![]() ![]() ![]() It was a top-five matchup in primetime despite election news adding chaos to the day. Travis Etienne was ONE punter away from returning this kick□Īssuredly, Freeman tuned in for reasons beyond Mickens. Bramblett taking down Clemson star Travis Etienne just before halftime saved a Tigers touchdown and likely, in retrospect, the game. That play in particular is not as well-remembered as it should be. “‘Man, they got a punter He’s physical, man.” “I think, did Doerer have a big hit? I think I remember him knocking somebody,” Freeman said before being corrected. “There’s a couple plays that stick out in my mind, I know at the end of the game they got after the quarterback a little bit, didn’t give him a chance to really throw the ball in that second overtime.”Īnd Freeman probably never devoted film study to Irish field-goal attempts. “I remember Ian Book throwing that long pass, I think to Avery Davis,” Freeman said. Not to mention, Freeman would not have been studying film of Notre Dame’s offense. While he assuredly studied all the Irish games from 2020 when he took over as defensive coordinator that offseason, film study leaves very different impressions than watching a game live. That’s a heavyweight battle.”įreeman went back through a few of the highlights, notable for a coach who had his own family, his own team and his own worries back then. … Even though it was the COVID year, you saw some students run out on the field. “I know there were parts of the game, I was in my head saying, ‘Oof, coach Mickens might be getting an earful right now from somebody,’” Freeman said Monday. But his close friend Mike Mickens was coaching the Irish cornerbacks, part of Notre Dame’s recruiting pitch when Freeman eventually did make that jump. That would not become a possibility for more than another month. Of course, Freeman had reason to watch Notre Dame, and not in the slightest because he was considering a move to South Bend. The then-Cincinnati defensive coordinator had finished beating Houston, 38-10, minutes before the Irish kicked off against the Tigers two years ago, and he was tuned in by halftime in South Bend. 1 Clemson in 2020 better than you might expect from a coach who had his own top-10 team face a conference foe that afternoon. Marcus Freeman remembers Notre Dame’s double-overtime win against then-No. Here’s the complete interview with Dan Patrick: Kelly’s candor doesn’t take the sting away from two early season losses, but it doesn’t put into perspective some of the grinding that was taking place behind the walls at The Gug throughout the season’s early weeks.Īs we saw in Kelly’s very measured response after the loss to Michigan, it was clear that this team was still figuring itself out. “We played a tough schedule, but we’ve come out of it as a better football team moving forward and I’m really excited about the second half of the season for us.” “We really have needed the time to figure out who we are as a football team. Offensively, defensively. “It’s a lot better than it was earlier in the year,” Kelly said. When asked point blank how good his team was, Kelly was remarkably candid. While Kelly interestingly talked about playing USC’s Fight Song during the week to get his team ready for their annual battle for the Jeweled Shillelagh (a word I’m still struggling to spell correctly on my first shot), he had an revealing give and take with Patrick about the state of his football team. With the Irish set to face-off against USC, Brian Kelly went on the Dan Patrick Show this morning to discuss the rivalry. ![]()
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