When Notre Dame hired Marcus Freeman as a first-time head coach three years ago, everyone knew there would be bumps along the road. It was inevitable. After the latest embarrassing loss for the program – loss to 28-point underdog Northern Illinois at home – under his watch, though, there can be no more mulligans for head coach Marcus Freeman at Notre Dame. This has to be it before we start to have a serious conversation.
In 29 games as the head coach at Notre Dame, Marcus Freeman has watched helplessly as his team lost to an opponent that was a 16-point or greater underdog, all from the sidelines of Notre Dame Stadium.