How Deland McCullough’s career goals and Marcus Freeman led him to Notre Dame – and kept him there

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Deland McCullough became Notre Dame's running backs coach in 2022 (Photo by Kevin Sullivan/Digital First Media/Orange County Register via Getty Images).

Deland McCullough is at Notre Dame as the running backs coach in part because he viewed it as a profile-raiser – more so than jumping back to the NFL. Marcus Freeman is one reason why.