2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

The 2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team will represent the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Fighting Irish will be led by Marcus Freeman in his third year as Notre Dame's head coach. They will play their home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.

Offseason

Coaching changes

The following coaches left the program:

• Offensive coordinator and tight ends coach Gerad Parker left for the head coach position with Troy.
• Defensive backs and safeties coach Chris O'Leary left for the safeties coach position with the Los Angeles Chargers of the NFL.
• Wide receivers coach Chansi Stuckey was not retained.

The following coaches were hired:

• Mike Denbrock was hired from LSU to be the offensive coordinator and tight ends coach.
• Mike Brown was hired from Wisconsin to be the wide receivers coach.
• Loren Landow was hired to be the director of football performance. The position has been vacant since Matt Balis resigned prior to the 2023 season.

The following coaches were promoted:

• Running backs coach and run game coordinator Deland McCullough was promoted to associate head coach and running backs coach.
• Graduate assistant Max Bullough was promoted to linebackers coach.
• Cornerbacks coach and defensive pass game coordinator Mike Mickens was promoted to defensive backs coach and defensive pass game coordinator.

The following coaches were demoted:

• Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Al Golden was demoted to defensive coordinator.

Departures

NFL

• S DJ Brown declared for the draft.
• WR Matt Salerno declared for the draft.

Transfers out

• CB Ryan Barnes transferred to UMass.
• CB Micah Bell is currently in the transfer portal.
• OL Michael Carmody transferred to UCLA.
• S Antonio Carter II is currently in the transfer portal.
• OL Zeke Correll transferred to NC State.
• WR Rico Flores Jr. transferred to UCLA.
• S Ramon Henderson transferred to UCLA.
• WR Braylon James transferred to TCU.
• DL Aidan Keanaaina transferred to California.
• CB Clarence Lewis transferred to Syracuse.
• P Bryce McFerson is currently in the transfer portal.
• WR Tobias Merriweather transferred to California.
• OL Quinn Murphy is currently in the transfer portal; previously walk-on.
• DL Nana Osafo-Mensah transferred to TCU.
• TE Holden Staes transferred to Tennessee.
• OL Joey Tanona transferred to Purdue; previously medically retired.
• WR Chris Tyree transferred to Virginia.
• RB Skip Velotta is currently in the transfer portal; previously walk-on.
• LB Nolan Ziegler transferred to Central Michigan.

Retirements

• RB Sam Assaf
• DL Cole Aubrey
• WR Henry Cook
• WR Chase Dixon
• P Bryan Dowd (selected 6th overall by Chicago Fire FC in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft)
• WR Griffin Eifert
• RB Chase Ketterer
• P Ben Krimm
• OL Andrew Kristofic
• DL Gabriel Rubio
• TE Hakim Sanfo
• S Eddie Scheidler
• OL Brennan Wicks

Additions

Transfers in

• S Jordan Clark transferred in from Arizona State.
• WR Beaux Collins transferred in from Clemson.
• K Eric Goins transferred in from The Citadel as a walk-on.
• WR Jayden Harrison transferred in from Marshall.
• S Rod Heard II transferred in from Northwestern.
• RB Max Hurleman transferred in from Colgate as a walk-on.
• K Mitch Jeter transferred in from South Carolina.
• QB Riley Leonard transferred in from Duke.
• WR Kris Mitchell transferred in from FIU.
• DL R.J. Oben transferred in from Duke.

Recruiting

New walk-ons

• CB Mickey Brown
• CB Charles Du
• WR Matt Jeffery (on lacrosse scholarship)
• DL Eric Lindstrom
• LB Tommy Powlus
• QB Anthony Rezac
• WR Xavier Southall
• LS Joseph Vinci
• OL Robbie Wollan

Other

• LB Kahanu Kia (returning from Mormon missionary)
• S Luke Talich earned scholarship on March 7; previously walk-on.

Schedule

Personnel

Roster

• Notre Dame is currently 1 player over the scholarship limit of 85.

Depth chart

References

1. Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
2. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
3. 2023 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
4. Notre Dame Fighting Irish football rivalries
5. 1988 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
6. 1975 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
7. 1966 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
8. 1977 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
9. 1989 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
10. List of Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the NFL draft
11. Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball
12. Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer
13. 1994 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
14. 1996 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
15. Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball
16. 1979 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
17. Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's lacrosse
18. 1995 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
19. 1971 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
20. Navy–Notre Dame football rivalry