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Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman Takes Blame for Loss: ‘Falls On My Shoulders’


Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman responded to some questionable coaching decisions in his team’s 34-23 loss to Ohio State in the National Championship Game on Monday

Paras Griffin/Getty ImagesAfter Notre Dame’s loss to Ohio State in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game, head coach Marcus Freeman was blunt in his assessment of what went wrong. Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesIn the aftermath of the loss — during which Notre Dame was trying to win the school’s first national title since 1988 — Freeman told ESPN’s Molly McGrath the message he relayed to his downtrodden team. Freeman added, “What they did for this school, this program and I think for people that watch college football, I think they sent a strong message about being selfless, working your tails off and putting others before yourself.”

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