Notre Dame may have come up short in its season opener at Miami , but head football coach Marcus Freeman left Hard Rock Stadium with no doubts about his new quarterback.

Speaking after the 27–24 loss , Freeman delivered a strong endorsement of redshirt freshman CJ Carr, who was making his first career start.

“He’s going to be a really good quarterback. Everything I thought he was going to be. His ceiling is so high… He’s a gamer, man. He performs when the lights are on,” Freeman told reporters after the game, via Tyler Horka on X.

Carr’s debut wasn’t short on drama. He completed 18 of 30 passes for 221 yards with two touchdowns and one interception, nearly rallying the Irish from a double-digit deficit in the fourth quarter.

His first score a scrambling, Houdini-like toss to red

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