New Defensive Coordinator on Marcus Freeman: “I Share His Values.”
Then University of Miami Head Coach Al Golden before a game in 2013. Marcus Freeman was looking for a defensive coordinator with head coaching experience, he hired one this week.…
Carousel on Hyperdrive: Mr. Freeman Builds a Coaching Staff
Marcus Freeman moments before entering the field for the Fiesta Bowl, January 1, 2022. (Photo: AJ Houk) In the College football world, the coaching carousel never stops turning, sometimes slow…
Montana Headlines ND Impact on Super Bowl
By: Phil Houk Joe Montana during the 49ers 38-16 victory over the Dolphins in Super Bowl XIX. (Photo by Icon Sportswire) Notre Dame has 45 former players who have gone…
1970’s Irish Hero Eric Penick Hospitalized
(Notre Dame Athletics) A GoFundMe page has been set up to assist the former ND star running back. A great one from Notre Dame's not too distant past is hospitalized…
Chicken Soup Fueled a Fighting Irish Miracle at ’79 Cotton Bowl
Montana to Haines: the winning play. (Pristineauction.com) By: Phil Houk 25 points and four lead changes in the last two minutes, playoff football, overtime, the two best young quarterbacks in…
Hiestand Back In Familiar Surroundings
(Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire) Harry Hiestand is back in familar surroundings as Notre Dame officially announced the return of veteran offensive line coach Harry Hiestand to Marcus Freeman's…
ND Football Legend Returns to Campus
Jerome Bettis talks on the sideline during the Goodyear Cotton Bowl College Football Playoff Semifinal game between Clemson and Notre Dame on December 29, 2018. (Photo by Matthew Visinsky/Icon Sportswire)…
Marcus Freeman: Opportunity Awaits
Marcus Freeman arrives at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport with team on Monday afternoon December 27, 2021. (Fiesta Bowl Courtesy photo) On the evening of November 27, 2021, at about 9…
Irish Sign Top Class, More Work To Do
(Photo Credit: Phil Houk) Marcus Freeman promised he would take the lead in recruiting and he delivered. In the week prior to the early signing day he logged over 8,000…
Ara Through BK-Where Freeman Stands (Part 2)
Photo Credit: Chad Ryan In Part 1, the background and qualifications of every ND head coach since Ara Parseghian was examined. Now in Part 2, FIP looks at where Marcus…