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It could be a very special season in South Bend. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish return both leading receivers and their leading rusher from a season ago. The ultra-talented Malik Zaire takes over full-time under center behind an offensive line that returns three starters. Additionally, Zaire and Co. will have a defense that returns 10 starters from a season ago as a security blanket.
All that's left is to play the games — and win them, of course.
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Notre Dame's schedule is no joke, as the Irish take on three teams that will be in the hunt for their respective conference titles and possibly berths in the College Football Playoff.