Clark Lea always saw Brian Kelly, the former LSU and Notre Dame coach, as a mentor in his career. Lea worked under Kelly when he was Notre Dame's defensive coordinator from 2018-20.

Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman reportedly has no interest in leaving the Fighting Irish for vacancies at Penn State or Florida, according to The Athletic. Athletic directors at Penn State and Florida each "put in calls" to Freeman's representation to gauge interest and both were told "no," according to Pete Sampson.

Josh Pate couldn't have been more wrong about Notre Dame in the post-Brian Kelly era and apologized for how wrong he was this week.