Marcus Louis Freeman (born January 10, 1986) is an American football coach and former linebacker who is the head coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. He previously served as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Notre Dame in 2021.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish football program is the college football team of the University of Notre Dame, located in South Bend, Indiana. The team competes as an Independent at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level.

On December 3, 2021, Freeman was announced as the 30th head coach in school history. Guided the Irish to a 10-3 mark, highlighted by a Sun Bowl victory over #21/22 Oregon State to close out the season. Also produced wins over ranked opponents #10/9 Southern Cal, …

Jan 20, 2025 · Freeman joined Brian Kelly's staff at Notre Dame in 2021 as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. He became the school's interim head coach in the Fiesta Bowl loss to Oklahoma State...

Jan 17, 2025 · Marcus Freeman is one of the biggest names in college football right now — not just because the Notre Dame head coach has led the Fighting Irish to the brink of its first national championship...

Dec 3, 2021 · SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Marcus Freeman, one of the rising young stars in the profession and architect of the highly-ranked Fighting Irish defense, today has been named the 30th Dick Corbett Head Football Coach at the University of Notre Dame.

Jan 20, 2025 · Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman. Freeman, who is just 38 yards old, will ironically be playing against his alma mater in Ohio State. He's been in South Bend since 2021, hired by former...

6 days ago · This is everything Notre Dame head coach Niele Ivey said after the loss, her team’s third in the last five games. Opening statement “Just real frustrated with the performance today. Didn’t feel like we played our game defensively. Took us a while to get ourselves going. Something that I have to fix when we get back, get the opportunity to ...

Nov 25, 2024 · Marcus Freeman was named the 30th head coach in Notre Dame football history on December 3, 2021 after one year as the defensive coordinator for the Fighting Irish, replacing Brian Kelly.

Jan 10, 2025 · Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman said it's 'an honor' that he will become the first Black head coach to lead his team in the College Football National Championship game on Jan. 20 in...