Newsstand: Marcus Freeman hits media circuit before Notre Dame fall camp begins
Notre Dame will begin formally preparing for the 2022 football season Aug. 5. It’ll be Marcus Freeman’s first as a head coach, and his time will be monopolized by his players from that point on.
But first, Freeman hit the road for a quick trip to New York City on Thursday, where he made several appearances on ESPN shows throughout the day. The impetus behind the interviews was primarily discussion of the upcoming Notre Dame-Ohio State showdown in Columbus on Sept. 3. But Freeman fielded questions on numerous hot topics, including conference realignment, NIL and College Football Playoff expansion.
Blue & Gold’s Patrick Engel has more on Freeman’s conference realignment and independence commentary here. The full interview on ESPN’s “Get Up” can be found here, the “SportsCenter” interview can be found here, and the “First Take” interview can be found here.
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Freeman and defensive linemen Isaiah Foskey, Jayson Ademilola and Justin Ademilola visited Yankee Stadium on Thursday night while in New York. Army head football coach Jeff Monken was also present.
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Olivia Mitchell serves as the director of operations for Notre Dame football. As the tweet says, she is the first Black woman to serve in the capacity for a Power 5 school. She is a 2016 Notre Dame graduate.
Junior running back Chris Tyree was named to the Paul Hornung Award Watch List on Thursday. The honor is named after the former Notre Dame quarterback, fullback, safety and placekicker and is given to the nation’s most versatile player. Former Irish running back Kyren Williams was finalist in 2021.
Quote of the day
“The No. 1 thing we do is we don’t pay attention to the FPI.”
— Freeman on ESPN’s “This Just In” regarding the fact that the ESPN Football Power Index gives his team just a 16.5 percent chance to beat Ohio State
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Baylor QB commit Austin Novosad talks Notre Dame visit and what’s next (Mike Singer, Blue & Gold)
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Two four-star recruits visiting Notre Dame on Thursday (Mike Singer, Blue & Gold)
Lucky Charms: Nuggets from a busy day in Notre Dame 2023 recruiting (Mike Singer, Blue & Gold)
DC Al Golden brings ‘problem-solving’ acumen and a wealth of perspective to Notre Dame, where he’s already crafting an identity (Patrick Engel, Blue & Gold)
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ChadTough: How the memory of his late brother drives 2024 Notre Dame quarterback commit CJ Carr (Tyler Horka, Blue & Gold)
How a Notre Dame visit went for 2024 four-star twins Jacob, Jerod Smith (Ashton Pollard, Blue & Gold)
‘I felt a pulling’: Why Brady Quinn chose to play quarterback at Notre Dame (Ashton Pollard, Blue & Gold)
Notre Dame’s Top 25 Most Important Players for 2022, No. 8: Cam Hart (Ashton Pollard, Blue & Gold)
Isaiah Foskey reveals the biggest difference between Marcus Freeman and Brian Kelly (Nick Schultz, On3 National News Desk)
