Curt Rallo Associated Press

SOUTH BEND — CJ Carr grew up in a football family.

His father, Jason, was a quarterback at Michigan. One grandfather, Lloyd, led the Wolverines to a perfect season and the 1997 national championship as their head coach. His other grandfather, Tom Curtis, is a College Football Hall of Famer and Super Bowl champion.

Now the younger Carr has a chance to create a new legacy for the family that grew up in college football's winningest program — with one of the sport's most prestigious schools, No. 6 Notre Dame.

Coach Marcus Freeman ended the quarterback competition last week by selecting Carr as the starter and putting the former Michigan prep star under the spotlight in Sunday night's season opener at No. 10 Miami.

Carr already sounds like a natural.

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