Marcus Freeman used some of the tough lessons he learned his first two years as Notre Dame's coach to help him navigate the longest season in the FBS' modern era. It's prepared him for what's next — taking the same script and rewriting the ending.

CJ Carr has been thrown straight in at the deep end after being named Notre Dame's starting quarterback for the upcoming campaign without ever having started a college football game

People are pretty high on Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman after leading the Irish to the national championship game.