CJ Carr reveals his feelings on potential two-quarterback system at Notre Dame

Coming off a season where Notre Dame played for a national championship, the Irish are in the midst of a quarterback battle. The winner is going to be tasked by head coach Marcus Freeman with getting his team back to the College Football Playoff and to be competitive on a national level once again.

With Fall Camp underway, Notre Dame has two quarterbacks apparently in the middle of this battle, CJ Carr and Kenny Minchey. The two bring with them differing skillsets, which has led to some speculation that Notre Dame could use a two-quarterback system.

Certainly, Carr would like to win that job outright. However, as he recently shared, if the coaches want to run a two-quarterback system, he’s going to do whatever the staff decides is best for the team this season.

“That’s not really up to me,” CJ Carr said. “It’s whatever the coaches come to think is the best way for, you know, the team to win.”

CJ Carr is a less mobile quarterback with a larger arm. He was a four-star recruit in the Class of 2024 and is the grandson of Michigan legend Lloyd Carr. He was the sixth-ranked quarterback in his recruiting cycle. However, he only briefly played against Purdue as a freshman.

Kenny Minchey provides a much more mobile option to Notre Dame. He was a four-star recruit from the Class of 2023, and he was the 14th-ranked quarterback in his recruiting cycle. Like Carr, however, he has only seen limited playing time in games during his time with the Irish. Minchey currently appears to be the biggest competition to Carr for the starting job.

Even if Minchey can’t beat out Carr for the starting job, because of his speed, he can do things Carr can’t. That could become an opportunity for the Irish. So, Marcus Freeman has been looking into all options, even admitting he was interested in a potential two-quarterback system back in June.

“Absolutely. You’re going to look for any way to help your team win. If that means you use two quarterbacks for certain situations, then you’re going to find a way to use two quarterbacks. There might be two quarterbacks on the field at the same time. Who knows? Creativity is so important, and we have some creative football coaches and players here that we’ll come up with the right plan,” Freeman said.

“You’re going to have one starter. You’re going to have one guy that’s going to be your quarterback. But I can see us using both quarterbacks to find a way to help us win.”

Regardless, Notre Dame needs to figure out its plans at quarterback quickly. The Irish are just a few weeks away from a very difficult first game on the road against the Miami Hurricanes.