Ten final thoughts on Notre Dame’s 27-17 opening-round win against Indiana in the College Football Playoff, which was a reminder that talent matters and the Irish are still getting better, even 13 games into this one-of-a-kind season.

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman has quite the impressive squad off the field, too. Freeman, 38, who became the head football coach at Notre Dame in December 2021, married his wife, Joanna Freeman,