SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- KeiVarae Russell had a story to tell. This came as a surprise to absolutely no one. Notre Dame’s fourth-year junior is an open book, his mouth running as fast as his feet, his circle of friends swelling with seemingly each new person with whom he chooses to engage.
He arrived here in the summer of 2012 as a running back from Everett, Washington. His 37-game collegiate career as a cornerback might very well be over, with the confluence of a leg injury and NCAA uncertainty likely pointing him toward the NFL.
He figured most people viewed him through that prism.