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";s:4:"text";s:31434:"However, if Lea continues to turn out dominant defenses each year as he has thus far, I find this fear to be a bit unfounded. Vanderbilt football hired Notre Dame defensive coordinator Clark Lea as its new coach Monday.. The Utes hadn’t had a top 25 defense in yards per play since 2009 but when Scalley took over as defensive coordinator in 2016, he took that unit to No. On defense, it’s Alex Grinch (see below). Oklahoma has done a good job of answering those questions under Lincoln Riley. Salary: N/A. Clark Lea, one of the rising stars in the football coaching ranks, is set to begin his third season as Notre Dame's LB coach and his 2nd as Defensive Coordinator. Here are three possible candidates to replace Lea. Though Clemson came up short this fall, the 2019 unit is one of his masterpieces considering he totally altered his scheme to account for all the defensive line NFL Draft departures. After Bob Shoop’s departure from Penn State, Pry took over as the primary defensive coordinator for Penn State in 2016. He’s produced a consistent defense that has been the backbone of Auburn’s staying power in the midst of the Nick Saban era in the SEC. 2 national ranking. Best developers? He previously served as the defensive coordinator at the University of Notre Dame from 2018 to 2020. So, do we reward him for the talented hands he’s been dealt? One way to determine which coaches are truly the most valuable is to examine what happens when they leave. 3 offense in college football in terms of yards per play last season but how could he not? The 38-year old Lea is in his third season as defensive coordinator for the Fighting Irish. 28 in 2017, No. With Brian Kelly’s contract set to run through 2024, it will be hard for administration to convince Lea to stick around until then, especially since there is no guarantee Kelly will retire at the end of the contract. It was the No. The Trojans were 91st in 2018 in scoring but were 35th with Harrell despite starting a true freshman quarterback in Kedon Slovis and a third-stringer in Matt Fink due to injuries. No matter what unfolds over the coming months, it is obvious that Clark Lea is quickly making a name for himself as one of the hottest coaches in college football. If Lea does choose to stay in South Bend, it would be imperative for Kelly to take him under his wing to school him in the finer points of being a head coach at an institution like Notre Dame. Every year since his arrival at Michigan, the Wolverines have been a top 10 unit. Lea will be introduced formally next week at a press conference. The opposing offense typically has success on their first handful of possessions moving the ball. Instead I just kept it broad and stuck with simply the best. This type of commitment should bolster Notre Dame’s ability to recruit as they can point to the fact that Lea will remain in South Bend for the next several years. Seven of his nine seasons at Clemson, Elliott has produced a 1,000-yard back. 8 on Feldman’s list($), with the commentator suggesting Illinois as a possible destination for Long. Just this fall, his unit also held LSU to its lowest point total and lowest yards per play production of the season by a wide margin, produced the two turnovers that upended Alabama’s playoff hopes and held Georgia to 251 yards offense. He’s had a top 20 scoring defense every year he’s been at Auburn (Auburn ranked 54th and 63rd the two years prior to his arrival). Keeping tabs on all the former Irish players pursuing pro careers. It’s been a long, winding road for Steele to land on this list but at 61 years old, he seems to be coaching the best football of his career. “I’m honored by the generosity shown by Bob Hinton,” said Clark Lea, Notre Dame’s defensive coordinator. 14 in 2018 and climbed to No. Experience in the SEC, Big Ten, Pac-12 and the SEC will make him an appealing head coach candidate. 