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Notre Dame Football Live Chat | June 11, 2026

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Eric Hansen

12:15

Looking at Notre Dame's defense? Yikes. I'm going to jab with my running game to see if the Irish are as stout against the run as I think they are. I'm going to try to take shots at the new nickel, Christian Gray, to see if there's a soft spot in coverage, maybe try to get some mismatches if I can with my right end. But if I am successful with my run game, maybe I can shorten the game and play keepaway a bit from the Irish offense.

12:13

Hi Jeremy. First, I would love to trade paychecks with an opposing coordinator, but attacking either Notre Dame's offense of defense is going to be a headache of a game plan. In going against Mike Denbrock's offense, loading the box against CJ Carr is stupid. So, I am going to play a light box to maximize my pass-coverage resources and kind of dare ND to lean into its running game to test if that's less stupid. I also think I'd need to take some chances with my pressures to try to force a turnover or two, even if it means leaving my defense exposed. (more)

Jeremy from Goshen, IN

12:09

you are the the other teams offensive coordinator, where are you trying to attack ND’s defense? As our opponents defensive coordinator, where would you try and attack the offense?

Eric Hansen

Off we go ...

12:08

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12:07

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12:05

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12:04

As far as this week's chat ...

12:03

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12:02

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12:01

First, some quick programming notes:

We'll be doing a few more of these this summer periodically before we shift into weekly mode for the rest of 2026 in early August.

12:00

Welcome to a special June edition of Notre Dame Football Live Chat.

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