The former Alabama assistant was able to lure Quinn Ewers back to Texas, and soon enough Arch Manning will be taking snaps in burnt orange. There’s no doubt that Steve Sarkisian is building something in Austin. (All lines courtesy of Draftkings Sportsbook. This week’s picks around the Big Ten can be found here. “There’s no better place in this country to get our first win of this new era but here at Notre Dame Stadium,” Freeman said to fans before the game.Week 1 ATS: 7-8-1 (2-5-1 B1G, 5-3 National) The last Irish coach to open with two straight losses was Lou Holtz in 1986, opening his career 1-4.įreeman might have been a bit too confident before the game. Kelly opened his stint with the Irish 1-2 and lost three of his first four. You can’t let an offense drive it 95 yards at any moment, but especially not in the fourth quarter when the game’s on the line and you’re up and you’re trying to put the game away," he said.įreeman is the first Notre Dame coach to open his career 0-3. It’s too many times where, run or pass, we didn’t get the ball carrier down. “The biggest thing was the lack of tackling. Notre Dame: The Irish offense showed it still has a lot of work to do, and the honeymoon period for Freeman is probably over.įreeman said the Irish can't allow an opponent to drive 94 yards for a touchdown like the Herd did to take a 19-15 lead. It paid off with one of the biggest victories in school history. Marshall: Huff, a former Alabama and Penn State assistant, assembled a roster heavy on Power Five transfers such as Labron from Florida State for the school’s first season in the Sun Belt. “I just told the team that we all have to look at ourselves, starting with the head coach on down and say, ‘Okay, what do I have to do? What do we have to do to fix the issues that we’re having, and not just focus on the end result.’ We have to look at the lack of executions in all phases of our team and where we can improve that,” Freeman said. Buchner also led the Irish in rushing with 44 yards on 13 carries, Michael Mayer had eight catches for 103 yards.įreeman said it's time for self-examination. The Irish, who struggled offensively a week earlier in a 21-10 loss to Ohio State with a play-it-safe, ball-control game plan, opened the playbook against the Herd but still struggled to get much going.īuchner was 18-of-32 passing for 201 yards with two interceptions. Because we talked about this summer being a team that expects to win every time we touch the field,” Huff said.Ĭolombi was 16-of-21 passing for 145 yards and the Thundering Herd rushed for 219 yards on 50 carries. “In house, no disrespect to Notre Dame, in house, we expected it. Huff tried to downplay the significance of the win. Marshall (2-0), the first Sun Belt Conference team to play at Notre Dame Stadium, beat a team ranked in the top 10 for just the second time in school history. I’m really proud of their competitive spirit, the consistency of what we needed to do to come out with a win.” “I’m really proud of the way they competed. “Obviously, a phenomenal day,” second-year Marshall coach Charlie Huff said. Gilmore, the brother of Stephon Gilmore of the Indianapolis Colts, picked off a pass by Tyler Buchner with 4:35 left, raced to the end zone and then jumped into the stands where Marshall fans were already celebrating the victory. Steven Gilmore returned an interception 37 yards for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter and Khalan Labron ran for 163 yards as Marshall shocked the Irish. “If it’s my experience as head coach, and I don’t know if that’s a reason why, or the lack of execution? But it starts with me, right? It starts with me as the head coach and looking at myself and saying, ‘What do I have to do to help this football team and really look at everything we’re doing?’ Because the performance isn’t where we needed to be,” he said. Marcus Freeman is now the first Irish coach to open his career 0-3.įreeman, the 36-year-old, first-time head coach, was asked whether his inexperience coaching was a factor in the poor start. It all went downhill from there for Notre Dame (0-2). The eighth-ranked Irish led 15-12 when Tyler Buchner ran in for a 1-yard run to open the fourth quarter Saturday, then added a 2-point conversion. Notre Dame Stadium is supposed to be a place to shake down the thunder, not where the Thundering Herd celebrate a 26-21 victory. Being pushed around by Marshall is a different story. – Notre Dame fans could live with the Fighting Irish being overpowered in the fourth quarter against then-No.
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