Where Notre Dame was & is: Running backs

Notre Dame’s current running back room is rather familiar. While the Irish have a new coach at the position with Lance Taylor replacing Autry Denson, the top-four names in it are the same ones as they were a year ago and through September. Then, though, Dexter Williams returned from suspension to add explosiveness. He is not walking through the door this time around.

Now, junior Jafar Armstrong leads the way as a dual-threat, no longer a recently-converted receiver, but instead a multi-talented running back.

WHERE NOTRE DAME WAS

Williams’ unspoken suspension gave a preview of what the Irish have now. Armstrong still very much looked like the receiver he originally devleoped as, but he still…