to Notre Dame, where Hiestand flourished from 2012-17." Hmm. On the one hand, Hiestand is not coming back. Hallelujah. On the other hand, "flourished"? In HH's first 3 seasons, ND averaged 166.5 yards per game and 4.6 yards per att. Given that the FBS average is about 5 yards per att (this year it was 4.96), I would hardly call that "flourishing." ND averaged 4.5 yard in 2016. Only twice during HH's "flourishing" at ND was the team above the FBS average, in 2015 (208.3 5.6) and 2017 (269.5 6.3). However, as we know, HH is only to be judged by his successes, so I guess those 2 seasons count as "flourishing" for 6 seasons.