Former Notre Dame linebacker and Purdue defensive coordinator Greg Hudson will join the coaching staff in an off-field role, a source confirmed to Irish247.

A Notre Dame spokesman said he could not comment on the situation.

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Hudson played at Notre Dame from 1986-87 and joined the staff as a graduate assistant in 1993. A catcher on the Irish baseball team, Hudson served as Florida State's assistant head coach and linebackers coach from 2010-12 before moving on to Purdue, where he coached from 2013-15.

Notre Dame on June 3 announced it had hired former safety Jeff Burris as a defensive analyst. Burris played for the Irish from 1990-93. The current staff includes a number of former Irish players: running backs coach Autry Denson; assistant strength and conditioning coach David Grimes; director of player development Ron Powlus; and Hudson's former teammate, defensive backs coach Todd Lyght.