Marcus louis freeman (born january 10, 1986) is an american football coach and former linebacker who is the 30th head football coach at the university of notre dame. Aug 27, 2025freeman is 33–10, better than the others (and fickell, who took over at wisconsin the following year) by winning percentage and by peak playoff performance. On december 3, 2021, freeman was announced as the 30th head coach in school history.
Dec 29, 2025freeman reportedly informed at least two nfl franchises monday morning that he would stay at notre dame. The university later confirmed freeman has agreed to a restructured contract.. Dec 29, 2025notre dame head coach marcus freeman has agreed to a restructured deal and, despite being linked to nfl coaching jobs, will return to the irish in 2026, according to espn and multiple.
Dec 29, 2025notre dame confirmed coach marcus freeman had his contract restructured and he will coach the fighting irish in 2026. Dec 29, 2025after drawing nfl eyes, including serious interest from the new york giants, freeman has decided to stay in the college ranks for another season and has agreed with the school on a new. Dec 29, 2025notre dame head coach marcus freeman said next to nothing since the end of the 2025 season until monday, when he made clear his intentions for 2026.
Jan 20, 2025marcus freeman once thought of becoming an athletics director before getting into coaching. On monday, freeman will coach notre dame in the cfp championship game. Nov 30, 2025marcus freeman took over the notre dame coaching job after brian kelly left for lsu after the 2021 regular season.
Freeman got off to a slow start but has become one of the most.