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Former QB Dayne Crist rocking a five-star life after Notre Dame football

Eric Hansenby: Eric Hansen04/29/26EHansenND
CJ Carr and Dayne Crist
Current Notre Dame quarterback CJ Carr (left) and former Irish QB Dayne Crist connected during Notre Dame's recent Legacy Weekend activities. Facebook photo

Dayne Crist didn’t get many chances to play in the Notre Dame-USC rivalry, but he’s lived it ever since — and he says it’s helped fuel one of the strongest alumni networks in the country. Now 14 years into the “40” part of Notre Dame’s 4-for-40 promise, Crist explains how the relationships, opportunities and lifelong bonds have proven even more powerful than advertised — and why he keeps coming back.

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