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6 Thoughts on a Thursday

Thoughts on why the modifications Notre Dame has made to their spring practices this spring should be a good thing, why losing the contact in the spring would be a mistake for college football, on Mike Mickens track record with freshmen CBs, and more
March 13, 2025
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Things are different this year with Notre Dame’s spring ball. Different doesn’t always equate to good, but it is in this instance.

Notre Dame played 16 games this past season. That’s not just four additional game weeks to the regular season. That’s three extra weeks of travel. It’s a lot more practice than just four weeks worth because there was often more than a week in between games. It’s also three extra games than they’ve ever played in a season.

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