For new coach Freeman, Notre Dame success starts in trenches
FILE - Then-Ohio State's linebackers coach Al Washington celebrates a win against Michigan after an NCAA college football game in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019. First-year Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman knows success in the 2022 season will depend on how strong the Fighting Irish will be on the offensive and defensive lines. Al Washington is in charge of the defensive line. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, FIle)

FILE - Then-Ohio State's linebackers coach Al Washington celebrates a win against Michigan after an NCAA college football game in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019. First-year Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman knows success in the 2022 season will depend on how strong the Fighting Irish will be on the offensive and defensive lines. Al Washington is in charge of the defensive line. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, FIle)

Apr. 11, 2022 02:16 PM EDT
FILE - Notre Dame defensive lineman Isaiah Foskey (7) during an NCAA football game against Purdue on Saturday, Sept.18, 2021, in South Bend, Ind. First-year Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman knows success in the 2022 season will depend on how strong the Fighting Irish will be on the offensive and defensive lines. (AP Photo/Robert Franklin, File)

FILE - Notre Dame defensive lineman Isaiah Foskey (7) during an NCAA football game against Purdue on Saturday, Sept.18, 2021, in South Bend, Ind. First-year Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman knows success in the 2022 season will depend on how strong the Fighting Irish will be on the offensive and defensive lines. (AP Photo/Robert Franklin, File)

Apr. 11, 2022 02:07 PM EDT
FILE - Notre Dame offensive lineman Josh Lugg (75) plays during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, in South Bend, Ind. First-year Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman knows success in the 2022 season will depend on how strong the Fighting Irish will be on the offensive and defensive lines. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

FILE - Notre Dame offensive lineman Josh Lugg (75) plays during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, in South Bend, Ind. First-year Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman knows success in the 2022 season will depend on how strong the Fighting Irish will be on the offensive and defensive lines. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Apr. 11, 2022 02:06 PM EDT
FILE - Then-Chicago Bears offensive line coach Harry Hiestand looks on during an NFL football practice in Lake Forest, Ill., Wednesday, May 23, 2018. First-year Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman knows success in the 2022 season will depend on how strong the Fighting Irish will be on the offensive and defensive lines. Notre Dame will have new assistant coaches in both places. Respected veteran Harry Hiestand returns for a second stint as offensive line coach. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

FILE - Then-Chicago Bears offensive line coach Harry Hiestand looks on during an NFL football practice in Lake Forest, Ill., Wednesday, May 23, 2018. First-year Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman knows success in the 2022 season will depend on how strong the Fighting Irish will be on the offensive and defensive lines. Notre Dame will have new assistant coaches in both places. Respected veteran Harry Hiestand returns for a second stint as offensive line coach. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Apr. 11, 2022 02:04 PM EDT
FILE - Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman watches spring NCAA college football practice on Thursday, March 17, 2022, inside the Irish Athletic Complex in South Bend, Ind. First-year Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman knows success in the 2022 season will depend on how strong the Fighting Irish will be on the offensive and defensive lines. (Robert Franklin/South Bend Tribune via AP, File)

FILE - Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman watches spring NCAA college football practice on Thursday, March 17, 2022, inside the Irish Athletic Complex in South Bend, Ind. First-year Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman knows success in the 2022 season will depend on how strong the Fighting Irish will be on the offensive and defensive lines. (Robert Franklin/South Bend Tribune via AP, File)

Apr. 11, 2022 02:04 PM EDT