Irish Gear Up for Syracuse’s Three-Headed QB Monster
Notre Dame is prepping for a quarterback hopscotch when it visits Syracuse Saturday. Walk-on Joe Filardi has been tapped as the starter despite completing just seven of 21 passes this season. Behind him lurk freshmen Luke Carney and sophomore Rickie Collins, meaning Marcus Freeman’s defense must game-plan for three very different looks. The Irish, fresh off a dominant outing against Pitt’s Mason Heintschel (four sacks, a pick-six, eight pass breakups), will focus on containing designed quarterback runs and clipping escape lanes. Though Notre Dame ranks 69th in passing yards allowed, it has offset that with 17 interceptions and a stout third-down defense, making it heavy favorites against Syracuse’s signal-caller merry-go-round.
Oh, sure—nothing screams “stress-free victory” quite like inviting three untested quarterbacks to a high-wire act under the bright lights of Notre Dame Stadium. You’ve got Filardi, the walk-on wunderkind who’s thrown more interceptions than a Monday morning, flanked by Carney and Collins, who are likely just as ready for prime time as a calf at a rodeo. But hey, why settle for one scrambler when you can have a revolving door? Marcus Freeman’s defenders will no doubt practice excessive lunges and interpretive dance moves to corral these slippery jesters. It’s the perfect recipe for chaos—or at least three entertaining garbage-time comebacks. Buckle up, Irish fans: this QB carousel might deliver the most excitement your undefeated hopes have seen all season.
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