Notre Dame punched their ticket to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game by beating Penn State on a late game-winning field goal in a thrilling game that captivated the country and DP finds it remarkable that the level of vitriol leveled at Notre Dame seems muted in comparison to past years. Clearly Marcus Freeman is a head coach anybody would like to play for, and his charisma is changing the hearts of college football fans.
Dan Patrick: “They’ve also done maybe the impossible; they’re kind of likable. I grew up a Notre Dame fan, but if you’re not a Notre Dame fan, like, I don’t think you go, ‘Boy, I hate Marcus Freeman!’ Like, Marcus Freeman is a guy I’d want to play for.”