When Notre Dame suspended its men’s swimming program for at least one year, in part due to internal gambling activities, Thursday’s announcement hit home for Marcus Freeman and his Notre Dame football team.
“It’s a great reminder for you as the head coach to make sure your student-athletes, your coaching staff, everybody a part of your program understands the rules and the expectations,” Freeman said after Saturday’ scrimmage at Notre Dame Stadium. “This is in football, and this is the example you’re mentioning (men’s swimming): We have to learn from the mistakes of others. We can’t always depend on the mistakes we make to learn from.”
