Three reasons why Marcus Freeman is the perfect hire for Notre Dame
Looking back now, maybe Brian Kelly knew something about his own future in August when the former Irish head coach casually mentioned that his first-year defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman was “going to be the next head coach.” The message became such a hot-button topic, Kelly had to revisit and clarify it in the following days. “I was talking about him being the next Black head coach in the country,” Kelly explained, adding that he wasn’t referring to Freeman replacing him at Notre Dame.
