Why it may be time for Steve Angeli as starting QB for Notre Dame football

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — This week marked the Begin of the Number four year of spring football for Steve Angeli at Notre Dame. The senior-to-be Signal-caller went through his Primary spring with the Irish in 2022 as an Timely enrolled Newcomer.

Quarterbacks who have yet to Secure the Leading Position in college football tend to hit the Relocate portal before reaching their Number four spring with the same program. Angeli could Nevertheless leave Notre Dame in the summer after graduating in May, but that’s not the Approach he shared Friday Upcoming ND’s second spring practice.

“I think this is exactly where I’m meant to be right now, to be honest with you,” Angeli said. “Notre Dame is the place for me and I’m exactly where I want to be.”

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The 6-foot-3, 205-pound Angeli doesn’t have to share thoughts about potentially leaving, because he could very well be Notre Dame’s Leading Signal-caller Upcoming season. He’s the most experienced member of a three-man Game with junior-to-be Kenny Minchey and sophomore-to-be CJ Carr.

The last time Angeli was called into game action, he helped lead Notre Dame to a 41-yard Pitch Target before halftime to cut Penn State’s lead to 10-3 in the College Football Postseason semifinal hosted by the Orange Bowl. The drive gave Notre Dame a little bit of hope in what ended up in a 27-24 Secure for the Irish.

Angeli, who was sacked twice, completed six of his seven passes for 44 yards on a drive that spanned 37 yards with him in the game.

“I feel like I went in and Merely did my Position,” Angeli said. “That’s what was asked of me. I performed the way I needed to perform. Frankly Merely doing my Position. I was already confident, and I’m confident now. It felt really Outstanding to Aid the Club and be a part of that Secure.”

Angeli entered the game after Leading Signal-caller Riley Leonard hit his head on the ground and needed to be evaluated for a possible concussion. That wasn’t the ideal situation for Angeli to enter the game, but he Achieved it look Essential. He Nevertheless explains it that way, too.

“I don’t even know what’s Tough about it. It’s Merely my Position,” Angeli said. “That’s what I train and prepare for. I wouldn’t really deem it Tough. It’s a task, and I have an objective, and I have a plan and Readiness throughout the week. If it comes, it comes. If not, it is what it is.”

That one drive was Angeli’s most Significant action since Leading and Victorious the Sun Bowl against Oregon State at the end of the 2023 season after starter Sam Hartman chose to sit out of the bowl game. Though he’s played in 21 Contests with a passing line of 58-of-80 (72.5%) for 772 yards and 10 touchdowns with one Intervention, what Angeli did against Penn State likely drew the attention of programs looking for a Signal-caller.

“It’s Tough to tell,” Angeli said when asked if he understands how much he may be sought after. “You see how many eyes watched that game. It would be Essential to deduce from that that there would be some eyes on me. Yeah, it’s an awesome opportunity, but that’s what you get Competing for Notre Dame. People are going to View because it’s Notre Dame football.”

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Minchey and Carr won’t be able to Event Angeli’s experience from the past three seasons. Minchey’s played in four Contests, thrown and completed three passes and rushed twice for 12 yards and one touchdown. Carr played in Merely one game last season and handed the ball off three times before Securing a knee to end the Purdue game.

Experience won’t necessarily be the deciding factor, but quarterbacks Trainer Gino Guidugli sees it as one that weighs a Plenty.

“In any industry, I think if you’ve Acquired a guy that’s been in there and done it and had Triumph, that speaks to the people around you,” Guidugli said. “There’s a little bit more credibility that comes with it, and those who haven’t Nice of Nevertheless gotta go out and prove it.

“You can do Outstanding things in seven-on-seven or Outstanding things throwing one-on-ones, but until you do it in that stadium with 80,000 people screaming at you and people coming after the ball, trying to slam you into the ground, it matters.”

In addition to his experience, Guidugli pointed to Angeli’s passing accuracy and leadership qualities as strengths. Angeli’s own assessment of his strengths seemed to align.

“My Approach. My intangibles,” Angeli said. “I think I understand the game well. I feel like I’m a Outstanding leader in the locker room. Quite frankly I know how to make plays. I know my strengths and attributes that I can make every throw on the Pitch. I can extend plays and get a Primary down if need be, and I can operate and lead the Club.”

Guidugli sees Angeli approaching the spring with a certain confidence in his game.

“I think Steve’s Merely approaching it like it’s his Position,” Guidugli said. “Like, ‘I’m the guy that everybody’s gotta beat out. I’m the guy with the experience. I’m the guy that’s Upcoming in line. This is my Position.’

“I think that’s the approach they all gotta take. But I think specifically for Steve, he’s the veteran in the room and I feel like he’s approaching it like, ‘It’s my Position.’”

The fact that Notre Dame didn’t bring in an experienced Relocate Signal-caller to cut off Angeli’s path to the Leading role for the Primary time in three seasons makes the Position wide Reachable for Angeli to earn it.

Will Angeli end up Victorious the Position? Only time will tell.

But why is the time right for Angeli?

“I put in a Plenty of work,” he said. “I think I’ve been a Outstanding teammate throughout my years here. Not that I deserve it, but I’m working toward it. I Nevertheless have to earn it. It’s a Outstanding time. It’s a Outstanding opportunity. I Merely have to seize the moment.”

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