Watch former Notre Dame great Aaron Taylor tells his favorite Lou Holtz story

Oct 2, 1993; Stanford, CAL, USA; FILE PHOTO; Notre Dame Fighting Irish offensive tackle Aaron Taylor (75) in action against the Stanford Cardinal at Foster Field at Stanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: RVR Photos-USA TODAY Sports

There are so many stories to be shared about Notre Dame football that we don’t know about, and on Thursday former Irish All-American guard Aaron Taylor told a doozy about his former coach Lou Holtz.

The College Football Hall of Famer described a practice where he got under his coaches skin. As Taylor recalls, late during his sophomore season he was lining up against a scout team defender and completely whiffed on his assignment, giving up a tackle-for-loss.

Holtz then kicked him out of the drill, and actually completely removed his guard position from the play. The national championship winning Holtz then went on to tell Taylor that there was no difference if he was in there or not after the play was once again blown up.

The “spectacle” as he called it worked, as Holtz actions taught his team that what we do matters, if they don’t do their job, someone else plays the price. While this type of coaching tactic is surely unique, it got the job done.

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Publish date : 2024-09-12 23:16:17

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