COLUMBUS, Ohio — This is the first of what will be a weekly series breaking down all 12 Ohio State football regular-season opponents for 2022, in order of the schedule. Kicking it off is the Buckeyes’ season opener against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Notre Dame at Ohio State, Sept. 3, Time TBA Marcus Freeman (1) was a three-year starter at linebacker for Ohio State from 2006 to 2008.The Plain Dealer The Fighting Irish are entering the era of Marcus Freeman, as the former Ohio State linebacker takes over as head coach at age 36. The Irish went 113-41 (.738) in the 12 years of former head coach Brian Kelly, who left to take the LSU job. They were 84-62 (.575) in the previous 12 years. That was a huge leap under Kelly, who won double-digit games the last five seasons and made the College Football Playoff twice. I think…
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