6 Thoughts on a Thursday

Daelin Hayes and his three sacks in 2017. Lawrence Keys and his five catches for 115 yards in 2021. Gi’Bran Payne and his 30-yard touchdown run in 2023. The immortal Junior Jabbie and his MVP performance in 2007.

Things like this and Louis Nix lining up in the backfield for a touchdown in the annual Blue-Gold game for Notre Dame are what people remember about previous spring games. They don’t remember much else because it usually predicts nothing about an upcoming season.