Wolken called it “amateur hour.” On3’s Jack Soble also commented on the atmosphere in the Notre Dame locker room, saying “players were distraught. Plenty of them were more than willing to talk to us and those who wanted to did it with class.”

Ultimately, Ohio State was too much to deal with. After the game, things reportedly got tense in the Notre Dame locker room, per Dan Wolken of USA TODAY. "Bizarre scenes from the Notre Dame locker room, players yelling at reporters, coaches warning people not to ask certain questions. Amateur hour," Wolken wrote on X.

Notre Dame football is getting hit in the transfer portal a few days after losing to Ohio State in the National Championship game. Marcus Freeman’s team is finishing up an exceptional season in South Bend that included wins in the Sugar Bowl and Orange Bowl.

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.

A veteran columnist accused Notre Dame players of threatening him following Monday's National Championship Game loss to Ohio State. The Fighting Irish fell short of capturing their first national title since 1988,