Rather unexpectedly, at least by those that watched Notre Dame’s offense up close in 2023, Fighting Irish offensive coordinator Gerad Parker has taken the head coach job at Troy.
Him doing so leaves a vacancy for Notre Dame at offensive coordinator yet again as the Irish will spend part of the off-season searching for a new play caller. This is the third time in four off-seasons that Notre Dame has had to conduct such a search.
Here at Fighting Irish Wire we will be researching any and all of the names that get rumored or linked to the opening to arm you with the best information on each candidate.
Mike Denbrock is a name Notre Dame fans are familiar with. Denbrock has had two stints with the Fighting Irish: 2002-2004 when he coached the offensive tackles and tight ends under Tyrone Willingham, and from 2010-2016 when he held a number of different roles on the offensive side.
Denbrock is currently LSU‘s offensive coordinator and is fresh off a season that he helped Jayden Daniels win a Heisman Trophy. Could the long time Brian Kelly-assistant possibly be in play for Notre Dame?
Let’s examine the well-traveled and highly regarded offensive mind.