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.”
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.
It's just another Dodd hit piece.
Replies to: "It's just another Dodd hit piece."
- Really like Freeman but he needs some serious counsel about his OSU comments [NT]
- WestCoastIrishFan - 6:36pm 6/15/22
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- Nah, it's time for ND to stop curling up in a ball and playing nice - NDNEIL - 2:44pm 6/16/22
- Re: Really like Freeman but he needs some serious counsel about his OSU comments - Rocketman84 - 11:53am 6/16/22
- He took a page out of Harbaugh's book - humbaba - 9:13am 6/16/22
- Captain Obvious disagrees. This was pitched to parents not media hacks. - Curly1918 - 7:56am 6/16/22
- He’s starting to pull back and temper those comments. [NT] - whatsamataU - 9:18pm 6/15/22
- Dodd left out parts to make it worse.(While it's 100% true as Dodd wrote it, it's not as Freeman - BaronVonZemo - 8:32pm 6/15/22
- Why? Should he be afraid to offend Ohio State? The truth is the truth. [NT] - michiganirish - 8:21pm 6/15/22
- It's just another Dodd hit piece. - AlbanyIRISH - 7:07pm 6/15/22
- he should not talk about OSU. It’s 100% ND; no need to compare or contrast. [NT]
- WestCoastIrishFan - 7:50pm 6/15/22
- There's a shitload of academic deficiencies at osu. Accept Freeman's honesty [NT]
- OHIrish - 9:17pm 6/15/22
- Robert Smith was never a fan of OSU academics either. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 9:43am 6/17/22
- he kind of trashed his own education. also, any moment trashing OSU is a moment not talking about - WestCoastIrishFan - 10:32pm 6/15/22
- He absolutely has to compare and contrast - D2 - 8:16pm 6/15/22
- that’s fine but you don’t put it in front of a reporter [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 10:26pm 6/15/22
- There's a shitload of academic deficiencies at osu. Accept Freeman's honesty [NT]
- OHIrish - 9:17pm 6/15/22
- he should not talk about OSU. It’s 100% ND; no need to compare or contrast. [NT]
- WestCoastIrishFan - 7:50pm 6/15/22
- What did he say? [NT]
- ELP - 6:42pm 6/15/22
- Giving them a shot publicly about kids not going to class. probably true but no reason to say it [NT]
- WestCoastIrishFan - 6:43pm 6/15/22
- Lesson here. The media love to create controversy. Be careful what you say and who you say it to. [NT] - ELP - 6:45pm 6/15/22
- Giving them a shot publicly about kids not going to class. probably true but no reason to say it [NT]
- WestCoastIrishFan - 6:43pm 6/15/22