There hasn’t been a ton of sports news over the last month or so outside of Notre Dame football recruiting developments. Wednesday, however, the Notre Dame sports world was delivered a shocker. Fighting Irish women’s basketball head coach Muffet McGraw announced she was retiring. At the same time, the University also announced that one of her former star pupils – Niele Ivey – would replace a legendary coach.
In a statement released by the University, McGraw stated the following:
“It has been my great honor to represent the University of Notre Dame these past 33 years, but the time has come for me to step down as your head basketball coach,” McGraw stated.