It wasn’t the prettiest of first halves for Notre Dame at Stanford on Saturday night but as the second quarter clock struck 0:00 the Irish held a 28-16 lead. Frustrations over three first half turnovers from Notre Dame though appeared to boil over a bit just before intermission.
Leading 27-16, moments after Gi’Bran Payne extended Notre Dame’s lead with a short touchdown run, cameras caught an exchange between Audric Estime and Marcus Freeman on the sideline. What they are discussing in a rather intense way isn’t certainly known but the optics clearly aren’t great.
Estime had a monster first half, pacing Notre Dame with 140 rushing yards and two scores on 14 carries. Was he upset he didn’t get a chance at another?
Check out the video below:
Is Freeman heated at Estime??? pic.twitter.com/Fn3uEawskY
— Tim Murray (@1TimMurray) November 26, 2023
We’re certain Freeman will be asked about this following the game so stay tuned for what he has to say.