Mailbag! Training Camp Surprises, Most Exciting Matchups, Player Projections, and Stephen A. Smith Speaks to ND

Notre Dame football training camp is producing unexpected risers, intriguing position battles and new questions about the Fighting Irish as the 2026 college football season approaches. On this week’s Friday Mailbag, Tyler Wojciak starts with the biggest surprises from the first week of Notre Dame camp, the individual and position-group matchups that could reveal the Irish’s College Football Playoff ceiling, and the debate over Ashton Craig and Joe Otting on the offensive line; then he projects Mylan Graham’s production, examines Loghan Thomas’ future and ranks Notre Dame’s top physical and athletic standouts before wrapping up with his reaction to Stephen A. Smith speaking to the team and the Notre Dame players with the best chance to bring home major postseason awards.