sentences:  With 19 recruits signed to help replace the nine players leaving for the NFL, there were high expectations for the Irish for the 2001 season.Three players were named to pre-season All-America teams while the team was ranked as highly as 12th in the nation.With former starting quarterback, Arnaz Battle, moving in the off-season to wide receiver, Davie faced the decision of having to play his replacement from 2000, Matt LoVecchio, or to replace LoVecchio with fellow sophomore Carlyle Holiday.