Included on that list were two former Notre Dame head coaches, Ty Willingham and Charlie Weis. Both coaches had their struggles while in South Bend, the former more than the latter. The positive news for Fighting Irish fans, however, is that neither coach was on the list for their time with Notre Dame.

In Phil Steele’s college football 2025 preview magazine, he ranks Notre Dame as the No. 2 team in the country as the season is almost here.

There was a time not long ago when you had to scroll a bit to find Marcus Freeman‘s name on offseason college football head coach rankings lists. That time is no more. Pro Football Focus ranked Freeman the No.