South Bend, Ind. – Notre Dame offensive lineman Pat Coogan, who started 26 games over the last two seasons and often served as the team's pregame hype man, is transferring. Coogan announced his intentions on social media Thursday and will have one year of eligibility remaining as a graduate transfer.

Now that Notre Dame’s College Football Playoff run has come to an end, we’re likely to see several Irish players enter the transfer portal over the next few days. According to our reporting partners at the South Bend Tribune,

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,

After hitting the transfer portal directly following the National Championship, Notre Dame offensive guard Sam Pendleton is set for a visit to Tennessee. Austin Price of VolQuest had the news late on Wednesday night.