From his Players Tribune letter:

I visited this university for the first time when I was about 16 or 17 years old and was recruited to play here. I had a choice to make, and in the end what it came down to was Ohio State or Notre Dame. And I chose Ohio State. I loved Tyrone Willingham. I thought he was a great coach, and to be honest, he reminded me a bit of my father.

Fast-forward to last year, and you might have heard that I was being considered for a couple of coaching jobs. During that time, me and my wife, Joanna, took a trip down to Louisiana and then up here to South Bend — and when we got back home, it was another tough decision. I can’t tell you exactly what it was that told us to come to Notre Dame, but there was something. We all know there’s something different about Notre Dame. We all know it’s something special. And I just thank God that I didn’t make the wrong decision twice.

Maybe he's just pandering to his new fanbase/setting up for the inevitable recruiting battles down the road with Ohio State but this was disappointing to read to say the least. I think most Buckeyes fans were happy for Marcus and think highly of him as a coach. Does not seem like he shares the same affinity. To me this is a slap in the face to his teammates as well as Jim Tressel, Darrell Hazell, and Luke Fickell who are his supposed coaching mentors and the reason he's in the position he's in now. 

MOD edit.  Added link to story
https://www.theplayerstribune.com/posts/marcus-freeman-notre-dame-college-football