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6 Thoughts on a Thursday

Thoughts on the excitement leading into camp, the atypical position battles this August, why this September is going to be different than recent ones, and more
August 6, 2026
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Today is the day. We finally get to see our first glimpse of team 138 for Notre Dame. Game week is when things really turn up, but the opening of fall camp for this team is more anticipated than any Notre Dame team in recent memory.

Marcus Freeman said on Tuesday that this team is “Bigger, stronger, more explosive as you look at the (strength and speed) numbers in previous years.” Some of that is a product of a longer offseason, as Freeman noted.

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