Notre Dame has undergone coaching staff changes following its march to the College Football Playoff National Championship game, but those changes haven't scared off one of the nation's top running back recruits in the 2026 cycle.

Notre Dame has hired running backs coach Ja'Juan Seider away from Penn State to do the same job for the Irish, coach Marcus Freeman announced Tuesday. Seider had been the Nittany Lions' running backs coach since 2018 and was promoted to co-offensive coordinator in 2022 and assistant head coach in 2023.

Notre Dame has had some nice running backs lately, and it wants to keep that run going. So why not turn to another blue blood to optimize your chances at continuing that run? The Irish have announced the hiring of Ja'Juan Seider as their running backs coach as well as an associate head coach under Marcus Freeman.

That's part of what Notre Dame football has been dealing with since the end of the season as it has had to replace parts of its coaching staff over the last month. Wide receivers

After losing promising young wide receivers assistant Michael Bearden to the NFL's Cleveland Browns, Notre Dame needed to find another staffer to help assist Mike Brown. Sources t

According to FootballScoop, Notre Dame is set to hire Dom Spalding as an offensive analyst to help the wide receivers.