JotCast | Notre Dame Football Live Chat | Sept. 2, 2026

Notre Dame Football Live Chat | Sept. 2, 2026

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Don in Scottsdale, AZ

2:10

Eric, thank you for all the content over this extra long off season!!!!!! You and the staff kept it interesting. My questions for Sunday's game are what position group has the most to prove and which position group will surprise

Eric Hansen

2:09

Hi Nick. I am riding with Aneyas Williams ... with my shocker pick being Brauntae Johnson as first runner-up.

Nick from Abe Lincolns hometown

2:08

Who do you think scores the first touchdown of the year?

Eric Hansen

2:08

Pete thank you. Sincerely. But one observation, I don't think you need any more caffeine today. Not an edict, just a friendly suggestion.

I am trying to let your statements stand without necessarily cosigning on them, and just answer the actual questions, which I think is what you want. So are Adon Shuler and Brauntae Johnson gone after this year? Probably, but Shuler has one more year of eligibility after this one and Johnson two if they wanted to return. ... Then I get lost on the hierarchy question. But I love the fact you think I will be here 50 years from now and so will my great great great grandchildren! ... I will be happy to do the hierarchy thing after the season, but both of those guys are very special players. Cheers!!!

Pete from Erie, PA

2:02

Hi Eric! Great job by you & Tyler!! Keep up the good work!!! Leave no doubt!!!! Just a few for you. Do you (does everyone) call Aaron Henry, Hammer? Hammerin' Hank?
Was it last yr that Lincoln Riley decided stopping the PASS was the way to beat ND? Everyone said he was crazy but it almost worked. ND ran all over but only scored 4 TD, only 130 air yds. Woulda been a 1 score (1 play) game if not for JDPrice KR TD. Someone will try this again. Someone with an offense that can keep up might upset the Irish. I hope Denbrock is ready.
Adon & Brauntae are great. They're both gone after this yr, correct? Where do you think they'll end up in the ND S hierarchy vs "Hitman", "Ice" and "Alien"? I rank them in that order because Dirty Harry is HOF, X kicked butt for 4+ yrs and Kyle only roughly 1/2 that but they're all great. 50 years from now will YOU mention them all in the same breath or will they just be another Alohi Gilman?
Happy week one! Fingers crossed ND has a healthy season!! Cheers!!! & GO Irish!!!!

Eric Hansen

2:01

Len!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are challening Manny for punctuation king! My read on expectations from the fan base are lower for WRs, TEs and RBs and middle of the road on O-line and high on everything else. So that's my baseline. I'll also go with RBs as the biggest surprise to exceed those expectations and it's hard to pick one that will underachieve. It would have to be injury-related. Can I say the media?

Len from the Jersey Shore

IMO Edge players, BT, KK and BY come up short of expectations. Running backs exceed expectations.

I wanted to give out props to you, Tyler and the rest of the writers for such great coverage. Most of my questions have been answered, multiple times. Simple question. As fans we have expectations for every position group. Which group IYO exceeds what is expected and which position group come up short of expectations? Go Irish!!!!