Notre Dame parts way with receivers coach Chansi Stuckey

Notre Dame has parted ways with receivers coach Chansi Stuckey, according to multiple reports, including one from Blue and Gold.

Stuckey was in his second season as the receivers coach at Notre Dame, after previously working as the receivers coach at Baylor.

Chansi Stuckey started his coaching career at Clemson as a graduate assistant and then in an offensive player development role. He starred for the Tigers during his college football playing career, before being picked in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL draft by the New York Jets.

Notre Dame and Stuckey parting ways is a bit of a surprise given comments made by Irish head coach Marcus Freeman earlier this week.

“If it’s up to me, as I just told the coaching staff in our staff meeting, I have a strong belief in the coaches that we have in this football program and would love all of them to be back,” Freeman said. “There’s obviously places that we have to improve on all three phases, and the coaches understand that and definitely are up for the challenge.”

However, a day after making that announcement, Notre Dame had a change on its coaching staff.

Chansi Stuckey started his career as a quarterback at Clemson, before transitioning to receiver. He went on to lead the ACC in receptions as a junior and finish third in the ACC in catches as a senior.

Prior to coming to Notre Dame, Stuckey Stuckey coached Tyquan Thornton to career highs in receptions (62), receiving yards (942) and touchdowns (10). Thornton was named second team All-Big 12 while playing under Stuckey.

Before that, Clemson won the ACC and reached the College Football Playoff both seasons Stuckey was on staff with the Tigers.

Notre Dame wide receiver Chris Tyree announces plans to enter transfer portal

A day before Chansi Stuckey and Notre Dame parted ways, Irish receiver Chris Tyree announced that he was entering the transfer portal.

Tyree is entering the portal as a grad transfer and will have one year of eligibility remaining.

It’s a major loss for the Fighting Irish’s receiver corps. The former four-star prospect in the 2020 recruiting class led Notre Dame in receiving yards this season, racking up 26 catches for 484 yards and three touchdowns. Tyree averaged 18.6 yards per reception, emerging as one of Sam Hartman’s top targets.

A former running back, he rushed for 444 yards and three touchdowns in 2022. He made the full switch to receiver this season. The 5-foot-9, 192-pound picked Notre Dame over Oklahoma and Alabama coming out of Thomas Dale (Chester, Virginia).