As is the case every week, Coach Freeman spoke with the media on Monday to preview the game, recap their most recent rivalry battle against the USC Trojans, and answer any questions that the Notre Dame media would like to ask.

The US LBM Coaches Poll No. 13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish remain in the playoff hunt after a 34-24 victory over the USC Trojans last week, and now the Irish get a bye week before facing Boston College.

Brian Kelly, dismissed Sunday after losing 3 of his last 4, leaves the LSU Tigers with a hefty buyout and a 34-14 combined record in 3-plus seasons.

The Boston College Eagles (1-7, 0-5 ACC) football team returns to Alumni Stadium for a matchup against the No. 12 Notre Dame FIghting Irish (5-2) on Saturday afternoon.

The LSU Tigers are heading into a new college football era following the dismissal of now-former head coach Brian Kelly.

Marcus Freeman, a Wayne High School graduate and the current head coach of the University of Notre Dame football team, donated $330,000 to the district at their school board meeting earlier this month, Superintendent Jason Enix confirmed.

With where the Notre Dame 2026 class currently sits, there isn’t a ton of room available for head coach Marcus Freeman, and honestly, there aren’t a ton of appealing options currently committed to the Tigers. There are, however, a couple of appealing options that are on the table. Both of them are on the defensive line.

Notre Dame and USC has all the makings of a great rivalry, except for the fact that the Trojans are nothing special without cheating over the last 40 years.