WATCH: Is the Notre Dame at Texas A&M game a must-win for the Irish? | Hey Horka!
The Hey Horka! BlueandGold.com message board mailbag column originates each week with a message board thread titled “Hey Horka!” Subscribers are prompted to ask Blue & Gold beat writer Tyler Horka questions about Notre Dame football. He answers all of them in the thread and in an article that publishes later in the week at BlueandGold.com.
Every Wednesday night at 8 p.m. ET, Horka hosts a YouTube live show with coworker Jack Soble discussing in greater detail some of the most pressing questions from the thread. You can watch the show via the video player on this web page or by visiting Blue & Gold’s YouTube channel.
This week’s questions, from users whose Lou Somogyi Message Board names appear after the dashes, are …
Hey Horka! questions of the week
-Which offensive line starting five gives Notre Dame its best chance of beating Texas A&M? — arrowfan624
-What is your confidence level in the Notre Dame wide receiver unit? — Andrew Gilm
-How good do you expect the Notre Dame special teams units to be? — Nolnacs
-Is Notre Dame being a three-point underdog at Texas A&M appropriate? — Xray93
-How critical is the Texas A&M game? Is it a must-win? — dcwflyca & Bsmitty8
More about this week’s show
• Horka and Soble come to a consensus on the first question; they both list the same five players as the ones who should start along the Notre Dame offensive line against Texas A&M. Which five are those, though? Watch the show to find out.
• The answer to the second question is more convoluted. Horka and Soble both have more belief in this year’s Notre Dame wide receiver unit than last year’s, but how much more? And is that enough? Is that group, notably deeper than it was a year ago, finally primed to break out?
• The stars of the special teams segment: kicker Mitch Jeter, punter James Rendell, kick returner Jayden Harrison and punt returners Jordan Faison and Jaden Greathouse. Watch the video to hear what Horka and Soble have to say about those 2024 Notre Dame special teamers.
• The last two questions about the Texas A&M game cause Horka and Soble to fundamentally disagree on some points. You won’t want to miss that discussion. Notre Dame is now almost a week from traveling to College Station, so any debate about the season-opener is must-watch screening. Don’t miss the Hey Horka! show next week for the final buildup to kickoff!
