That also puts him in charge of the NIL machinery.

I suppose it's a safe choice, since he had been the deputy athletic director for quite some time now.


Link: https://247sports.com/college/notre-dame/article/ron-powlus-named-notre-dame-fighting-irish-athletic-departments-first-coo-283647042/

ND could and should do better.

Cumberland Valley and several others would have handed him his ass! Average college quarterback at best. Was Luzern - Lackawanna County Democrat hack before he got hired at ND. A bad choice for ND !

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The need for ND fans to dump on Powlus is disappointing.

Any time his name comes up on this board, it is all but guaranteed that assorted posters will use it as an opportunity to highlight his flaws and shortcomings.

He has served the program for many years now in his post-playing days and clearly is valued by ND. Congrats to him on the promotion.

He has moved on. Others should too.

a f?@kin’ a-hole. Must have pictures of someone high up in the Admin. for all of the cushy jobs he’s had over the years!!

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just committed to ND and was still in high school. He showed up late and acted as if the dinner was such a bore (he acted like he was the 2nd coming of Joe Montana). The 3 former players mingled with the crowd, posed for pictures and even danced with several of the women in attendance. Powlus sat at his table rolled his eyes when people tried to talk to him or ask for a picture. He blew off several little kids. Told one woman that she should go to the gym or go on a salad diet. I will not quote of say what Ned Bolcar said to several people about Powlus at that first meeting.

Look, I've met the guy. I think he's a little goofy. I understand why some people might find him off-putting.

I also understand why some people may feel he is not qualified to be COO.

But I wouldn't base that on something that happened 30 years ago.

Why torture yourself?

"At Notre Dame (1993–1997), Powlus completed 558 of 969 passes for 7,602 yards, 52 touchdowns, and 17 interceptions.
His passing efficiency was strong for his era, with a single-season high in 1997 (182 completions on 298 attempts) and multiple games throwing for four touchdowns
While the exact QBR number is not listed, his completion percentage (57.4%), yards per attempt (~7.8), and touchdown-to-interception ratio place him in the upper tier of college QBs of his time"

He also battled injuries.

He might be a stretch as COO. But he isn't a joke.

His political affiliation is irrelevant.

offense with no running ability whatsoever.

You may be thinking of Mitch Mustain and others who did nothing in college despite being a heralded QB recruit.

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