SI.com · Apr 26, 2022
Marcus Freeman Era Off to a Fast Start at Notre Dame
A new, more aggressive recruiting approach that includes an official NIL program is setting up the Fighting Irish to keep climbing despite turnover in the coaching ranks.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A small passel of people was heading into the side entrance of the Guglielmino Athletics Complex—the nerve center of Notre Dame football—on Friday afternoon. Coincidentally, the head coach of the Fighting Irish at that moment stepped out onto the balcony of his second-floor office to inhale what he represents to many people here: a breath of fresh air.
“Don’t jump!” joked Irish athletic director Jack Swarbrick, looking up at Marcus Freeman. “It’s not that bad!”