Notre Dame is poised to make a big move to fill the general manager role. Irish Breakdown has confirmed that Notre Dame is set to hire Mike Martin, who is the director of scouting advancement with the Detroit Lions. Adam Schefter of ESPN first reported Martin as the top candidate for the role.

Multiple sources tell FootballScoop that the Irish and Marcus Freeman have offered their general manager role to the Detroit Lions's Mike Martin. In fact, Notre Dame hosted Martin and his wife, Cari, from Tuesday through early Thursday this week on the South Bend, Indiana, campus.