Connecting the dots that led Brian Jean-Mary to Notre Dame football
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SOUTH BEND — Notre Dame football’s first two defensive hires this winter, Charlie Partridge and Aaron Henry, had clear connections to returning defensive coordinator Chris Ash. For well-traveled linebackers coach Brian Jean-Mary, the link was less obvious. “I’ve always admired (Ash) from afar … just through the coaching ranks,” Jean-Mary said Wednesday, March 5 in his first session with local media. Though Ash and Jean-Mary had never worked together, they nearly did with the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars. Late in 2020, after Urban Meyer was lured out of retirement, Jean-Mary interviewed for the linebacker coaching role...