On Wednesday, Marcus Freeman stepped up to the podium on the day where the Notre Dame Fighting Irish finally announced the full coaching staff. The last piece of the puzzle for Notre Dame was at defensive coordinator, and they quickly made things official after the Super Bowl with the announcement of Al Golden as their hire.
This wasn’t the staff Notre Dame fans thought would be in place after the crazy set of event withe the departure of Brian Kelly. The buzz was about coaches sticking around and it felt like any new hires would be minimal in number.