Marcus Freeman Should Notre Dame indeed go with a first-time starter at the QB position ... and has battles with Boise State and USC as well early on in the season. All of these games take place before late October. While this will certainly be a challenge ...

Freeman, once in danger of failing, is starting to look more like former Notre Dame head coaches who made moves in their third year.

Head coach Marcus Freeman was asked this question when he joined 247Sports national signing day show. He told them that “I often tell people to choose hard when they come to Notre Dame. And he (Faraimo) answered me with ‘Coach, I’m gonna choose God.”