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Days after kicking up the proverbial dust and igniting a feud between two storied football programs, Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman claims he was misquoted in a CBS Sports article in which he seemed to jab at the academics at Ohio State and Cincinnati.The article, , includes the following quote by Freeman in regard to those institutions’ academics in comparison to Notre Dame’s:”I’m not saying from top to bottom,” Freeman is quoted, “but the majority of our kids, they I want to say this the right way are pushed to learn, and their study habits are formulated every day. Roquan Smith Jersey You can’t cheat academics at Notre Dame.”MORE: The article then illustrates how Freeman makes his point by mentioning OSU and Cincinnati:”You don’t go to cla s (at places like that)? OK, take some online cla ses, show up for your appointments,” Freeman said. “At Notre Dame, you’re forced every day to go to cla s.”The quote has created consternation among Buckeyes faithful. Former players , while Ohio State claiming only 16 teams in the NCAA’s latest Academic Progre s Rate had perfect scores of 1.000 (of which OSU was one). It appears to have been in direct response to the article.MORE: Freeman a linebacker at Ohio State from 2004-08 and defensive coordinator at Cincinnati from 2017-20 claimed the quote was mi sing keywords and context that changed the narrative of what he was attempting to say.The Notre Dame coach appeared on Columbus, Ohio radio station on Wednesday to clarify his comments; he claims he only mentioned Ohio State and Cincinnati to illustrate the size disparity between those schools and Notre Dame’s, and how the latter’s enrollment size creates Chase Daniel Jersey a more robust academic standard. He said his intent was not to question Ohio State or Cincinnati’s academics.”I wanted to set the record straight in that I was misquoted by Dennis Dodd in this article. And keywords and context were mi sing from the quote that upset a lot of people that I care about. And Im very proud of my two degrees from Ohio State. I would never discredit the quality of education those degrees represent.”I was specifically, you know, really talking about the academic rigors at Notre Dame. Notre Dame has 8,500 students. And online cla ses are not a part of the standard curriculum here. And in fact, before COVID, they werent even offered.Heres exactly what was said: Their study habits are formulated everyday. You cant cheat academics at Notre Dame. If I didnt go to cla s at Ohio State, 60,000 students. Cincinnati, another big public school, theres 40,000 students. If you dont go to cla s, OK, go take some online cla ses, show up at your final. At Notre Dame, youre forced everyday to go to cla s. But it formulates this … learning capacity.’The quote in Dodd’s article, Freeman claimed, left out important context that changed the meaning of what he said. He said that “if” you mi s cla s at Ohio State, you have an easier way of Charles Leno Jersey making it up avenues that are unavailable to Notre Dame students. He says he did not mean to suggest that students routinely skip cla s at Ohio State or Cincinnati.MORE: This isn’t the first time Freeman has created controversy, seemingly at the expense of his alma mater. Following his hiring at Notre Dame, Freeman commented on the choice he made to enroll at Ohio State instead of Notre Dame in an article appearing on :”I just thank God that I didnt make the wrong decision twice,” he wrote of taking the Notre Dame job.Freeman Ha Ha Clinton-Dix Jersey later addre sed those comments in an opening statement during a news conference:”I want to make sure to be very clear that the relationships, the time that I spent in Columbus have impacted me and the relationships I built will be with me for the rest of my life,” Freeman said. “So, Im very pa sionate about being a head coach here, but in no way did I want to diminish my time in Columbus and the impact that time had on me. I want to be clear on that.”Dennis Dodd has yet to respond to Freeman’s claims that he was misquoted.