Reporter Rips Notre Dame’s Postgame Locker Room Behavior After Loss to Ohio State

Notre Dame lost to Ohio State, 34-23, in the CFP national title game.
Notre Dame lost to Ohio State, 34-23, in the CFP national title game. / Brett Davis-Imagn Images

Notre Dame fell short in attempting to win its first national championship since 1988 as the Fighting Irish lost to a stacked Ohio State team, 34-23, Monday night in Atlanta.

Losing a championship game on the biggest stage in college football can't be easy and emotions are sure to run high after such a defeat. USA Today columnist Dan Wolken seemed to have a first-hand view of those emotions and took a shot at how the team handled itself in the locker room after the loss.

"Bizarre scenes from the Notre Dame locker room, players yelling at reporters, coaches warning people not to ask certain questions," Wolken tweeted. "Amateur hour."

Wolken said he wasn't allowed to shoot videos from the locker room and added this when pressed by a follower on X to share more details:

"I think that if the locker room is open, which it is for the CFP, reporters should be able to go in there and respectfully ask questions without being sworn at," Wolken tweeted. "If a player doesn’t want to talk, that’s fine."


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Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.