Marcus Freeman on Playoff Heartbreak, NFL Coaching Rumors + CJ Carr's Breakout Year | Bussin'

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Marcus Freeman and CJ Carr discussing football culture, mental toughness, and personal stories from Notre Dame.

In this episode of Bussin’ With The Boys, Will Compton and Taylor Lewan sit down at Notre Dame for an electric interview with head coach Marcus Freeman and quarterback CJ Carr. The boys kick things off with an epic intro as Taylor Lewan deep dives into his ‘Game Of Thrones’ watching experience and opens up about not wanting to be known as a liar. Will Compton also asks the age old question, “is Rory McIlroy the GOAT of golf?” plus the boys share BTS stories from their time at Notre Dame.   The interview dives into CJ Carr’s journey growing up in a competitive football family, choosing Notre Dame, and the mental toughness it takes to handle pressure at the highest level. Coach Marcus Freeman opens up about building a winning culture, handling adversity, and why discipline and accountability separate great teams from the rest. The group also gets into modern college football, from the transfer portal to keeping the locker room tight, while sharing stories you won’t hear anywhere else.   As always, the conversation doesn’t stay serious for long. The boys mix in hilarious stories about music taste debates, recruiting visits…

People in this episode

Hosts: Will Compton, Taylor Lewan

Guests: Marcus Freeman, CJ Carr

Topics covered

• college football
• NFL coaching
• mental toughness
• winning culture
• transfer portal
• locker room traditions

Keywords

• Marcus Freeman
• CJ Carr
• Notre Dame
• college football
• NFL coaching rumors
• mental toughness
• transfer portal

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Notre Dame

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