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Heather Dinich, Senior College Football Insider
Notre Dame soccer coach Marcus Freeman has agreed to a long-term extension that can make him among the many highest-paid coaches within the nation, a Notre Dame official confirmed to ESPN on Sunday.
It is believed to be a four-year extension that secures him for six extra years in South Bend, in response to a supply. Freeman had two years remaining on his present deal.
“I’m grateful for the help of the Board of Trustees, led by John Veihmeyer, President Fr. Bob Dowd, C.S.C., and Director of Athletics Pete Bevacqua,” Freeman mentioned in a ready assertion. “The funding they proceed to pour into our program is invaluable to our student-athletes and workers. This dedication goes properly past myself, as they’re devoted to making sure all features of our program are aggressive inside the higher echelon of school soccer.”
Freeman, in his third season with Notre Dame, led the No. 7 Irish to an 11-1 report and a first-round College Football Playoff recreation towards No. 10 Indiana at house on Friday. Freeman rallied the Irish to 10 straight wins following their beautiful Sept. 7 house loss to Northern Illinois and holds a 30-9 report in his profession with this system.
It’s the third time Notre Dame has certified for the CFP (2018, 2020), however the first beneath Freeman. The winner will face No. 2 Georgia on Jan. 1 within the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
Notre Dame promoted Freeman from defensive coordinator to move coach in 2021 after Brian Kelly left to turn out to be LSU’s head coach. In 2022, Freeman’s first season as a head coach, the Irish completed 9-4 with a win towards South Carolina within the Gator Bowl. Last yr, Notre Dame completed 10-3 with a win towards Oregon State within the Tony The Tiger Sun Bowl. He grew to become the third Notre Dame head coach to put up a 10-win season in every of his first two years with this system.
Prior to becoming a member of Notre Dame, Freeman spent 4 seasons because the defensive coordinator at Cincinnati.
