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Marcus Freeman named CJ Carr Notre Dame's starting quarterback for the 2025 season, a surprise move given how well Kenny Minchey played in fall camp. Matt Fortuna and Pete Sampson react to the news plus share notes on the team captains and what this means for the season opener against Miami.
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"Notre Dame names CJ Carr its starting quarterback" is an episode of The Independent: A Notre Dame Football Podcast. Runtime 30 min. Published August 19, 2025. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.