Not only do seasons change within the sports world, but so do the faces on teams. For the upcoming 2024 season, Notre Dame will be replacing many players at various positions, including two familiar faces at linebacker: J.D. Bertrand and Marist Liufau. Bertrand’s 260 tackles and 22.5 tackles for loss over the past three seasons will be the bigger loss of the two, but Liufau’s experience and athleticism will certainly be missed as well.
Luckily for Notre Dame, fifth-year linebacker Jack Kiser is the one guy younger players and coaches can rely on. Earlier this week, Notre Dame linebacker coach Max Bullough admitted that he was well aware of the type of advantage Kiser brings to the Irish defense.