Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman earned wide-spread criticism during Monday’s 34-23 loss to Ohio State in the national title game when he opted for a field goal while trailing by 16 in the fourth quarter.

(EDITORS NOTE: caption correction) Jan 9, 2025; Miami, FL, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman celebrates defeating the Penn State Nittany Lions in the Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium. / Sam Navarro-Imagn Images

The decision to hire Marcus Freeman as the head coach at Notre Dame was deemed "risky" by the man who made the hire. "It was absolutely risky to hire somebody

Notre Dame football head coach Marcus Freeman has been married to his wife, Joanna Freeman, since 2010 and share six children

After the Notre Dame football team lost to Ohio State in the national title game, Marcus Freeman spoke on the future of the program.

The star of college football’s title game doesn’t want the spotlight, even with the Irish chasing their first national championship in a generation.

Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman is shouldering the blame for the Irish 34-23 loss to Ohio State in Monday night's College Football Playoff National Championship. Notre Dame fell into a 24-point hole against the Buckeyes midway through the third quarter that Freeman said was the result of uncharacteristic mistakes in communication for which he takes all the blame.

And in my 24 years on the Notre Dame football beat, no Irish team created more for the fan base than this one. Covering a run through the Playoff was to know you were documenting a team Notre Dame fans will be talking about for decades.

Notre Dame General Manager Chad Bowden has left the program for USC with a reported $1M salary following key program departures