Former Buckeye linebacker Marcus Freeman is one of college football's hottest young coordinators. He spent time in Columbus as a graduate assistant before heading to Kent State, Purdue, and then to Cincinnati as Luke Fickell's defensive coordinator. Following the 2020 season, Freeman turned down an offer from LSU to become the new defensive coordinator in South Bend.
How long will he stay at Notre Dame before another opportunity presents itself? That remains to be seen, but the expectation is that Freeman's name is going to be thrown around a lot in the coming years as head coaching vacancies emerge.