This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/notredame as CJ Carr Has a Chance To Be The Star When Notre Dame Faces USC. Notre Dame quarterback CJ Carr has exceeded every expectation through six games in 2025.

Freshman quarterback CJ Carr has been a revelation for Notre Dame since stepping up to replace Riley Leonard as Marcus Freeman's primary signal caller this season, and has now been rewarded

With key matchups approaching, Marcus Freeman delivers bad news as CJ Carr and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish lose another key teammate to an injury.

Realistically Freeman has everything he wants at Notre Dame, short of extra NIL funds, which every coach wants.

The No. 10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-2) host the Navy Midshipmen (7-1) at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday, November 8, 2025. Curious about which team we pick to come out on top in this game? Find out below.

Notre Dame football's downfield passing game was humming against a Wolfpack secondary that came in tied for 30th in coverage efficiency.

No. 12 Notre Dame has gotten off to a slow start offensively against a 1-7 Boston College team, but quarterback CJ Carr found wide receiver Malachi Fields for a long touchdown on fourth down. The Fighting Irish coaching staff elected to go for it on fourth ...

After five straight wins following a 0-2 beginning to the 2025 college football season, head coach Marcus Freeman and Notre Dame Fighting Irish are set for an important five-game stretch coming off their final bye week of the year.

Notre Dame has continued to win games, no doubt, but Carr and the offense haven't been as "locked in" as they would like to be in regard to the passing game. Things just haven't felt as easy or in rhythm as they did back during the hot stretch of mid-September.