Notre Dame shines on the biggest stage under Freeman’s leadership
Marcus Freeman hasn’t had the smoothest or easiest start to his head coaching tenure. There have been many bumps along the way on the field and on the recruiting trail. It hasn’t always been smooth sailing. That being said, Freeman is excelling in one of the most important areas there is. Beating ranked teams.
With four games remaining in his 3rd season at the helm, Freeman has posted a 10-4 record against ranked opponents. As for his predecessor for comparison’s sake? Kelly is sporting a 4-7 record in this area over the same span at his new job at LSU, most recently coming off a brutal second-half collapse against Texas A&M, a team whose only loss this year was to the Irish.
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Freeman ties a Notre Dame legend with his ranked record
If you have followed my Always Irish program for any amount of time, you are well aware of my respect for Frank Leahy. I view him as the ultimate Notre Dame winner and a class act on top of it. Frank demanded perfection and often attained it while at the helm of the Irish program and there’s a handful of championships and Heismans to prove it…