The upcoming college football national title game between Ohio State and Notre Dame allows fans to revisit one of the most entertaining rivalries of 2023: Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day versus legendary Notre Dame head coach Lou Holtz.

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.

It should be noted that Holtz was an assistant at Ohio State during the 1968 championship season under Woody Hayes so he has a little Scarlet and Gray in him as well.

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.

Lou Holtz famously called out Ryan Day for OSU's lack of toughness. Day then fired back at the former ND coach, who thinks Irish will win the natty.

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

Ryan Day might not actually want to know where Lou Holtz is right now. Holtz isn’t exactly hiding — he’s hosting a podcast produced by a right-wing think tank. But that’s hardly the point. When Ohio State beat Notre Dame last season,

In less than one week, head coach Ryan Day will have his second chance to win a national title at Ohio State. The Buckeyes are in the championship game for the second time under their head coach, and they'll be facing the Notre Dame Fighting Irish for the title in the biggest game of the year.