6 last season. When I was tasked with naming the top assistant coaches in college football, I could have steered things in a number of different directions. Notre Dame was 45th in the country in yards per play allowed on defense in 2016. Defensive coordinator Clark Lea is also a rising star on the defensive side of the ball and came in at No. Notre Dame’s 2017 linebacker unit (which included Coney, Tranquill, Nyles Morgan and Greer Martini) all registered at least 75 tackles – a first in school history Despite starting just seven games in 2017, Coney led Notre Dame in tackles (116), tackles for loss (13.5) and finished second on the Irish in sacks (3.0) Notre Dame Needs To Be Proactive Trying To Lock Up Clark Lea Salary: Undisclosed. Notre Dame Football: Clark Lea Continues to Cement Himself as One of College Football’s Rising Coaches, Blue beats Gold 17-3 in eye-opening Notre Dame spring football game, NFL Draft: Tracking Notre Dame’s Undrafted Free Agents. 25. The Fighting Irish will face No. However, as the game transitions to the 2nd quarter, Lea and his staff make the necessary adjustments to slowly stifle the offense. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Vanderbilt hired Notre Dame defensive coordinator Clark Lea as its new football coach, the university announced Monday. Notre Dame defensive coordinator Clark Lea talks to players prior to the Notre Dame Blue and Gold spring game on April 13, 2019. He took over for Dave Aranda at the time and those are tough shoes to fill but there has been almost no drop off in Madison. Lofty expectations:How incoming Notre Dame freshman Tyler Buchner prepared to be next-level QB Irish covet The 6-foot-6, 245-pound St. Louis product is rated as the No. While at Notre Dame, Lea molded a defense that led the Fighting Irish to an appearance in this season’s ACC Championship Game by finishing the regular season 10-0 and with a No. He turned a bad Boston College defense into the No. Lea arrived as a … For all the benefits and successes of the Air Raid, there are some knocks. Penalize him for it? A former Wisconsin and NFL player, Leonhard made the rare jump right to defensive coordinator in just his second year as a coach. — Steven N. Godfrey Jr. (@38Godfrey) December 14, 2020 #NotreDame D-coordinator Clark Lea emerging as the top target to become #Vanderbilt 's next head coach, sources tell @ClowESPN . Anyone know what Clark Lea's salary is at ND? Defensive line coach Mike Elston had been assistant head coach last fall, but head coach Brian Kelly has now promoted to him associate head coach. The Commodores are hiring Clark Lea to be their next coach. He is also a Vanderbilt alum and Nashville native. He took Texas A&M from the No. Yet, the final seven possessions saw the Tar Heels muster a grand total of 3 points. Lea spent 2016 as Wake Forest's linebackers coach -- under Elko -- and previously held positions on coaching staffs at Bowling Green, Syracuse and UCLA. Additionally, Pry has made Penn State 'LBU' once again as he is recruiting and developing at the linebacker position as well as anyone in the country. Book joins former teammate Tony Jones Jr. in the Big Easy. If we use that as a guide this offseason, Marcus Freeman is held in high esteem. Before that he took a struggling Notre Dame defense into the top 25 in one year. On physicality, it’s Bedenbaugh is the answer. Clark Lea coaching the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. With offensive line coaches like Sam Pittman, Mario Cristobal and Ryan Silverfield landing head coaching gigs in recent years, the respect is growing for the guys that do this at the level of Bedenbaugh. Notre Dame football defensive coordinator Clark Lea is set to be the next head coach at Vanderbilt. Lea came to Notre Dame following a one-year stint as linebackers coach at Wake Forest. The 2021 season is the first for head coach Clark Lea, who became Vanderbilt’s 29th head coach in December of 2020. He inherited the No. Despite a returning starter at quarterback and plenty of weapons, the Mean Green dropped to 52nd without Harrell. Notre Dame defensive coordinator Clark Lea has been one of the most mentioned names early on for Vanderbilt's coaching search, and it isn't hard to see why. This list reflects the guys that have emerged to the top of the profession. Head coaches in waiting? Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly referred to assistant Clark Lea as a “rising star.” Kelly on Tuesday promoted Lea, the linebackers coach in 2017, to defensive coordinator. Lea, 38, is a Nashville native and former Commodores player. He’s 64 with all kinds of energy and has been one of the top assistants in college football for a decade. (Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Ultimately, I threw him on the list because if every assistant coach were a free agent and you needed an offensive coordinator, Sarkisian’s phone would be at or near the top of every program’s list. Vanderbilt announced Monday that it has hired Notre Dame defensive coordinator Clark Lea as the 29th head coach in the program's history.. Lea expressed his excitement about the opportunity in … Notre Dame defensive coordinator Clark Lea talks to players prior to the Notre Dame Blue and Gold spring game on April 13, 2019. But Brown's success isn’t exclusive to Michigan. That slot would go to Venables. NDNation.com: The popular alumni site for Notre Dame football, basketball, baseball and recruiting. Notre Dame defensive coordinator Clark Lea, a former Commodores fullback, has been named the new coach of his alma mater. Long part of a co-OC marriage with Jeff Scott, the offense is all Elliott's now with Scott taking the head coaching job at South Florida. Rising stars? Lea is the defensive coordinator at Notre Dame. Notre Dame was 45th in the country in yards per play allowed on defense in 2016. Both Notre Dame coordinators made the top-16 of the list. Tuesday, April 27 2021 Trending USC went in the opposite direction. News: Post coming soon, but Auburn is moving quick and Vanderbilt will likely have Notre Dame DC Clark Lea done and announced in a few days. NDNation is the independent voice on Notre Dame. — Clark Lea is on the way out at Notre Dame just as his defense has been on the way up. It was only last year that Lea was a reported finalist for the Boston College head coach position. There’s a lot of coaches that merit inclusion on this list or that just missed, but we had to draw the line somewhere. Clark Lea (Notre Dame DC) April 27: Ole Miss OL coach out Southern: Former NFL running back Marshall Faulk is a candidate for the Southern head coaching job … The defense was especially impressive against the explosive Tar Heel offense and further cemented itself as the best overall defense of the Brian Kelly era. Clark Lea, DC. You'll quickly pick up on an Elko theme. Yet, if the Irish are serious about being an annual College Football Playoff contender, Jack Swarbrick and Brian Kelly should be willing to make Lea one of the highest paid defensive coordinators in the country to convince him to stick around through the duration of Kelly’s contract. As we enter the 2020 offseason, these are the guys who have clearly earned the right to be included in any list of college football's best assistant coaches. Since Clark Lea assumed the defensive coordinator role in 2018, the Irish only suffered two blowout losses, 30-3 against Clemson in the College Football Playoff in 2018 and 45-14 against Michigan last year in a driving rainstorm. 8 last season. When former defensive coordinator Mike Elko and current defensive coordinator Clark Lea arrived at Notre Dame following the 2016 season, they were tasked with rebuilding a Notre Dame … SOUTH BEND, Ind. Offensive coordinator Chip Long came in at No. The final stats should serve as notice to the rest of the country that this Irish defense is in fact for real and can play a large role in helping Notre Dame capture its first national championship since 1988. In 2016, the Demon Deacons’ defense ranked in the top 20 of the Football Bowl Subdivision in fumbles recovered (third), turnovers forced (10th), sacks (12th), defensive TDs (17th), red-zone defense (17th) and scoring defense (20th). Iowa TE Eli Raridon commits to Notre Dame, NFL Draft: Notre Dame has a HUGE day 2 with an insane stat, NFL Draft 2021: Notre Dame Quarterback Ian Book is New Orleans Saints’ Fourth Round Pick. This list is not ranked in order. Eh. His last tour of duty as a college assistant was all the way back in the mid-2000s when he had a wildly successful stint at USC while coaching Matt Leinart, John David Booty and Mark Sanchez. 1 group in the country. 