Doesn't matter where -- around Notre Dame Stadium, past the Grotto or Touchdown Jesus.  The point is, the former Irish athletic director who hired Marcus Freeman should be ripping off his shirt, pounding his chest and whooping at the top of his lungs.

Freeman's Irish team is playing for the national title Monday and the program's outlook hasn't been this positive in decades. But with at least one NFL team interested in him, should he consider a jump to the pros?

By now, we've all heard the story lines surrounding Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman competing against his alma mater, Ohio State, for the national title down in Atlanta. Obviously, his focus is geared towards the team and getting them mentally and physically prepared for a 60 minute battle inside of Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

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Ohio State had a couple snoozers to start things off as they dominated their first two CFP games. Ohio State blew out Tennessee at home in the first round as they won 42-17, and then they smoked one seed Oregon in the quarterfinals as it was 31-0 halfway through the second quarter. They cruised to a 41-21 win.

The Ohio State football team is just one step away from the ultimate goal of winning a College Football Playoff national championship and it’ll be against a familiar foe, at least one the

Despite a recent report that Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman was drawing interest from the NFL, it doesn't sound like he's going anywhere anytime

Entering the season, Freeman was essentially nowhere to be found on national lists. What a change he has made for both the Irish and himself.

On today's episode of The College Football Enquirer, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde discuss the biggest headlines heading into the National Championship between Notre Dame and Ohio State.