Jan. 14, 1946: Paul “Bear” Bryant is hired as the head football coach for the University of Kentucky. Considered by many to be one of the sport’s greatest football coaches ever, Bryant was ...

Marcus Freeman, head coach at the University of Notre Dame, was named college football Coach of the Year at the American Heart Association’s Paul “Bear” Bryant Awards, presented by Marathon Oil.

Officials with the American Heart Association awards announced that Notre Dame Football Head Coach Marcus Freeman was given the 2024 Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Award.