72 defense in the country in 2018 to the No. Before that he turned Connecticut into a top 10 defense in 2012 and he had Maryland in the Top 15 before that in 2010. With limited help on offense at Wake Forest, he still put together a top 25 scoring defense. The 38-year-old Lea, a Tennessee native, was … Hopefully, Notre Dame is able to put together a package to keep the rising star in South Bend for years to come. As the 16th Notre Dame defensive coordinator hired the past 35 years (and the fifth under head coach Brian Kelly), Clark Lea can appreciate how timing can be everything in any opportunity.. So when 2017 first year Fighting Irish defensive coordinator Mike Elko departed for Texas A&M shortly after the Citrus Bowl triumph against LSU, Lea no longer was looking to become a follower. Clark Lea (born November 16, 1982) is an American football coach who is currently the head football coach at Vanderbilt University. However, yesterday’s result should not come as a surprise to many. Heading into his sixth full season as a coordinator, the former Clemson walk-on receiver is emerging as one of the top young head coaching candidates in college football — and he's not too many years away from following Scott into the head coaching ranks. Notre Dame turned in a sterling performance on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball in yesterday’s 31-17 victory over the North Carolina Tar Heels. 4 Clemson in the league’s title tilt Saturday. Under Elliott’s watch, Clemson became the first program to score 650 points in back-to-back seasons since Yale’s 1888-1889 squads. Unfortunately for Notre Dame, programs around the country have undoubtedly been taking note of the Irish’s rising defensive coordinator. It’s more talented than – almost – every team it lined up against. 1. Notre Dame Football: Clark Lea Continues to Cement Himself as One of College Football’s Rising Coaches. A good way to sniff out a good assistant coach is to look at who wants to hire him away. Some people may be worried that Lea could turn out to be the next Bob Davie considering their careers do have a similar trajectory. And ... before that he transformed Bowling Green from one of the worst defenses in the MAC to the best. Mike Elko's first coaching staff as Notre Dame defensive coordinator is beginning to take shape, with the Irish announcing Thursday the hiring of Clark Lea as linebackers coach. Under Bedenbaugh the Sooners have been able to insert a power run game into the Oklahoma attack and they've been able to produce NFL offensive linemen at a striking rate. 10 in 2018 and No. 16 in Feldman’s rankings. (Notre Dame Athletics) Another young candidate, Clark Lea boasts something that Healy—or any candidate, for that matter—does not: he’s a Vanderbilt alumnus. And he’s done it with consistency. Micah Parsons, Brandon Smith, Lance Dixon, Jesse Luketa and Curtis Jacobs on this year’s roster constitute a deep pool of future NFL linebackers. With Graham Harrell at offensive coordinator, North Texas was 26th in the country in scoring offense. That’s just a list of the first and second rounders that Johnson has produced out of Penn State and Ohio State over the past two decades and the list speaks for itself. Utah offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig quietly has put together a resume worthy of this kind of list but Scalley’s fast-rising star has positioned him as a potential successor to Kyle Whittingham. Instead of stats, let’s just list off the names: Chase Young, Nick Bosa, Tyquan Lews, Joey Bosa, Devon Still, Jared Odrick, Aaron Maybin, Jimmy Kennedy, Michael Haynes, Anthony Adams, Courtney Brown. 3 defense in 2017 and after a dip in 2018 he had that unit back in Big Ten Championship contention as a Top 15 group nationally. That offense has NFL first-rounders all over the field. The jump in turnovers didn’t come in his first year as Oklahoma’s defensive coordinator but improvement in efficiency as OU jumped 40 spots in yards per play allowed on defense in his first year in Norman. Lea is the defensive coordinator at Notre Dame. 127 defense in the country in 2015 at Washington State in forcing turnovers and it was No. Clark Lea, completing his second season with the Notre Dame staff and his first year leading the defense, is the first Bob Hinton Defensive Coordinator. First Mike Vrabel tried to hire him away from Cincinnati to come work for the Tennessee Titans. Expect A&M to take another big step forward this fall on defense as it tries to establish itself as an SEC contender. Jack Swarbrick Needs to Make Lea an Offer He Can’t Refuse. After the first two offensive possessions that ended with two touchdowns, the experts seemed prophetic. (Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) This season, the 10-0 Irish have one of the nation’s top defensive units, as they rank No. At the end of the game North Carolina had 87 total rushing yards, finished 2/12 on 3rd down, averaged 2.4 yards per play after the