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Notre Dame football has wasted little time attempting to fill its defensive coordinator vacancy after losing Al Golden to the NFL. The Irish are eyeing former Rutgers Scarlet Knights head coach Chris Ash to join head coach Marcus Freeman’s staff as the program attempts to build off its College Football Playoff runner-up finish this season, […]

Notre Dame football has a few intriguing prospects it is considering heading into National Signing Day. The Fighting Irish are coming off a terrific third season under head coach Marcus Freeman. Notre Dame made the College Football Playoff, winning both the Orange Bowl and Sugar Bowl en route to a trip to the National Championship […]

It took Marcus Freeman only three seasons to build the Notre Dame football program into a National Championship contender, but now just days after coming up one win short of their first title in nearly four decades, the Fighting Irish find themselves in a position where Freeman and his staff will need to build this […]

Notre Dame football head coach Marcus Freeman was given a significant award a few days after the college football season ended. The third-year head coach led the Fighting Irish to the National Championship game this season, where they lost a close one against No. 6 Ohio State. This team accomplished a lot, winning the Sugar […]

Notre Dame football is getting hit in the transfer portal a few days after losing to Ohio State in the National Championship game. Marcus Freeman’s team is finishing up an exceptional season in South Bend that included wins in the Sugar Bowl and Orange Bowl. The Fighting Irish will now head into an offseason where […]

Marcus Freeman, the head football coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, has a net worth of about $24 million. Notre Dame might have lost in the national championship game in the first iteration of the 12-team College Football Playoff, but the head coach is still one of the biggest names in the sport right […]

After the Notre Dame football team lost to Ohio State in the National Championship Game of the College Football Playoff (CFP), 34-23, everyone involved, including head coach Marcus Freeman, was undoubtedly disappointed. Despite the Notre Dame football team’s heartbreaking loss, Freeman spoke about the team’s future. With the appearance of the Fighting Irish in the […]

Notre Dame football suffered a brutal loss on Monday night. The Fighting Irish fell 34-23 against the Buckeyes after collapsing during the second quarter and allowing 21 unanswered points. Fans are upset with the team after Monday’s game, and not just because the team lost. Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman explained a controversial field goal […]

Notre Dame sent a classy message to Ohio State after the two football programs clashed in the National Championship game. The Buckeyes secured their ninth national championship over Marcus Freeman’s team in a 34-23 title-clinching victory. Riley Leonard and company almost completed a legendary comeback in the fourth quarter after going down by as much […]

Fans went off on Marcus Freeman for his brutal decision to kick a field goal against Ohio State in the National Championship game. On Monday, the Fighting Irish had to play catch-up for most of the game against the Buckeyes. Notre Dame football’s elite defense struggled all night against an Ohio State offense that has […]

Notre Dame football head coach Marcus Freeman gave an eye-opening declaration right before the National Championship game kicked off against Ohio State. The No. 5 Fighting Irish are heading into this matchup as heavy underdogs despite being the higher-ranked team. Notre Dame is coming off three impressive victories in the College Football Playoff to make […]

Marcus Freeman has a huge job in front of him as he takes the Notre Dame Fighting Irish into the national championship game Monday night. While he and his coaching staff have been strategizing ways to find a way to get the best of favored Ohio State, his roots go back to his time with […]

Back when he was in college, Notre Dame head football coach Marcus Freeman desperately wanted to become a national champion with Ohio State. Sixteen years after his graduation, he gets his chance to achieve that dream against his alma mater. As a Buckeye, Freeman twice came one game short of bringing a national title to […]

As Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman prepares for a National Championship showdown against his Alma Mater, Ohio State University, the Orange Bowl-winning head coach has been asked about pretty much everything one can think about, from his potential NFL future to the game’s current conditions, and… WWE? That’s right, in a recent media session before the […]

Notre Dame football star running back Jeremiyah Love dropped a huge injury update ahead of the National Championship game against Ohio State. Head coach Marcus Freeman’s team is red hot, having won 13 straight games. This streak has been sparked by an elite defense combined with a physical ground game led by Love and quarterback […]

On Monday night in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game, head coach Marcus Freeman will be looking to lead the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to their first National Title since 1988. Win or lose, the 2024 season has made Freeman something of a legend in South Bend, an unexpected development considering a Week 2 […]

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will be making their first National Championship Game appearance in 12 years this Monday, and as was the case the last time they played on the final night of the College Football season, they’ll be significant underdogs with the title hanging in the balance. In 2013, the Irish were a […]

As it is set to compete in the National championship Game on Monday night, Notre Dame football is in an enviable position. The Fighting Irish are reclaiming their place as one of college football’s top programs, being led by head coach Marcus Freeman. The 39-year-old coach has become one of the nation’s most popular in […]

Notre Dame football is trying to claim its first national title since 1988 against a red-hot and heavily favored Ohio State team. Head coach Marcus Freeman has elevated this program back to its first appearance in this game since 2013. On the other side of the field, Ryan Day has led his program back into […]

Notre Dame football is a heavy underdog heading into next Monday’s National Championship game against the Ohio State Buckeyes. Marcus Freeman’s team is coming off three impressive wins against No. 8 Indiana, No. 2 Georgia, and No. 4 Penn State. Most recently, the Fighting Irish’s victory over the Nittany Lions, after trailing 10-0 early, showcased […]

Notre Dame (14-1) has a lot to be proud of as it prepares to play in the National Championship game against Ohio State (13-2). The Fighting Irish have been on a roll under head coach Marcus Freeman, winning 13 games in a row since suffering a September upset against Northern Illinois. Their latest win came […]

The College Football Playoff is down to the final two teams as Notre Dame and Ohio State are set up for a heavyweight clash on Jan. 20 in Atlanta for the national title. Both teams have battled through adversity of difficult games both during the regular season and in this CFP, and now they are […]

After firing Matt Eberflus midway through the season, the Chicago Bears are searching far and wide for their next head coach. Eberflus’ replacement could even end up being a national champion. The Bears have shown strong interest in Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman, via Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network. Chicago will need to […]

It was an exciting Thursday night for the Notre Dame football team as they beat Penn State in the Orange Bowl, 27-24, as they are now in the national championship awaiting the victor of either Ohio State or Texas. After Notre Dame football running back Jeremiyah Love’s impressive game, he has made his preference in […]

Marcus Freeman and the Notre Dame football team are two wins away from claiming the program’s first national championship since 1988, but Freeman is collecting hardware before the College Football Playoff semifinals can even begin. Despite losing an early-season game vs. Northern Illinois, the Irish have been otherwise stellar. Notre Dame currently sports a 13-1 […]

Notre Dame’s star running back Jeremiyah Love, who has been battling a knee injury, is set to take the field against Penn State in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Orange Bowl on Thursday night. Head coach Marcus Freeman provided the encouraging update during a joint press conference with Penn State coach James Franklin […]

Notre Dame football heads into the Orange Bowl against No. 4 Penn State coming off of its biggest win in decades. Head coach Marcus Freeman propelled the Fighting Irish to an impressive Sugar Bowl victory over No. 2 Georgia. This result marked the first time Notre Dame won a New Year’s Six caliber bowl game […]

Jerod Mayo is no longer the New England Patriots head coach as Robert Kraft and the front office are set to begin their first real head coaching search in 25 years. The Patriots fired Mayo shortly after their win in Sunday’s season finale against the Buffalo Bills. The victory was just the fourth of Mayo’s […]

The narrative coming into the College Football Playoff quarterfinals at the Sugar Bowl on Thursday was that Notre Dame still couldn’t beat the big boys and knock off a traditional powerhouse. Marcus Freeman and the Irish put all of that noise to bed with a convincing 23-10 win over Georgia to advance to the semifinals. […]

The questions swirling around Georgia entering its College Football Playoff matchup against Notre Dame turned into concrete, bitter answers on Thursday. An inconsistent offensive line stumbled at crucial moments and the defense could not stop the run, as head coach Kirby Smart and the Bulldogs saw their season meet its end in a 23-10 Sugar […]

The Notre Dame football program will play in the College Football Playoff semifinal next week after defeating the Georgia Bulldogs on Thursday, 23-10, in the Sugar Bowl. It was not always pretty, but Notre Dame did enough on both sides of the ball to exit victorious. Players were, of course, playing with heavy hearts after […]

In a society such as the one we live in, where sport — and particularly football — is engrained into fabric of our culture, it’s easy to forget about everything else until everything else puts an abrupt stop to sport. One of the most unforgettable moments of the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic is when the NCAA […]

Notre Dame football will take on Georgia in one of the most anticipated College Football Playoff quarterfinal matchups. The 2025 Sugar Bowl gives Marcus Freeman’s team the chance to announce themselves as true national title contenders. Despite Notre Dame’s. huge opportunity and Georgia’s recent string of injuries, the No. 2 ranked team in the country […]

Notre Dame’s debut in the twelve-team College Football Playoff went even better than expected, as the Fighting Irish dominated No. 8 Indiana. Now, in his third year in South Bend, head coach Marcus Freeman faces the ultimate litmus test: Georgia. This is the type of program former coach Brian Kelly used to struggle against in […]

On New Year’s Night, the Notre Dame football team will play in one of the biggest games in program history. The matchup? Against the SEC champion Georgia Bulldogs, the second ranked seed in this year’s College Football Playoff. As the Fighting Irish prepare for the matchup, head coach Marcus Freeman and his staff, most notably […]

Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman made a stunning statement about the transfer portal’s effect on his team. This year’s portal closes on December 28, which will come before the Fighting Irish face No. 2 Georgia in the Sugar Bowl. Notre Dame is riding high after a dominant home victory over the Indiana Hoosiers in […]

The first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff kicked off this past Friday night in South Bend, with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish facing in-state foe, the Indiana Hoosiers. Though it certainly wasn’t the biggest game in the storied history of the Notre Dame football program, it was the biggest game in the young coaching career of 38-year-old Irish […]

The Notre Dame football program has 11 national championships, but Marcus Freeman’s team made history with its 12th win of the year over Indiana in the first game of the College Football Playoff, the most in a single season in program history. Freeman spoke on the accomplishment, and he is appreciating it, despite the fact […]

It was an exciting Friday night for the Notre Dame football team as they beat the Indiana Hoosiers to advance in the College Football Playoff. Notre Dame football head coach Marcus Freeman spoke about the win but also wanted to harp on why the current team is unlike any others, especially one that has overcome […]