Would Bringing The Five Players Back Do Anybody Any Good At This Point?

This is my one and only article on this subject. I am not into worrying about who is not there and would rather focus on the players we do have. Nobody knows the truth but that will eventually come out. But the bottom line is this. The season will already be half over after this next game. That means that if they were to come back tomorrow they would have lost a half season of eligibility. For them, they would be better served to just sit this one out and then either transfer or come back next season.

For the team, fitting them in at this point may be tougher than you think. Davaris Daniels would have to work his way back among Will Fuller, Amir Carlisle, Corey Robinson, Chris Brown, etc. Notre Dame is loaded at receiver and Everett Golson already has chemistry with the other receivers.

For Ishaq Williams, Kendall Moore, and KeVarae Russell, they have to work their way back into a new system half way through the season. Although Bob Diaco and Brian Van Gorder are both great defensive minds, their systems and styles are totally different. If that isn't enough of a challenge, with as great as the defense has done all year who would you take out?

For Eilar Hardy, his spot on the bench has already been taken. It will probably be hard for him to find another one.

For the school, they are taking a major chance on getting future sanctions with the NCAA by letting these guys back. Although the school may find nothing, the NCAA is unpredictable. Therefore, the safest thing for Notre Dame to do to avoid sanctions is sit them out and is some if not all of them transfer, then so be it. That is much better than risking any kind of probation.

Based on all that, I would like to have them back but I am really not sure the risk is worth the reward.