The Notre Dame Fighting Irish punched their ticket to the national championship game thanks to a second half comeback in the Orange Bowl against the Penn State Nittany Lions. And in the aftermath of the game, two things quickly became apparent.
Fighting Irish coach Marcus Freeman helped spark his team's comeback with a powerful message to his team at the half. And Freeman, a fierce competitor and former college football player himself, used everything at his disposal, including a joint news conference with Nittany Lions coach James Franklin, to motivate himself and his own team to face the huge moment.
