No one can talk sh*t better than comedian Shane Gillis.

Notre Dame losing to Northern Illinois wasn’t just a stunning loss that was arguably the worst in program history, but it also did some serious medical damage to the father of actor and comedian Shane Gillis.

Three years after Brian Kelly left for LSU, Notre Dame is in the national championship game. Here's why the players think Marcus Freeman got them this far.

According to Frank Vitovich, who writes and owns the site UHND, Freeman has more wins over top 5 teams in 2025 than Kelly and Penn State coach James Franklin combined in 23 years of coaching between Penn State and Notre Dame.

Brian Kelly became Notre Dame's all-time leader in wins and helped change the program before leaving for LSU in a shocking 2021 decision that angered Fighting Irish fans. More than three years later and despite the criticism from the Blue and Gold fan base,

A big reason for Notre Dame's success during the 2024-25 season? Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman. Freeman, who is just 38 yards old, will ironically be playing against his alma mater in Ohio State.

The only loss was to Northern Illinois in the second week of the ... Freeman succeeded Brian Kelly, the all-time winningest coach in Notre Dame history. Kelly’s departure left some Irish fans ...

Here's everything to know about Freeman's contract: Freeman signed a multi-year contract extension with Notre Dame just before the College Football Playoff, after the Fighting Irish finished the regular season with an 11-1 record.

Doesn't matter where -- around Notre Dame Stadium, past the Grotto or Touchdown Jesus.  The point is, the former Irish athletic director who hired Marcus Freeman should be ripping off his shirt, pounding his chest and whooping at the top of his lungs.

Notre Dame was going from Brian Kelly, a proven head coach with an extensive résumé and the school’s all-time leader in wins, to Marcus Freeman, who had been a defensive coordinator for only a few years and had spent only one season in South Bend, Ind.

Here's a look back at Marcus Freeman's playing career at Ohio State as he leads Notre Dame into the CFP championship game on Monday vs. the Buckeyes: