Have to be fair, even with NIL Notre Dame is a tough job to be competitive. David Shaw said as much about Stanford when he stepped down yesterday.
You are correct that Trev went after LF. Rhule and LF were the two targets. I don’t believe the LF hire occurred in one day. Rhule’s interview occured 6 weeks ago. Initial offer was declined, but he later came back and said he wanted the job.