Notre Dame Football: 10 Ways Marcus Freeman Has Modernized the Fighting Irish

College Football has always adapted and changed over time. It has never done so as quickly and in as many ways as it has in the last handful of years. Many “old school” fans do not like the way the sport has begun to feel much more like some version of professional football rather than collegiate.

Too bad as the proverbial “horse has left the barn”.

With these changes, such as pro-NIL court rulings, no sit-out transfers, expanding the CFP, and major conference reshuffling, the Marcus Freeman era started at Notre Dame with me asking a simple question:

Can and will Notre Dame adapt in enough ways and do so quickly enough to stay competitive with other “football factories” that do not prioritize school in any way?

I believe they are genuinely trying to. Let’s examine 10 ways the Irish program has changed since Freeman has been at the helm.

Altered Transfer Process

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Notre Dame will never be able to operate in the portal like other top football programs due to their stringent academic and credit requirements. This issue is never going to fully go away.

That being said, Notre Dame has modernized the process for potential transfers which has made it more easy to determine who is a good fit and who isn’t. The portal is about speed, and Notre Dame is moving much faster now in their decision-making than they have previously. This matters much more than many would think. Freeman feels the urgency and that is critical.

Admin Support

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I expect the Irish administration to do all it can to make and keep Notre Dame Football title competitive year in and year out regarding resources and reasonable flexibility on certain issues. The brand that is Notre Dame, would not be if it were not for early football success. All of the academic recognition, charity, and research…

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Author : Fighting Irish Wire

Publish date : 2024-02-18 19:13:24

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