Lou Holtz’s only regret about his comments about Ohio State was that it put his beloved Notre Dame Fighting Irish in a tough spot.
Holtz questioned Ohio State’s toughness going into Saturday’s game against Notre Dame — the Buckeyes won 17-14 — and he said on Tuesday that he still felt the Fighting Irish were the better football team.
“I’m sorry that Coach Day was offended by it,” Holtz said. “I hope he goes on and has a wonderful year. I don’t think they’ll be a great football team. I really don’t. I felt Notre Dame won the football game. All we had to do was fall on the ball.Lou Holtz stood by his comments about Ohio State.Day tore into Holtz’s critiques during his postgame interview on the field with NBC and again with reporters during his press conference.
“That’s his choice. I can understand why he did,” Holtz said. “He doesn’t want to talk about Michigan — 0-2. He doesn’t want to talk about the big game coming up against Penn State and against Michigan again. He’s a great coach. He’s a tremendous coach. He’s a great offensive mind.Buckeyes coach Ryan Day looks on during Ohio State’s 17-14 victory over the Irish.
The man who led Notre Dame to a national championship in 1988 did sound a little contrite about the position he put the Fighting Irish and head coach Marcus Freeman in, however. “I called Coach Freeman and apologized,” Holtz said. “Because I put him in a bad position. Maybe. I don’t feel bad about saying it, because I believed it.”
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