Following a phenomenal year for Notre Dame, albeit a national title loss, a few players announced their decisions to transfer. On Monday, wide receiver Deion Colzie made his official decision, transferring to Miami (Ohio) after four years at Notre Dame, per Pete Nakos .

Rocco Spindler was a starting offensive lineman for the Notre Dame football team, but he is in the transfer portal now. Spindler is obviously one of the top available players in the portal, but he is also one of the top players in the portal in general.

Notre Dame just finished the 2024 college football team as the national runner-up. Second-best team in the land. Where should the Fighting Irish rank entering the 2025 season? Per eight reputable media outlets,

Thomas has had a good career with the Notre Dame football team, and he is now ready for a new chapter of his playing career. The Fighting Irish have played a lot of ACC teams over the year, so Thomas is pretty familiar with Virginia and a lot of the opposition that he will go up against.

Here are some parting thoughts as the 2024 college football season officially came to a close for the major programs around Illinois.