{
  "id": 7369696,
  "title": "What ND head coach Marcus Freeman said about MSU, upcoming matchup",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/what-nd-head-coach-marcus-freeman-said-about-msu-upcoming-matchup",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-14T18:03:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nd-head-coach-marcus-freeman-180315716.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman prepared his team for their upcoming matchup against Michigan State. Freeman highlighted that Michigan State will bring toughness, physicality, and fundamentally sound play to the field. Freeman shared that Michigan State players will play with confidence and will not beat themselves. The Spartans come into the game as a near 30-point underdog, with Notre Dame being the favored team. Marcus Freeman also emphasized that his team is in a race against every other team in the country to improve and wants to be more explosive, particularly in the running game.",
  "summary": "\"They are going to be tough and confident. They are going to play the game hard, and they won't beat themselves.\"",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}