All that is left is for Notre Dame to make it official.
Sources confirmed to BlueandGold.com Wednesday night that Marcus Freeman will soon be named Notre Dame’s head football coach. He will replace the winningest coach in program history, Brian Kelly, who left for LSU this week.
Follow along below for a recap of Wednesday’s events and live updates of Thursday’s news related to Freeman and his coaching staff.
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It is unclear when Notre Dame will make it official, but per BlueandGold.com and numerous other media outlets Freeman will be named the Fighting Irish’s next head coach in the coming days.
While Freeman has been in the process of getting his contract in order, almost all of Notre Dame’s primary assistants from a year ago have been retained. At roughly the same time BlueandGold.com’s sources confirmed the Freeman news, they confirmed that offensive coordinator Tommy Rees and tight ends coach John McNulty would be staying with Freeman as well.
Not long after, defensive line coach Mike Elston, running backs coach Lance Taylor, safeties coach Chris O’Leary and cornerbacks coach Mike Mickens were confirmed to BlueandGold.com to be retaining their status on the Irish staff.
INITIAL STORY: Notre Dame will promote Marcus Freeman to head coach, replacing Brian Kelly
WHAT IT MEANS: What hiring Marcus Freeman would mean for Notre Dame football going forward
RETAINING ASSISTANTS: Tommy Rees turns down LSU, will remain Notre Dame offensive coordinator
COLUMN: Three reasons why Marcus Freeman is the perfect hire for Notre Dame
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