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Lou Holtz appears to be back at it again.
Someone alert Ryan Day.
Last week, the former Notre Dame coach renewed his “friendship” with Day with a jab in a quote tweet from ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show.” Holtz also appeared to announce his plan to be in attendance for Monday’s CFP championship game vs. Ohio State.
“If Notre Dame doesn’t win, it’s because we want to preserve Ryan Day’s job,” Holtz said on X (formerly Twitter). “I was originally going to be at the game in spirit, but now I’ll be dragging my body along as well.”
If Notre Dame doesn’t win, it’s because we want to preserve Ryan Day’s job.
I was originally going to be at the game in spirit, but now I’ll be dragging my body along as well. https://t.co/VF6WOuNzhB
— Lou Holtz (@CoachLouHoltz88) January 15, 2025
Holtz’s feud with Day began during an appearance he made on “The Pat McAfee Show” the day leading into last year’s game between Notre Dame and Ohio State.
Being interviewed by Ty Schmidt, one of Pat McAfee’s co-hosts who was impersonating Holtz, the now 88-year-old coach took a shot at Ohio State and Ryan Day. The shot was an added thought to Holtz answering Schmidt’s question whether the Irish’s 2023 roster reminded him in any ways of his 1988 championship roster at Notre Dame.
“Defensively, our defensive line is better. You look at Coach Day. I coached at Ohio State under Woody Hayes. We won the national championship when I was there. I’m proud of that,” Holtz said. “However, he has lost to Alabama, Georgia, Clemson and Michigan twice. Everyone that beats him does so because they’re more physical than Ohio State. I think Notre Dame will take that same approach.”
Notre Dame, of course, lost that game to Ohio State last season in South Bend. Appearing to be on their way to a victory, after Sam Hartman threw a touchdown to put the Irish up…
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Author : South Bend Tribune
Publish date : 2025-01-19 22:22:00
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