Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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14 MAY 2025 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED ON TARGET ON TARGET Sophomore quarterback CJ Carr impresses in the Blue-Gold Game for the second straight year BY JACK SOBLE AND TYLER HORKA C J Carr put in an early submis- sion for "throw of the day" on his first pass of the Blue-Gold Game April 12 at Notre Dame Stadium. Later in the series, the sopho- more quarterback might have topped it. On throw No. 1, Carr ran play action and looked toward the flat. When his short option wasn't there, he didn't panic. Instead, he dropped a dime over the head of junior safety Adon Shuler, putting it where only graduate student tight end Kevin Bauman could reach it between Shuler and the sideline for a gain of 23 yards. On throw No. 3, he fit the ball into an even tighter window — again, over Shuler — to sophomore tight end Jack Larsen for a gain of 24. The returning starter's coverage wasn't bad. Carr's throw was just better. But Carr also wasn't perfect. He threw an interception to junior nickel back Ben Minich on an under-pressure throw over the middle that he probably