At the dawn of the NIL era, there were real questions about how Notre Dame would approach the changing landscape and whether those changes would ultimately be a net positive for the Irish.
Notre Dame and its alumni base were always positioned to compete financially, but there was uncertainty about whether the program would fully embrace what has effectively become a pay-to-play environment, regardless of how the literal text of the rules reads.
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