Irish hopeful to kick off Freeman Era with win

By: Anthony Totri

Posted: Dec 30, 2021 11:44 PM EDT | Updated: Dec 31, 2021 3:44 PM EDT

NOW: Irish hopeful to kick off Freeman Era with win

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The Fiesta bowl will mark the first official game for new Irish football coach Marcus Freeman. The game is nearly a month in the making, and Notre Dame is ready for the anticipation to be over.

Freeman said the team's trip to Arizona is strictly a business trip.