Comedian Shane Gillis made an appearance on the Pat McAfee Show on Monday to discuss the national championship game between Notre Dame and Ohio State.

Notre Dame losing to Northern Illinois wasn’t just a stunning loss that was arguably the worst in program history, but it also did some serious medical damage to the father of actor and comedian Shane Gillis.

Three years after Brian Kelly left for LSU, Notre Dame is in the national championship game. Here's why the players think Marcus Freeman got them this far.

This loss for Notre Dame to Ohio State in the national title game wasn't Alabama 2013 all over again, but there were similarites. The differences were huge, though.

A big reason for Notre Dame's success during the 2024-25 season? Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman. Freeman, who is just 38 yards old, will ironically be playing against his alma mater in Ohio State.

Marcus Freeman has done one of the best jobs in college football this season, leading Notre Dame to the national championship after the Fighting Irish were upset by Northern Illinois in their second game of the season.

Freeman took Notre Dame to the national championship game for the first time since the 2012 season, when Kelly was in his ... after a Week 2 loss to Northern Illinois, but Freeman kept Notre ...

Notre Dame was going from Brian Kelly, a proven head coach with an extensive résumé and the school’s all-time leader in wins, to Marcus Freeman, who had been a defensive coordinator for only a few years and had spent only one season in South Bend, Ind.