would put Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman into an elite class of Irish coaches — Frank Leahy, Ara Parseghian, Dan Devine, and Lou Holtz — to win a national championship in their third year.

The strong Ohio ties of seven Notre Dame head coaches, including former Ohio State player Freeman. Akron's Ara Parseghian won two national championships. Decades after watching his school win the ...

The Observer revisits Notre Dame’s 1973, 1977 and 1988 championships, highlighting parallels to the team’s 2024 title pursuit.

He played defensive end for Notre Dame under then-coach Ara Parseghian from 1969 to 1972, a span that saw the Fighting Irish win 34 games and lose only eight. “Ohio State’s a great team ...

Ara Parseghian was 95-17-4 at Notre Dame from 1964-74, a legendary run in South Bend. With Marcus Freeman leading a resurgent Irish team after Brian Kelly exited Notre Dame for Baton Rouge and the ...

While Leahy was the first coach to earn a title in his third season, Ara Parseghian really was the one to start the trend when he became the second Notre Dame head coach to follow that career path.

were coming back to life under the direction of an eager outsider — a Protestant of Armenian descent named Ara Parseghian — who had toppled Notre Dame four straight years while he was coaching ...

were coming back to life under the direction of an eager outsider — a Protestant of Armenian descent named Ara Parseghian — who had toppled Notre Dame four straight years while he was coaching ...

Phil Houk of Fighting Irish Preview looks back at the former Notre Dame-turned-NFL players ... to the national championship ring he won with Ara Parseghian's Irish in 1973. Tight end Dave Casper ...