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Notre Dame football and Marcus Freeman decided to swing for the fences with their new offensive coordinator search and it appears they connected, launching the pitch out of the ballpark.
Although it hasn’t been made official yet, reports from multiple outlets are out that Notre Dame is set to hire Mike Denbrock from LSU for the same role.
For Denbrock, its a return to his Midwest roots but also Notre Dame where he has had two previous stops.
Notre Dame fans were thrilled upon hearing the news, taking to social media and celebrating in the same way they would following a big win on Saturday.
So why are they so excited?
Here are 7 reasons to love Notre Dame’s hire of Mike Denbrock.
Vast Experience
USA TODAY SPORTS
Marcus Freeman deserves credit because he’s already put together and outstanding coaching staff. The staff is made up of a bunch of younger coaches who are on the rise in the industry. Regardless of where they come from (many having Cincinnati roots), this is an impressive group. However, they largely lack deep experience outside of defensive coordinator Al Golden.
Getting someone who has been coaching in different ranks of college football since the mid 1980’s is huge. It’s another set of eyes that has seen a ton that is now able to sit and dissect the entire program.
The OC and DC Combination
Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
With the hire of Mike Denbrock you can count on one hand (and not use all fingers) the amount of college teams that have a better combination of an offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator than Notre Dame right now. Such a huge part of being a successful head coach is being able to make hires that will improve the program. As stated above, Freeman has done that very well at positions across the board. What he has now delivered at both offensive and defensive…
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Author : Fighting Irish Wire
Publish date : 2023-12-22 21:00:15
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