Everything you need to know as Notre Dame football begins fall camp ahead of 2024 season

SOUTH BEND — Is this the year?

Notre Dame football hasn't won a national championship since 1988. There were near misses in 1989 and 1993. Then there was a BCS Championship Game appearance at the end of 2012 that ended with a thud in South Florida at the hand of Alabama.

College football playoff appearances in 2018 and 2020 ended forcefully in the semifinals.

With an expanded 12-team playoff this season , an experienced transfer quarterback in Riley Leonard, a shutdown secondary featuring two All-Americans in Benjamin Morrison and Xavier Watts and what seems on paper as a favorable schedule, Notre Dame is positioned well for a legitimate run to college football's mountaintop.

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The Irish open their annual fall camp on Wednesday ahead of an intriguing season opener at Texas A&M on Aug. 31. New Aggies coach Mike Elko is a former Notre Dame assistant in the Brian Kelly days, but more importantly Leonard's coach the past two seasons at Duke.

As head coach Marcus Freeman tries to etch his name into Irish lore in his third year, here is your South Bend Tribune and ND Insider guide to fall camp:

▶ Noie: Another Notre Dame football season is just around the corner. Here's what you can expect

▶ Five compelling storylines to follow for Notre Dame football this fall camp

▶ Breaking down top 5 position battles for Notre Dame football ahead of 2024 fall camp

▶ Heading into fall camp, Notre Dame football focuses on solutions before opener at Texas A&M

▶ How road less traveled guided former Clemson WR Beaux Collins to Notre Dame football

▶ Analyzing each opponent on Notre Dame football's 2024 schedule. Which ones stand out?

▶ What does the Notre Dame football depth chart look like going into fall camp?

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