Marcus Louis Freeman was born on January 10,1986 and is an American football coach and former linebacker who is the head coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
36 Facts About Marcus Freeman
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Marcus Freeman previously served as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Notre Dame in 2021.
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Marcus Freeman played college football at Ohio State and was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL draft.
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Marcus Freeman was a member of the Chicago Bears, Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans, but never appeared in a regular-season NFL game.
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Marcus Freeman was born at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio.
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Marcus Freeman totaled 152 tackles, including 29 behind the line of scrimmage, and eight sacks as a junior.
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Marcus Freeman was a four-year starter and a two-time first-team All-Ohio selection.
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Marcus Freeman finished his freshman season in 2004 with four tackles while playing in 13 games.
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Marcus Freeman was redshirted in 2005 after injuring his knee in the Buckeyes' first game against Miami.
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In 2007, Marcus Freeman was a second-year starting linebacker and a part of three special units.
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Marcus Freeman was later named second-team All-Big Ten after he totaled 109 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, and five pass deflections.
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In 2008, Marcus Freeman started all 13 games for the Buckeyes, tallying 84 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, four pass breakups, a fumble recovery, and 3.5 sacks.
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Marcus Freeman appeared in 51 games throughout his career.
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Marcus Freeman started 26 games at weak-side linebacker and 11 games at strong-side linebacker and was a two-time Second-team All-Big Ten selection.
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Marcus Freeman finished his career 19th on the school's all-time tackle list with 268 stops and was credited with 21.5 TFLs, 6.0 sacks, 15 PBUs, 2 forced fumbles and 1 fumble recovery.
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Marcus Freeman was drafted in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL draft by the Chicago Bears.
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On September 22,2009, Marcus Freeman signed onto the Buffalo Bills practice squad.
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On November 4,2009, Marcus Freeman signed with the Houston Texans.
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On May 1,2010, Marcus Freeman retired due to an enlarged heart condition.
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Marcus Freeman served as a graduate assistant at Ohio State in 2010.
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In January 2011, Marcus Freeman was hired as the linebackers coach for Kent State, a position he would hold until 2012.
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On January 18,2013, Marcus Freeman was hired as the linebackers coach for the Purdue Boilermakers.
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Marcus Freeman helped transform the linebackers group into a strength for the Boilermakers, coaching future NFL players Danny Ezechukwu and Ja'Whaun Bentley.
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On December 13,2016, Marcus Freeman joined the Cincinnati Bearcats football staff as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.
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In 2018, Marcus Freeman's defense led the AAC in rushing defense, scoring defense and total defense and ranked among the Top-15 in the NCAA FBS in all three categories.
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Marcus Freeman had been considered by a number of national outlets as one of the rising stars of the college coaching ranks.
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Marcus Freeman was a finalist for the Broyles Award and named the 247Sports Defensive Coordinator of the Year during the 2020 season.
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On January 8,2021, Marcus Freeman was hired as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
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Marcus Freeman was the top choice for the position of head coach Brian Kelly.
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On December 3,2021, Marcus Freeman was selected to replace him, becoming the 32nd head coach in program history.
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Marcus Freeman took control immediately, coaching the Irish in their Fiesta Bowl loss to No 9 Oklahoma State.
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Marcus Freeman opened the 2022 season with losses to No 2 Ohio State and Marshall, thus becoming first head coach in Notre Dame history to start his career with three losses.
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Marcus Freeman gained his first win the following week against the California Golden Bears.
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Marcus Freeman then got quarterback Riley Leonard in the transfer portal from Duke.
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Marcus Freeman became the first African American, as well as the first Asian American, head coach to reach a Division I national college football championship.
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In 2010, Marcus Freeman married Joanna, whom he had dated since college.