Marcus Freeman has certainly shaken things up at Notre Dame in many ways, but if he's going to take the program to another level he'll need to prove he can win. That will silence doubters, answer questions on the recruiting trail and give the program the fuel it needs to jump up. Fail to do that in 2023 and things could get a lot more challenging.

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