Marcus Freeman speaks about Notre Dame with Joel Klatt
Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman visits with Joel Klatt.
Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman will be the first guest on Joel Klatt's Big Noon Conversations show as it returns ahead of the 2025 season.
The Fox show is available now on platforms such as YouTube and Spotify.
Among the topics covered are Notre Dame's independence, the rivalry with USC and last year's march to the national championship game.
We'll have another post today with thoughts and takeaways from what Freeman had to say.
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