With Clark Lea officially taking the Vanderbilt head coaching job there is a vacancy on the Notre Dame coaching staff as Brian Kelly will begin looking for his next defensive coordinator.
Will it end like the offensive side the last off-season and will we see a promotion from within the staff?
Or will Kelly go outside his current Notre Dame staff and find Lea’s replacement.
It’s a job that should bring out some of the very best names in the country based off recent success both on the field and in the recruiting game.
With that preface, here are five names to keep an eye on to fill the sudden void.