A familiar face is headed back to South Bend.
A source told Fox Sports and Football Scoop that former Nevada head coach Brian Polian is expected to return to Notre Dame as the Irish’s special teams coordinator. That role is the exact one that the veteran coach occupied from 2005-2009 under Charlie Weis.
Polian, the son of longtime NFL executive Bill Polian, went 23-27 over four seasons with the Wolf Pack but agreed to part ways with the school after going 5-7 in 2016.
Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly let Scott Booker go earlier in the week as special teams coordinator and tight ends coach after both areas were noticeably problematic for the Irish during the year. Polian is highly regarded for his coaching ability in the crucial third phase of the game as well as his reputation as a top notch recruiter.
