Notre Dame’s coaching staff same some turnover during the 2018 off-season with Mike Elko leaving Notre Dame for a big pay day in a lateral move after just one year. Clark Lea was elevated to defensive coordinator after originally following Elko to Notre Dame from Wake Forest during Notre Dame’s complete makeover of the coaching staff in the 2017 off-season. With Elko’s departure, Notre Dame also added a new defensive backs coach to handle the safeties in Terry Joseph. Joseph came to Notre Dame after a season with North Carolina.
On the offensive side of the ball, Notre Dame lost long time offensive line coach Harry Hiestand.