top 25 AP takeaways Marcus Freeman again explains notra Dame shocking loss after three years Marcus Freeman notra Dame's coach has yet to grasp the most underappreciated aspect of being a college football coach at a blue blood School beating the teams you're expected to win it isn't always easy simply ask number seven Oregon and number eight Penn State Freeman can now add Saturday's dramatic home defeat to 28o Underdog Northern Illinois to a CV which already includes upsets at home by Marshall and a Stanford Club in the middle of a 3 to9 season in 2022 we've been here before Freeman informed reporters sort of this one is far worse this is Freeman's thirdd year guiding the Fighting Irish he's still a youthful coach at 38 years old but inexperience is no longer an excuse neither for Freeman nor his teammates it's our responsibility as coaches to ensure that these men are ready to go I've always said the