Former Notre Dame center [autotag]Rick Kaczenski[/autotag] hasn’t stopped following his alma mater. Even though his coaching career never brought him back home, he never forgot where he came from. He knows what it means to be part of Irish football to his core, so the culture and everything surrounding it have been engrained within him.
When Kaczenski, a former Nebraska defensive line coach, was asked during an appearance on a Hail Varsity Radio program about the likelihood of joining a conference, he said what’s typically the biggest factor in such decisions won’t matter. In fact, he thinks the Irish have all the leverage:
Today, former Husker D-Line coach (and Notre Dame alum) Rick Kaczenski joined @HailVarsity Radio to tell @schmidt_radio and @HerbelEssences where he thinks Notre Dame lies in the Big Ten's plans.
"Money isn't the driving force behind any decision they [Notre Dame] will make…" pic.twitter.com/c9A38KQqpr
— Hail Varsity Radio (@HVarsityRadio) August 10, 2022
Like many connected to Notre Dame in some way, Kaczenski believes whatever happens will be completely up to the Irish. Whether outsiders like it or not, Notre Dame remains one of the biggest brands in college football, if not the biggest. If that doesn’t tell you who’s holding all the cards in this situation, nothing will.
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