By Associated Press, Megan Smedley and Andrew Sanders
Saying he was “ready for this challenge,” 35-year-old Marcus Freeman was formally introduced Monday afternoon as Notre Dame’s 30th head football coach.
Purdue is No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll for the first time. The Boilermakers were a unanimous No. 1 in the poll to move up from No. 2 last week.
Cincinnati will play Alabama and Michigan will face Georgia on New Year’s Eve after being selected to the College Football Playoff as a historic field of four was set Sunday.
Jared Goff threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Amon-Ra St. Brown as time expired, lifting the previously winless Detroit Lions to a 29-27 win over the Minnesota Vikings.
Kyler Murray threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more in his return from an ankle injury and the Arizona Cardinals beat the struggling Chicago Bears 33-22.
The No. 4-seed Fighting Irish are College Cup bound after advancing past No. 5-seed Pittsburgh in penalty kicks (4-2) on Saturday night in front of a packed crowd at Alumni Stadium.
James Karnik had 17 points and tied his career high with 13 rebounds, Quinten Post scored 13 points and Boston College never trailed in its 73-57 win over Notre Dame in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams.
The No. 24/25 Notre Dame women’s basketball squad (7-1) did its part in the B1G/ACC Challenge, winning a 76-71 battle against the Michigan State Spartans (6-3) inside the Breslin Center on Thursday night. The Fighting Irish improved to 7-1 all-time in the Challenge.
There is still nothing official yet from the University, but all signs are indicating that defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman will be the next leader of the Fighting Irish.
Kelly said Wednesday at his introductory press conference that he also only had one conversation with LSU Athletic Director Scott Woodward and that the two weren’t going back and forth.
In a video released today by LSU, they include an old quote from Kelly saying that “the expectation for me was to be a legitimate contender for championships.”
Defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman joined the Notre Dame football program less than a year ago, but has already made a profound impact on its players and prospects.
Joe Girard made two free throws with 0.8 seconds left in double overtime and Syracuse beat previously unbeaten Indiana 112-110 in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
The addition of the ACC Network is significant for Xfinity customers who are Notre Dame fans, as the network televises numerous games involving Fighting Irish athletics.
Jack Coan threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score and No. 6 Notre Dame finished off the regular season with a 45-14 victory over Stanford to keep its playoff hopes alive.
- The No. 4-seed Fighting Irish turned in a clinical performance, both in the final third and defensive third, in a 2-0 win over Wake Forest to advance to the NCAA quarterfinals for the fifth time in program history.
Leonard Fournette capped a four-touchdown game with a 28-yard scoring run with 20 seconds left to give Tampa Bay a 38-31 come-from-behind victory at Indianapolis.
The Northridge Raiders fell in their first-ever appearance in the Class 4A State Championship to Mount Vernon, 45-14, on Saturday afternoon at Lucas Oil Stadium.
