Former Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel discusses his former player Marcus Freeman ahead of national championship showdown.

Marcus Freeman has a huge job in front of him as he takes the Notre Dame Fighting Irish into the national championship game ...

For Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman, the National Championship Game is a bit of a full-circle moment. There, Freeman is ...

You might be surprised who you meet during a run through Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman's three years as an Ohio ...

Ohio State's head football coach Jim Tressel celebrates after Ohio State beat the Miami Hurricanes in double overtime 31-24 ...

Here's a look back at Marcus Freeman's playing career at Ohio State as he leads Notre Dame into the CFP championship game on ...

Freeman signed to Ohio State's 2004 class, which was ranked 10th nationally. The class included Ted Ginn Jr., who was listed ...

National champion coach Jim Tressel, who took Ohio State to the promised land during his tremendously successful tenure and oversaw the playing career of Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman ...

Notre Dame head football coach Marcus Freeman reflects on his time as a linebacker at Ohio State from 2004 to 2008 ...

Ohio State cannot afford to sleep on Marcus Freeman's version of 'Tresselball.' The former Buckeye has turned Notre Dame into ...

However, hearing from the man who coached Freeman at Ohio State and remains an influence to this day is another story. When Jim Tressel speaks about the Notre Dame head coach, then I'm a bit more ...