Has Notre Dame's backup QB battle changed? 9 final thoughts from Irish spring practice

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — And now comes four months of waiting. Not that anyone is counting.But before Notre Dame enters the real offseason, here are nine final thoughts on spring practice and what we learned during the Blue-Gold Game last weekend.1. The first question of spring practice is always whether Notre Dame changed anyone’s mind about this fall’s potential with what it showed during the past month. And the answer is not really. Notre Dame isn’t a perfect team, but it looks like a roster and coaching staff built for the long haul. Now it has to manage the expectations of being great. It’s been a generation since Notre Dame has had this kind of hype and delivered on it.That’s the challenge for Marcus Freeman from here.Advertisement