Marcus Freeman comments on Brandyn Hillman’s departure from Notre Dame

Marcus Freeman met with reporters on Wednesday morning and covered a myriad of topics.

Amongst the questions asked was his thoughts on the departure of former Notre Dame signee Brandyn Hillman.

Hillman, a 4-star recruit in the class of 2023, was granted his release from his NLI last week. He has since committed to Michigan

and is expected to join the Wolverines for the 2023 season.

“It was his own personal reasons,” Freeman said. “I’ll let Brandyn tell his story. I’m sure at some point he will.”

Freeman also said it was “unfortunate” Hillman didn’t end up at Notre Dame.

No other details about Hillman’s departure have been made public.

Hillman is ranked as the No. 214 overall player and the No. 9 athlete in the country, according to 247Sports Composite rankings. He’s also the No. 5 player from the state of Virginia.

Notre Dame still finished the 2023 recruiting cycle with a highly-ranked class. Overall, the group sits at No. 11 nationally per 247Sports Composite rankings.

Hillman’s departure does open a scholarship for the Fighting Irish to potentially use on a transfer this spring. Freeman also announced the departure of several other players

on Wednesday.

Notre Dame’s spring game will be played on April 22.