Notre Dame Football: 5 players to watch this Spring

Potential all over the roster in 2018 means a big season coming for Notre Dame football. How will the Irish show out in Spring Practice?

Notre Dame football has enough talent on the roster to compete at the highest level among top teams in the nation in 2018. Even though the same could be said down the stretch in 2017, things fell apart at the end. It’s time for Brian Kelly and the Fighting Irish to put it all back together for Spring practice and the Spring Game in 2018.

Enough momentum should come from the New Year’s Day Citrus Bowl victory over head coach Ed Orgeron, star running back Derrius Guice, and the LSU Tigers. A victory over any team that is one the same level as LSU can help build confidence entering the off-season.

There’s some questions to be answered for the Fighting Irish during Spring Practice. Getting exposure for Notre Dame’s top three quarterbacks duking it out for the starting job will be a big headline. Brandon Wimbush, Ian Book, and incoming freshman Phil Jurkovec could all vie for the starting role on the Notre Dame offense.

Once again, Notre Dame faces one of the toughest schedules in the nation in 2018. It was tough to face in 2017, and got the best of them down the stretch. The 2018 campaign kicks off for Notre Dame against the Michigan Wolverines. It does not get much easier from there, as the Stanford Cardinal, Virginia Tech Hokies, Navy Midshipmen, USC Trojans, Northwestern Wildcats, and Florida State Seminoles.

Nothing is going to come easy to the Irish as they look to fight for their first ever berth in the College Football Playoff. Here’s a look at five players to watch for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the Spring Practice and Spring Game in 2018.