Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman made the controversial decision to run senior quarterback Riley Leonard up the middle on fourth-and-3 from the Louisville 46-yard line with a 10-poing lead in the early fourth quarter. Leonard gained 2. Cardinals football. But Freeman wasn’t concerned. “I know the game gets close, but we have a lot of confidence in our defense,” Freeman said. “It’s why I’m so aggressive as a coach on fourth down. You got a lot of confidence in your defense.” And why wouldn’t he? That defense has consistently risen to the task. After the failed fourth down, Louisville made i…