Lou Holtz said he apologized to Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman for the remarks he made about Ohio State, but added, 'I don't feel bad about saying it because I believed it.'
An emotional Day cited Holtz's comments in his on-field interview with NBC after the Buckeyes' win and then again in his postgame news conference, saying that Holtz and others who questioned Ohio State's toughness and physicality need to"put the film on."
"We always say, 'Ignore the noise,' but every once in a while, after a while someone's poking at you, you've got to stand up for what you believe in," Day said."To see some of the things that were said, I get Ohio against the world, but we needed to go play like that today. We needed to win like that, to stop that narrative that's going on, because it's not true.
Holtz added that he hopes Day"goes on and has a wonderful year," while adding that Notre Dame's mistakes in the final two minutes, including not forcing Ohio State to use all its timeouts before the Buckeyes' final possession, likely cost the Irish a win he thought they deserved. He also said he didn't realize how much his comments would be amplified.
"Coach Freeman is always a class guy," Holtz said."He's very, very polite. He didn't even make a comment about it, but I wanted him to know that I felt bad."
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