Not throwing in the towel either. Next year's talent and depth does look excellent.

In the meantime, this year is serving as a baptism by fire for a lot of young players, and we'll have a lot of hungry, talented underclassmen ready to seize the moment.

I'm actually eager to see what Bryce Young can do once he hits about 285 lbs or so. He's already significantly bigger than his dad was at the same stage in their ND careers (Bryant Young was a 235 lb linebacker when he came in as a true frosh).