Notre Dame Losing to Northern Illinois Can't Happen, Especially in Freeman's 3rd Year

A truly epic loss in Notre Dame's home opener falls on the head coach

Say whatever you want to downplay it, Notre Dame fans. All you're doing though is running from the truth.Yeah, I said it.Aug 31, 2024; College Station, Texas, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman reacts in the fourth quarter against the Texas A&M Aggies at Kyle Field. / Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images

Now a week later, Notre Dame has lost at home to Northern Illinois and is left wondering what went wrong. In Faust's first game as Notre Dame head coach, the Irish bested LSU 27-9 and rose to No. 1 in the polls. A week later the Irish fell at Michigan, then at Purdue the week after that, and the Faust era was on its way to being over before it ever really got started.If it's a head coach handling success for the first time, that's one thing.The Texas A&M victory was as big as any Notre Dame has had under Freeman's direction.

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