Urban Meyer’s advice for Marcus Freeman as Notre Dame coach’s name appears in NFL rumors

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish being snubbed from the College Football Playoff and then forgoing a bowl game may have ended their regular season in the sport, but rumors about head coach Marcus Freeman remain as hot as ever.

Yes, the college football coaching carousel concluded its final ride. Lane Kiffin went to LSU, Jon Sumrall took the Florida job and Matt Campbell is the new sheriff at Penn State. But the rumors surrounding Freeman don’t involve another school, but the NFL.

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Freeman’s name has been in rumors since last season after the Chicago Bears began their search for a new head coach and before they finally hired Ben Johnson. Now, Freeman’s name has been linked to the New York Giants job, as they will embark on their own head coaching search once the clock hits triple zero in their Week 18 game.

Urban Meyer had some thoughts about Freeman jumping to the NFL. Meyer coached Florida and Ohio State to national championships, but completely failed in his only season with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

“I would say, ‘You stay in college 100%.’ You have controllables in college as a head coach. In the NFL, there are so many uncontrollables that you don’t have, whether it’s the general manager, the owner… In college, it’s you,” he said on News Sports’ “The Herd with Colin Cowherd.”

“Plus, you’re going to lose in the NFL. It’s built, and I’m not sure any Marcus I know can’t handle losing like I can’t handle losing. You’re going to win at Notre Dame.”

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Freeman spoke to Complex News about the possibility of jumping to the NFL.

“Often, not all the time, but when I feel like I can turn it into a message to the players, I reach out and say, ‘Don’t let someone else’s noise become your noise.’ You don’t have to let someone else’s noise become my noise, right? And someone might say to me something: ‘Hey, your name is in the running for this job, okay?’ But that doesn’t have to be my noise. Those don’t have to be the things I think about. I need to think about the value in the moment of the opportunity we have, but also use it as a feeling of gratitude.

“First of all, I have the utmost respect for the Giants organization. You talk about the history of the NFL, what a special organization. But second, it’s also gratitude for the job that you have because you wouldn’t have said that if we sucked. So I know we’re in this position because of the people. It’s not one person. It’s because of the people.”

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Freeman is someone the Giants hold in “high regard,” the New York Post reported.

The Giants have Mike Kafka as interim head coach, but with the immense offensive talent, a solid hire could elevate the team back to playoff contenders.