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Notre Dame football: Will any true freshman make an impact in 2022?

By Brad Weiss

PITTSBURGH, PA - NOVEMBER 09: A Notre Dame Fighting Irish helmet against the Pittsburgh Panthers during the game on November 9, 2013 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH, PA - NOVEMBER 09: A Notre Dame Fighting Irish helmet against the Pittsburgh Panthers during the game on November 9, 2013 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) /
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SOUTH BEND, IN – SEPTEMBER 18: A Notre Dame football flag is seen before the game against the Purdue Boilermakers at Notre Dame Stadium on September 18, 2021, in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /

The Notre Dame football program brought in a talented recruiting class for the 2022 cycle, but will any of them make an impact in Year 1?

When it comes to the 2022 Notre Dame football team, it is a veteran-laden group that has a lot of wins to its name. The Irish have been at least contenders to go to the College Football Playoff nearly every season in recent memory, and have appeared in two of them.

Now, as we inch closer to Fall practice, the Irish will be tasked with navigating a tough schedule in 2022. They play three potential teams during the regular season that could be one of the final four standing, including Ohio State, Clemson, and USC.

Due to the nature of their schedule, the veterans are going to be relied upon to get the job done in Marcus Freeman’s first season as the head coach. Oh yeah, there is also that, as Freeman will be a head coach in the regular season for the first time on any level.

With so much pressure to succeed in Year 1, will Freeman turn to any of his true freshmen to make an impact?

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