The Notre Dame football team is preparing for its first national title appearance since the 2012 season. The Irish have not won a championship since 1988, which was a few seasons after the Chicago Bears last won a Super Bowl.

Riley Leonard opened the national championship game with a do-it-all drive that made it appear the Notre Dame quarterback could win the title by himself. As it turned out, Leonard needed more help.

On Sunday, NFL insider Tom Pelissero appeared on NFL Network and said the Chicago Bears were interested in interviewing Freeman for their head coaching job. Since then, the Bears have interviewed other candidates, and there's been speculation about whether Freeman would actually consider leaving for the NFL.

Where is Notre Dame located? Here's what to know about the Fighting Irish ahead of Monday's College Football Playoff championship game vs. Ohio State:

It wasn’t how Notre Dame wanted to end its season; it fell to Ohio State, 34-23, in the College Football Playoff championship game.

Just minutes before the Sunday NFL Playoff slate was set to kickoff, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported that the Chicago Bears are looking to interview Notre Dame Fighting Irish coach Marcus ... Ohio State in the College Football Playoff National ...

Notre Dame closes its season in the national championship vs. Ohio State on Monday. How did ESPN's "College GameDay" predict the game?

The Chicago Bears are clearly planning to be quite thorough in this head coaching cycle. The franchise has confirmed seven interviews with top candidates already and a few more still will come this week. On Sunday, NFL Network's Tom Pelissero linked the Bears with another candidate— and this one is a genunine surprise.

As the Chicago Bears eye an interview with Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman for their head coaching vacancy, it brings into question what the Fighting Irish would do if he decided to move to the NFL.

The Bears want to interview Freeman ... Freeman first will have to game-plan for Notre Dame’s national title game against Ohio State. The Fighting Irish narrowly defeated Penn State to get ...

Since losing his first three games at the helm, Marcus Freeman’s Notre Dame football teams have improved each season.