The Fighting Irish faithful are still waiting to be wowed in Marcus Freeman’s second season after Notre Dame fell to 5–2 on Saturday.
How much does the right coach matter in college football? Check the field storm here at L & N Stadium for answers., 33–20. This was no fluke, no gimmick, no outlier result—Louisville was the better team. The victory sent the largest crowd in stadium history, 59,081, spilling onto the artificial turf in euphoria. Brohm, already the favorite son here, is halfway to deity status now.
Notre Dame has yet to beat a top-10 team under Freeman, and is 3–5 against top-25 teams.Jamie Rhodes/USA TODAY Sportseluding them two weeks ago in South Bend when they played the final two defensive snaps with only 10 players on the field—including the winning touchdown with a second remaining. They followed that up with a gritty win at, but that was followed by this listless offensive performance.
The portal doesn’t flow quite as easily into Notre Dame, given some of the academic restrictions in place. But Freeman did land what was considered to be the top transfer quarterback in the nation, Wake Forest’s Sam Hartman. While Hartman has compiled some good statistics, the Irish offense he’s directing is listless and lacking in big-play ability.
Last year as the QB for the Demon Deacons, Hartman had three fumbles and three interceptions in this stadium—two of which were pick-sixes. This year he threw three picks—his first of the season—and lost two fumbles. Eleven turnovers in two games in one place by one player is pretty ghastly. Louisville doesn’t often dare to dream of 6–0. But the schedule presented a good chance to get to 5–0, and then the Cardinals aced their first big test Saturday night.
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