b"The first half of Marcus Freeman's tenure at Notre Dame didn't go very well. The Irish went 3-3 to open his career as the Irish head coach, and it included bad losses to Stanford and Marshall, but Notre Dame was much, much better in the second half of the season. As we enter the second half of his second season, we're left to wonder, will the Irish again make a much bigger jump in the second half of the season? If they do, the Fighting Irish will be very, very good.\\nShop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/\\xa0\\nJoin the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com\\xa0\\nStay locked into Irish Breakdown for all the latest news and analysis about Notre Dame: https://www.irishbreakdown.com\\u200b\\nSubscribe to the Irish Breakdown podcast on iTunes:\\xa0https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...\\u200b\\nLike and follow Irish Breakdown on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/irishbreakdown\\nSign up for the FREE Irish Breakdown daily newsletter:\\xa0https://www.subscribepage.com/irish-breakdown-newsletter\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"