Nick Saban gave an impassioned defense of Ohio State head coach Ryan Day on “College Gameday” on Monday that seemed to come from an all too familiar place for the former Alabama coach. Day took severe ...

“His coaches have made the players better and they made a lot of improvement and they’ve overcome adversity ... Former Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz began a feud with Day in 2023 when he question ...

Day also expressed his pride in his team’s overcoming of adversity. He said what his ... sought to win its first title since 1988, when Lou Holtz was coach. Monday night was the school’s ...

Bret S: Lou Holtz no longer lives rent-free in Ryan Day ... When asked about his feelings on Ohio State overcoming adversity this season, including regular-season losses to Big Ten rivals ...

For Notre Dame, the adversity hit earlier. The Irish lost to Northern Illinois ... Notre Dame won the national title in 1988 under coach Lou Holtz. The Irish finished that season with a perfect 12-0 ...

In one corner, offensive lineman Pat Coogan waxed poetic about how Notre Dame had fought its way here, to a national championship, despite injuries and plenty of adversity. In the other corner ...

In the rematch in South Bend a year later, Lou Holtz called out Ryan Day and the ... Ohio State never wants to lose to Michigan – the adversity served each program well.

ATLANTA — Ryan Day got to prove one of his biggest critics wrong in person. Lou Holtz, the last coach to lead Notre Dame to a national championship, was expected to be in attendance Monday night ...

However, when the Buckeyes beat the Fighting Irish that week, Day called out Holtz immediately after. "I'd like to know where Lou Holtz is right now," Day said after the win. "What he said about ...