Not one, not two, not three … Notre Dame named seven team captains for the 2019 season on Saturday, a larger number than perhaps usual but hardly a surprising one.
“I think it has much more to do with their ability to act as a unified group than it does anything else,” Irish head coach Brian Kelly said. “They operate so much easier together as that group.”
Six of the seven are seniors, though two of those seniors could return in 2020. With the broad array, they cover the spectrum of career trajectories leading to a starring one, meaning every player on the roster should be able to relate to at least one of the seven.