Two people familiar with the situation tell The Associated Press that Vanderbilt is negotiating a deal with Notre Dame defensive coordinator Clark Lea to make the former Commodores football player its new head coach.
Details of a contract were still being worked out but Lea was the school’s top choice. Both people spoke on condition of anonymity because the school was not yet prepared to make announcement.
The 38-year-old Lea is a native of Nashville, Tennessee, who walked on at Vanderbilt. He has been Notre Dame’s defensive coordinator the last three seasons.
