Tag: Tyler Plantz

Tommy Rees visits former Notre Dame teammate’s high school program

The pair of Irish friends and teammates reunite

Recruiting is all about connections and for former [autotag]Notre Dame[/autotag] teammates [autotag]Tommy Rees[/autotag] and [autotag]Tyler Plantz[/autotag], the relationship is strong. Both played for the Irish in the early 2010s and both quickly moved into coaching after their playing career with the Irish.

We know what Rees has been up to, but when Plantz returned to his high school alma mater, [autotag]Providence Catholic[/autotag] in Illinois, it might have slipped through the cracks during the last offseason. The two former teammates and friends reunited today in New Lenox as Rees visited Plantz at his new coaching home.

The Irish are having significant success recruiting their neighboring state. Already in the 2024 class they have the top offensive player committed, wide receiver [autotag]Cam Williams[/autotag], and are trending for the top defensive player, tackle [autotag]Justin Scott[/autotag].

The big hat looks pretty good on Rees, doesn’t it?

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Former Notre Dame player, coach Tyler Plantz back at alma mater

Major life decision for former Notre Dame coach.

In all the hoopla surrounding Notre Dame’s coaching changes, one name might have slipped through the cracks. Tyler Plantz, who had been on the Irish’s staff since 2015 after a career in which he moved up from walk-on to scholarship player, no longer is with the program. Plantz, who most recently served as the assistant director of football operations and senior special teams and offensive analyst, has returned home. More specifically, he now is the head coach at Providence Catholic in New Lenox, Illinois.

A story from the Herald-News goes into greater detail about Plantz’s motivations for taking the job at Providence, his alma mater. Most notably, it mentions how his brother, Zach, a Notre Dame graduate himself, was killed in a car accident in November 2020. When the head coaching job at Providence opened up at the end of last season, it seemed like the perfect opportunity to both get back to his roots and honor his brother.

Most people probably wouldn’t want to go from Notre Dame back to the high-school level, but Plantz is not most people as he makes clear:

“Was it potentially a step backwards? Maybe. But it was so much bigger than ball. It was carrying out my brother’s legacy and getting an opportunity to get closer to my family in a pretty tough time for all of us.”

Congratulations to Plantz as he begins his new endeavor.

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