Notre Dame and Marcus Freeman made a splash when reports came that the Fighting Irish would be bringing back veteran offensive line coach Harry Hiestand. That hiring is now official as Notre Dame sent out their press release on the matter on Monday.
In it, Freeman spoke about the Hiestand, who coached Notre Dame’s offensive line from 2012-2107.
“Harry built the standard of excellence for the Notre Dame offensive line and we are excited to have him back in our program,” said Freeman. ”Our focus is on player development and pushing our players to reach their full potential and that is where Harry excels.” – Marcus Freeman
Just how big of a deal is it to get Hiestand back with the Irish? Take one quick this note from the release:
In his six years in South Bend, he had six offensive linemen selected in the first three rounds (Quenton Nelson, first; Ronnie Stanley, first; Zack Martin, first; Mike McGlinchey, first; Nick Martin, second; and Chris Watt, third). Over the 11 NFL Drafts (2002-12) prior to Hiestand’s arrival, only two Irish offensive linemen were drafted in the first three rounds and not a single one since 2007.
That’ll play.
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