Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman has earned the Paul "Bear" Bryant coach of the week award for Week 10 after No. 3 Notre Dame took down Miami (FL) 31-24. Miami was No. 1 going into the game.
The award is a nice capper for Freeman. Not only did the Irish likely need to win to earn a playoff bid, but Freeman has sometimes been criticized for Irish fallings against other top-ranked opponents. That's after suffering some tough upsets early in his career.
Freeman has now shown that a Notre Dame team he helms has the ability to beat a No. 1.
Coach Freeman is the Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Week!#GoIrish☘️ pic.twitter.com/L0ZBPN4PvH
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