Kyle McCarthy, Notre Dame's leading tackler, is moving from strong safety to free safety — and he'll have a familiar face as his backup.
McCarthy is listed as the starting free safety on this week's depth chart, supplanting
Harrison Smith — who is now listed as co-starter at SAM linebacker with
Darius Fleming. McCarthy's backup at free safety is his brother
Dan, who's making his first appearance on the depth chart this season.
Sergio Brown is the starter at strong safety, with
Jamoris Slaughter as his backup.
Notre Dame's shakeup in the defensive backfield continued with
Robert Blanton moving back to a starting spot at right corner, ahead of
Darrin Walls. The other starter remains
Gary Gray, with
Raeshon McNeil behind him.
On offense,
Robby Parris is not listed on this week's depth chart. The starter at the 'Z' receiver spot is
Duval Kamara, with
John Goodman as his backup.
Ben Turk and
Eric Maust are listed as even at punter.