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Notre Dame Football: Storylines to follow heading into Fall Camp

By Corbin Whitney

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 17: Head coach Brian Kelly of Notre Dame Fighting Irish stands on the field before their game against Syracuse at Yankee Stadium on November 17, 2018 in New York, New York. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 17: Head coach Brian Kelly of Notre Dame Fighting Irish stands on the field before their game against Syracuse at Yankee Stadium on November 17, 2018 in New York, New York. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images) /
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CHESTNUT HILL, MA – SEPTEMBER 16: Shaun Crawford #20 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish celebrates after making an interception during the fourth quarter against the Boston College Eagles at Alumni Stadium on September 16, 2017 in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. (Photo by Tim Bradbury/Getty Images) /

Second Cornerback

With the early departure of All-American cornerback Julian Love — who was drafted by the New York Giants — the Irish are looking for someone to do even half of what Love did last season. Some reasonable options include Shaun Crawford, Houston Griffith, Tariq Bracy, and Donte Vaughn. However, each one has reasons for fans to doubt their abilities. Crawford and Vaughn are veterans, but neither of them have ever been able to stay healthy. On the flip side of that, Griffith and Bracy are both young.

I do believe Notre Dame is still in good shape at the cornerback position, as they do have multiple options — which I listed above. As to which one is the answer to this problem? Time will tell. If Crawford can stay healthy, he will be tough to keep off the field — but he will also likely be the first guy in when it comes to the nickel position.

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