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

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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.

Notre Dame offensive lineman Rocco Spindler has entered the NCAA transfer portal, just days after the team’s loss in the national championship game, On3 has learned. Spindler played extensively for the Fighting Irish this fall,

Notre Dame reached the CFP championship game but is now feeling the effects of the transfer portal. A post-CFP wave of offensive line transfers has hit the Fighting Irish.

The Michigan Wolverines finished 8-5 last season in defense of their national championship, forced to watch rivals Notre Dame and Ohio State battle it out in the 2025 championship game. The Wolverines' ultimately disappointing season culminated in a flurry of activity in the 2025 transfer portal,

While Notre Dame football didn’t see any transfer movement during its run in the College Football Playoff, the same can’t be said about following the season-ending loss. On We