Marcus Freeman now roams the sidelines for Notre Dame, but he once played for another well-known college football program.

Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman almost landed at LSU twice, but it's worked out with the Fighting Irish. Georgia awaits in the Sugar Bowl in the CFP.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman has high praise for one of his assistant coaches -- but he also doesn't want that coach to leave for a promotion anytime soon. Pete Sampson, The Athletic's Notre Dame beat writer,

Scholarship, leadership and integrity are the three pillars of the Dodd Trophy Coach of the Year Award. The award, given annually to a college football head coach since 1976, was bestowed upon Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman as his team prepares to play Georgia in Wednesday’s College Football Playoff quarterfinals in the Sugar Bowl.

The Fighting Irish coach went from a rising defensive assistant to building a team on a path to consistent national relevance.

Marcus Freeman is sticking around in South Bend after leading Notre Dame to the College Football Playoff this season. Per ESPN's Heather Dinich, Freeman

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman has quite the impressive squad off the field, too. Freeman, 38, who became the head football coach at Notre Dame in December 2021, married his wife, Joanna Freeman,

Notre Dame football won its 11th consensus national championship in 1988 under Lou Holtz and is three wins from ending that 36-year title drought.

Marcus Freeman joins Brian Kelly (2018) as the only Notre Dame football coaches to win the Dodd Trophy since it started in 1976.