Transcript: Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman opens Virginia week [Video]

Opening statement

Marcus Freeman: “I want to start off by saying Happy Veterans Day to anybody in this room, to anybody that’s watching that has served. My father served, so it’s an important day to me. And we’ve got a couple guys on our team who previously served. Eric Goins served in the Army, and then two guys are in the Army ROTC — Jerry Rullo and Nick Brown. So, just want to make sure to recognize those guys.

“Looking back at the Florida State game, really good win. It was really good, and it was good in all three phases. A lot of good. Wasn’t perfect. We weren’t perfect. We strive for perfection, but it was a lot of good from that game. I think I said this postgame, but again, the challenge for myself and our program is consistency. That, to me, the greatest sign of greatness is consistency. And …