The Notre Dame Fighting Irish put together an impressive college football campaign in 2024, playing their way to the College Football Playoff national championship game before ultimately falling to the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Notre Dame football head coach Marcus Freeman is now more reflective of the national title game loss to Ohio State.

As Marcus Freeman prepares for his fourth year in command, he has spoken out on the need to preserve Notre Dame's historic rivalries, especially with USC, believing that 'nobody cares what the record is' in these old-school skirmishes—what counts is the emotion and tradition behind them.