Former LSU head coach Ed Orgeron has high praise for Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman
Former national championship winning LSU head coach Ed Orgeron was recently on the Pardon My Take podcast, when the conversation turned to the Irish and Freeman. He went on to say that 'I love the coach at Notre Dame. I'm good friends with him, I've been there a couple of times. He's a great guy, the players love him. He runs a tough practice.'
It's pretty telling the praise that Orgeron has for Freeman, as he knows exactly what a championship-level program looks like, and there is one brewing in South Bend. It's only a matter of time until the Irish break through and end their title drought, and we could see Orgeron celebrating that victory.
He also mentioned Notre Dame's Week 1 opponent Miami, and said the their head coach Mario Cristobal 'has done a tremendous job. The talent level at Miami, that he's brought through is phenomenal.' It's going to be quite the season opener in under two weeks.
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