On Wednesday, John Olmstead, a second attacking lineman for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, posted his name in the transfer portal. He announced it via Twitter with a brief statement:
“For personal reasons that I would prefer to keep private, I decided to enter the transfer portal. I would like to thank Coach Kelly and Notre Dame for the opportunity to pursue my degree and play college football at the highest level. ”
John was a member of the 2019 recruitment class for the Irish and he is the first to transfer as a transfer from Notre Dame.
Notre Dame is still very deep along the offensive line after many solid years recruiting the position group. However, if there is still a full 2020 season, that depth can be put to the test with all COVID-19 protocols. There has been no indication over the past year that Olmstead was on the mix in the mix – although that does not say much about his youth.
The 2020 scholarship has now been updated to include Colin Grunhard on guard with a scholarship that keeps the Irish at 85.
2020 Notre Dame Football Scholarship Chart
| Position / year | Freshmen | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | 5th year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position / year | Freshmen | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | 5th year |
| Quarterback | Drew Pyne | Brendon Clark * | – | – | Ian Book |
| Run back | Chris Tyree | Kyren Williams * | Jahmir Smith *, C’Bo Flemister * | Jafar Armstrong *, Avery Davis * | – |
| Close | Michael Mayer, Kevin Bauman | – | George Takacs *, Tommy Tremble * | Brock Wright | – |
| Wide receiver | Jordan Johnson, Jay Brunelle, Xavier Watts | Kendall Abdur-Rahman * | Micah Jones *, Kevin Austin *, Braden Lenzy *, Lawrence Keys III *, Joe Wilkins * | Javon McKinley, Bennett Skowronek | |
| Center | – | Zeke Correll * | Jarrett Patterson * | – | – |
| Protect | – | Hunter Spears * | John Dirksen * | Dillan Gibbons *, Aaron Banks * | Tommy Kraemer, Colin Grunhard |
| Approach | Tosh Baker, Michael Carmody | Andrew Kristofic *, Quinn Carroll * | – | Robert Hainsey, Josh Lugg * | Liam Eichenberg |
| Defensive approach | Aidan Keanaaina, Rylie Mills | Howard Cross *, Jacob Lacey | Jayson Ademilola, Ja’mion Franklin * | Kurt Hinish, Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa | – |
| Defensive unit | Alexander Ehrensberger, Jordan Botelho | NaNa Osafo-Mensah *, Isaiah Foskey * | Justin Ademilola *, Ovie Oghoufo * | Kofi Wardlow * | Ade Ogundeji, Daelin Hayes |
| Linebacker | – | Jack Kiser *, Osita Ekwonu *, Marist Liufau *, JD Bertrand * | Bo Bauer, Jack Lamb *, Shayne Simon, Paul Moala | Drew White *, Jordan Genmark Heath, Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah * | – |
| Security | – | Litchfield Ajavon *, Kyle Hamilton | DJ Brown *, Houston Griffith | Isaiah Pryor * | – |
| Cornerback | Clarance Lewis, Caleb Offord, Ramon Henderson | KJ Wallace *, Isaiah Rutherford *, Cam Hart *, | TaRiq Bracy | – | Shaun Crawford **, Nick McCloud |
| The specialist | Alex Peitsch (LS) | Jay Bramblett | – | Jonathan Doerer | – |
| Total | 17/85 (17) | 38/85 (21) | 60/85 (22) | 75/85 (15) | 85/85 (10) |
John may still draw his name from the transfer portal, but will likely continue from Notre Dame. We wish him all the best and happy for his future.
