Notre Dame football has yet to win a "transfer portal battle" since things got rolling on January 2. In fact, for now, the only action the Irish have been involved in is losing out on one target or another. Count Ian Strong among those Marcus Freeman lost out on before even getting him to South Bend.
Strong, a former Rutgers Scarlet Knight, was one of the two top wide receiver targets Freeman and his crew were hoping to get on campus this week. Instead, both he and Nick Marsh picked their new schools just days ahead of the planned South Bend visits.