Notre Dame Coordinators And Players Talk Miami Prep, Offseason Progress And Season Goals

Here are some of the main quotes from today's press conference:

Defensive Coordinator Chris Ash On What He's Most Excited To See From The Defense

"I just want to see them play really hard," Ash said about the defense. "The effort has to come through on film. I want to see us be fundamentally sound and situationally aware. I don't want to see us beat ourselves and I want to see us take the ball away. Those are the things we want to see every single Saturday."

Offensive Coordinator Mike Denbrock On The Right Guard Competition

"I think they're both really competitive guys," Denbrock explained about Guerby Lambert and Sullivan Absher. "Both have shown the ability to start at right guard and do some really positive things. They create space and movement up front in the run game and they have both came along way in their pass protection. It's something we're going to get sorted out in the next day or so."

Quarterback CJ Carr On What It Means To Him To Be Named The Starter

"It means everything," Carr said. "This is what you worked for your whole life. I was talking to my dad earlier and talked about if I would have told you back in middle school or high school that you'd be at the University of Notre Dame competing to be the starting quarterback here you'd be jumping up and down. Actually being here and winning the job is an amazing feeling."

Middle Linebacker Drayk Bowen On Setting The Tone Against Miami

"For us, the way we've talked about it, it's a downhill run game," Bowen explained when asked about Miami's offense. "It starts with their offensive line and for us, we have to set the tone. A big thing for us this week is our ability to stop the run. They want to run the ball down hill; that's something they did all last year. We're going to have to play down hill, meet them at the line of scrimmage and stop the run."

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