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Celebrating Notre Dame’s Sugar Bowl win over Georgia was a family affair for the Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman.
After Notre Dame beat Georgia 23-10 on Thursday, Jan. 2, at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Freeman, 38, posed with his wife Joannaand their six children on the playground as confetti fell around them and the university band played jubilantly in the background.
Marcus and Joanna married in 2010 after meeting while at The Ohio State University. Together they have six children: son Guilty17, daughter Siena12, son Gina11, son Nico9, daughter Capri, 7 and a son Rocco6.
Notre Dame’s win advances the team to the College Football Playoff semifinals, where they will face Penn State on Thursday, January 9th. The winner of that game will then face the Ohio State/Texas winner in the National Championship Game on January 20.
Courtesy of Notre Dame Head Coach Marcus Freeman/Instagram Marcus Freeman has a pretty impressive team off the field as well. Freeman, 38, who will become the head football coach at Notre Dame in December 2021, married his wife Joanna Freeman in 2010. The couple met during their stay at The Ohio State University, where Marcus was (…)
Joanna and the kids have been by Marcus’ side throughout his time at Notre Dame, since his introductory press conference in 2021.
Shortly after hiring him, Joanna openly admitted that their relationship was not exactly a fairy tale.
Marcus Freeman celebrates his win with his family ❤️ pic.twitter.com/4Q5JQFiUqv
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“We don’t have a super romantic love story,” Joanna he said Yahoo Sports in 2021. “We had a lot of breakups and make-ups. We fell hard. We fell fast. We were really young when we met, and in many ways we really grew up and matured together.’
After Thursday’s game, Freeman was asked about the historic significance of the win. Before this season, a black coach had never coached a game in the College Football Playoff. Along with Penn State’s head coach James Franklinthere are two Black coaches in this year’s semifinals.
“You are very grateful,” Freeman said. “It’s a reminder that you are representative of many others and many of our players who look just like me. Your color shouldn’t matter. Evidence of your work should be.”
He continued: “But everyone wants that. I still remember that. When people try to point fingers at you, it’s a great reminder (that) you’re not in this position without everybody, without all those guys. And that’s what I told them in the dressing room.’
Freeman explained that he felt embarrassed at the post-match trophy presentation and insisted that the spotlight should not be solely on him.
“I couldn’t get off that stage fast enough because not everyone could be up there,” he told reporters. “It’s about the team. It’s about everyone putting everything they’ve got into making sure we can achieve that success.”
Freeman added: “So it’s a great honour. It’s a privilege. But again, as the head coach of this place, I understand that we’re not in this position if everybody in this program doesn’t do their job.”
