Marcus Freeman wasn't even on Notre Dame fans minds a few short years ago but three years in and one extension later, appears the part of the next big thing under the Golden Dome.

Notre Dame head coach has agreed on a long-term contract extension that will make him among the highest paid coaches.

Ahead of the most important Notre Dame football game in five years, the Fighting Irish are showing how much they believe in head coach Marcus Freeman by signing him to a four-year extension. Freeman will become one of the highest paid College Football coaches in the country,