Former Auburn RB Shivers Joins Notre Dame Coaching Staff

Shivers will serve as assistant wide receivers coach for the Fighting Irish.

Published on Feb. 16, 2026

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Former Auburn and Indiana running back Shaun Shivers is joining the Notre Dame coaching staff as an assistant wide receivers coach. Shivers previously worked as a running backs assistant at Florida State and an offensive assistant at Eastern Michigan.

Why it matters

This move allows Shivers, a former player under Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn, to continue his coaching career at a high-profile program like Notre Dame. It also reunites him with Notre Dame wide receivers coach Mike Brown, providing Shivers the opportunity to develop his coaching skills.

The details

Shivers will work under wide receivers coach Mike Brown at Notre Dame, coaching returning receiver Jordan Faison and newcomer Quincy Porter. They will be catching passes from second-year quarterback C.J. Carr, who had a strong freshman campaign in 2025. Prior to joining Notre Dame, Shivers had coaching stints at Florida State, Eastern Michigan, and his alma mater Chaminade-Madonna High School.

  • In January 2026, Shivers was initially hired as a running backs assistant coach.
  • Shivers played for Gus Malzahn at Auburn from 2018-2021.
  • Shivers transferred to Indiana for the 2022 season, his final year of college football.

The players

Shaun Shivers

A former running back at Auburn and Indiana who is now joining the Notre Dame coaching staff as an assistant wide receivers coach.

Marcus Freeman

The head coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team.

Mike Brown

The wide receivers coach at Notre Dame, who will be working with Shivers.

C.J. Carr

The second-year starting quarterback at Notre Dame, who passed for 2,741 yards and 24 touchdowns in 2025.

Jordan Faison

A returning wide receiver at Notre Dame who Shivers will be coaching.

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What’s next

Shivers will look to make an immediate impact on the Notre Dame receiving corps as they prepare for the 2026 season.

The takeaway

Shivers' hiring at Notre Dame represents an opportunity for the former Auburn and Indiana running back to further develop his coaching skills at a premier college football program, reuniting him with a familiar coaching mentor in Gus Malzahn's protégé Marcus Freeman.