How did Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman size up the other teams in the country in his final US LBM Coaches Poll?

(EDITORS NOTE: caption correction) Jan 9, 2025; Miami, FL, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman celebrates defeating the Penn State Nittany Lions in the Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium. / Sam Navarro-Imagn Images

Head coach Marcus Freeman shouldered the blame for Notre Dame's 34-23 loss to Ohio State in the College Football Playoff Championship Game on Monday

Notre Dame football head continues to be aggressive on fourth down. The College Football Playoff National Championship Game didn't change that.

Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman is shouldering the blame for the Irish 34-23 loss to Ohio State in Monday night's College Football Playoff National Championship. Notre Dame fell into a 24-point hole against the Buckeyes midway through the third quarter that Freeman said was the result of uncharacteristic mistakes in communication for which he takes all the blame.

The star of college football’s title game doesn’t want the spotlight, even with the Irish chasing their first national championship in a generation.

Notre Dame players jokingly describe Marcus Freeman's looks. Posted: January 20, 2025 \. Notre Dame players describe Marcus

Marcus Freeman made history Monday night becoming the first African American and Asian American to be a head coach in a National Championship college football game. However, for the third time, Freeman failed to win the championship.