We are only a week into fall camp, but there are already some storylines being created. Some are extremely positive for Notre Dame football, while others have Fighting Irish fans a little bit anxious heading into the 2025 season. With anything this time of the year, there are some to believe and others to disregard.

A week ago, Trent Bray's 2025 Oregon State Beavers football team kicked off fall camp. Now, we're looking back at 3 takeaways from the opening week of practice.

The 6-foot-2 defensive back earned FCS All-American consideration during his final season at Northern Arizona, racking up 96 tackles, 5.5 sacks, two interceptions and two forced fumbles. Though McLaughlin was listed at 190 pounds at NAU, he admitted he was closer to 185 pounds when he transferred to Washington in January