WATCH LIVE: Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman press conference previewing Marshall

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman wasn’t pleased following a 21-10 loss to Ohio State. The national consensus was that the Fighting Irish kept it closer than anticipated against the No. 2 team in the country on the road, but Freeman was not having any of that.

He said the Irish aren’t playing for moral victories.

“We’ve got to get better,” Freeman said immediately after the defeat. “We’ve got to learn how to finish. We’ve got a good football team. We’ve got to learn how to finish. And that’s what I just told them.”

Saturday is a chance for Notre Dame to improve. The Irish return to South Bend for the 2022 home opener against Marshall at 2:30 p.m. ET. Notre Dame is favored to win by 19.5 points according to BetMGM.

Watch Freeman’s press conference putting a bow on the Ohio State loss and previewing the matchup with the Thundering Herd by pressing play on the video link below. The video will go live when Freeman starts speaking at 12 p.m. ET.

ICYMI: Notre Dame at Ohio State recap

Game balls: Five players who starred for Notre Dame in loss to Ohio State (Tyler Horka, Blue & Gold)

Five thoughts: Notre Dame drops opener to Ohio State, 21-10 (Patrick Engel, Blue & Gold)

Report card: Grading Notre Dame football in the Irish’s loss to Ohio State (Tyler Horka, Blue & Gold)

How Irish QB Tyler Buchner still showed a lot by doing little against Ohio State (Tyler Horka, Blue & Gold)

‘No way that’s a completion.’ Notre Dame’s defense quelled CJ Stroud, but late third-down magic still stings Irish (Patrick Engel, Blue & Gold)

Notre Dame at Ohio State participation chart and snap counts (Patrick Engel, Blue & Gold)

Breaking down PFF grades for Irish football in loss to Ohio State (Tyler Horka, Blue & Gold)

Thoughts, observations from rewatching Notre Dame’s 21-10 loss to Ohio State (Patrick Engel, Blue & Gold)

Fighting Irish football schedule

Games that have already been played are bolded with a score in parentheses. Games yet to be played are not bolded with the opposing team’s record in parentheses.

Sept. 3: at No. 2 Ohio State (L, 21-10)

Sept. 10: Marshall (1-0)

Sept. 17: California (1-0)

Sept. 24: at North Carolina (2-0)

Oct. 8: No. 25 BYU (1-0)

Oct. 15: Stanford (1-0)

Oct. 22: UNLV (1-0)

Oct. 29: at Syracuse (1-0)

Nov. 5: No. 4 Clemson (0-0)

Nov. 12: Navy (0-1)

Nov. 19: Boston College (0-1)

Nov. 26: at No. 14 USC (1-0)