Soble Says: Which Notre Dame football players need more snaps?

Notre Dame’s Week 5 mailbag tackles who needs more playing time as the Irish move toward October and November. One offensive suggestion is giving Jerome Bettis Jr. more snaps, while increasing the wide-receiver rotation to keep Micah Gilbert and Jordan Faison fresh. On defense, Rodney Dunham stands out for more snaps, after flashes that have come when he’s on the field. Sullivan Absher, by contrast, needs to improve on offense or risk losing snaps when Matty Augustine returns from injury. The discussion also covers running back snap usage at BYU, with the staff expected to stick with the “hot hand” between Aneyas Williams and Nolan James Jr. after their similar 4.3 yards-per-carry outputs.