Irish Breakdown has comments from Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman as he and his team prepare to play Penn State in the College Football Playoff semifinals. Freeman discusses tuning out the noise that comes with being on the big stage, how his captains have stepped up, what he's learned about quarterback Riley Leonard, winning by running the ball and more.

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