In 2012, the Notre Dame football team will try to improve on two consecutive 8-5 seasons.

The Fighting Irish return seven starters on both sides of the ball and have a few things to be positive about heading into the season. Questions in the secondary and no concrete answer at the quarterback position are two issues that this team face heading into fall camp.

Notre Dame recently wrapped up spring practice, but not every question gets answered in such limited time. That's why the fall is just as important as teams begin preparing for the regular season.

With the summer in full effect for each college football team, here are 10 things the Notre Dame Fighting Irish needs to work on.

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