Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman is in demand, thanks to taking the Irish to the national championship game against the Ohio State Buckeyes.

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Despite signing a contract extension at Notre Dame, the Chicago Bears won't go away from pursuing Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman.

Marcus Freeman's success at Notre Dame has put him on the radar for NFL teams looking for a new head coach, but he's not interested in talking about

Jack Gorman/Getty Images As his team prepares for the College Football Playoff National Championship, Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman is reportedly a hot commodity within the NFL job market. Near the top of the list of interested parties is the Chicago Bears,

A youth movement takes hold among college football coaches, and Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman is the handsome face of this millennial moment.

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman will contend with the Fighting Irish for the College Football Playoff national championship on Monday night. However, is the NFL in his future? Well, Freeman recently brushed off the possibility of coaching in the pros despite the rumor of interest from the Chicago Bears last month.

Freeman, who is bi-racial with Black and South Korean parents, already staked a place as the first such head coach to lead a team to the national final.