MASSILLON − Marcus Freeman was willing to come to Massillon.
He wasn’t willing to name Notre Dame’s starting quarterback — transfer portal arrival Riley Leonard, or anyone else.
“Competition leads to growth,” the third-year head coach of the Fighting Irish said Tuesday night. “By the time we play Texas A&M, we’ll name a starter. But right now it’s a competition.”
Marion and Michael DePasquale of Canton meet University of Notre Dame Head Football Coach Marcus Freeman during his visit to the Notre Dame Club of Canton event at Massillon Eagles Post 190 Tuesday, May 07, 2024.
Freeman spoke to the The Repository shortly before addressing a lively packed house enjoying food, drink and Fighting Irish spirit at Massillon Eagles #190.
Dr. Mike Thomas, president of the Notre Dame Club in Canton, said nobody recalls the last time a Notre Dame head coach spoke in the Canton area.
It’s fitting that a leader of the Fighting Irish would visit now and then.
Massillon’s Harry Stuhldreher was the most prominent member of the famed “Four Horsemen of Notre Dame,” the quarterback of the 1924 team that is marking the 100th anniversary of a national championship.
Stuhldreher was a 5-foot-5 high school quarterback for the Massillon Tigers before making All-America three times in South Bend.
That’s the old story. There’s a new one:
Freeman married into a Massillon family. His wife was Joanna Herncane when she graduated from Washington High School in 2001. They have six children.
University of Notre Dame Head Football Coach Marcus Freeman is greeted when he joined the Notre Dame Club of Canton for an event at Massillon Eagles Post 190 Tuesday, May 07, 2024.
Joanna worked through the social-hour crowd and was chatting near her dad, Mel, when she said she wasn’t sure how they pulled off bringing in her husband. Clearly she enjoyed being home.
Freeman…
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Publish date : 2024-05-08 10:10:44
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