Conversation with South Bend Tribune's Tom Noie

Photo by: ProvidedIllinois and Notre Dame used to be regular rivals — at least until the early 1970s. The Illini and Fighting Irish have played just twice since 1973. They'll make it twice in four seasons when they square off in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. South Bend Tribune beat writer Tom Noie weighs in all on things Notre Dame:

How does Notre Dame go about replacing guys like Bonzie Colson and Matt Farrell?

It's going to be really hard. For as long as Mike Brey has been the head coach at Notre Dame — now in his 19th season — his teams always have been able to stay old. Veteran guys. Experienced guys. When guys graduate, they've got others ready to rotate into those roles. That's allowed…