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Preseason 2015

Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football

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BY LOU SOMOGYI L ike a Swiss Army Knife, Notre Dame senior C.J. Prosise's toolbox has provided a variety of skill sets the past several years. The 6-1, 220-pound athlete began his career at safety, au- ditioned at outside linebacker and then moved to wide re- ceiver, where he averaged a team-high 17.8 yards per his 29 catches in 2014. Just for good measure, he also earned Special Teams Player of the Year for the Fighting Irish last season by pacing the team in tackles made on both kickoffs (eight) and punts (three) for a team-high 11. So for his encore as a se- nior, Prosise will line up at running back, where he could be the X-factor that makes a good offense a great one. The last time Prosise took a handoff in a game situa- tion, he romped for a 50- yard touchdown off the jet sweep during the Music City Bowl versus LSU that knotted the game at 28, THE X-FACTOR C.J. Prosise's contributions could spell the difference between good and great In 2014, Prosise became the first Irish player in five years to accumulate more than 500 receiving yards (516) and 100 rush- ing yards (126) in the same season. PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA

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