Transcript: Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman opens N. Illinois week [Video]

Opening statement:

“Obviously, it was a great team win in a great environment on Saturday. A lot of individuals did some really good things as you watch back and evaluate film. But I’m most proud of how we played complementary football. It was important to play complementary football when two really good teams go at it. We won the battle of field position, which was a major key for us, and then we won the turnover margin. Those two things were vital for us to have success on Saturday.

“The defense played really well. Two turnovers were huge and holding A&M to field goals two out of those three times when they were in our territory was key. That was something we emphasized. And offensively, to not make a crucial mistake versus a really, really good defense was key. We had to protect the football, and we did that by not turning …