Comedian Shane Gillis made an appearance on the Pat McAfee Show on Monday to discuss the national championship game between Notre Dame and Ohio State.

The Fighting Irish were coming off their worst three-year stretch in some time when Kelly was hired. Through his 12 years in South Bend, Kelly compiled seven records of 10 or more wins and coached 55 NFL Draft picks, including 10 first-rounders.

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.

This loss for Notre Dame to Ohio State in the national title game wasn't Alabama 2013 all over again, but there were similarites. The differences were huge, though.

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.

Marcus Freeman has done one of the best jobs in college football this season, leading Notre Dame to the national championship after the Fighting Irish were upset by Northern Illinois in their second game of the season.

At the time, it was seen as a major downgrade. 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,

On Sunday, NFL insider Tom Pelissero appeared on NFL Network and said the Chicago Bears were interested in interviewing Freeman for their head coaching job. Since then, the Bears have interviewed other candidates, and there's been speculation about whether Freeman would actually consider leaving for the NFL.