Marcus Freeman stood before a collection of Notre Dame students, faculty and alumni on the library lawn Friday evening in a zipped-up sweat suit. As has become customary during Freeman’s short tenure as Fighting Irish football head coach, when he unzipped his jacket on the eve of the Blue-Gold Game he revealed Notre Dame’s 2024 version of “The Shirt.” This year’s edition is a base shade of gold for the first time since 2009 and just the third time ever. Last year’s The Shirt was green, and 2022’s was blue. Different hues of those two colors have dominated The Shirt’s appearance for the last de…