He gives the quarterbacks little tips on how Patrick Mahomes prepares for practice and games. It's good to have the experience in the building.

“Ian's been great,” Carr said. “He's been in here. I listened to a podcast with him a few weeks ago and he said Free (Marcus Freeman) told him to just come in here and try and mentor us the best he can, which is exactly what he did. He came in and he threw with us every once in a while. He's in there lifting, getting his work in.

“He was also available for us to ask questions about the Eagles offense, Kansas City, how Patrick Mahomes does his stuff. It was a really cool insight. And just the different stops he's made along his journey and being able to learn from his experiences while he was at Notre Dame.”

Book also supports Carr's charity QBs for a Cause, and went to Chicago with Leonard, Carr and the entire quarterback room. They centered their evening on raising money for the foundation Carr's family started and also a foundation started by Leonard's grandfather.

All the quarterbacks, past and present, showed up for the event which was a success. It also made the bond between the quarterbacks even tighter.

“That was awesome,” Carr said. “I hadn’t heard much about Riley’s foundation. It was great to get out to Chicago and help not only my family’s foundation, but also Riley’s foundation and spread awareness for both of them. It was great to see Ian out there, who has been through this and gone through the ups and downs of being a Notre Dame quarterback. Everyone clicking together and telling stories was awesome.”