University of Notre Dame Football

A four-year letter winner for the Buckeyes from 2004 to 2008, earned second team All-Big Ten honors in 2008, while helping lead Ohio State to four conference titles, three BCS bowls and two trips to the national title game during his career. Played in the 2009 Senior Bowl and was a fifth-round draft pick of the Chicago Bears, spending time with the Bears, Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans before a medical condition ended his playing career. A 2007 Ohio State graduate, where he earned Academic All-Big Ten and academic all-district honors. In 2011, earned a master's degree in sports management from Ohio State. Graduated from Wayne High School in Huber Heights, Ohio, and was a Parade All-American. On December 3, 2021, Freeman was announced as the 30th head coach in school history. Led the Irish to the most wins in a single season in program history as his 2024 Notre Dame squad finished with a 14-2 mark. Advanced Notre Dame to the 2025 CFP National Championship game. Prior to coming to South Bend, Freeman spent four seasons as the defensive coordinator at Cincinnati, earning 247Sports.com Defensive Coordinator of the Year in 2020 and Broyles Award nominations. Started his coaching career as a graduate assistant coach at Ohio State in 2010.

Aaron Henry is the Co-Defensive Coordinator and Pat and Jana Eilers Defensive Backs Coach at Notre Dame. A native of Immokalee, Florida, Henry earned his bachelor's degree in consumer affairs from Wisconsin in 2011, where he was a four-year letterwinner and two-year starter at defensive back, playing both cornerback and safety. He was named a quarterfinalist for the Lott IMPACT Trophy in 2011 and was a two-time All-Big Ten selection. Henry earned a master's degree in sports management from Arkansas in 2015. As a coach, Henry has extensive experience developing elite defensive talent, most notably at Illinois where his defenses produced consensus All-American Devon Witherspoon (5th overall pick in 2023 NFL Draft) and three defensive backs selected in the first three rounds of the 2023 NFL Draft. In 2025, he mentored eight of Illinois' 11 defensive starters to All-Big Ten honors. His 2022 Illinois defense led the nation in scoring defense, interceptions, and total takeaways. Henry has coached in bowl games including the 2025 Music City Bowl, 2024 Cheez-It Citrus Bowl, 2022 ReliaQuest Bowl, and others. He has previously held positions at Arkansas, Rutgers, NC State, and Vanderbilt.

Brian Jean-Mary is the Linebackers Coach/Run Game Coordinator for Notre Dame football. He earned his bachelor's degree in political science from Appalachian State in 1998, where he played linebacker from 1993-97 for the Mountaineers. Most recently, Jean-Mary was the Defensive Run Game Coordinator and Linebackers Coach at the University of Michigan from 2024-25, where the defense was ranked 19th among FBS programs in rushing defense and fourth in the Big Ten in third down conversion percentage defensively. He previously served as the Linebackers Coach at the University of Tennessee from 2021-23, where he helped the 2023 defense achieve top 10 rankings nationally in defensive touchdowns, tackles for loss, team sacks, and fourth down conversion percentage defense. From 2017-19, Jean-Mary was the Assistant Head Coach, Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers Coach at the University of South Florida. He served as the Linebackers Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at the University of Texas from 2014-16, mentoring Jordan Hicks to All-American honors in 2014. From 2010-13, he was the Assistant Head Coach and Linebackers Coach at the University of Louisville, where five of his defensive players were selected in the NFL Draft. He also served as the linebackers coach at Georgia Tech from 2004-09.

Partridge earned his undergraduate degree from Drake in 1995. A defensive lineman for the Bulldogs, he was a three-year starter, served as team captain and was named as an NSCA All-American. He earned a master's degree in education from Iowa State in 2002. Partridge spent two seasons with the Indianapolis Colts as the defensive line coach. Two Colts defensive linemen were named as Pro Football Focus Team of the Week honorees in 2025. Prior to his time in the NFL, Partridge spent 26 years in the collegiate coaching ranks as a positional coach, special teams coordinator, co-defensive coordinator, assistant coach and head coach. He was named by FootballScoop as the National Defensive Line Coach of the Year in both 2022 and 2020 while at Pittsburgh. Partridge will join Chris Ash on the coaching staff at Notre Dame, marking the fifth time the pair have coached together.

