Rapid Fire: Marcus Freeman's Championship Chances, Ian Premer, James Flanigan

Today's Rapid Fire topics include: We start with Athlon's ranking of the top 10 coaches who have the best chance to win a national championship this season and where Irish head coach Marcus Freeman comes in on the list. We discuss which tight end has the bigger upside: current Irish freshman James Flanigan or this week's 2026 commit Ian Premer, Joel Klatt says Notre Dame vs Texas A&M is one of the 10 games that will shape the 2025 college football season, is the state of college football officiating worse now than ever, and will you watch the Deion Sanders Netflix series when it's released after the season? Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com Stay locked into Irish Breakdown for all the latest news and analysis about Notre Dame: https://www.irishbreakdown.com​ Subscribe to the Irish Breakdown podcast on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/irish-breakdown/id1485286986 Like and follow Irish Breakdown on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/irishbreakdown Sign up for the FREE Irish Breakdown daily newsletter: https://www.subscribepage.com/irish-breakdown-newsletter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.