Sam Pendleton, a 6-foot-4, 310-pound interior lineman, was the only Notre Dame football player this season with a publicly announced concussion.

It took Marcus Freeman only three seasons to build the Notre Dame football program into a National Championship contender, but now just days after coming up one win short of their first title in nearly four decades,

With Notre Dame’s season now completely over afater falling short in the National Championship game, the focus is entirely on roster management for the 2025 football season — and obvioulsy the transfer portal.