Thamel broke the news that LSU was going to hire Brian Kelly and is one of the most trusted reporters in the country. In an update on Tuesday afternoon, he mentioned that athletic director Jack Swarbrick won't have a long list of candidates.
Iowa State’s Matt Campbell, Cincinnati’s Luke Fickell, Northwestern’s Pat Fitzgerald and Baylor’s Dave Aranda, Wake Forest’s Dave Clawson, Minnesota’s P.J. Fleck and Boston College’s Jeff Hafley are the names Thamel mentioned in his article, although he mentioned the latter three have recently signed extensions.
The report notes that current Irish coordinators Marcus Freeman and Tommy Rees are the in-house candidates but that "Notre Dame isn’t a place for a head coach to learn on the job."
Campbell, Fickel and Fitzgerald are the three most likely candidates, per Thamel.
Iowa State’s Matt Campbell, Cincinnati’s Luke Fickell, Northwestern’s Pat Fitzgerald and Baylor’s Dave Aranda, Wake Forest’s Dave Clawson, Minnesota’s P.J. Fleck and Boston College’s Jeff Hafley are the names Thamel mentioned in his article, although he mentioned the latter three have recently signed extensions.
The report notes that current Irish coordinators Marcus Freeman and Tommy Rees are the in-house candidates but that "Notre Dame isn’t a place for a head coach to learn on the job."
Campbell, Fickel and Fitzgerald are the three most likely candidates, per Thamel.
