Tag: gerad parker

Notre Dame’s new offensive coordinator Gerad Parker has heartfelt message ahead of season

Our Mother…

Many questioned the hire of [autotag]Gerad Parker[/autotag] to take over [autotag]Notre Dame[/autotag]’s play calling duties when Tommy Rees left for Alabama.

Parker’s resume of being the primary play caller isn’t large at all, two seasons at West Virginia and they getting demoted after the Mountaineers hired Graham Harrell.

Head coach [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] believes that the grow during the spring showed, as quarterback Sam Hartman dominated. At the end of the day, if Parker is able to get the offense to put up a lot of points, no one will care about the hiring process.

Parker also knows that there is a lot on his plate and expressed that in a heartfelt message he shared on Twitter.

[lawrence-auto-related count=5]

Contact/Follow us @IrishWireND on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Notre Dame news, notes, and opinions.

Follow Mike on Twitter: @MikeFChen

Notre Dame football: 2023 coaching staff tracker

More movement on June 20…

Although it was anticipated to be a much slower off-season in terms of news for Notre Dame after Marcus Freeman’s first full year on the job, plenty of changes to the coaching staff have occurred.  It started with a famed graduate assistant returning to the Big Ten university he starred at as a player and quickly snowballed into a national search for a new offensive coordinator and much more.

As we count down the days until Notre Dame football officially gets going this fall, we look back at the departures and arrivals to Notre Dame’s coaching staff.

 

Massachusetts 2023 athlete had a great official visit with Notre Dame

The Irish hosted an East coast underrated star over the weekend

We are into the summer recruiting session and the Irish continue to push an envelope that has not been seen often. [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] has completely changed the recruiting philosophy, going after players that former Notre Dame coaches never even thought would be options.

On Tuesday evening, Massachusetts 2023 athlete [autotag]Ronan Hanafin[/autotag] tweeted out a few pictures of his official visit along with tagging Freeman, offensive coordinator [autotag]Tommy Rees[/autotag], wide receiver coach [autotag]Chansi Stuckey[/autotag], tight end coach [autotag]Gerad Parker[/autotag], special teams coordinator [autotag]Brian Mason[/autotag], on-campus recruiting coordinator [autotag]Mackenzie Zanow[/autotag], and graduate assistant [autotag]Johnny Aylward[/autotag]. The six-foot-three-inch and 206-pound player is most likely being recruited on the offensive side of the ball after seeing who he tagged in his post.

The Irish going after Hanafin is a very positive development due to his current offer list which includes Alabama, Georgia, Clemson, Ohio State, Michigan and others. Although he is ranked by some outlets as a three-star prospect, that offer list shows that Hanafin might be underrated at the moment.

Hanafin has yet to schedule a date for a verbal commitment, but it might be soon as he has two more official visits to Alabama and Nebraska.

[mm-video type=playlist id=01eqbz1mmy7gev0xbr player_id=none image=https://fightingirishwire.usatoday.com/wp-content/plugins/mm-video/images/playlist-icon.png]

[lawrence-related id=57514]

[listicle id=29791]

[listicle id=57381]

Contact/Follow us @IrishWireND on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Notre Dame news, notes, and opinions.

Follow Mike on Twitter: @MikeFChen

Four-star 2025 tight end recruit Nate Roberts picks Notre Dame

Nice get.

Notre Dame has developed a reputation in recent years as the landing spot for many quality tight ends. Our own Nick Shepkowski has taken to giving Notre Dame the moniker of “Tight End U.” Well, he’ll able to keep calling it that for the foreseeable future.

Many experts are high on [autotag]Nate Roberts[/autotag], and the 2025 four-star recruit from Washington, Oklahoma, picked the Irish during a live announcement on 247Sports’ YouTube channel:

Roberts, Oklahoma’s No. 2 recruit and the nation’s No. 3 tight end in the 2025 class, appropriately received his offer from the Irish on St. Patrick’s Day and was getting offers as recently as June 6. [autotag]Gerad Parker[/autotag] and [autotag]Marty Biagi[/autotag] led the charge in recruiting him, and this definitely is a big win for them. He’s comparable in size to [autotag]Michael Mayer[/autotag] and could very well catch up in at least that department by the time his collegiate career begins. Maybe the Irish should start the process of trademarking “Tight End U”?

Contact/Follow us @IrishWireND on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Notre Dame news, notes, and opinions.

Follow Geoffrey on Twitter: @gfclark89

Four-star receiver recruit Micah Gilbert picks Notre Dame

Make that three solid receivers in the 2024 recruiting class.

It wasn’t really a surprise, but it was nice to hear nonetheless. Four-star receiver [autotag]Micah Gilbert[/autotag] of Charlotte, North Carolina officially has become the third receiver of Notre Dame’s 2024 recruiting class, joining [autotag]Cam Williams[/autotag] and recent commit [autotag]Isiah Canion[/autotag]. Gilbert made the announcement live on 247Sports’ YouTube channel:

By the time Gilbert announced his commitment date, it was clear that he was going to select Notre Dame. All 247Sports experts who made a prediction agreed in the days leading up to the announcement. Count this as another successful recruiting job by the tandem of [autotag]Gerad Parker[/autotag] and [autotag]Chansi Stuckey[/autotag]. They beat out heavy recruiting from Duke and North Carolina, which probably were seen as finalists in part because of their proximity to Gilbert.

It will be very interesting to watch [autotag]CJ Carr[/autotag] figure out how to balance throwing to the three-headed monster of Williams, Canion and Gilbert. This is the future of the Notre Dame program, and it’s looking very bright.

