Unforgivable Blunder Put Marcus Freeman on Hot Seat as More Trouble Looms for Notre Dame After Al Golden Update

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish couldn’t get over the last hump on Monday, as they just fell short against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the College Football Playoff Championship Game. Although the Fighting Irish did not go down without a fight, even scoring 16 unanswered points in the second half of the game wasn’t enough, leading to a 34-23 loss in Atlanta. This defeat, however, raised questions about head coach Marcus Freeman’s tactics in the championship game. How?

Well, the host of The Monty Show Tim Montemayor thinks Freeman’s poor decision-making was a significant reason why Notre Dame lost. “Don’t we play the game to win? And you can’t win the game when you’re down 16 and you kick a field goal to be down 13. And oh! By the way, you missed that it’s unforgivable,” said Montemayor. Suggesting that, rather than taking a shot at another touchdown with 9:27 remaining on the clock, Freeman decided to take the field goal.

A field goal that Orange Bowl hero, Mitch Jeter missed! After which, despite scoring another touchdown, the deficit was too big for Freeman’s team. “As hard as the boys player, Marcus Freeman made multiple terminal mistakes that frankly are unforgivable when you’re trying to win a national championship.” stated Montemayor. Well, he’s right as those errors did prove to be costly for the Irish, who defied all odds to come this far, but in the end, it wasn’t to be.

The charismatic Notre Dame coach hadn’t put a foot wrong so far, but couldn’t get the job done when it mattered the most. However, this isn’t the only problem that Freeman seems to have his mind on, the Irish might also lose their defensive coordinator, Al Golden to the Cincinnati Bengals, with the NFL team reportedly, making a move for the Irish coach – piling up on Freeman’s misery. With that being said, let’s hear from the man himself on what he had to say after the disappointing loss.

“It falls on my shoulders” – Marcus Freeman takes responsibility for the national championship loss to Ohio State

Speaking to the reporters after a disheartening loss in the national championship final, Fighting Irish coach Marcus Freeman suggested that it was his mistakes that cost them the game. “You’re always making mistakes, but those types of detrimental mistakes when you play a really, really good football team cost you points,” he said.

“I think that’s probably the biggest thing that has stuck out to me even in between series, the communication. ‘Hey, we’re good, we got it.’ Well, we can’t make mistakes.” Suggesting that communication is what his team lacked and that they shouldn’t have made the mistakes, it was quite apparent with Notre Dame’s defense allowing Ohio State to run rampant and take over the game.

The Fighting Irish, who’ve been extremely aggressive defensively seemed to missing that in the game. “It falls on my shoulders. And as the head coach, we have to prepare and be better prepared for this moment. These guys gave everything they got.“, said Freeman. Overall, despite returning home empty-handed, Freeman and his guys have given a good account of themselves and have plenty of time to reflect on their mistakes as they now set their eyes on the upcoming season.