Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman generated a good amount of NFL buzz last season after leading the Fighting Irish to the College Football Playoff.

Freeman was believed to be the frontrunner for the Chicago Bears head-coaching vacancy, but he dismissed any notion of him looking to change jobs as he was getting Notre Dame prepared to play the Ohio State Buckeyes in the national championship game.

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The school had also just locked Freeman up to a four-year, $36 million contract extension as well, but Freeman told any reporter who asked that he had no interest in leaving the college ranks any time soon.

But after Notre Dame (10-2) was left out of the College Football Playoff field this year in favor o

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