Notre Dame is gearing up to play Ohio State in the National Championship. Head coach Marcus Freeman has built a culture that is built on team success over individual success. He credited that team first mentality as one of the reasons why they have gotten to the National Championship.

FOX Sports' Michael Cohen explains how Marcus Freeman constructed Notre Dame's roster and how the Fighting Irish are winning at such an elite level without a handful of five-star prospects.

Marcus Freeman likely knew his team was cooked before anyone else in the stadium. With five minutes left in the fourth quarter, Cincinnati quarterback Desmond Ridder kept the ball on a zone-read and zipped around the edge of Notre Dame’s defense for a 6-yard touchdown run,

Doesn't matter where -- around Notre Dame Stadium, past the Grotto or Touchdown Jesus.  The point is, the former Irish athletic director who hired Marcus Freeman should be ripping off his shirt, pounding his chest and whooping at the top of his lungs.

Last week, at a news conference before the College Football Playoff semifinals, Penn State coach James Franklin turned to his counterpart, Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman, and asked a question. “How old are you now,