Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman opened fall camp with a news conference Tuesday at Notre Dame Stadium, addressing a number of topics for a team that checks in at No. 5 in the preseason coaches poll.
Here are six things we heard from Freeman, safety Adon Shuler and linebacker Drayk Bowen as the Irish prepare to dive into practices this month.
Freeman instituted the motto in the winter when Notre Dame missed the College Football Playoff despite finishing with a 10-2 record. Bowen said the players understand that means they "can't leave your future in the hands of others" — and that is driving how they work.
While "Leave No Doubt" links back to the CFP snub, Freeman said he tells his team to stop thinking and talking about the playoffs — to lock in on the moment instead.
"When your mind is thinking about something that isn't right in front of you, you create bad habits," Freeman said. "You create complacency, and it's important that every time we think about last year, 2024, the future, it's a trigger to remind us to take care of what we have right in front of us, and that's this moment."

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