Notre Dame loses a former four star recruit and starter early on in the 2024 season. What does this loss signal for the Irish?

In a video shared on social media, you can see Mickey at the edge of the tunnel giving high fives and congratulations to the currently players. Freeman said that he needed to do what was best for him, and could not get upset about the decision.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are set to lose a talented piece in their secondary during the middle of the season; More about the former four-star departure.

A former four-star recruit, the Irish cornerback plans to complete work toward his Notre Dame degree in the spring.

Unfortunately, this season has not gone as planned for the junior as he’s played sparingly over the first four games of the year. Due to this, and surely other factors, Mickey has decided to redshirt the remainder of the year and then enter the transfer portal following the completion of his coursework within his major.

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman announced a major change to the defensive depth chart in advance of the game against Louisville. Junior cornerback Jaden Mickey has made the decision to not play the remainder of the season. Mickey will take a redshirt season and then transfer when the portal opens up after the season.

It's obviously disappointing to lose a player to the transfer portal, but Marcus Freeman understands that Mickey is doing what's best for him, and he has the support of his head coach.

Notre Dame cornerback Jaden Mickey, who has started three games since 2022, will redshirt the rest of this season and plans to enter the transfer portal.