When Notre Dame fired Brian Vangorder on Sunday despite Brian Kelly’s apparent support for his defensive staff Saturday night, they surprised even more by handing the the reigns of the Irish defense to Greg Hudson – an Irish defensive analyst and former Purdue DC. I reached out to Travis Miller of the Purdue blog HammerAndRails.com for some more background on the man tasked with patching up a defense that has imploded through four games this year.
Hudson, a defensive analyst, was hired without any fanfare this off-season after being fired as Purdue’s defensive coordinator following an unsuccessful three year stint running the Boilermaker defense.