Notre Dame football expected to hire senior analyst Ronnie Regula from Miami
Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman has his first full-time, on-field assistant coaching staff in place, but there is always constant tweaking and shuffling in and out of lesser known assistants. According to a report from On3 Sports’ Matt Zenitz, Freeman is set to bring one of those into the program.
Per Zenitz’s report, Notre Dame is expected to hire Miami’s Ronnie Regula as a senior analyst. A former tight end for the Hurricanes, Regula was a offensive quality control analyst for Miami in 2021. He held the same position at Tennessee in 2020. He arrived in in Knoxville after serving as UNLV’s tight ends coach in 2019.
This is a return to the Midwest for Regula. He began his playing career at Mt. Saint Jospeh in Cincinnati before transferring to Miami. Thus, it is also a return to working with newly named Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden. Regula played for Golden when the latter was the Hurricanes’ head coach.
Regula walked on at Miami and won the “305 Walk-On Award” as the most improved walk-on in the program in 2014, Golden’s penultimate year in charge of the program. He later earned a scholarship for standout work on special teams and as a tight end. If anybody could vouch for Regula’s work ethic, it’s Golden.
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With Notre Dame spring practice beginning in two weeks, here’s a look at the Fighting Irish coaching staff — from Freeman to coordinators Tommy Rees and Golden through the latest analyst addition, Regula.
Notre Dame football coaching staff: Full-time, on-field positions
- Head coach: Marcus Freeman
- Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks: Tommy Rees
- Defensive coordinator/linebackers: Al Golden
- Defensive line: Al Washington
- Cornerbacks: Mike Mickens
- Safeties: Chris O’Leary
- Offensive line: Harry Hiestand
- Tight ends: Gerad Parker
- Wide receivers: Chansi Stuckey
- Running backs: Deland McCullough
- Special teams: Brian Mason
- Strength and conditioning: Matt Balis
Note: Freeman, Rees, Mickens, O’Leary and Balis are the only coaches returning from the 2021 staff. Freeman had to replace coaches at seven major positions in his first offseason. He fared well in doing so by bringing in coaches from a wide range of backgrounds.
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Notre Dame football coaching staff: Off-field assistants, analysts and other key roles
- Associate athletics director: Ron Powlus
- Recruiting director: Chad Bowden
- Senior offensive analyst: Trevor Mendelson
- Senior analyst: Ronnie Regula
- Offensive analyst: Dre Brown
- Offensive analyst: John Aylward
- Special teams analyst: Todd Leitschuh
- Director of player development: Hunter Bivin
- Defensive graduate assistant: Michael Moon
- Offensive graduate assistant: Gus Ragland
- Director of player personnel: David Peloquin
- Director of scouting: Bill Rees
Note: This list does not include James Laurinaitis, a former Ohio State teammate of Freeman’s who was brought onto the Notre Dame staff in some capacity in early January. This list is pulled directly from the Notre Dame staff directory, which Laurinaitis is not included in. In terms of other unique connections, Bill Rees is Tommy Rees’ father. Bivin is a former Notre Dame offensive lineman who played for Hiestand. And speaking of Hiestand, another one of his former pupils, Chris Watt, is also with the program in an undisclosed role.
