Notre Dame is responding after head football coach Marcus Freeman was accused of battery, stemming from an incident that took place on Saturday, January 3, at Mishawaka High School in Indiana.
“Vinny Freeman, head coach Marcus Freeman’s son, was verbally accosted during and after his wrestling match by a local wrestling coach,” Notre Dame said in a statement, addressing the allegations. “Marcus and Joanna Freeman intervened and removed Vinny from the situation. At no point did Coach Freeman physically engage with anyone. We believe that the police report, which includes video evidence, fully exonerates Coach Freeman and makes clear these accusations are unfounded.”
According to a report by the South Bend Tribune, the alleged incident involved Freeman and Chris Fleeger, a high school wrestling assistant coach. Both were in attendance at the Al Smith Wrestling Invitational — Freeman there to support his son and Fleeger there coaching.
Fleeger reportedly filed a police report this week, accusing Freeman, 40, of battery. Mishawaka police investigated the alleged incident and turned over the completed report to the prosecutor’s office to determine if any charges should be filed.
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The alleged incident occurred after Vinny Freeman’s match, which he lost. Vinny was escorted off the mat and out of the gym, when Fleeger allegedly began exchanging words with the group, which included Marcus Freeman.
Claims of physical contact between Marcus Freeman and Fleeger allegedly occurred as the two walked through the doorway of the gym and into the hallway. Police did not disclose the extent of the contact.
Once in the hallway, Fleeger and Marcus’s wife, Joanna, allegedly engaged in a shouting match before local law enforcement and Mishawaka school officials separated the two groups.
The Freeman family was not officially asked to leave, according to the South Bend Tribune, but they left the premises regardless. Vinny was not in attendance during the podium ceremony for his weight class — one of just two athletes not present across the 14 weight classes.
Marcus Freeman Photo by Justin Berl/Getty ImagesNo charges are expected against Freeman, university sources told ESPN on Sunday, January 11.
Freeman has been coaching at Notre Dame since 2022, when former head coach Brian Kelly left for LSU.
The Irish narrowly missed out on a spot in the College Football Playoff bracket this season after making the national championship game last year.
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ESPN reporter Jen Lada was with the team during the CFP Selection Show on December 7, when they found out they were not included in the bracket, and described the mood as “very quiet.”
“[Freeman] said that usually he has answers or reasons for why these things happen,” Lada, 44, said. “He has none & that was unusual. He said he has no answers. It doesn’t make sense. It doesn’t add up why ND is not in this playoff field.”
Notre Dame had been ranked in the top 10 of every College Football Playoff ranking during the regular season, but were jumped by the University of Miami in the final ranking. The Irish finished the season ranked 11th.
While Notre Dame was bumped from the bracket for Miami, the Hurricanes have won their first three games of the tournament — including wins against No. 2 Ohio State and No. 6 Ole Miss — and will play for a national championship against No. 1 Indiana University on Monday, January 19.
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