Former Notre Dame DE Joshua Burnham transfers to rising Big Ten team

Story byMichael Chen , Fighting Irish WireMon, January 5, 2026 at 11:44 AM UTC·1 min readWhile it looked like Indiana’s Cinderella run was ended by Notre Dame last year, they came back and went undefeated, won the Big Ten over previously undefeated Ohio State, entered the College Football Playoff ranked No.1, were the only team in the two years of the 12-team format to win following a bye, and now have taken one of the Irish’s top veteran defenders. The Hoosiers hosted numerous top transfer this weekend, and landed many of them, including former Notre Dame defensive end Joshua Burnham. He clearly had a very good idea where he’d play next after being in South Bend for 4-years. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementDuring that time, Burnham had 65 tackles with 6 sacks and forced a fumble. It was a very solid Notre Dame career for the Michigan native, as he’ll now play for the only team that has beaten Indiana in the last calendar year.