Football Never Sleeps: Notre Dame surges in transfer portal. What comes next?

from Notre Dame football with Eric Hansen & Tyler James · host Tyler James, Eric Hansen

On this week's edition of "Football Never Sleeps" on YouTube, Eric Hansen and Tyler James break down Notre Dame’s transfer portal class, what it means for the depth chart, and the evolving role of admissions in modern roster building.Topics include:• What to know about Notre Dame’s transfer portal signees• How the newcomers project on the depth chart• The most important lessons learned from this portal cycle• Evaluating the full roster heading into spring practice• Marcus Freeman’s appearance on College GameDay• College Football Playoff National Championship Game takeaways• The latest Notre Dame recruiting buzzPlus, they answered questions live from viewers. Subscribe to BlueandGold.com: https://www.on3.com/teams/notre-dame-fighting-irish/join/Next week's "Football Never Sleeps" will be live on Monday at 7 p.m. EST.Want to watch "Football Never Sleeps" on YouTube?Visit here: https://www.youtube.com/@HansenAndJames Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Notre Dame football closed the winter transfer portal window with a late surge — adding eight new players in a frenetic 15-day stretch and reshaping the Irish roster heading into spring practice. On a special Tuesday night live edition of Football Never Sleeps, Blue & Gold’s Eric Hansen and Tyler James break down Notre Dame’s transfer portal class, what it means for the depth chart, and the evolving role of admissions in modern roster building.