SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Marcus Freeman was named the head coach at Notre Dame last December and he has learned from early mistakes he made a year ago.
He immediately hit the road to recruit while simultaneously preparing his team to face Oklahoma State in the Fiesta Bowl four weeks later. The whirlwind challenge was perhaps too much; the Fighting Irish blew a 21-point, first-half lead and Freeman lost his first game as a head coach, 37-35.
