Al McKellar, president of The Michael & Dianne Denbrock 2nd Chance Foundation 4 Life, discusses the creation of a charitable foundation with the Denbrocks, who it's working to support, his connection to childhood cancer, why football provides such a great platform, his personal football background, his impression of QB CJ Carr, what stood out about seeing the Irish this spring, what makes Mike Denbrock a good offensive coordinator and more.

Then Eric Hansen and Tyler James answer questions from X/Twitter and The Lou Somogyi Board (31:08).

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In this week's edition of "Football Never Sleeps" on YouTube, Blue & Gold’s Eric Hansen and Jack Soble focus on takeaways that translate beyond the Saturday's Blue-Gold Game and into the 2026 season.

Topics include:
• Aneyas Williams’ return and how the running back depth chart could evolve
• The real progress QB CJ Carr made this spring — and how the QB2 race is shaping up behind him
• Whether CB Jayden Sanders is ready to climb the depth chart this summer
• Spring standouts, surprises and momentum shifts
• How missing spring pieces reshape the bigger picture heading into fall camp
• The latest Notre Dame recruiting news, intel and program buzz

Plus, they answered questions live from viewers.

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In this week's edition of "Football Never Sleeps" on YouTube, Blue & Gold’s Eric Hansen and Tyler James break down what happened in Saturday's jersey scrimmage and look ahead to the Blue-Gold Game.

Topics include:
• Takeaways from the jersey scrimmage
• Players who stood out the most
• Players who may have disappointed
• What to look forward to in Saturday's Blue-Gold Game
• The latest Irish recruiting buzz

Plus, they answered questions live from viewers.

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