Former Notre Dame cornerback Troy Pride Jr. (2016-19) discusses returning to campus for the Michigan State game, his thoughts on ND's current defensive backs, the difficulty of playing nickelback, watching the rise of DB play at ND that started during his Irish career, his experience playing as a freshman in 2016, memorable moments in the 2017 season, watching Julian Love win a Super Bowl, his relationship with Brian Kelly, getting to know Marcus Freeman, his ongoing pursuit to return to the NFL, what he learned about himself through injuries and more.

Then Eric Hansen and Tyler James answer questions from X/Twitter and The Lou Somogyi Board (27:33).

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