The grass isn’t always greener on the other side, and it looks like former Notre Dame tight end Holden Staes is learning that the hard way. After spending two seasons in South Bend, the Georgia native opted to transfer and landed with the Tennessee Volunteers.

Tulane's coaching staff is busy trying to secure players in the transfer portal to backfill the departing production that is coming from graduations, others finding homes with different programs, and those who have declared for the NFL draft.

Notre Dame plays at Arkansas on Sept. 27 next fall. It will be the first-ever meeting between the two football programs.

The original plan for Notre Dame football was to concentrate on the Indiana Hoosiers, come out with a big victory, and then let the NCAA Transfer Portal acquisitions begin to go public. We have seen that come to fruition this week,

Ryan Roberts talks about the latest transfer portal news and updates for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, focusing in on Virginia transfer WR Malachi Fields. *The PERFECT WR For Notre Dame Just Hit The Transfer