It didn't take former Notre Dame guard Sam Pendleton long to find his next college stop, as he committed to Tennessee.

South Bend, Ind. – Notre Dame offensive lineman Pat Coogan, who started 26 games over the last two seasons and often served as the team's pregame hype man, is transferring. Coogan announced his intentions on social media Thursday and will have one year of eligibility remaining as a graduate transfer.

However, the Irish lost two significant starters to the transfer portal on Thursday. Offensive lineman Rocco Spindler is testing the market. And Per On3's Pete Nakos, interior offensive lineman Pat Coogan is set to enter the transfer portal.

UCLA is in the running for a wide receiver who just played in the College Football Playoff National Championship.

Notre Dame lost another offensive lineman to the transfer portal on Thursday. At least this time, the player in question was a special-teamer and not a starter.

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

Notre Dame offensive lineman Pat Coogan, who started 26 games over the last two seasons and often served as the team's pregame hype man, is transferring. Coogan announced his intentions on social media Thursday and will have one year of eligibility remaining as a graduate transfer.

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.

The Notre Dame football program has seen three players leave via the transfer portal on Wednesday, days after the CFP loss.

Georgia football lost four starting offensive linemen to the 2025 NFL draft and should be interested in a talented Notre Dame transfer