Notre Dame football hires new director of scouting

The Irish have found their new director of scouting

There was just one more open spot on the [autotag]Notre Dame[/autotag] football staff, director of scouting.

Head coach [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] knows how important the position is, which is why he took his time to name [autotag]Matt Jansen[/autotag] as the newest Irish staff member. Notre Dame poached Jansen from West Virginia, where he held the position of director of player personnel and scouting.

His duties will be a bit different in South Bend, more of a focus on the scouting aspect. Jensen has been in the coaching industry since 2006, starting as a student assistant coach at Texas Tech. He’s had stints in the NFL with two different team before landing at WVU in 2019.

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