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Lou Holtz found himself the butt of a joke on The Pat McAfee Show as Ty Schmidt decided to copy the famous Notre Dame head coach, leading to a hilarious moment when it was revealed he was sat in the stands.
Schmidt, in a mock-up of the 88-year-old, took on the look and voice of the one-time national champion head coach for ESPN2's Field coverage of the NCAA championship game between Notre Dame and Ohio State Buckeyes.
The cameras then panned to a side-by-side of Schmidt's costume and the real man himself, as he sat watching the latest edition of the Ohio-Fighting Irish rivalry, after previously leading both colleges to success.
Holtz ed the Buckeyes as an assistant head coach in 1968 before eventually going on to Notre Dame from 1986, remaining in the post until 1996. He eventually retired from the NCAA in 2004.
But whilst there may be respect for his success on the part of the Buckeyes' Ryan Day, the pair are far from friends. Holtz notably criticized Ohio State ahead of their 2023 game with the Fighting Irish, leading to Day to fire back by suggesting he didn't know what he's talking about.
Buckeyes win title
Yet on the night, it wasn't to be for Notre Dame. They slipped to a 34-23 defeat after a catastrophic second quarter saw them go 21-0 to go into the half-time break trailing by 14 points at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
They improved in the second half, but it wasn't to be on the night as the Buckeyes became national champions for their ninth claimed title in college football history. Their quarterback, Will Howard, was named MVP.
Howard produced 231 ing yards for two touchdowns on the night from just 21 attempts, going on to complete 17 of them. He also added 57 rushing yards on 16 carries, and never threw an interception.
The 23-year-old is expected to enter the 2025 NFL Draft, but scouts initially project him as a third day pick and is likely to begin his professional football career as no more than a back-up quarterback.