When Mike Brey announced his resignation midseason, a bleak outlook for the remainder of the season extended to the future as Notre Dame Fighting Irish fans wondered what state the program would find itself in at the end of Brey’s long reign. Fears of an exodus to the transfer portal began to materialize as JJ Starling and Dom Campbell departed the program, and it looked like whoever replaced Brey would face a long, likely multi-year rebuilding process.
With Micah Shrewsberry on board, however, the path forward looks quite a bit clearer - and faster, if Shrewsberry can play things right.