The Notre Dame Fighting Irish go on the road to take on the Purdue Boilermakers on Saturday 14 at 3:30 p.m. EDT. Notre Dame is coming off a shocking 16-14 loss to Northern Illinois, while Purdue was on a bye week in Week 2.
Notre Dame is coached by Marcus Freeman, while Ryan Walters leads Purdue.
Marcus Freeman vs Ryan Walters: Coaching records and achievements
Marcus Freeman's coaching record
Marcus Freeman is entering his third full season as the coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Freeman has gone 20-9 as a head coach of Notre Dame, but he has yet to lead the Fighting Irish to the playoffs.
Ryan Walters' coaching record
Ryan Walters, meanwhile, is in his second season as a head coach in college football.
Walters led Purdue to a 4-8 record in 2023. The Boilermakers are off to a 1-0 start in 2024.
Overall, Walters is 5-8 as a coach in college football.
Marcus Freeman and Ryan Walters' coaching achievements
Before Marcus Freeman became the coach of Notre Dame, he served as the defensive coordinator at Cincinnati
Freeman was named a finalist for the Broyles Award in 2020. It is a award given to the nation's best coordinator.
As the defensive coordinator for Illinois in 2022, Ryan Walters' defense ranked second nationally in points allowed, third in total defense, third in yards per play, first in interceptions and first in takeaways. He was also a finalist for the 2022 Broyles Award.
Marcus Freeman believes Notre Dame fell into their own hype
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish went on the road to beat Texas A&M in Week 1.
Freeman said after the Week 1 win, he and the team fell into their own hype which resulted in the stunning loss to NIU.
"This is the first time in my three years as a head coach that we have won the big game early in the season," Freeman said, via ESPN. "Two losses to Ohio State and then all of a sudden, we win and everybody says, 'Hey, you're going to the playoff. You've got an easy schedule.' We all hear it, and I think we started to believe that.
"There is a physical approach to preparing for a game, and I think physically we prepared the right way. But there's also a mental approach and a mindset that you have to have every single week, and I think that's where we failed."
Notre Dame is a 10.5-point favorite to defeat Purdue in Week 3.
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