{"id":834361,"date":"2026-03-26T07:07:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T07:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/834361\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T07:07:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T07:07:16","slug":"cj-carr-returns-with-experience-at-quarterback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/834361\/","title":{"rendered":"CJ Carr returns with experience at quarterback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) &#8211; Notre Dame opened spring practice last week and continues preparation for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wndu.com\/2026\/02\/05\/notre-dame-announces-date-time-2026-blue-gold-game\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wndu.com\/2026\/02\/05\/notre-dame-announces-date-time-2026-blue-gold-game\/\">the Blue-Gold Game on April 25<\/a> with a familiar face at quarterback.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">CJ Carr is back for his third season in South Bend and his second as a starter. The continuity marks a change for the program after three consecutive offseasons working in new quarterbacks \u2014 transfers Sam Hartman and Riley Leonard, followed by last season\u2019s competition between Carr and Kenny Minchey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Carr said the returning experience has made a difference.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWe went back, we get bored when there\u2019s no ball to watch, so we went back to watch all of the spring from last year and then the fall camp. It just feels different. Night and day,\u201d Carr said. \u201cI feel a lot more confident and consistent out there. The experience of a game and then just these practices have helped and are going to help going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Quarterbacks coach Gino Guidugli said Carr has the potential to become one of Notre Dame\u2019s best quarterbacks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI think CJ is going to have the chance to be one of the best quarterbacks to ever come through the University of Notre Dame. And that\u2019s saying a whole lot,\u201d Guidugli said. \u201cI just challenged him because he needs to grow as a leader inside our offense. Last year coming in first year starting, you\u2019re kind of trying to earn your spurs. You just won a quarterback job. You\u2019re kind of concerned of like what goes through your straw of the world, right? Everybody kind of sees it through a straw, and now he\u2019s kind of earned that with his play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Guidugli said his expectation is for Carr to serve as a captain this season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThis spring we expect him to be a leader of this football team. My expectation would he be a captain of this football team and continue to grow in that way,\u201d Guidugli said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Stay up to date on local news with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wndu.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wndu.com\/\">WNDU<\/a> on-air and online. 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