Ohio State coach Ryan Day vs. former Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz is the real rivalry fans should be paying attention to ahead of the College Football Playoff National Championship between the Buckeyes and Fighting Irish.

Just one more to go. The Ohio State football team has been a different club after losing to Michigan on November 30. Once the Buckeyes got into the 12-team College Football Playoff, it has looked

A match-up between Notre Dame and Ohio State in the National Championship has reopened the feud between Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day and the legendary Lou Holtz

In September 2023, Holtz went viral for saying that "everybody (that) beats him [Ryan Day], does so because they are more physical than Ohio State. And I think Notre Dame will take that same approach," per Brad Crawford of 247Sports.

Ohio State and Notre Dame will square off in the College Football Playoff national championship on Jan 20 in Atlanta.

During Sunday's media availability, eight days before Notre Dame and Ohio State meet in the national championship game, Day was asked if he had spoken at all to Lou Holtz since the infamous viral moment and if things had been at all patched up between the two.

Ohio State coach Ryan Day and former Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz haven't been on the best of terms but did the pair patch things up?

That's why Day might need an exit strategy. On his terms. This is becoming a quality of life thing. After the latest Michigan loss, Day got a vote of confidence from his athletic director (Ross Bjork). It was Day's 10th career loss. He lost two this season by a total of four points and avenged one of them.

Ohio State Buckeyes coach Ryan Deliver delivered a very brisk response when asked about a certain Notre Dame Fighting Irish legend.