On Sunday, reports emerged that Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman had been investigated by Indiana police after being accused of battery by a high school wrestling coach. Austin Hough and Kyle Smedley of the South Bend Tribune reported a police report had been filed against Freeman after an incident on January 3 between Freeman and Chris Fleeger, a New Prairie High School assistant wrestling coach. Mishawaka police investigated the matter, in which Freeman is accused by Fleeger of making physical contact following a wrestling match in which Freeman’s son, Vinny, participated.
Shortly after that news broke, the university released a statement addressing the matter and putting its full support behind Freeman.
