Mike Denbrock is college football’s second-best offensive coordinator

No pressure, Mike.

As dominant as Notre Dame’s defense is expected to be in 2024, the offense has almost equally high expectations. Much of that has to do with the return of [autotag]Mike Denbrock[/autotag] as offensive coordinator after seven years of holding the same position at Cincinnati and then LSU. But the pressure he faces might have just gotten greater.

Big Game Boomer, social media’s college football list aficionado, has released his list of the sport’s 50 best offensive coordinators for the upcoming season. Denbrock was extremely high on the list. In fact, he was ranked second:

So now, there’s really no excuse for the Irish not to have the best offense they’ve had under [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag]. If this group doesn’t make significant strides this season, a lot of questions will surface about how the Irish go after offensive talent both on the recruiting and coaching side. We’ll see how well everybody responds to these expectations.

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