The Notre Dame football team has a big advantage nearly every week when it comes to the defensive coordinator spot, as Clark Lea has been terrific since joining the program back in 2017 as a linebacker coach. Since then, he has turned the Irish defense into one of the best in the country and earned himself a head coaching gig along the way.
Before Lea shuffles off to his alma mater, Vanderbilt, to be their head coach, he still has some work left to do in South Bend. He has stated that the Irish’s season is the only thing on his mind right now, and that is a good thing, as he will be going up against the biggest test of his career as the Notre Dame defensive coordinator.