Coach Marcus Freeman is off to the worst start of any head coach in Notre Dame history – 0-3. The Irish lost to a Sun Belt team against whom they were almost a three-touchdown favorite in Freeman’s first game at Notre Dame Stadium.
Irish fans went from elated that Freeman was hired to slightly deflated after the Irish blew a lead against top 10 Oklahoma State in the Fiesta Bowl, to still pleased to see the Irish atop the early 2023 and 2024 recruiting rankings and excited for the 2022 season, to deflated yet hopeful again after a hard-fought loss to #2 Ohio State to start the season, all the way to wholly deflated with a home loss to Marshall to start the young season 0-2.