Expectations, Predictions For The Notre Dame Defense For The 2021 Season

Breaking down the expectations, questions and predictions for the Notre Dame defense for the 2021 season

We are less than two weeks away from Notre Dame kicking off its 2021 season. The Fighting Irish will travel to Tallahassee to take on the Florida State Seminoles. Notre Dame's recent success has been fueled by the defense, and the Irish will hope to keep that going in 2021.

In our latest show we dive into the Notre Dame defense. We talk big picture views on the defense, including what we think will happen and also what we think should happen before we dive into predictions.

We spend a lot of time talking about the Notre Dame defensive line, and then the front seven more broadly. That unit is expected to carry the team in 2021, and we discuss what needs to happen for it to play to its full potential. We also discuss how that will impact the secondary, which is arguably the biggest question mark on the team.

We hand out our picks for MVP (mine might surprise you), breakout players, bounce back players and top rookie. The great depth on defense made finding a top rookie a bit more challenging.

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