Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman says being 17.5-point underdog to Ohio State will be a motivator this week
Notre Dame is a 17.5-point underdog against Ohio State on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET. The game is the first of the season. Marcus Freeman played linebacker for Ohio state from 2004 to 2008. He wants his team to stop the run. He is looking forward to going back to the Horseshoe to coach against his alma mater. It is an important game for him. His team will have to focus on stopping the pass game. They will also focus to try to prevent the running game from the Buckeyes. Notre Dame lost to Alabama in the 2021 College Football Playoff semifinal. In the past 45 years, only four teams have been favored by more than 17 points in an AP top-five matchup.
