‘It’s the brotherhood’: Why Notre Dame backups stayed loyal and became key cogs in CFP runby:Jack Soble•01/06/25•jacksoble56Read In AppNotre Dame vyper Junior Tuihalamaka. (Chad Weaver, Blue & Gold)Three Notre Dame veterans who began the season as backups — Pat Coogan, Rocco Spindler and Junior Tuihalamaka — are fueling the CFP run.