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After coming up just just shy of winning the 2024-25 CFP national championship, the Notre Dame football team is also losing their general manager. According to multiple reports, Fighting Irish GM Chad Bowden is headed to the University of Southern California to serve in the same role.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - Several reports have surfaced that the Notre Dame football program has lost a crucial part of its recruiting efforts and recent success. Several media outlets are reporting that assistant athletic director and general manager Chad Bowden is leaving the program to take a similar position at USC.

Jan 20, 2025; Atlanta, GA, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish offensive lineman Pat Coogan (78), head coach Marcus Freeman, and offensive lineman Rocco Spindler (50) react after losing against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the CFP National Championship college football game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. / Brett Davis-Imagn Images

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According to multiple reports, Notre Dame football GM Chad Bowden is leaving South Bend to take over the same job in Los Angeles with he USC Trojans. By all accounts, this is a huge blow to the “Notre Dame machine” as they have done a fantastic combined effort of recruiting,

This is an entirely different potential shockwave for Notre Dame football. Multiple sources tell FootballScoop that Chad Bowden, earlier this month named as FootballScoop's Player Personnel Director of the Year as voted by his peers,