The Irish Illustrated team has its finger on the pulse of Notre Dame transfer portal news, recruiting, coaching staff moves and more after the Irish lost to Ohio State in the CFP National Championship

Much like former Notre Dame football center Zeke Correll, fourth-year linemen Pat Coogan and Rocco Spindler are transferring ahead of a youth movement.

Freeman is regarded as one of the best young coaches in the game, and the culture that he has created in South Bend since taking over for Brian Kelly at Notre Dame is second to none. Because of that, these transfers from starters raise eyebrows, to say the least.