Marcus Freeman didn’t want to leave anything to chance, eyeing a second straight playoff berth. With the 10th-ranked Irish preparing to host the Midshipmen, he made a solid plan as he got a front-row look at Navy’s triple-option offense back in his days as Cincinnati’s DC. Although Notre Dame led the series with 2-0, Freeman didn’t forget that embarrassing 42-32 loss to Navy in 2017. And now, to make sure history doesn’t repeat, Freeman issued an urgent locker room message ahead of the game.

Irish Illustrated shared that message from ND head coach Marcus Freeman. “ On defense, we’ve got to play right on their line of scrimmage up front. We’ve got to be more aggressive,” stated Freeman. While Freeman’s 27th-ranked defense in points allowed per game faces a well-coached offense, such adv

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