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Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman clarifies Ohio State academic comments
Notre Dame head coach and former Ohio State linebacker Marcus Freeman was under fire for a set of comments he made and wanted to set the record straight. On Wednesday, Freeman joined “Morning Juice,” a sports radio show on 97.1 The Fan in Columbus, Ohio, to discuss remarks that circulated on Tuesday that came across as a jab at Ohio State’s academics.
“Key words and context were missing from the quote that upset a lot of people that I care about,” Freeman said. “I’m very proud of my two degrees from Ohio State. I would never discredit the quality of education those degrees represent.”
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Freeman argues the commentary was not a knock on Ohio State academics, and he was misquoted in a story by CBS’ Dennis Dodd. Instead, Freeman was trying to make the point that at Notre Dame, a school of just 8,500 students, it’s incredibly difficult to skip class and fly under the radar.
“I was specifically talking about the academic rigors at Notre Dame,” Freeman said. “Online classes are not a standard part of the curriculum here. In fact, before COVID they weren’t even offered.”
Freeman said he reached out to Dodd’s camp for the audio from the interview he did, and shared the quote he gave in said interview.
