Notre Dame fans had every reason to feel anxious heading into the 2015 season. Head coach Brian Kelly had masterfully managed to keep cohesion within his coaching staff since heading to South Bend in 2010, but the endless coaching carousel of college football can only be kept at bay for so long. Kelly lost a number of assistant coaches this past offseason, although none as costly as Tony Alford, Notre Dame’s running backs coach and recruiting coordinator. Alford was the one Kelly would dispatch when making one last recruiting pitch to a blue-chip prospect, and Alford served as Notre Dame’s main recruiting presence in Florida, arguably the most talent-rich state in the country.
Notre Dame Hit Homerun with Mike Sanford, Autry Denson
