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Aug 2024
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Notre Dame First Practice Recap

The Independent: A Notre Dame Football Podcast
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Football is back! Notre Dame just wrapped up its first camp practice, with Riley Leonard, Benjamin Morrison and the rest of the Fighting Irish holding a full open practice to the media in South Bend. Matt Fortuna and Pete Sampson share their takeaways, plus react to Marcus Freeman's post-practice press conference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podc ... Show More
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