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Pokes Foil Freeman’s First Rodeo

Oklahoma State spotted Notre Dame a 28-7 lead before roaring back to defeat the Fighting Irish by 37-35 in the Playstation Fiesta Bowl. Marcus Freeman’s head coaching debut started well, but he and his staff had no answer to strategic adjustments by the Cowboys that exposed glaring weaknesses on both sides of the ball. Notre…

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Irish Must Cowboy Up in Fiesta

Fifth-ranked Notre Dame (11-1) begins the Marcus Freeman era on New Year’s Day with a matchup against ninth-ranked Oklahoma State (11-2) in the Playstation Fiesta Bowl. Freeman was named head coach a month ago when his predecessor abandoned ship for LSU after twelve seasons in South Bend. It’s been a busy month of recruiting and…

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Irish Accept Fiesta Bowl Bid

After just missing the four-team college football playoff, fifth-ranked Notre Dame will play in the Fiesta Bowl on January 1 in Glendale, Arizona against the ninth-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys. The game becomes the head coaching debut for Marcus Freeman, who was named to lead the Irish on December 3. The last victory for Notre Dame…

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Marcus Freeman to lead the Irish

Multiple, reliable sources have confirmed that Marcus Freeman will take over as the next Head Football Coach at Notre Dame. This decision comes just two days after Brian Kelly announced he was leaving for Louisiana State University. The makeup of Freeman’s staff is still not fully known, but Offensive Coordinator Tom Rees has informed the…

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Kelly Leaving ND for LSU

A report by Yahoo and confirmed by ESPN indicates that Brian Kelly has reached an agreement with Louisiana State University to become their next head football coach. He replaces Ed Orgeron, who won a national championship in 2019. Kelly spent twelve years in South Bend and won 92 games against 40 losses. There is no…

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