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What Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman said after losing to BYU

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Undefeated no more. Notre Dame’s perfect 2026 record was spoiled Saturday night in Provo, as double-digit underdog BYU scored a historic 28-24 upset victory over the No. 2-ranked Irish. “Give a lot of credit to coach (Kalani) Sitake and the BYU team.

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