Calls and texts poured in for Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman after a big win over No. 20 Texas A&M on Aug. 31, but he considers a College Football Playoff berth anything but cemented.
“I had a call from my college coach [Jim Tressel]. Expecting to hear great job and big win, and it was, ‘Hey, I just want to remind you.’ He said the greatest danger is the illusion that all is well when, indeed, all isn’t well,” Freeman told reporters on Sept. 2.