Connecting the dots on prior coaching connections that led Chris Ash, Ja'Juan Seider to Notre Dame football coaching staff.

“Rudy and I worked together at Wisconsin,” Ash, hired Feb. 1 as Notre Dame’s defensive coordinator ... easy choice” to return to the college game after four seasons in the NFL.

Gillis is a Philadelphia Eagles fan and watched them win a Super Bowl last month but back in January he was on hand for the National Championship game when Notre Dame fell to Ohio State in Atlanta.