While coaching candidates such as Mike Vrabel, Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn have generated much of the attention and headlines during the ongoing NFL cycle, some teams reportedly have their eye on a college coach still competing for a championship.
ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reported Thursday that "Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman is firmly on the NFL radar entering the Fighting Irish's College Football Playoff semifinal against Penn State. Teams have done their homework on him."
Freeman has quickly moved up the coaching ladder in the college game with stops as a defensive assistant for Purdue, defensive coordinator for Cincinnati and defensive coordinator for Notre Dame before taking over the head coaching position.