Chris Ash earned his undergraduate degree from Drake in 1996, and was a two-time letterwinner at defensive back for the Bulldogs. He completed his first season as the Bob Hinton Defensive Coordinator with Notre Dame in 2025, where the Irish defense ranked fourth in total passes intercepted (21), ninth in team passing efficiency defense (168.6) and tenth in defensive touchdowns (3). Notre Dame was eleventh among FBS programs in scoring defense (17.6 points per game) and in the top 25 in team sacks (16th – 2.83), first downs defense (20th – 216), turnovers gained (21st – 23) and total defense (22nd – 313.5). Ash spent eight years in the Big Ten Conference, including four as a defensive coordinator with four Big Ten championships, and previously served as head coach at Rutgers from 2016-19. He has extensive experience at major programs including Ohio State, where his defenses ranked in the top 10 nationally, Texas, and the NFL with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Las Vegas Raiders.

Gino Guidugli is the Bob and Leslie Mohr Family Quarterbacks Coach/Pass Game Coordinator at Notre Dame. A charter member of the Nippert Stadium Ring of Honor at Cincinnati (2005), Guidugli led the Bearcats to three bowl berths during his four-year playing career from 2001-05, earning two team MVP awards and a Freshman All-America selection. He finished his career at Cincinnati as the only quarterback to throw for 3,500 or more yards in a season. Guidugli spent time on the Tennessee Titans roster in 2005 and played professionally in the Canadian Football League and American Football League before joining the coaching ranks. He boasts 13 total years of coaching experience, including four years as a passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Cincinnati (2018-22), where he developed eventual third-round NFL draft pick Desmond Ridder. At Notre Dame, Guidugli helped guide the Irish quarterbacks to throw 31 touchdown passes in 2023 (fourth-most in program history) and mentored QB Riley Leonard in 2024 to Offensive MVP honors in the Sugar Bowl and Orange Bowl. Leonard finished as an NFL 6th Round Draft pick and current Indianapolis Colt. In 2025, Guidugli's freshman quarterback CJ Carr finished ranked fifth in passing efficiency (168.1) with 24 passing touchdowns, tied for the second-most among freshman QBs in FBS. Guidugli earned his bachelor's degree in business marketing from Cincinnati in 2005 and his master's degree in sport administration from Central Michigan in 2012.

Ja'Juan Seider was a standout quarterback at Glades Central High School, where he later returned as running backs coach. He started his collegiate playing career at West Virginia University before transferring to Florida A&M for his senior season. He won the Doug Williams Award for National Offensive Player of the Year, Jake Gaither Award (considered the Heisman Trophy of Historically Black Colleges) and earned All-America honors after throwing for 2,622 yards and 27 touchdowns, and rushing for 740 yards and 14 touchdowns in 1999. He was recognized as the 1999 MEAC Offensive Player of the Year. Seider was selected in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers. He was inducted into the Palm Beach County Hall of Fame in 2017. In his first season with Notre Dame in 2025, the offense finished ranked second in scoring offense, and running backs Jeremiyah Love and Jadarian Price both garnered All-America honors. Love earned unanimous and consensus All-America recognition and became the first Notre Dame player named as the Doak Walker Award winner. Seider spent seven seasons at Penn State as running backs coach, where he mentored standout running back duo Kaytron Allen and Nicholas Singleton, with both earning NFL Draft selections.

Joe Rudolph is the Joe Moore Offensive Line Coach at Notre Dame. A native of Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, Rudolph played offensive line at Wisconsin (1991-94) and had brief NFL stints with the Philadelphia Eagles (1995) and San Francisco 49ers (1997). He holds degrees from Wisconsin (1995) and Carnegie-Mellon (2004). Rudolph is a proven developer of talent who has coached at Ohio State, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Pittsburgh, Virginia Tech, and Notre Dame. At Wisconsin (2015-21), his offensive lines compiled 18,399 rushing yards and earned nine All-American selections. He developed standout players including Jonathan Taylor (2x unanimous All-American, 2020 2nd-round pick), Tyler Biadasz (Rimington Award winner, 2020 4th-round pick), and Ryan Ramczyk (All-American, 2017 1st-round pick). At Pittsburgh (2012-14), Rudolph served as offensive coordinator and developed James Conner into an All-American and 2017 3rd-round selection. In 2023, his first season at Notre Dame, the offensive line was named a Joe Moore Award semifinalist and helped Joe Alt earn All-American honors. In 2024, despite four different offensive line makeups, the unit was again named a Joe Moore Award semifinalist as Notre Dame reached the national championship game. In 2025, Rudolph's offensive line helped the Irish finish 2nd in scoring offense and led to Billy Schrauth being selected in the 5th round of the 2026 NFL Draft.

