With the Aug. 31 season opener at Miami right around the corner, Book can mentor CJ Carr and Kenny Minchey as they battle for the starting role. “Like them both,” Book said. “Good attitudes.

Whether Notre Dame football's opening night starter at Miami is redshirt freshman CJ Carr or third-year backup Kenny Minchey remains to be seen.

Steve Angeli left the program after spring practice, leaving head coach Marcus Freeman with CJ Carr and Kenny Minchey. A tough decision ahead of the season opener against Miami.

Marcus Freeman plans to waste no time getting his starting quarterback prepared to lead Notre Dame against Miami at Hard Rock Stadium on Aug. 31. The fourth-year head coach wants to get CJ Carr ...

4) Does Carr develop enough to hit his peak in the postseason - Carr doesn't need to look like a world beater against Miami and Texas A&M. If he's simply a game manager like I just described the ...

Carr worked with the second team and appears to have bulked up heading into his sophomore season. Carr used to be a wiry young quarterback. He doesn’t look like a young player anymore. 10:37 a.m.

Notre Dame quarterback CJ Carr's personal warmup routine includes a circuit of weighted-ball work that helps him get loose while building arm strength over time.

As much as Notre Dame wants an honest competition, Carr and Minchey are different quarterbacks who can push Denbrock’s offense in different directions. Nobody is ready to go there quite yet, though.

4) Does Carr develop enough to hit his peak in the postseason - Carr doesn't need to look like a world beater against Miami and Texas A&M. If he's simply a game manager like I just described the ...

CJ Carr would be my pick -- he's looked a bit better, to my eye, than Kenny Minchey in the limited action that we, the public, can see. That's not to say I don't think Minchey can be successful ...