US EditionNotre Dame Football Coach Marcus Freeman Will Not Face Charges
Review of video and witness accounts found no evidence of criminal battery against Marcus Freeman at a high school wrestling meet, leading prosecutors to decline charges.
- St. Joseph County prosecutors reviewed the case and declined to file criminal charges against Notre Dame head football coach Marcus Freeman after the Mishawaka Police Department investigation of the Jan. 3 wrestling meet, announcing the decision on Jan. 12, 2026.
- On Jan. 3, at the Al Smith Wrestling Invitational, Freeman supported his son, Vinny, when New Prairie assistant coach Chris Fleeger allegedly exchanged words after Vinny's match.
- Prosecutors cited video surveillance of the exit doors to the gymnasium and several witnesses interviewed by police showing Mr. Freeman did not give the Complainant a `two-handed push` and any contact was not forceful.
- The University of Notre Dame said no physical contact occurred while Vinny Freeman was verbally accosted, and the Prosecutor's Office said the police report and released video evidence fully exonerates Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame head football coach.
- A prosecutor's release noted Chris Fleeger had voiced anger toward the Freeman family previously, Fleeger believed Mr. Freeman was "rich" and planned to hire an attorney, but Freeman did not recall making contact.
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