[lawrence-related id=72151,72141]

Contact/Follow us @IrishWireND on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Notre Dame news, notes, and opinions.

Follow Geoffrey on Twitter: @gfclark89

Notre Dame lands 2024 four-star receiver Isiah Canion

The 2024 corps is starting to take shape.

Finally, [autotag]Cam Williams[/autotag] has some receiver company in Notre Dame’s 2024 recruiting class. The Irish had taken an interest in [autotag]Isiah Canion[/autotag], who hails from Warner Robins, Georgia, and they officially extended him an offer in March. Since then, eight other schools have offered Canion, but 247Sports’ experts all had him picking the Irish earlier this week. Finally, the our-star recruit made it official:

So kudos to [autotag]Gerad Parker[/autotag] and [autotag]Chansi Stuckey[/autotag] for landing who now has to be the most athletic recruit in the Irish’s recruiting class. Canion also excels as a baseball player, and it will be very interesting to see if he joins the ranks of Notre Dame student-athletes who play more than one sport.

For now, the Irish can rest easy in knowing they’ve gotten Williams some help for when he arrives in South Bend. Additional help might come in the form of recruit Micah Gilbert in a few days. Oh, and Williams didn’t miss a beat in reacting to this news:

[mm-video type=playlist id=01eqbz1mmy7gev0xbr player_id=01eqbvp13nn1gy6hd4 image=]

Contact/Follow us @IrishWireND on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Notre Dame news, notes, and opinions.

Follow Geoffrey on Twitter: @gfclark89

Five developments that all eyes will be on for Notre Dame’s spring practices

What do you need to see?

[autotag]Notre Dame football[/autotag] is back this week, Wednesday is the first day of spring practice. It seems like forever since we last saw the Irish on the football field, but it was just less than 3 months ago.

Plenty has changed since then, out is offensive coordinator [autotag]Tommy Rees[/autotag], [autotag]Gerad Parker[/autotag] was elevated. Offensive line coach [autotag]Harry Hiestand[/autotag] retired and head coach [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] replaced him with [autotag]Joe Rudolph[/autotag] from Virginia Tech.

It has been a very interesting offseason to say the least, but football is back on the menu. Find out below five developments that all Notre Dame fans will be watching during spring practice.

New Notre Dame QB Sam Hartman comments on Tommy Rees leaving

Moving on

One of the biggest factors when transfer quarterback [autotag]Sam Hartman[/autotag] made his decision to join the [autotag]Notre Dame[/autotag] football team was offensive coordinator [autotag]Tommy Rees[/autotag].

We all know what has transpired, Rees left for Alabama and Hartman will now have [autotag]Gerad Parker[/autotag] calling the plays and [autotag]Gino Guidugli[/autotag] as his quarterback coach.

Hartman recently met with the media and was asked about Rees departure from the program. His answer didn’t seem like he was happy about the situation, especially considering that the transfer portal window had closed when the former Irish quarterback left for the Crimson Tide. Hartman told the media “it is what it is,” and the group will move forward without Rees.

[lawrence-auto-related count=5]

[mm-video type=video id=01gnzt7tezpt839tp49x playlist_id=none player_id=01eqbvp13nn1gy6hd4 image=https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/video/thumbnail/mmplus/01gnzt7tezpt839tp49x/01gnzt7tezpt839tp49x-2a3e98f4116634a8fe4c3e3e0db5ce1b.jpg]

Contact/Follow us @IrishWireND on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Notre Dame news, notes, and opinions.

Follow Mike on Twitter: @MikeFChen

Notre Dame adding offensive analyst with Big 12 experience

Coaching staff is nearing completion for 2023

Notre Dame is adding an offensive analyst to Marcus Freeman’s staff, and it’s someone new offensive coordinator Gerad Parker has previously worked with.  Caleb Carbine, who played collegiality at North Alabama and Troy, is reuniting with Parker, according to a FootballScoop report.

From 2019-21, Carbine served as a graduate assistant on the West Virginia staff, which is when his path intersected with Parker.  Carbine worked with tight ends, fullbacks, offensive linemen, and quarterbacks during his time with the Mountaineers.  The Mountaineers produced back-to-back freshmen All-American offensive linemen in Zach Frazer (2020) and Wyatt Milum (2021) during his time.

Carbine comes to Notre Dame after spending last season as North Alabama’s offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator.  He also served as a graduate assistant at Troy during the 2017 and 2018 seasons.

[lawrence-related id=69635,69813,69552]

[mm-video type=playlist id=01eqbz1mmy7gev0xbr player_id=01eqbvp13nn1gy6hd4 image=]

What to expect out of Notre Dame’s offense with Gerad Parker as coordinator

Where would you like to see the Irish offense make changes this year?

It wasn’t the sexiest of hires, but [autotag]Notre Dame[/autotag] head coach [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] found an in-house option in [autotag]Gerad Parker[/autotag] as his next offensive coordinator.

Parker has had that role previously, as he held the role for [autotag]West Virginia[/autotag] for two years in 2020-21. He has some head coaching experience as well, as he was the interim coach at [autotag]Purdue[/autotag] for six games during the 2016 season.

The former [autotag]Kentucky[/autotag] Wildcat has had a lot of experience working on the offensive side of the ball aside from higher roles, working with wide receivers, tight ends and being a run-game coordinator.

Let’s dig a bit deeper into what the Irish offense will look like with Parker calling the plays.