The Notre Dame Fighting Irish officially announced that Marcus Freeman would be the new head football coach in South Bend. Freeman was introduced to the team following the announcement. It has left fans clamoring for more excitedly. But if you thought the fans would be excited, check out the players' reaction posted on Twitter by the school.

Freeman is in his first year with the school. He was previously the defensive coordinator on Brian Kelly's staff. However, Kelly stunned the college football world by announcing he was leaving earlier this week for LSU.

That was the second of shocking coaching moves that shook up the college football landscape. It began with former Oklahoma Sooners head coach Lincoln Riley announcing that he was leaving Norman to go coach at USC.

Prior to taking the defensive coordinator job at Notre Dame, Freeman held the same title for Luke Fickell at Cincinnati.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish's regular season is over, finishing the year 11-1. It was thought to be a bit of a rebuilding year, so the success was a bit unexpected. Freeman's defense was one of the key reasons why. It appears he wants to hit the ground running.

But after the latest college football rankings were released earlier this week, it became clear that Notre Dame would need a miracle to make the College Football Playoff. They are currently ranked sixth, as they saw Oklahoma State jump them this past weekend.

So, even if Alabama loses to Georgia in the SEC title game, the Cowboys and not the Fighting Irish would be the next team up. Though there are still scenarios in which ND can get in.