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Notre Dame football: 5 Reasons Irish will blow out Cal on Saturday

ByBrad Weiss|
SOUTH BEND, IN - OCTOBER 02: Drew Pyne #10 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish runs the ball during the game against the Cincinnati Bearcats at Notre Dame Stadium on October 2, 2021 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
SOUTH BEND, IN - OCTOBER 02: Drew Pyne #10 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish runs the ball during the game against the Cincinnati Bearcats at Notre Dame Stadium on October 2, 2021 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
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GLENDALE, ARIZONA – JANUARY 01: Head coach Marcus Freeman of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish smiles during the first half of the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at State Farm Stadium on January 01, 2022, in Glendale, Arizona. The Cowboys defeated the Fighting Irish 37-35. (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images)

Notre Dame football: 5 Reasons Irish will blow out Cal on Saturday

Marcus Freeman

The Notre Dame football team has yet to win a game with Marcus Freeman as their head coach, losing to Oklahoma State in the Fiesta Bowl before two straight losses to kick off the 2022 season. This is not the kind of start anybody expected from Freeman and his staff, as he came in with high expectations, and has had a rough go of it so far.

Well, all of that changes on Saturday afternoon, as the Irish should pummel the California Golden Bears, and Freeman can finally notch win No. 1 as head coach of the Irish. The truth is, the slow start is not indicative of what the future will be with Freeman at the helm, as he is putting together elite recruiting classes, and working with a lot of kids that he did not recruit himself.

The bottom line is, that Freeman was one of the more sought-after assistant coaches in the country a year ago, and it was a no-brainer for the program to hire him as their next head coach. He will be a huge advantage for the Irish on Saturday, because he likely not only wants to get his first win but do so in a convincing fashion.

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