The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are one win away from reaching the National Championship Game. Yup, that's an amazing feeling for fans everywhere, as Marcus Freeman and Co. had zero issues taking down Georgia in the Sugar Bowl.
From start to finish in this one, ND dominated and the players were fired up to make a statement. Well, it looks like offensive lineman Pat Coogan set the tone early with a pregame speech that likely had his teammates ready to run through a wall. There are plenty of expletives thrown around in the clip below, but you know what, this is downright awesome:
Pat Coogan’s pregame speech to the offensive lineman. pic.twitter.com/CAQKn0KKFX
— Davis Heavilin (@dheavilin6) January 2, 2025
Notre Dame OL Pat Coogan is going viral for his epic pregame speech vs. Georgia
A trip to the confessional booth might be on the way for this young man - we kid. It sure looks like the speech had Notre Dame as a whole ready to rock, as this team operated well in all three phases of the game. This has to be an incredible feeling for Freeman too.
He took over a program that Brian Kelly walked out on. Now, Kelly and LSU are going to have to watch Notre Dame in the CFP semifinals. A dance with Penn State is up next, with the Fighting Irish ready to do whatever is needed to book their trip to the title contest.
On the other side of the bracket, Texas and Ohio State are going to face off. There are four storied programs left in the hunt and ND fans are dreaming of this team winning it all. Remember when Notre Dame lost to Northern Illinois? After that, people bashed them left and right.
However, this team has never stopped believing, with guys like Coogan trusting the process. It has been a memorable campaign for Notre Dame, but there are still two more wins left to record.