Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman, Riley Leonard appear on 'SportsCenter'

With college football’s returning closer with each passing day, the hype machine has to be turned on right now. Case in point, Notre Dame has decided now is the time to make the rounds with ESPN. The Irish representatives have a full schedule packed:

Two moments from this unofficial marketing by the Irish were highlighted by the program’s social media account. Both of them took place during “SportsCenter”.

First, Marcus Freeman went through the two-minute drill with Notre Dame alumnus Hannah Storm, the wife of Dan Hicks, who will return to call Irish games on NBC this season:

New Irish quarterback Riley Leonard also was featured. Among other things, he was asked how he anticipates coming onto the field for the first time at Notre Dame Stadium:

Simply put, the Irish don’t plan to leave New York without making a major impact on the programs they will appear on. There are many ways to get fans excited, and this is among the most effective. We’ll see exactly how effective soon enough.

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