Newsstand: Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman reveals player is currently away from the team

The NCAA spring transfer portal window will open on Tuesday, allowing undergraduate football players to potentially search for a new home. According to Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman, one player has already been away from the team for multiple days.

Junior defensive lineman Tyson Ford has been absent from practice since at least Wednesday when the media had the chance to observe spring practice.

“He’s taking some personal time to figure out what he wants to do,” Freeman said.

The Irish are five players over the 85-man scholarship limit, so there will undoubtedly be some roster movement this month. Graduate student defensive back Clarence Lewis already entered the transfer portal this spring. College undergraduates with remaining athletic eligibility can pretty much enter the portal at any time.

Ford has three years of eligibility remaining.

Notre Dame Posts of the Weekend

The Irish defense defeated the offense in Saturday’s “jersey scrimmage.” Here is a video recap courtesy of Fighting Irish Media.

Came to compete #GoIrish pic.twitter.com/xt91bJlBzL

— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) April 13, 2024

Irish freshman Jordan Faison continues to flourish on the football and lacrosse fields.

‘23 Bandits Jordan Faison continued his amazing two-sport freshman season at @NDlacrosse with a goal, an assist and the takeaway to set up the game-winning goal with less than 10 seconds to play! pic.twitter.com/kuzyGKeajS

— Team 91 (@team91lacrosse) April 14, 2024

Former Colorado men’s basketball player Luke O’Brien plans to visit Notre Dame.

Colorado transfer Luke O’Brien tells me that he will visit Notre Dame and Georgia Tech this week.

— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) April 15, 2024

Notre Dame Quote of the Weekend

“It’s called having honest conversations with your players. That’s what we have to do. And that’s what our job is as coaches—to have honest conversations and relationships with our players so there are no surprises. So that’s what we do.”

— Freeman on being proactive in the transfer portal.