It’s hard to believe that the Notre Dame football season is nearly a third of the way complete already. As always seems to be the case, the Irish have had an eventful start to the season with major storylines and controversies among fans abound. But through it all, there has been one storyline that emerges as the most important for the long-term health of the program.
Under Defensive Coordinator Clark Lea, the Irish defense has been nothing short of stellar.
Some may argue that a slow defensive start against Louisville and a few struggles defending the pass against Virginia may indicate otherwise, but given the questions that Notre Dame had defensively entering the season, things couldn’t go much better on that side of the ball for the Irish.