It wasn't that Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman and his team needed any extra motivation entering the Orange Bowl, but the Irish leader and his team certain

Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts revealed that head coach Marcus Freeman was upset about comments that Penn State head coach James Franklin made prior to

Notre Dame and Penn State treated fans to a fantastic showdown in the Orange Bowl matchup where the Fighting Irish punched their ticket to the national

Here's how Penn State coach James Franklin angered Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman before the Irish's College Football Playoff semifinal win vs. the Nittany Lions.

Before their teams square off in the Orange Bowl, Penn State head coach James Franklin admitted Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman is living his follicle fantasy. During a Wednesday, January 8, press conference ahead of the game on Thursday night,

Notre Dame won the Orange Bowl because this program knows how to catalyze every advantage and how to tackle every challenge.

Head coach Marcus Freeman spoke with the media after the game to recap his team's gritty performance against a really good Penn State football team. One thing was evident from the start of the press conference, he was extremely proud of the way his players competed to the final whistle, and their ability to overcome adversity is unmatched.

Penn State coach James Franklin appears to have made an unforced error in his press conference prior to Thursday's Orange Bowl that wound up serving as

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman was trying to talk about a key play late in the 23-10 victory over Georgia in the College Football Playoff when Fighting Irish quarterback Riley Leonard politely interrupted.

Fresh off the biggest win of his career and the biggest win for Notre Dame in over a decade, head coach Marcus Freeman has been the talk of the college football world for the remarkable job he's done in returning the program to national title contention.