For Notre Dame. For its coach. “Tough moment. Tough outcome,” Freeman said. “We obviously didn’t play the way we needed to to get the outcome we wanted. There’s not many words to say whe ...

The relationship between Ohio State and Marcus Freeman runs deep, and not just because Freeman's Notre Dame squad faces OSU in the College Football Playoff national championship Monday night.

Marcus Freeman took the reigns with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish back in December 2021 when he agreed to a five-year contract with the team in hopes of rebuilding their football program.

Before Marcus Freeman took over for Brian Kelly at Notre Dame in 2021, the Irish had not won a national championship since 1988 and appeared in a national championship game since 2013. Three years ...

“I think the nation just latches on to humble people,” Leonard said of Marcus Freeman, the 39-year-old leader of the Fighting Irish. Which nation? Ours? Hmm. In a society of shrinking ...

Travis Hunter nearly ended two incredible young careers in one fell swoop on Friday night. The Colorado star was in attendance at the Polynesian Bowl on Friday night and watched 5-star wide ...

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are gearing up for a College Football Playoff National Championship game in Year 3 under head coach Marcus Freeman. Previously, under Brian Kelly, Notre Dame reached ...

Notre Dame and Ohio State play in the CFP National Championship on Jan. 20 in Atlanta -- which means Freeman will make history on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and in King's hometown. There is a ...

A youth movement takes hold among college football coaches, and Marcus Freeman is the handsome face of this millennial moment. If Notre Dame beats Ohio State, Marcus Freeman would become the ...

A quick look at Marcus Freeman's eventful three seasons as an Ohio State player. Stark County names, famed players peppered Freeman's path through Columbus. Ten notable names from among Freeman's ...

Marcus Freeman likely knew his team was cooked before anyone else in the stadium. With five minutes left in the fourth quarter, Cincinnati quarterback Desmond Ridder kept the ball on a zone-read ...

The point is, the former Irish athletic director who hired Marcus Freeman should be ripping off his shirt, pounding his chest and whooping at the top of his lungs. It worked. The chance he took on ...