The USC Trojans will face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Nov. 30 to close out the 2024 regular season. Ahead of the game, Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman spoke about the matchup. Can the Trojans upset Notre Dame and ruin College Football Playoff hopes?

Notre Dame will be without at least one key defensive player for this week’s regular season finale at Southern Cal and they could be without another for the second consecutive week. Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman announced on Monday that linebacker Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa will not suit up on Saturday in Los Angeles.

It has been a season riddled with injuries for Notre Dame football, and on Monday when head coach Marcus Freeman met with the media, they will once again be down another contributor. True-freshman lin

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman addressed NFL head coaching rumors on Thursday ahead of the Irish battling unbeaten Army.

Notre Dame capped off a successful trip to New York with a resounding 35 point victory ending Army's win streak 49-14. The Irish were firing on all cylinders on offense and defense, out-gaining the Black Knights by 229 yards.

It was also a historic win. Notre Dame now has 11 victories over ranked opposition since the start of the 2022 season when Freeman took over as head coach. That’s the most for any Notre Dame head coach in the first 3 years of a tenure, per research from Tyler Horka:

According to reports from NFL circles, Marcus Freeman is supposedly being considered a "top coaching option" for the pros in 2025. Reports like this one are intentionally vague and usually stir up more social media interaction than they are worth. That being said, there's some nuance to discuss here regarding Freeman and his coaching future.