Notre Dame defensive coordinator Clark Lea greets players during warmups before Saturday's Blue-Gold Game at Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., in this April 13, 2019, photo. Vanderbilt is negotiating a deal with Notre Dame defensive coordinator Clark Lea to make the former Commodores player its new head coach. Two people with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press details of a contract were still being worked out but Lea was the school's top choice. (Robert Franklin/South Bend Tribune via AP)

Notre Dame defensive coordinator Clark Lea hugs Notre Dame's Michael Vinson (65) before an NCAA college football game against Louisville, in Louisville, Ky., in this Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, file photo. Vanderbilt is negotiating a deal with Notre Dame defensive coordinator Clark Lea to make the former Commodores player its new head coach. Two people with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press details of a contract were still being worked out but Lea was the school's top choice. (Michael Caterina/South Bend Tribune via AP)

Vanderbilt University chancellor Daniel Diermeier looks out at the field before an NCAA college football game against LSU at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020. Vanderbilt is looking for a new football coach, and the new chancellor and athletic director want to make clear that man will have a say in how the university improves their facilities. (George Walker IV/The Tennessean via AP)

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2020, file photo, Vanderbilt interim athletic director Candice Lee answers questions during a news conference in Nashville, Tenn. Lee said Monday that Vanderbilt has an opportunity to put its money where its mouth is and prove its commitment to football as they search for a new football coach to replace Derek Mason, who was fired Sunday. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)