Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman is trying to end a national championship drought for the Fighting Irish that dates back to when he was a toddler. Freeman, 39, was 2 years old when Lou Holtz led Notre Dame to its most recent title in the 1988 season.

Doesn't matter where -- around Notre Dame Stadium, past the Grotto or Touchdown Jesus.  The point is, the former Irish athletic director who hired Marcus Freeman should be ripping off his shirt, pounding his chest and whooping at the top of his lungs.

Notre Dame will once again be out a starting offensive lineman, but the unit will need to step up and perform well against Ohio State

The Irish could've been done after their loss to Northern Illinois. Instead, they're in the national championship game due to the will of Marcus Freeman and free-wheeling play of Riley Leonard.

Notre Dame gave an update on some of its injured players just less than a week before the national championship game against Ohio State

Last week, at a news conference before the College Football Playoff semifinals, Penn State coach James Franklin turned to his counterpart, Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman, and asked a question. “How old are you now,

Ohio State boasts more five-star athletes than the Irish, is far healthier, and ... it doesn't matter. Notre Dame has beaten more talented and healthier teams over the last two ro