Moments nearest Ohio Environment’s exciting 17-14 victory over Notre Dame, Ryan Date had a message for a Preventing Irish legend.

The Ohio Environment schoolteacher took hearth at Lou Holtz all through his walk-off interview with NBC, directing effort on the former Notre Dame schoolteacher when he used to be requested concerning the efficiency of quarterback Kyle McCord at the game-winning force.

“Toughness. Toughness, that’s it,” Date started. “Physicality across the board. Guts. I’d like to know where Lou Holtz is right now. What he said about our team … I cannot believe. This is a tough team right here. 

“We’re proud to be from Ohio. It’s all the time been Ohio in opposition to the arena, and it’ll proceed to be Ohio in opposition to the arena. However I’ll inform you what, I really like the ones children, and we’ve were given a difficult group.”

When Day was asked what his team proved in Saturday’s win in a follow-up question, he took further aim at some of Ohio State’s biggest doubters over the last couple of years.

“Everyone’s wondering those children all of the past,” Day said. “We had one wicked part the utmost couple of years. That’s it. Everyone needs to query those guys. Those guys are warriors proper right here. This child [McCord], to come back again in the second one part and win, I’m emotional about this, for a reason why.  

“A lot of people questioned these kids and say a lot of things about them. I love ’em. When someone attacks your family, to come in and win like this, it’s special. It’s a great win for our program and a great win for Ohio State.”

Previous to Saturday’s immediate vintage, Holtz cited the best way Ohio Environment has misplaced over the utmost few seasons as why he used to be assured that Notre Dame would win and that Ohio Environment “better bring their lunch because it’s going to be a full damn day’s work.”

“You look at Coach Day,” Holtz said in an interview with ESPN. “He has lost to Alabama, Georgia, Clemson, and Michigan twice and everybody beats him because they’re more physical than Ohio State.”

Date didn’t finish his pleasure together with his walk-off interview. He additionally expressed pleasure depart the farmland, pumping up the Ohio Environment lovers that made the shuttle to South Bend.

Date’s walk-off interview took social media through typhoon. Former Ohio Environment celebrity working again Maurice Clarett used to be fast to chime in.

A number of alternative former Ohio Environment stars, corresponding to Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson, took pleasure within the win.

As did famous Ohio Environment fan LeBron James.

Chip Trayanum‘s 1-yard landing run to win the sport introduced again some discovered reminiscences for “Big Noon Kickoff” analyst Matt Leinart, who scored a matching landing in opposition to Notre Dame all through his days at USC.

Fellow “Big Noon Kickoff” analyst and previous Ohio Environment schoolteacher City Meyer celebrated the win on social media, recalling an worn pronouncing of his when he used to be the schoolteacher.

Leinart additionally believes the win used to be a remark victory for Ohio Environment.

As for Notre Dame, head schoolteacher Marcus Freeman admitted to newshounds that his group best had 10 gamers at the farmland for the general play games of the sport. Freeman’s blunt admission introduced a batch of complaint on social media.

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