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Brad Russell spoke with former Clemson head football coach and current college football analyst Tommy Bowden to talk about the upcoming season in Division I college football.

Today on the College Football Preview, we head to South Bend as Brad talks a little Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Mike Frank from IrishSportsDaily joined the show Monday to talk about the Fighting Irish and what Brian Kelly is looking to do in his seventh year with the program.

Frank said that the quarterback battle between DeShone Kizer and Malik Zaire will be a key one, but Kizer could have the upper hand due to his big frame and dual-threat ability.

He said that replacing the skill postion players on offense is going to be tough, including former Golden Domer,  Will Fuller, who is now in the NFL.

"You can't replace a Will Fuller," Frank said. "You'll have to figure out a way to divide up his production, and it'll have to come from a bunch of players."

Notre Dame lost to Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl in January and are coming off a 10-3 season in 2015. 

College football is right around the corner and Brad took a look at some of the top teams across the country.

Coming in at #15 according to college football guru Phil Steele's Top 25 is the USC Trojans, who went 8-6 last season.

Scott Wolf from the LA Daily News and InsideSoCal.com joined Brad to talk about USC and their prospects for next year.

He said one of the key positions for the Trojans in 2016-17 is quarterback, with the graduated Cody Kessler now in the NFL with the Browns, the Trojans will have a couple of young guys battling for the job.

"There's still an open competition between Max Browne (junior) and Sam Darnold (red-shirt freshman), and while Browne is the more experienced guy, Darnold might be the most talented guy," he said.

Clay Helton also has a wealth of talent at the skill positions and he's looking forward to getting a shot with the Trojans in 2016.

 "He's well liked by the players, and it'll be interesting to see if he can lead a team against a very tough schedule," Wolf explained.

Tomorrow, Brad will take a look at the Baylor Bears.