Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman doesn’t expect to add in the spring portal, barring an unexpected rash of departures.

The modern age of intercollegiate athletics has fostered a landscape of rapid player movement and roster instability completely foreign to the majority of sports fans. In an era devoid of oversight and regulation, the terms “NIL,” “revenue-sharing” and “eligibility” have superseded “team,” “amateurism” and “student-athlete.”

Notre Dame will have one less player in its loaded secondary as rising sophomore safety Kennedy Urlacher has announced that he plans to enter the transfer portal. Urlacher spent just one season at Notre Dame but now he is looking for a new college home.