Skip Holtz Names Team Captains for Notre Dame

Senior safety Jerrell Young (number 1) has been named one of the four starting captains for the game on Saturday (Picture: www.TBO.com)

After waiting a few days, Coach Holtz finally announced who the team captains are for the Notre Dame game (2 days away!)

They are cornerback Quenton Washington, safety Jerrell Young, center Chaz Hine, and quarterback B.J. Daniels.

Washington and Young are two starting senior members of the No Fly Zone. Washington has been impressive all off season and Young has shown his ability to make the big play. Chaz Hine moved from guard to center in just the past few weeks, but the former walk-on has excelled not only on the field but also in the classroom. The final member is Daniels. In the 12 years Holtz has been a coach, he has never named a junior a team captain until now.

Daniels has really impressed this off season, growing into the offense and also becoming more of a vocal leader on the field (check out the story from Adam Adkins today about his maturity this off season, a great read). After a rough 2010 season, he is doing and saying everything right and will hopefully lead the team to victory on Saturday. Congrats to these great players for this honor.