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Inside CJ Carr’s surge and the evolving Notre Dame football team around him | Irish Intel

Eric Hansenby: Eric Hansen04/22/26EHansenND
CJ Carr and Blake Hebert
Quarterback CJ Carr (13) during a Notre Dame football practice at Irish Athletics Center as fellow QB Blake Hebert (12) looks on. Michael Clubb/USA TODAY NETWORK

Is CJ Carr Notre Dame’s most improved player since the Irish walked off the field at Stanford last November? Inside the program, there’s growing evidence to support that case. Blue & Gold digs into Carr’s development, the evolving quarterback competition behind him and several roster trends that could shape Notre Dame’s outlook heading toward the Blue-Gold Game and beyond.

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