Notre Dame promoted defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman to head coach in place of Brian Kelly, who left the Fighting Irish for LSU this week.
Former Notre Dame walk-on running back Mick Assaf was the first to report the news, which was also stated by John Brice of Footballscoop, Matt Zenitz of On3 and Bruce Feldman of Fox Sports and The Athletic.
In addition, the Fighting Irish will retain offensive coordinator Tommy Rees, who had an opportunity to leave Notre Dame and join Kelly at LSU, per Ross Dellenger of The Athletic:
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