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Practice Intel: Inside the evolution of Notre Dame’s QB competition and how it might end 

Eric Hansenby: Eric Hansen08/13/25EHansenND
Notre Dame quarterbacks Kenny Minchey and CJ Carr
Notre Dame quarterbacks Kenny Minchey (left) and CJ Carr (right) are competing in ND's training camp to be QB1. (Jeff Douglas/Inside ND Sports)

One of the hoped-for discoveries that was baked into a protracted Notre Dame quarterback competition that remains ongoing was getting a better feel for redshirt sophomore Kenny Minchey’s floor. The auspicious finding, that turned a coronation for redshirt freshman CJ Carr into what likely will end up as a photo finish between the two, was the revelation of just who and what Minchey could become.