Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman pours cold water on NFL again: 'Everything I need can be achieved right here'

Marcus Freeman has been a blistery sanction astir the NFL market, contempt not taking an interrogation with anybody.

Nine caput coaching gigs are open, with the astir caller being the Pittsburgh Steelers' aft Mike Tomlin stepped down Tuesday.

With Freeman's occurrence successful South Bend, it's understandable wherefore he'd beryllium a taxable of speech successful NFL circles.

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Coach Marcus Freeman sings the Notre Dame alma mater aft beating the Boise State Broncos astatine Notre Dame Stadium connected Oct. 4, 2025. (Michael Caterina/Imagn Images)

But it does not look similar helium wants to be.

When asked astir the occupation opportunities successful the NFL, Freeman reiterated his volition to enactment with Notre Dame.

"I don't request to travel retired with a connection each clip 1 of these occupation openings happens. Everything I privation and everything I request tin beryllium achieved close present astatine Notre Dame," Freeman told reporters Wednesday.

Just earlier the caller year, erstwhile rumors were blistery and heavy, Freeman took to X to reaffirm his committedness to the Fighting Irish.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish caput manager Marcus Freeman leads the squad onto the tract to play the Pittsburgh Panthers astatine Acrisure Stadium connected Nov. 15, 2025. (Charles LeClaire/Imagn Images)

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"2026… tally it back. Go Irish," helium posted to X, on with a shamrock emoji.

Earlier this week, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported that Freeman "still looms ample successful the NFL coaching carousel." John Harbaugh and Kevin Stefanski are considered the astir highly touted candidates.

Freeman joined Notre Dame successful 2021 aft Brian Kelly's departure to LSU. He has gone 43-12 and got to the National Championship crippled past season.

Head manager Marcus Freeman during the Aer Lingus College Football Classic betwixt Notre Dame and Navy astatine the Aviva Stadium successful Dublin. (Brendan Moran/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

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The Irish narrowly missed retired connected the College Football Playoff this twelvemonth successful a arguable determination by the committee.

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