Few faculty soccer witnesses would’ve anticipated one of the most greatest newsmakers of 2023 to be Corridor of Popularity trainer Lou Holtz.
Then again, 19 years nearest latter the store on his training occupation with South Carolina, Holtz discovered himself enjoying a starring position in Notre Dame’s 17–14 loss to Ohio Circumstance Saturday night time. On Friday’s episode of The Pat McAfee Display, Holtz wondered the Buckeyes’ toughness below trainer Ryan Presen; Presen answered by means of furiously rebuking Holtz nearest his staff’s last-second win.
What did Holtz, 86, call to mind Presen’s reaction? The only-time Ohio Circumstance worker instructed former Bowling Inexperienced and Indiana basketball trainer Dan Dakich he understood Presen’s place, however stood by means of his actual opinion.
“I called coach (Marcus) Freeman (on Monday) and apologized because I put them in a bad position, maybe,” Holtz mentioned. “I don’t feel bad about saying it because I believe it, and Notre Dame was a better football team.”
The Combating Irish led 14–10 sooner than Buckeyes operating again Chip Trayanum punched within the go-ahead landing with one moment to play games.
“That’s (Day’s) choice. I can understand why he (came after me),” Holtz persisted. “He doesn’t want to talk about Michigan (because he’s) 0–2 [sic]. He doesn’t want to talk about the big game coming up against Penn State and against Michigan again… Ohio State is a good football team. I don’t think they are a great football team.”
Holtz, a former fixture of televised faculty soccer who left ESPN nearest the 2014 season, concluded by means of expressing incredulity that his feedback won such broad traction.
“I hadn’t done TV in a few years. I had no idea that it would be that widely received. I really didn’t,” Holtz mentioned. “I had no idea (former West Virginia kicker Pat) McAfee’s show was so widely watched. But I made (the comments), and that’s it. You can’t do anything about it. You can’t change it. You pick up the rifle and march on. That’s all you can do.”
