Bagpipe Monday: What Notre Dame player is going to break out versus Duke?

Welcome back to another Bagpipe Monday on One Foot Down, and friends... IT’S GAME WEEK Y’ALL!!! That’s right — we made it. Holy shit — we made it. The last time we saw the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in pads and playing football was over 8 months ago when the boys handed out a butt whooping to the Iowa St. Cyclones. Through all of what 2020 has unleashed on the world, Notre Dame will play football this Saturday against the Duke Blue Devils.

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And we know next to nothing. I mean, we know some things, but the normal insight heading into a season via fall camp (and even spring football) is very, very slim. The good news (and easy part) is that there are a lot of starters coming back for 2020, and the continuity with the coaching staff is strong.

Still... there feels like there is a lot of wiggle room for players that haven’t made much of an impact yet to emerge as future stars. Here are 5 guys that I will definitely be paying close attention to this Saturday against Duke. Which one will have a “break out” type of performance?

Jordan Genmark Heath: Probable starter at BUCK and a senior. It’s a lot like the Asmar Bilal story, although Bilal had more experience heading into last year.

Chris Tyree: The dynamic running back is a speedster with enough pop to make Brian Kelly take notice.

Kyren Williams: The probable RB1 was left in purgatory after the Louisville game last year as a true freshman. He has been the star of fall camp (from what we can tell).

Tommy Tremble: Probable starter at TE and got bigger in the offseason. Even though Tremble has received a ton of love from us, he still only caught 16 balls in 2019 with a quarter of those as touchdowns.

Isaiah Foskey: Foskey saw limited action last year as the Irish wanted him to keep a redshirt, and with the depth on hand it was a luxury they could afford. I’m not sure exactly where Foskey fits on the Vyper depth chart, but he’s incredibly impressive and hungry.

And now, the tradition season-opening bagpipes: