CJ Carr barely won the offseason competition to become Notre Dame 's starting quarterback, but the second-year player has fully capitalized on his opportunity, and coach Marcus Freeman is taking notice.

"It's rare to be a second-year college football player playing in your fifth [ career ] game and performing at a level he's performing at," Freeman said Monday. "It's rare. But I think CJ Carr is rare."

Carr recorded his first career 300-yard passing performance in Saturday's 56-13 rout of Arkansas , finishing with 354 yards and four touchdowns, while completing 22 of 30 passes. His 294 passing yards in the first half marked the third-highest total in team history, and his four touchdowns were the second-highest total in team history. The four touchdowns also were tied for second

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