Compared to the verbal dust-up between Texas A&M’s Jimbo Fisher and Alabama head coach Nick Saban, Tuesday’s Twitter beef involving Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman and the educational reputation of Ohio State might appear to be pretty tame. That is, unless you call yourself a Buckeye alumnus.
Freeman drew the ire of the Ohio State community when he took a not-so-subtle dig at Ohio State’s academics. In an interview with CBS Sports, Freeman said the academic demands at his previous employer fell short of what is expected of his Notre Dame players.
“If you don’t go to class [at places like that]?” Freeman said rhetorically during the interview. “Okay, take some online classes, show up for your appointments. At Notre Dame, you’re forced every day to go to class.”
