Newsstand: Notre Dame quarterback CJ Carr debuts NIL deal with Chipotle

Notre Dame declined its bowl invitation last December. But on Wednesday, junior quarterback CJ Carr accepted his. Carr debuted an NIL deal with Chipotle, which comes with his own signature bowl. Carr likes white rice, black beans, double Pollo Asado, hot salsa, cheese and lettuce, and fans can order his go-to bowl in the Chipotle app. “Dream NIL deal 🤝 dream bowl,” Carr wrote in his social media post announcing the partnership. The top-three customers who sign up for “Chipotle University” in South Bend throughout the rest of 2026 will received an autographed Carr jersey, as well as free Chipotle for 2027. Notre Dame Tweets of the day Outstanding portal addition. More recruiting momentum. Elite depth. Quote of the day “It starts with we’ve got smart players that work really hard. At this point, we’re doing way more than we were a year ago. We’re doing things about like we should with all the veteran players that we’ve got coming back. “We go out. We’re not perfect by any means. Nobody’s ever perfect. We are hard on ourselves in terms of trying to be perfect, but we’ve played a lot of really good football by a lot of people. We’ve been fairly multiple with the looks and different things that we’ve been able to do, but it’s a product of just the players that we have. “They want it. They embrace it. They work hard at trying to get it down. If there’s things that we put into game plan I don’t call on game day, they get mad about it. I’ve got to make sure that I’m calling the right stuff.” — Notre Dame defensive coordinator Chris Ash on his success in Year 2 with the Irish Headlines of the day What Fighting Irish defensive coordinator Chris Ash said ahead of Top 10 matchup with BYU Soble Says: How can Notre Dame slow down aggressive BYU defense? Dalton Wasserman breaks down some of Notre Dame’s top 2027 NFL Draft prospects | Third & Gold What Notre Dame defensive coordinator Chris Ash said ahead of Top 10 matchup with BYU Soble Says: How can Notre Dame slow down aggressive BYU defense? Dalton Wasserman breaks down some of Notre Dame’s top 2027 NFL Draft prospects | Third & Gold Where Fighting Irish stand with nation’s No. 1 2028 ATH from Chicago after latest visit Point/counterpoint: Which Notre Dame player had a quiet first half of 2026, but won’t have a quiet second half? Notre Dame impressed Rivals300 four-star OT Kajus Muralis. Is it enough to stay No. 1? Notre Dame’s No. 2 QB race is really about No. 1 | Chat Transcript Lucky Charms: Fighting Irish showing interest in 2028 four-star QB