Notre Dame Fighting Irish coach Marcus Freeman is in demand, thanks to taking the Irish to the national championship game against the Ohio State Buckeyes. In fact, the Chicago Bears, who have been looking for a new coach, were rumored to have interest in interviewing Freeman for the role even though Notre Dame gave Freeman a contract extension.

Notre Dame could be on the verge of losing another key staff member. Reports indicate that the Chicago Bears are eyeing Fighting Irish offensive line coach Joe Rudolph for the same role in their freshly assembled coaching staff under new head coach Ben Johnson.

With success comes interest from others and that's what Notre Dame football is going through right now. Already defensive coordinator Al Golden has left for the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals while general manager Chad Bowden has departed for USC.

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Here is an in-depth look at Marcus Freeman, who has piqued the Bears' interest following his historic season at Notre Dame.

On Sunday, NFL insider Tom Pelissero appeared on NFL Network and said the Chicago Bears were interested in interviewing Freeman for their head coaching job. Since then, the Bears have interviewed other candidates, and there's been speculation about whether Freeman would actually consider leaving for the NFL.

It wasn’t how Notre Dame wanted to end its season; it fell to Ohio State, 34-23, in the College Football Playoff championship game.

One of those people is Fox Sports host Colin Cowherd, who said last week that he thinks Freeman is as close as it gets to Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay when it comes to coaching comparisons.

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