first two drives of the day, and only possessed the ball for 24:56. Lea is … Best schemers? Michigan’s defense is a constant. Freeman declined both and opted to continue at Cincinnati where he’s produced consecutive top 25 defenses by just about any metric and where he and Luke Fickell welcome back 19 returning starters. During the lead up to the North Carolina game, many experts warned that Notre Dame was on upset alert due to the number of offensive weapons North Carolina possessed. Clark Lea, Notre Dame Defensive Coordinator. CLARK LEA, DC, NOTRE DAME. In particular, Notre Dame has been one of the top programs in the nation in pass defense each of the last two years and Lea has shown a penchant for fantastic in-game adjustments. Alex Grinch has done what we once thought was impossible – pair an Air Raid offense with a stingy defense. Now entering his third year as Notre Dame’s defensive coordinator, Clark Lea has risen quickly in the last few years from a relative unknown to one of … That year the Nittany Lions won the Big Ten Championship and the defense has been a top 25 unit every year. I’m conflicted with Sarkisian’s inclusion here. He’s intensely competitive, smart and willing to evolve. The 38-year-old will become the 29th head coach of the Vanderbilt football program. With such uncertainty surrounding college football thanks to the effects of COVID-19, it is tough to predict if/where Lea will receive a head coaching offer this upcoming offseason. In fact, at this point in Lea’s tenure, a familiar routine has taken hold. 35 defense in 2019. He coordinated the No. https://vanderbilt.rivals.com/news/football-coaching-hot-board-1-0 Why can’t anyone pair it with a good defense? Age: 38. Clark Lea is talented, respected and top-notch defensive coordinator and considered a rising star. If Kelly does decide the 2024 season will be his last and Lea remained in South Bend until then, he would be in perfect position to assume the head coaching role at the age of 42 years old. That would be a nearly impossible task for every spot — except for No. Lea arrived as a linebacker coach with Mike Elko in 2017 and the Irish jumped to No. If Kelly stays beyond the 2024 season, Lea would surely look to move on to a head coaching position elsewhere. A Utah lifer that played for the Utes before immediately beginning his coaching career there, Scalley has emerged as one of the best defensive coordinators in the game over the last four years. By the 2nd half, the game script seems to follow as such: the Irish offense strings together long drives on the ground and the Irish defense forces quick possessions to get the ball back in the hands of the offense to continue to physically punish the opponent. A Vanderbilt alum, Lea arrived in Nashville after serving as Notre Dame’s defensive coordinator from 2018-20. Then Mel Tucker and his $6 million salary pool at Michigan State turned to Freeman for the defensive coordinator job. 9 in the same category three years later. Lea began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2006 and went on to serve as an assistant coach at South Dakota State University, Bowling Green University, Syracuse University, and Wake Forest University. 12 in the country in scoring defense at 17.1 points per game. In particular, Grinch has provided a winning complement to Air Raid offenses with his ability to foster a turnover hungry culture. There would always be an option for Lea to return as head coach once Kelly decided to retire, a la Frank Leahy. Notre Dame strength coach Jake Flint Defensive Backs Coach Todd Lyght and linebackers coach Clark Lea during practice, Friday, April 7, 2017, in South Bend. 2020 Notre Dame Football: North Carolina Tar Heels Week, Notre Dame VS North Carolina: Analytics Recap, Notre Dame’s Clark Lea continues to be rising star in college football, This Guy Plays Notre Dame Football: #19 Jay Bramblett, Punter, NFL Draft 2021: Los Angeles Rams Select Notre Dame & Northwestern WR Ben Skowronek, NFL Draft: Notre Dame DE Adetokunbo Ogundeji selected by the Atlanta Falcons with pick #182, NFL Draft 2021: Notre Dame DE Daelin Hayes is the Baltimore Ravens’ Fifth Round Pick. Clark Lea (Defensive Coordinator, Notre Dame) Age: 38. Notre Dame has a new defensive coordinator in Clark Lea, but he wasn’t the only staff member to get a promotion on Tuesday. 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