College football: Two Irish join Diaco’s staff

Two former Notre Dame football players, Nick Lezynski and Tyler Stockton, have joined Bob Diaco’s coaching staff at the University of Connecticut as graduate assistant coaches.

Stockton is a May graduate and a former reserve defensive lineman. Lezynski is 2011 grad and a former walk-on quarterback. He was a graduate assistant at Holy Cross (Mass.) last season, coaching defensive backs.