After months of waiting with plenty of speculation mixed in, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish released their depth chart for the upcoming contest against the Louisville Cardinals. This will be Notre Dame’s first ever game at Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, and they will want to make a strong impression on Labor Day in prime time.

Here are the depth charts that Notre Dame released:

OFFENSE

No big surprises here. With injuries to Cole Kmet and Michael Young, the depth chart gets its infusion of young talent from Tommy Tremble, Lawrence Keys III, and Joe Wilkins. The depth charts along the offensive line doesn’t exactly represent what the Irish will do if a situation arrises. Look for Josh Lugg and Trevor Ruhland to play multiple “utility” roles.

DEFENSE

Notre Dame did not list a Nickel starter, so we won’t cover that unil after week 1. Kyle Hamilton, however, is listed right behind Alohi Gilman at safety — and will see a lot of snaps in those nickel and dime packages. Perhaps a big surprise is seeing Bo Bauer listed on the depth chart at both the Mike and the Buck with no mention of Shayne Simon or Jordan Genmark Heath. Brian Kelly has already mentioned in his presser that there will be a fair amount of rotation on this side of the ball — that includes the corners with Houston Griffith, TaRiq Bracy, and Donte Vaughn.

SPECIAL TEAMS

Jonathan Doerer will wear two hats as the #1 kickoff man and #1 placekicker. Freshman Harrison Leonard will back him up at both spots — and he will also back Jay Bramblett up at Punter. Speaking of Bramblett... curious that he won the job of holder over Nolan Henry. You kind of want a QB here for “FIRE” reasons, but maybe that’s not so important. Freshman Kyren Williams will get his time in as a kick returner opposite Jafar Armstrong.

EXTREMELY QUICK AND IMPORTANT UPDATE

Notre Dame updated the depth chart just about 1 minute after this was posted. So... we’re off to a great start. Above depth charts reflect the changes (although some commentary is now off).