Notre Dame is fresh off of their impressive 31-24 win over the Miami Hurricanes. The College Football Playoffs are right around the corner and the Irish are looking to close the regular season strong. This week, they host the Boston College Eagles who are looking to pull off an unlikely upset in South Bend. Today after practice, we heard from linebackers coach Brian Jean-Mary, tight end Cooper Flanagan, linebacker Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa, defensive tackle Tionne Gray and running back Nolan James Jr. about their massive victory this past weekend and their preparation for Boston College.  

You can watch the entire press conference here: 

Here are some of the main quotes from today's press conference:

"Just staying consistent," Jean-Mary explained about the sophomore linebacker. "We had that conversation with Madden [Faraimo], was a little slower to you know, reach the potential that we wanted him to reach coming out of camp. And he's been fighting to you know earn more playing time. It's a hard room to get playing time, but if he keeps progressing, we're going to see more and more of him. He's been very, very happy with the way he's played the last two games."

"I think guys just doing their job," Viliamu-Asa explained about replacing Drayk Bowen on the field. "You know, I never felt like I had too much pressure on me. I had, you know, Jaiden [Ausberry] next to me, I had [Jaylen] Sneed next to me, the whole front, and all the DBs communicating, getting lined up, and executing."

"Coach Partridge, he really helped me a lot," Gray shared about the first year defensive line coach. "Like, just trusting my own ability, my athletic ability to be able to rush the passer and really get out like the power more and get more into adding more into my bag. With that, like it's been a journey and he's been pushing me every step of the way, and I love that."

"Not really," James replied when asked if this game meant more to him since he was originally committed to Boston College. "I mean, I have a ton of respect and love for a bunch of the guys still on staff over there, but it's another game. I mean, it's not any like anything extra personal for me."

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