The pressure is huge no matter what. He has been preparing for this. We will see what he is made of.
Personally, I think he has the mental toughness and talent to thrive. There will be a NIU moment this season... we will see if he is able to respond and rebound like Riley
Replies to: "There is HUGE pressure being the ND QB. Ian Book & Riley made reference to this recently."
- Carr named starter [NT]
- irish93 - 12:35pm 8/19/25
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- What I took from the unexpectedly close competition is that ND still hasn't found an elite QB, - lacan - 2:15pm 8/20/25
- Congrats to both players on a great competition. [NT]
- BaronVonZemo - 11:59pm 8/19/25
- Carr is the starter. Minchey is the alternator. - TakethetrainKnute - 7:19am 8/20/25
- Awesome, with the talent around him Carr should be able to learn and grow - Clem - 5:23pm 8/19/25
- Carr throws dimes and picks - AlbanyIRISH - 6:12am 8/20/25
- Be pretty easy for Denbrock to protect Carr from himself while he grows. - Clem - 6:37am 8/20/25
- Carr throws dimes and picks - AlbanyIRISH - 6:12am 8/20/25
- Let the good times roll… [NT] - hipND - 4:50pm 8/19/25
- Great! He has a killer supporting cast around him to help, too. [NT] - notalegacy - 3:59pm 8/19/25
- Get on board boys or hit the showers. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 3:33pm 8/19/25
- Let's roll! [NT] - ShowMeIrish - 3:02pm 8/19/25
- CJ is the starter for Miami. Did the staff make this decision w/ 100% confidence? . - ELP - 2:01pm 8/19/25
- In Athletics, nothing is ever 100%. Freeman and staff - ColeyO - 4:48pm 8/19/25
- Truth. [NT] - Clem - 5:27pm 8/19/25
- I'm sure he will be asked. - AlbanyIRISH - 3:43pm 8/19/25
- Magic 8 ball works wonders [NT]
- D2 - 2:51pm 8/19/25
- Reply hazy, try again [NT] - Curly1918 - 3:28pm 8/19/25
- yes [NT] - DonMiller - 2:38pm 8/19/25
- In Athletics, nothing is ever 100%. Freeman and staff - ColeyO - 4:48pm 8/19/25
- It's great to feel that we have a virtually equivalent spare. Things happen. [NT] - Curly1918 - 1:59pm 8/19/25
- Good timing, Marcus - AlbanyIRISH - 1:34pm 8/19/25
- Nice! Hoping he does well. [NT] - LanceManion - 1:29pm 8/19/25
- It's a long season. We will need both. Go Irish! [NT]
- Hensou - 1:22pm 8/19/25
- I think both get playing time. Might see both vs Miami depending on circumstances. - ndphysics - 1:38pm 8/19/25
- I'd prefer to keep the red zone offense intact. [NT]
- AlbanyIRISH - 3:44pm 8/19/25
- ND was a very Brian Kelly-esque 89th in red zone offense last year. Not good. - Clem - 6:48am 8/20/25
- Riley graduated [NT] - ColeyO - 6:15pm 8/19/25
- That is not what Freeman has said. He was asked that very question and said the opposite of your - FoolBear - 2:38pm 8/19/25
- I have no preference or knowledge. Just assuming the skill sets are different - ndphysics - 4:00pm 8/19/25
- Like I said, Freeman shot down that idea last week. - FoolBear - 4:31pm 8/19/25
- I have no preference or knowledge. Just assuming the skill sets are different - ndphysics - 4:00pm 8/19/25
- We are fortunate to have two good young QBs. Let's hope they both stay healthy. [NT] - Hensou - 2:36pm 8/19/25
- I'd prefer to keep the red zone offense intact. [NT]
- AlbanyIRISH - 3:44pm 8/19/25
- I think both get playing time. Might see both vs Miami depending on circumstances. - ndphysics - 1:38pm 8/19/25
- Amen, lets go win a natty [NT] - DonMiller - 1:06pm 8/19/25
- Happy to see this [LINK] - ndunabomber - 12:45pm 8/19/25
- As expected... [NT]
- FoolBear - 12:39pm 8/19/25
- Here's hoping he's not playing looking over his shoulder. - ELP - 12:58pm 8/19/25
- Marcus Freeman is a forgiving coach - ndunabomber - 5:44pm 8/19/25
- What?!? ND QB getting micro-analyzed? [NT] - Clem - 5:41pm 8/19/25
- There is HUGE pressure being the ND QB. Ian Book & Riley made reference to this recently. - FoolBear - 2:33pm 8/19/25
- Carr's in frequent contact with Book who lives in South Bend now. Buchner knows the pressure too. [NT] - notalegacy - 4:19pm 8/19/25
- Drama. [NT] - irish93 - 1:15pm 8/19/25
- Here's hoping he's not playing looking over his shoulder. - ELP - 12:58pm 8/19/25