A world-renowned strength and conditioning expert with over 27 years of extensive experience at all levels of elite athlete training, Loren Landow was named the Trematerra Family Director Of Football Performance in 2024-25. During his time at Notre Dame, the Irish advanced to the College Football Playoff National Championship game for the 2024 season and have compiled a 24-4 overall record. He served as the head strength and conditioning coach for the Denver Broncos from 2018-2023, and owns and directs Landow Performance in Centennial, Colorado, working with thousands of athletes in all sports to prepare for professional and amateur competition, including NFL, NHL, MLB, UFC, WNBA and Olympic medalists. With the Broncos, Landow was responsible for all return-to-play programs and collaborating with the head coach, wellness director, athletic training staff and nutritionist on athlete performance. Landow began as director of sports performance at Steadman-Hawkins Clinic Denver in 2008, which became Landow Performance in 2016. His work bridged the gap between sports medicine and sports performance and established the department of sports performance at the clinic. Throughout his career, Landow has prepared NFL draft prospects for the NFL Combine and Pro Days, and worked with NFL veterans on off-season training. He has coached more than 70 NFL All-Pro players, and more than 25 first-round selections. Landow has served as a consultant for several high-profile sports organizations,

Marty Biagi, a 16-year coaching veteran at the collegiate level, joined Notre Dame’s staff on March 18, 2023 as special teams coordinator, adding the role of Assistant Defensive Backs Coach to his title leading into the 2024 season. Biagi boasts 10 years of special teams coordinator experience, including thrice being named a finalist for the FootballScoop.com Special Teams Coordinator of the Year, and winning the award in 2024. Notre Dame’s special teams unit made its mark in 2024 in all aspects. Notre Dame ranked first nationally (tied) in blocked kicks (6), second in blocked punts (3), and fifth in kickoff return defense (15.61). The Irish wreaked havoc on punt and kick coverage, and freshman DL Bryce Young led the way. The true freshman ranked second in the nation (tied) in blocked kicks with three on the year (two blocked field goals and a blocked punt). He was one of three players in the nation with three or more blocked kicks, and the only freshman. The other two were seniors. Notre Dame’s 73 PATs in 2024 were the most in a season in program history. Biagi mentored K Mitch Jeter and P James Rendell to standout performances, including several game-sealing kicks from Jeter, most notably a 41-yard field goal to seal an Orange Bowl victory and national title spot for the Irish. WR Jayden Harrison made his most impactful special teams play of the year during the playoffs, as well, with a 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to open the second half of the Sugar Bowl vs. Geo

A 37-year coaching veteran, Denbrock returned to the University of Notre Dame football program as the John and Bobbie Arlotta Family Offensive Coordinator and Tight Ends Coach in December of 2023. It marked the beginning of a third stint for Denbrock at Notre Dame, who served as the offensive tackles/tight ends coach from 2002-04, then coached the Irish tight ends and wide receivers, while also serving as passing game coordinator, offensive coordinator and associate head coach from 2010-16. Denbrock and Dick Corbett Head Football Coach Marcus Freeman have a shared coaching history, as both played a key role in Cincinnati's surge to a New Year's Day bowl in 2020, before Freeman transitioned to Notre Dame as defensive coordinator and eventually head coach. Denbrock remained with the Bearcats and helped the program earn its first and only College Football Playoff appearance in 2021. The move also reunited Denbrock with Bob and Leslie Mohr Family Quarterbacks Coach Gino Guidugli, cornerbacks coach and defensive pass game coordinator Mike Mickens and wide receivers coach Mike Brown, who also coached together at Cincinnati. Denbrock has led several of the nation's top offenses since assuming full offensive coordinator duties at Cincinnati, then following up with two outstanding offensive campaigns at LSU and a national championship run in his first season at Notre Dame.