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  As much as freshman cornerback Clarence Lewis' inclusion as a possible starter on Notre Dame's first football depth chart of the season initially had the feel of a typo, the real mistake may be underestimating what Monday's snapshot could eventually turn into. "I think the sky's the limit," offered Ryan Daly, a linebackers coach at Lewis' high school, Mater Dei Prep in Middletown, N.J., and a full-time police officer who runs a side business training athletes. Day found creative ways to do so with Lewis around COVID-19 restrictions in the weeks leading up to the 6-foot-1, 180-pounder's mid-June arrival at Notre Dame. Irish head coach Brian Kelly didn't disagree with Day's sentiments in his Monday Zoom conference call with the media, in which he compared Lewis' early impressions and career trajectory to that of KeiVarae Russell.

Russell was a surprise starter at corner as a freshman on ND's 2012 team that produced historic defensive numbers and drove Notre Dame's national championship game run. A third-round NFL draft pick and No. 74 selection overall in the spring of 2016, he remains the highest-drafted Irish corner since Bobby Taylor went in the second round and No. 50 overall in 1995. "I don't know if Clarence has the same athletic ability in terms of raw athletic ability," Kelly said. "KeiVarae was really a gifted athlete. "Clarence has clearly demonstrated that as a true freshman, we could put him on the field at the same level or possibly even higher than the level that KeiVarae had to play as a true freshman. We did pretty good that year." - South Bend Tribune


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