Holtz, 88, reignited their feud last week on X when he wrote that, “If Notre Dame doesn’t win, it’s because we want to preserve Ryan Day’s job. I was originally going to be at the game in spirit, but now I’ll be dragging my body along as well.” He was responding to a tweet wondering if he would attend the showdown.

Lou Holtz has never been one to hold his tongue about anything. If he has something on his mind, he’s going to say it. So it honestly isn’t that shocking he threw yet another jab in Ryan Day’s direction without actually being prompted to do so.

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