Marcus Freeman shows true colors with CFP Championship game swipe at Las Vegas

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ESPN reporter Molly McGrath asked him during the National Championship game against Ohio State: "When will you know that the aggression is there tonight?"

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“Vegas got half of it right," Freeman stated. "We're not underdogs, but we're the underdogs. Real underdogs go on the hunt, it's time to get going.”

The head coach, 38-year-old Freeman, led the team to a 14-1 record and a first National Championship game appearance in over a decade.

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Notre Dame's sports teams, known as the Fighting Irish, last won a national championship in 1988, under the leadership of coach Lou Holtz.

Veteran ESPN analyst Lee Corso noted how Freeman could use Notre Dame's status as a underdog to motivate his team before the game.

It's no surprise I'm picking Notre Dame," the 88-year-old legendary broadcaster said. "If I were the Irish coach, I'd tell them: 'Hey, Michigan beat these guys and Ohio State were 21-point favorites. So, now we're just 8.5-point underdogs. We've got a great chance. Come on, Irish, they're going to win their 15th national title.

Freeman played as a linebacker for Ohio State from 2004-2008, earning Second-team All-Big Ten honors twice during his college career.

He started his coaching career as a graduate assistant for Ohio State in 2010. He then went on to coach at Kent State, Purdue, Cincinnati, and afterwards, Notre Dame.

He got better each of his three whole seasons as the "Fighting Irish", going from a 9-4 record in 2022, a 10-3 record in 2023, and a 14-1 record heading into this Monday's National Championship game.

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Notre Dame's 2024 season appeared to be in jeopardy early on with a stunning 16-14 home loss to unranked Northern Illinois in the second week of the season.

Since then, they've compiled an undefeated record, with impressive wins including a 23-10 victory over No. 2 Georgia in the Sugar Bowl and a 27-24 nail-biting win over No. 6 Penn State in the Orange Bowl.