Notre Dame lost one of the best running backs coaches in college football when Deland McCullough took the same position with the Las Vegas Raiders a few weeks ago. But by all accounts, Marcus Freeman and the Fighting Irish are replacing McCullough with another one of the top running backs coaches in the sport.

Seider heads to the Irish after serving as Penn State’s running backs coach, assistant head coach and co-offensive coordinator.

Penn State assistant head football coach Ja’Juan Seider, who has developed Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen, is leaving to become running backs coach at Notre Dame, a source confirmed Sunday to the Reading Eagle.

Penn State’s James Franklin has turned to a longtime coach who has a wealth of experience coaching running backs to oversee the Nittany Lions’ backfield in 2025, per report. Stan Drayton, most recently the former head coach at Temple,

Seider has been Penn State's running backs coach for seven years and is among the team's top recruiters.

Penn State running backs were blindsided by the news of coach Ja'Juan Seider departing the program for Notre Dame.

Stan Drayton went 9-25 in three years at Temple, but he has a long and successful track record as an assistant coach.

Ja’Juan Seider’s former boss James Franklin was very complimentary of his former RB coach as he heads off for the same position at Notre Dame.

Seider is expected to make a lateral move and join Notre Dame's football staff as their new running backs coach, according to on3Sports' Pete Nakos.

Penn State running backs coach Ja’Juan Seider leaving for Notre Dame came as a surprise to many — including the players he recruited and coached in Happy Valley.

With the move of Ja’Juan Seider to Notre Dame, Penn State RB commit Messiah Mickens is thinking about flipping to the Irish.