It is an unfamiliar feeling for Chip Long. The Notre Dame offensive coordinator has entered a third season at only one previous coaching stop, lasting four years as the tight end coach at Arizona State (2012-2015). Between the Sun Devils and the Irish, Long spent one season as the offensive coordinator in Memphis.
Now in his third spring at Notre Dame, Long expects the time establishing his system to reap rewards, both on the field and in the locker room.
“If we’re going to have any consistency in the last three years, it has to be that leadership and what kind of identity is this offense going to have, what kind of sacrifice are they going to have,” Long said the first week of March.