Seider heads to the Irish after serving as Penn State’s running backs coach, assistant head coach and co-offensive coordinator.

According to several reports, Notre Dame is set to hire Penn State running backs coach Ja’Juan Seider to the same position. While the Irish have not officially announced the hire, Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin seemingly confirmed the news during his winter press conference Tuesday.

Notre Dame coaching target Ja'Juan Seider also held the titles of assistant head coach and co-offensive coordinator for Penn State football.

Notre Dame is set to hire Ja’Juan Seider from Penn State as its new running backs coach, according to reports. Seider will be replacing Deland McCullough, who departed Notre Dame to accept a similar role with the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders.

Penn State running backs coach Ja’Juan Seider leaving for Notre Dame came as a surprise to many — including the players he recruited and coached in Happy Valley.

Penn State running backs were blindsided by the news of coach Ja'Juan Seider departing the program for Notre Dame.

Notre Dame social media reacts to the news that Ja’Juan Seider has been hired away from Penn State as the Irish’s next running backs coach.

Penn State assistant head football coach Ja’Juan Seider, who has developed Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen, is leaving to become running backs coach at Notre Dame, a source confirmed Sunday to the Reading Eagle.

Ja’Juan Seider’s former boss James Franklin was very complimentary of his former RB coach as he heads off for the same position at Notre Dame.

Seider has been Penn State's running backs coach for seven years and is among the team's top recruiters.